The Community Roundtable

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

Community Strategy Must Balance Business and Member Needs

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The Community Maturity Model™’s Strategy competency tracks how business and community goals align to achieve results for both the community program and the organization as a whole. Community strategy balances the business’ need to drive revenue or cost savings with the needs of community members. … [Read more...]

Community: The New Normal

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Is this the new normal? Well, there’s no such thing as “normal,” but there is a new way of thinking. Over the last few years we’ve learned that “normal” might be what people were used to, but it only truly benefited a privileged few. As companies navigate what the future of work looks like, … [Read more...]

Foundations Of Community Success

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Over the last two years, the place of community in organizations shifted, with community programs becoming a commonly required investment at all types of companies. The COVID-19 pandemic tipped communities from a nice-to-have to a must-have. Suddenly, the value of connecting employees and … [Read more...]

The Economics of Culture Change

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Why is Culture Change Such a Strategic Priority? Culture change is a hot topic in organizational development and leadership circles and for good reason; there is finally a growing understanding of its impact on the performance of organizations. The economics of culture change is driven by … [Read more...]

Institutionalizing Inclusion

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Inclusion is a critical focus for most organizations and has been particularly prominent over the past few months. Online communities are uniquely suited to promote wide-scale inclusion because of their collaborative rather than directive structure—they reward members for their unique contributions … [Read more...]

Four Ways Online Engagement Impacts Members

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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...]

Burn-Out Risk is High for Online Community Managers

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Or 10th annual State of Community Management survey revealed that online community professionals are both incredibly optimistic and incredibly burnt out. A full 50% of community professionals experienced a high degree of burnout over the past 12 months. At the same time, 69% see a future for … [Read more...]