Acknowledging the top contributors and public shoutouts/appreciation for great work done within the community is a step further towards building trust and fostering a culture of supporting each other. Encourage members to express gratitude by creating a #Gratitude channel on your Discord or Slack or Circle space.

• Follow a weekly ritual where you appreciate the top contributors of the community with a short mention of the great things they did.
• Over time, empower the most active members to share highlights from the week and thank members who helped others in some way
• Go beyond the channel, let the community express gratitude on your weekly check-ins or check-outs for a few minutes.

To make it more fun, here's a free gratitude bot we built for Slack: Samosabot lets you give the heroes of your Slack community the recognition they deserve.

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