2016 Archives

TheCR Network 2016 Year in Review

December 13, 2016 By Hillary Boucher

As we close in on the end of 2016 we are always excited to take a minute and look back at the year. It’s easy to forget about all the things you’ve accomplished when your days fly by (anyone who works in community can probably commiserate!)

In 2016 we saw membership in TheCR Network grow, we expanded our live events series and we got to work with new community professionals all over the world. We are incredibly lucky to collaborate with and learn from some of the brightest minds in the community space. Here’s a quick look back at our 2016 – we’d love to hear what made your top ten list for the year?

TheCR Network Sneak Peek: June 2016

June 29, 2016 By Jim Storer

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 exciting new group and saw tons of activity in our discussion threads.

Check what else has been going on inside TheCR Network this past month:

External Community Fundamentals (Training): Our second official community training class – External Community Fundamentals – just wrapped up and we are delighted with the results. 30 participants contributed to active discussions around the content and people were quick to share their “homework” worksheets with each other to extend the learning even further. Bundling training into our standard membership was one of the most exciting things we’ve done this year – I love providing more value to our members!
Community Tools & Platforms Group (Content Group): TheCR Network is organized internally into groups – like mini-communities of practice. This month we launched another interest specific group – a Community Tools & Platforms Group. The Network is already a safe place for members to ask questions, share stories and get great advice. With this new group we’ve taken it a step further – no vendors allowed. While our members have always shared candid advice about their experiences with different vendors this is just a new way to gather that info in one place, and make finding an answer to the questions you have even easier. Our goal with this group is to help members assess and choose community platforms more strategically.

Ideation, Challenges & Community (Discussion Thread): Nothing makes my community management heart sing like members helping members. This month we had a lively discussion centered around “Ideation, Challenges & Community” – which resulted in some epic sharing on our members parts. This was a textbook example of community gone right – members sharing program details and lessons learned to help each other learn and grow. Can’t ask for much more than engagement like that!

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Want to access our exclusive community programming for the benefit of your community work? Looking for community peers to share with and learn form? Reach out and ask us about membership in TheCR Network

Community Takes Center Stage

June 15, 2016 By Jim Storer

By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable

Without a doubt the highlight of our programming year in 2015 was TheCR Connect. We loved getting community pros together to chat about their work, share challenges and problem solve together and deepen the relationships that are started inside TheCR Network.

So of course we’re looking forward to this year’s big event – TheCR Connect 2016: Community Takes Center Stage. I wanted to share some more details about the event, including who you’ll meet, what you’ll learn and what to expect.

We’d love for you to join us inside TheCR Network, and in person at TheCR Connect. The early bird discount expires in just two weeks so now is the time to register!!