If you have time to only read one book this summer, this blog is a vote for that book to be Peter Block’s Community: The Structure of Belonging . I wish I had read it right when @Catherine Sword 's colleague, Michelle Sneck, first mentioned it to me a few years ago, but as the saying goes, the...
Getting Started Connect: Introduce yourself in the Town Hall Hop into Work Out Loud to share your goals and get to know other members Mosey into Happy Hour on Slack every Thursday at 4pm EST for real-time connections Ask and Answer: Have a question? Ask it in The...
When you feel stuck in your current line of work, dreaming about switching industries can be tempting. But what happens when you actually take the leap? @Anne Mbugua , former Community Fellow, did just that when she made the decision to switch from nonprofit to community management. Her...
The Community Management Skills Framework identifies the skills and responsibilities of community professionals and classifies them under five key categories: engagement and people skills, content development skills, strategic skills, business skills, and technical skills. Read more ...
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 of our trends that we most look forward to exploring more of next year. Trend 1:...
Help us make TheCR Network even better in 2023! Our members are what makes the Network an amazing place to be. Do you know someone who would add to the conversation and benefit from the exclusive resources, programming, and training offered in the Network? Refer a community...
TheCR Network (our private peer community) is home to some of the most innovative community builders in the world. I get to enjoy a front row seat for the amazing work our members do, and I want to share it with you. Each month, I’ll highlight a series of questions - and answers from...
Connect starts in just 21 days and we are in full prep mode over here! If you didn't see the news we'll be joined by two amazing speakers for keynotes: Dr. Stephen Spinelli, Jr is the President of Babson College, and will join us to share experiences and insights from his business and...
The Spring-y weather in Boston has us thinking about new beginnings, and (bear with me!) we've been chatting about how the best advice we have for launching a new community is really counterintuitive. You don't want to go big. (I know. The party planner in me is cringing!) The idea of not...
Whenever we think about personalizing engagement, there is always a tug of war with customization and scale. The more we want to customize and make each experience unique, the more we need to think about how we can maintain this moving forward and at scale. As a team of one (and a half when we...