Book Club Kit
Offer A Build Your Nest Book Club In Your Community!
Postpartum planning can feel complex and overwhelming and we want to change that. The BYN Book Club Kit was created to help individuals grow and support their communities with a set of easy-to-use tools.
With this kit you can:
Lead a free or paid postpartum planning class.
Build community among parents.
Serve existing clients.
Connect with potential clients.
Make postpartum planning more accessible.
What Comes In The Book Club Kit?
The Book Club Manual
This 20-page manual breaks down the workbook into 6 Meetings, giving you an outline with key concepts, discussion topics and writing prompts. It breaks down the nuts and bolts of offering both in-person and virtual meetings.
Slides For Virtual Meetings
The 25 slides cover the key concepts and the writing prompts. You can pick and choose and rearrange them as you wish.
Promotional Posts
These social media posts make promoting your Build Your Nest Book Club easy. There are both ready-to-go and customizable options for Instagram and Facebook.
The Book Club Kit Sets You Up To Lead
Whether you want to start a book club, class series, or workshop, this kit will help you reach your goals. The resources included work for both in-person or online community building and are based on the ideas that:
Postpartum planning is a process.
There is innate wisdom that surfaces from community dialogue.
Parents need to connect with other parents.
The in-person community can grow out of an online space.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Can I charge money for a Book Club?
A. Yes! The Book Club can be another revenue stream in your birth business. Or it can be a free offering that you use to connect with potential clients.
Q. How do my participants get the workbooks?
A. You have options. They can buy it themselves, you can sell it to them, or you can include it in the Book Club. Bulk options can be found here.
Q. I'm pregnant can I run a book club with my friends?
A. Yes! The manual gives ideas for parent-led book clubs.
Q. Does it have to be 6 weeks long?
A. While it is organized into a 6 meet-up series, it really can be adapted and adjusted as you wish. It could be 3 longer sessions or even a full-day workshop.
Q. I'm just starting out as a birth doula and don't know that much about postpartum, can I still lead a book club?
A. Yes! It's designed to be simple, draw from the workbook, and allow for the wisdom of the group to emerge.
Q. I already teach a childbirth ed. class, can I add this material in?
A. Absolutely. The slides can be integrated into other classes and you can use the writing exercises.