The Community Roundtable

Empowering global community leaders with research-backed resources, training, and tools.

Esha Singh on Empowering Members

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Join the community experts at The Community Roundtable as they chat about online community management best practices with a wide range of global community professionals. Topics include increasing online audience engagement, finding and leveraging executive stakeholders, defining and calculating … [Read more...]

Now Enrolling: Developing a Community Roadmap Workshop

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The best way to improve the performance of your community is to ask for the investments you need that ensure it. But asking without context, data, or analysis is just a wish - one that is easily dismissed. A community roadmap is an effective way to educate, set expectations for, and secure budget … [Read more...]

Customer Communities Elevate the Customer Experience

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This eBook, Customer Communities Elevate the Customer Experience, is derived from the 2020 State of Community Management research, produced by The Community Roundtable. It is a collaboration between The Community Roundtable and Vanilla Forums and compares the results of two data segments: 1.  … [Read more...]

Connect 2020 – Changing the Way the World Works

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Our 6th annual community conference, TheCR Connect kicks off today. It is not the event I thought it would be, or wanted it to be. At The Community Roundtable we each try to find the work that energizes us, and for me it's always been Connect. I love the planning, fitting all the puzzle pieces … [Read more...]

Priya Parker and The Art of Gathering

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Exciting announcement this morning! Priya Parker, master facilitator, strategic advisor, acclaimed author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters and the host of the New York Times podcast, Together Apart will join us at Connect 2020 for a fireside chat! As we thought about how … [Read more...]

Connect 2020: Changing the Way We Work

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Note: We’ve reimagined our annual community conference, TheCR Connect, to be a month-long community celebration. To learn more about Connect 2020, and our nine community-focused learning tracks visit the Connect 2020 page. Unsurprisingly, executive support is a huge factor in … [Read more...]

Mature Communities Power the Customer Experience

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A State of Community Management eBook You know community is important, but have you considered the actual impact of a mature, well-resourced community program? This eBook looked at three ways mature online communities have a meaningful and measurable impact on the customer experience. Three … [Read more...]

New for Connect 2020: The Technology Track

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One of our most frequently asked questions is, "what's the best community technology for me?!" We always answer honestly, "There is no best, just the right one for you." To that end we launched our first Community Solutions Showcast last Fall, connecting online community technology platforms and … [Read more...]