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Now Enrolling: Developing a Community Roadmap Workshop

November 17, 2020 By Shannon Abram

The best way to improve the performance of your community is to ask for the investments you need that ensure it. But asking without context, data, or analysis is just a wish - one that is easily dismissed. A community roadmap is an effective way to educate, set expectations for, and secure budget … [Read more...]

Strategy, Training
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Building A Roadmap Workshop – Questions, Answers, & Challenges

November 12, 2020 By Shannon Abram

One of the core foundational elements of a community strategy is the community roadmap. A roadmap illustrates the progress you want to make and how you are going to grow, develop, and evolve your community program. Roadmaps are fundamental, but they are not always easy to put together or get … [Read more...]


roadmap, Strategy, workshop

Throwback Thursday: The Ins and Outs of a Community Roadmap

August 18, 2016 By Shannon Abram

Community Roadmap

By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable If you don't know where you're going it can be a long journey to success in community management - which is why we're highlighting best practices for community roadmaps in this week's #throwbackthursday post! From the basics of why a community roadmap is … [Read more...]

Throwback Thursday
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Communities have big goals, but too few have a roadmap to get there

June 28, 2016 By Ted McEnroe

community roadmap

By Ted McEnroe, Director of Research and Training If you're planning a vacation this summer, you have a plan. You have a vehicle. You have destinations in mind. And I bet you know how to get there, or have a map to get you there. Can you say the same for your community? In most cases, the … [Read more...]

State of Community Management
roadmap, socm2016, strategy gap

Milestones of community maturity: Getting there from here

February 12, 2016 By Ted McEnroe

Community Management Research Trends

By Ted McEnroe, Director of Research and Training, The Community Roundtable In The State of Community Management 2011, we at The Community Roundtable dug into the eight competencies of the Community Maturity Model. There were sections exploring each of the eight competencies - with insights that … [Read more...]

State of Community Management
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Why is a Community Roadmap Important?

October 8, 2015 By Shannon Abram

Community Roadmap

By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager, The Community Roundtable Note: the following post is an excerpt from Building a Community Roadmap, a free eBook published by TheCR. Download your copy today.  What is a Community Roadmap? A community roadmap gives direction to your community … [Read more...]

Resources
eBook, roadmap, Strategy

State of Community Management 2015 Monday Fact #6: Community Strategy Needs Resources

July 20, 2015 By Ted McEnroe

Community Strategy Roadmap

By Ted McEnroe, The Community Roundtable We've said many times in this space that having a community strategy is a critical part of getting your community to succeed. Strategy is critical, but it's just the first step in the process of building a successful community. It needs to be coupled with … [Read more...]

State of Community Management
Community strategy, resources, roadmap

Fighting the sophomore slump in your community planning

January 13, 2015 By Ted McEnroe

Online Community strategy planning

By Ted McEnroe, The Community Roundtable Welcome to the second full week of 2015. Remember the vim and vigor with which you sat down at your desk last week? The whole year was ahead of you. A clean slate. You laid out a dozen priorities for the year and… haven’t started any of them. Last week … [Read more...]

Strategy, Uncategorized
community planning, roadmap

Friday Roundup: Building a Community Roadmap

November 14, 2014 By Shannon Abram

Building A Community Roadmap eBook

By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. Did you get hit by the polar vortex that is sweeping the nation? We're bracing for the cold here in Boston, and it is undeniable, Fall is fading and Winter is coming. Luckily we've got lots of exciting community manager content … [Read more...]

News
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Building a Community Roadmap

November 12, 2014 By Shannon Abram

Building A Community Roadmap eBook

By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. We are excited to share with you a free eBook based on the findings in the State of Community Management 2014 report - Building a Community Roadmap. The State of Community Management 2014 research found that the best–in-class … [Read more...]

Research, Resources, State of Community Management, Tools
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