The Community Roundtable

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

Mary Lightfoot on Community Accessibility

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Lessons from The NEW Community Manager Handbook is a limited-run podcast series, featuring the 21 community leaders showcased in the Handbook in conversation with Anne Mbugua. Episode 8 features Mary Lightfoot, Senior Digital Learning Manager - Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education … [Read more...]

Impactful Metrics & Reporting in Community

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Great metrics and dashboards reveal the value of engagement. Choosing the metrics that tell your community’s unique story of engagement is crucial. What engagement activity is worth measuring? It depends on the strategic, operational, and tactical goals of your community. Community … [Read more...]

Get Subject Matter Experts Involved

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The Community Maturity Model™’s  Leadership competency includes executive sponsorship, participation in a community program, emergent community leadership, and ties into broader organizational ecosystems. Leadership programs (a.k.a., advocacy, MVP, and superuser programs) are key to … [Read more...]

5 Ways to Build Engagement with Padraic Ryan

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Lessons from The NEW Community Manager Handbook is a limited-run podcast series, featuring the 21 community leaders showcased in the Handbook in conversation with Anne Mbugua. Episode Six, 5 Ways to Build Engagement, features Padraic Ryan, Community Manager at eCommerceFuel. Padraic and … [Read more...]

3 Reasons You Should Have a Community Roadmap

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A community roadmap gives direction to your community program. Your community strategy describes your destination. The roadmap helps steer you there. ​ Roadmaps often look like project plans, detailing specific activities and the resources required. Roadmaps mark milestones in a community’s … [Read more...]

Benchmarking Community Performance

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How do you get the data to support an increased budget? What about getting C-Level to take notice of your community successes? Ricoh found benchmarking community performance was key to their growth. With the rapid change in workplace technology and tools, Ricoh wanted to ensure a strategic plan … [Read more...]

Sarah Rapp on Ambassador Programs

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Episode Six features Sarah Rapp, Director, Alumni & People Engagement at JA Worldwide. She and Anne discuss JA Worldwide uses ambassador programs to drive long-term engagement. Sarah shares best practices for starting an ambassador program, how JA Worldwide identifies super-passionate … [Read more...]