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5 Things Kickboxing Class Has Taught Me About Community Management

May 27, 2015 By Georgina Cannie

By Georgina Cannie, The Community Roundtable I never told my fourth grade teacher that I wanted to manage an online network of professionals when I grew up. I stumbled into the community space quite accidentally. Academically, my background is in traditional face-to-face communities and I had … [Read more...]

Friday Roundup: Start With Why

May 22, 2015 By Shannon Abram

By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. Happy Friday! And Happy Start of a Long Weekend to many of our US readers. This week we spent some time as a team thinking about how we can inspire action in our communities. I highly recommend Simon Sinek's TEDx talk "Start With … [Read more...]

Energize your community: the generative power of co-creation

May 21, 2015 By Ted McEnroe

By Ted McEnroe, The Community Roundtable Ever have a conversation with someone who was focused solely on their needs and wants? Of course you have. It doesn't make for great engagement. So why do we expect to engage members when we focus solely on our organizational needs? In a nutshell, … [Read more...]

Friday Roundup: Expert Advice, Ask Me Anything and a Peek in TheCR Network

May 15, 2015 By Shannon Abram

By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. This week we had a common theme - getting great advice from expert community practitioners. Fresh off a lively AMA with Minecraft Forum's community manager, we shared best practices for hosting your own AMA. We also took a moment … [Read more...]

Best Practices from TheCR Network: Hosting an Ask Me Anything (AMA)

May 13, 2015 By Shannon Abram

By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. Recently we've caught the AMA (Ask Me Anything) bug. Maybe you've seen our AMA webinars with community managers? Our members are realizing the value of the AMA format for real-time community engagement, and have been sharing best … [Read more...]

Looking for Expert Community Advice? A Thank You to TheCR Network Guest Speakers

May 11, 2015 By Georgina Cannie

By Georgina Cannie, Community Fellow at The Community Roundtable. One of the most exciting and valuable aspects of TheCR Network is the regular Roundtable calls we organize for members. These calls are most often lead by distinguished industry experts and experienced community practitioners. It … [Read more...]

TheCR Network Sneak Peek: April 2015 – Measurement, Benchmarking and Engagement

May 6, 2015 By Hillary Boucher

By Hillary Boucher, Community Manager at the Community Roundtable It's May! The flowers are blooming (finally!) and members are collaborating. Yes, TheCR Network has spring fever. A fellow community manager and member recently said to me: "I can't believe how much you have going on inside the … [Read more...]

5 reasons to recognize the superheroes in your online community

May 5, 2015 By Ted McEnroe

By Ted McEnroe, The Community Roundtable This month, our new and brilliant Community Management Fellow, Georgina Cannie, kicked off a wonderful and equally new feature of TheCR Network. Starting this month, we are recognizing members of the network as TheCR Network Superheroes, complete with … [Read more...]

Friday Roundup: Using Superheroes to Increase Community Engagement

May 1, 2015 By Shannon Abram

By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. If you had a chance to check out our recently released Community Manager Handbook you already know we are very into the idea of community superheroes right now. Batman and Superman have nothing on some of the amazing community … [Read more...]