How can we create a new community in Viva Engage?

Hi @Baughan, Keli L,

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I'd love to provide some guidance to help you create a community for your business.

According to Create a community in Viva Engage - Microsoft Support, anyone can create a community in Microsoft Viva Engage. When you create a community, you automatically become its community administrator.

1. In Engage, select the  button next to the Explore section of the navigation bar.
2. Select Community from the drop down.  Note: If this button doesn't appear, your admi​​n applied a group creation policy that gives permissions to specific users to create communities and other entities in Engage.
3. In the Community creation dialog, complete these fields and then select Create.

If you’re using Viva Engage inside Microsoft Teams, you can use this article as references: Getting started with Viva Engage Communities in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support

Once created, your community supports:

• Announcements and discussion posts
• Polls and Q&A
• Pinned content
• File sharing
• Storylines and leadership posts (if enabled)

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To create a new community in Viva Engage for removed by Moderator:

1. In Viva Engage, select the + button next to the Explore section in the left navigation bar.
2. From the drop-down, select Community.
   • If this button does not appear, a group creation policy is in place and an admin must grant permission or create the community.
3. In the Community creation dialog, fill in the fields:
   • Community name: Enter a unique name (for example, "removed by Moderator"). If a Microsoft 365 Groups Naming Policy is enforced, a prefix or suffix may be added automatically.
   • Description: Add a short description (150 characters or fewer) explaining the purpose of the group.
   • Members: Add initial members by name or email (up to 19 during creation; more can be added later).
   • Who can view conversations and post messages:
     • Choose Public Access if anyone in the network should be able to see and join the community.
     • Choose Private Access if only approved members should see content and join.
   • Classification or Sensitivity: If available in the organization, select the appropriate classification or sensitivity label via Edit.
   • Communication Configurations: Choose the default publisher and whether people can move conversations from other communities into this one.
4. Select Create.

After creation, the community automatically has Microsoft 365-connected resources such as a SharePoint document library, SharePoint site, OneNote notebook, a Microsoft Planner plan, and a group email account. The creator becomes the community administrator and can then customize the appearance, add more members, and post an announcement to welcome members.

References:

• Create a community in Viva Engage
• Discover conversations and communities in Viva Engage
• Step 2: Review Microsoft 365 communication tools
• Engage your frontline workers and focus on wellbeing
• Key concepts for Viva Engage administrators