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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...]

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...]

Connect 2020 – Lessons from The WELL

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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. While the world readjusts to the impact of COVID-19 many organizations … [Read more...]

Elizabeth Kohler on Engaging Online Learners

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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...]

The Impact of the COVID Crisis on Community Teams

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Every year, in the spring, we produce the State of Community Management report and we typically collect the data for that report in the early part of each year. This year followed that pattern so we were done collecting data before the COVID crisis hit. We knew we needed to understand how the COVID … [Read more...]