The number one challenge community managers as us about is engagement. How do we get more people to visit our community? How do we keep members coming back for the long-term? How can we convert casual viewers (fka lurkers) into contributing members? If you struggle with how to boost online … [Read more...]
Managing Remote Teams: Ideas and Advice for Thriving Online
The dramatic spread of COVID-19 changed what life looks like for millions of people - forcing people to evaluate how thriving online can impact their work, school, and personal connections. Colleges and Universities embraced virtual learning. Employers are closing offices and encouraging people … [Read more...]
The Value of Communities During the COVID-19 Crisis
Everyone around the globe is scrambling to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. It is moving quickly and it does not discriminate. The shared impact will be determined by the collective behaviors of each individual because it is bigger and faster than most centralized decision-makers can keep up with, … [Read more...]
Four Ways Online Engagement Impacts Members
All engagement is not the same...and different engagement behaviors generate different outcomes. Engagement is challenging to measure because engagement is not a single action, but a range of behaviors. Without getting more specific about what kind of engagement is meaningful – and what … [Read more...]
The Community Maturity Model™
The Community Roundtable is 10 years old this spring. One of the first things we did when we started was to create the Community Maturity Model as a way to frame our view of how communities approaches develop over time. The Community Maturity Model™ serves several critical roles. It: Creates … [Read more...]
Profiles in Community: Designing a Network of Communities
From One Community to a Network of Communities A decade ago, most organizational communities served one functional purpose. That might have been offering self-service support that lowered overall support costs while increasing resolution and satisfaction rates. It might have been a community of … [Read more...]
TheCR’s Community Platform Requirements Library & Vendor Comparison Tool
Do you need to evaluate community platforms? Are you being asked to justify your existing platform? Are you looking at platform gaps but are not sure you are thinking of everything? The Community Roundtable has collaborated with our members to develop two new tools to support this work: The … [Read more...]
Five Can’t Miss Community Programming Ideas
Our State of Community Management research makes it clear: thoughtful content and programs increase engagement and drive the long-term success of communities. Content and programs are often seen as one collective entity, but they serve two different roles for communities: content connects people … [Read more...]
30+ Years of Community Resources
A couple days ago I paused to reflect on all of the people and resources that have helped me (and The Community Roundtable, our members, and partners) since we launched in 2009. It's not a short list. I put the question to TheCR team and we started to collaborate on a list of resources going back as … [Read more...]
A (Not So Brief) History of Community Management Resources
True story - when my brother was 14 he came into my room and said, "Shannon! Have you ever heard of the band Led Zepplin?!" It was 1999. With a completely straight face, I replied, "No! Are they any good?" He then went on to sing their praises (and rightly so, Fool in the Rain is in my top … [Read more...]
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