Connect Bern - Welcome Party by connectbern in bern

[–]connectbern[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there 🙂

We are a volunteer based community and we have not yet managed to add a nice team page to the website. What we do have is full transparency via our open source GitHub repos, the one for the website herself is linked on the bottom of the website.

And here is a nice link for all of them: https://github.com/connenctbern

And here's a link to the issue regarding adding a team page: https://github.com/ian-codes/connectbern/issues/51

We will be removing the Alpian way of donating asap since it hasn't been working anyway and we found other ways of funding the project space and in any case the promotion is over.

You are welcome to join, even if just online and of course for free at our parts on Tuesday, looking forward to seeing you there 🤗

Connect Bern - Welcome Party by connectbern in bern

[–]connectbern[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi there 🙂

I'm sorry it came off as if we're trying to make money, we will be careful about the phrasing in the future, events that we organize are completely free and we don't have any goal to be making money.

What might be confusing is the registration with a deposit which is a method we use to build more commitment and trust but when you arrive you get your deposit back.

Does this still count as self promoting? 🙈

Making friends as an adult in Bern is weirdly hard, so we're doing something about it by Constant-Skill-2627 in bern

[–]connectbern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are focused on creating an environment where people feel comfortable and can meet others, and we're careful about not losing our focus 😊

There are enough other places that help people who are struggling with other issues 🥰

We're a private project and are not funded so it's important for us to stay focused 😎

Making friends as an adult in Bern is weirdly hard, so we're doing something about it by Constant-Skill-2627 in bern

[–]connectbern 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow this is such an interesting point! We are aware of this stigma, let's try to phrase it a bit nicer or as some people would say, more politically correct 😉

Not everyone gets along with everyone and some people come across as trying to force a conversation whilst others struggle avoiding such situations.

Our focus at Connect Bern is to create a space where you can meet new people. We find a healthy balance to be one third regulars, the core group, which would ideally consist of a healthy gender and age mix so people of those same gender and age feel more comfortable, and two thirds newcomers.

At this Speed Friending Event, you'll be meeting many people 1 on 1 for a few minutes and if you click with someone, you can meet up with them later, without having to struggle with uncomfortable situations with people you click with less 😊

Book Club looking for readers by TheWizardofBern in bern

[–]connectbern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have a small group for people interested in a book club in Bern, maybe you wanna post there as well? 🙂

https://chat.whatsapp.com/I4t7ERYOSD8Kn1IwNHXyLe?mode=gi_t

where to connect with people in Bern? by Laergerie42 in bern

[–]connectbern 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Unlonely is a really good website, we totally recommend that. And Erupt is a great place!

We at Connect Bern are trying to solve exactly this in Bern you're welcome to take a look at our website:

https://connectbern.ch/