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The Smartest Way to Use Your Community Conference or Training Budget

July 28, 2016 By Jim Storer

Community management trends event

By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable Ever come back from a conference or trade show all fired up about the big plans you have for your community? A to-do list a mile long and tons of new connections that you're going to stay in touch with. And then: reality sets in. What if you could … [Read more...]

Why Doodling, Drawing and Visual Storytelling Are Good For Community

July 13, 2016 By Jim Storer

visual storytelling tactics

By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable If we look back in history, we have been using visuals to communicate complex information for years through the use of diagrams, graphs, charts, etc. In today’s complex environment, we need visuals to help us make sense of the world. Raw data is too much of … [Read more...]

TheCR Network Sneak Peek: June 2016

June 29, 2016 By Jim Storer

Community tools and platforms

By Hillary Boucher, Community Manager at The Community Roundtable It is officially Summer! And while our programming does slow down a little in the Summer months June was bustling with activity. We wrapped up another guided community management training course (free for all members), launched an … [Read more...]

What does a community for community pros look like?

June 24, 2016 By Jim Storer

Best online community manager events

By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable This week Rachel shared a fantastic look inside the programming inside TheCR Network. You can check out her whole post here.  My favorite part is this great "A Month Inside TheCR Network" calendar she put together: Things We Are Reading This Week  A … [Read more...]

A Community for Community Managers

June 22, 2016 By Rachel Happe

Community content and programming

At The Community Roundtable, we've been running a community for community managers for seven years - TheCR Network. Running TheCR Network allows us to learn together every day along with hundreds of the best community professionals in the business, from over 150 organizations. Our shared purpose … [Read more...]

TheCR Network Sneak Peek: May 2016

May 31, 2016 By Jim Storer

By Hillary Boucher, Community Manager at The Community Roundtable What an exciting month! The release of the State of Community Management 2016 means lots of great conversations in the Network. Members get early access to all our research and I've been following along with half a dozen fascinated … [Read more...]

TheCR Network Sneak Peek: April 2016

April 28, 2016 By Jim Storer

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By Hillary Boucher, Community Manager at The Community Roundtable Spring has finally sprung here and I don't think that it is a coincidence that engagement has been growing like the flowers in my yard! Have you been seeing lots of new life in your community? Check what’s been going on inside … [Read more...]

TheCR Network Sneak Peek: March 2016

March 30, 2016 By Jim Storer

Community consultants

By Hillary Boucher, Community Manager at The Community Roundtable March madness took hold of us this month - and I don't just mean a quasi-competitive team bracket challenge happening over here! Big things happened in TheCR Network this March - and I'm excited to give you another peek behind the … [Read more...]

Announcing New Community Management Training for Members

March 1, 2016 By Jim Storer

TheCR Academy - Community Training

By Hillary Boucher, Director of Networks at The Community Roundtable I'm excited to announce that our already amazing membership in TheCR Network now gets you MORE! Our Community Fundamentals Training is now available to all members as part of your membership package through our new guided … [Read more...]

TheCR Network Sneak Peek: February 2016

February 24, 2016 By Jim Storer

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By Hillary Boucher, Community Manager at The Community Roundtable 2016 is flying by! Can you believe we're already two months in? How are your community plans for 2016 coming along? Here’s a sneak peek into what’s been going on inside TheCR Network this past month: Facebook at Work: … [Read more...]

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