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Meet TheCR Team | Birdie Hansen

February 18, 2018 By Shannon Abram

Birdie Hansen

Content Strategist  At-a-Glance: Member Since | 2018Superpower | Extroverted Introversion#teamcat or #teamdog | #teamcat Birdie thinks that making a connection is all about getting the right message to the right person at the right time.  You can ask Birdie about: Dessert, her … [Read more...]

Meet TheCR Team | Shannon Abram

February 18, 2018 By Shannon Abram

Director of Marketing At-a-Glance: Member Since | 2013Superpower | Extreme punctuality#teamcat or #teamdog | #teamdog Shannon loves bringing people together to learn and connect in meaningful ways. She wears a lot of hats at TheCR and that's just the way she likes it.  You can ask … [Read more...]

Join TheCR Team: Community Research Analyst Wanted

January 3, 2018 By Shannon Abram

Join TheCR Team

Do you love digging into data to discover the story it tells? Are you comfortable questioning assumptions? Do you enjoy debating what something means? Are you fascinated by human behavior and how it impacts decisions and organizations? Does working in an emerging industry excite … [Read more...]

How do I thank just three people? Well, I don’t.

November 24, 2017 By Shannon Abram

Every year I sit down to think about three people that have impacted my year for #thankitforward and every time it's impossible. I am so grateful to work on a team of fun, passionate, hard-working people. It truly makes my job a joy. And beyond that, I get to spend my days interacting with … [Read more...]

Graduation, or Three Things I Learned as a TheCR Fellow

November 8, 2017 By Hillary Boucher

Note from Hillary: I'm thrilled to share this guest blog post from one of our current community management fellows who is wrapping up her training time as a TheCR Fellow and looking for a new community management role.  On my first day as a TheCR Fellow, the team asked me to take a quiz to … [Read more...]

Meet TheCR Team | Emma Nicholas

February 18, 2017 By Shannon Abram

Community Strategist At-a-Glance: Member Since | 2017Superpower | Planning and organizing#teamcat or #teamdog | #teamdog Passionate about all things process, Emma loves a list. She is here to keep the team on track with all things advisory. You will find her tackling project planning in … [Read more...]

Five reasons you want to be a research fellow at The Community Roundtable

February 19, 2015 By Ted McEnroe

By Ted McEnroe, The Community Roundtable - After a delay for the holidays, we’re getting into the process of interviewing candidates for the three TheCR Fellowships we are offering this year - in community management, research and sales and marketing. And an interesting question has emerged - people … [Read more...]

Join TheCR Team: Research Fellow Wanted

December 17, 2014 By Shannon Abram

Do you want to join TheCR team and learn more about community, research and analysis? We are thrilled to announce that we are hiring a Research Fellow for 2015. Why a Fellow?  The Community Roundtable has hired a number of fellows over the years because it is a unique opportunity for both an … [Read more...]

#thankitforward – On community, collaboration and creativity.

December 8, 2014 By Shannon Abram

#thankitforward

By Maggie Tunning, Learning and Culture Manager at The Community Roundtable. Thank you to Shannon for highlighting the #thankitforward series again this year! My three picks: TheCR Network members. Their experience and insight improves our research and programs. This year I especially … [Read more...]

Meet TheCR Team | Rachel Happe

February 18, 2014 By Shannon Abram

Co-Founder and Principal At-a-Glance: Member Since | 2009Superpower | Simplifying the complex#teamcat or #teamdog | #teamdog Rachel is the chief wonk at TheCR and oversees the research, content and thought leadership. You can ask Rachel about: 1. The secret lives of … [Read more...]

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