Fact: every day should be community manager appreciation day. I get that not how it works, but truly - the community professionals we know are amazing 365 days a year and deserve all the kudos (along with the salary and perks to match!) But, since today (Monday, January 23, 2023) IS actually … [Read more...]
3 Community Trends We Noticed in 2022
We won’t give you another version of Spotify wrapped, but this is the time of year where one can’t help but reflect on what occurred in yet another historic year. What we’d like to share with you today are three community trends that we most look forward to exploring more of next … [Read more...]
Kelly Munro on Content and Programs
Community Conversations is a long-running podcast highlighting community success stories from a wide variety of online community management professionals. Episode #87 of Community Conversations features Kelly Munro, Community Team Lead, Xero. On this special State of Community … [Read more...]
The Community Roundtable Recognizes Excellence in Community Management with Community Leadership Awards 2022
The Community Leadership Awards 2022 recognize Zapier, Progress, Analog Devices, Inc., Microsoft, and Bain and Company, and other global organizations as leaders of innovation in community management. BOSTON, MA – October 31, 2022 The winners of the seventh annual Community Leadership Awards … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Launching an Online Community
The idea of not planning for a grand launch day for your online community is hard to consider. You've spent months project managing and planning for the launch, so of course, you want to celebrate! But, having a huge to-do to launch a new community can set up unrealistic expectations that tend to … [Read more...]
Community Role Profile: Community Specialist Role
OVERVIEW OF ROLE Community specialists are the experts and emerging experts on a community team. Unlike community manager roles, where generalists are prized, community specialists often have a focus in one of three disciplines: engagement, content, or technical initiatives. … [Read more...]
Community Role Profile: Community Manager
OVERVIEW OF ROLE Community managers often oversee more processes than people and are the generalists of the community field. Although some community managers manage moderators or specialists, many work with other teams as the voice of the community. A community manager can be an entry-level role in … [Read more...]
Institutionalizing Inclusion
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...]
Lili McDonald on Being Comfortable with Community Technology
Join the community experts at The Community Roundtable as they chat about online community management best practices with a wide range of global community professionals. Topics include increasing online audience engagement, finding and leveraging executive stakeholders, defining and calculating … [Read more...]
Community Roles 2020: Three Myths BUSTED
We have a long history of "busting" online community myths. 90-9-1 rule, we're looking at you. The latest edition of the Community Careers and Compensation report did some new myth-busting, and in case you haven't had a chance to read the whole report, we wanted to share a few highlights with you. … [Read more...]
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