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Partnering with The Community Roundtable

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About The Community Roundtable

Mission: Advance the Business of Community 1.   Champion: Advocate for the needs of community business

owners & teams

2.   Educate: Provide training solutions to community & social business leaders

3.   Curate: Aggregate, document & share community management best practices

Services TheCR Network | TheCR Advisory | TheCR Research | TheCR Training

Rachel Happe Principal & Co-Founder

@rhappe

Jim Storer Principal & Co-Founder

@jimstorer

Leadership

About The Community Roundtable

www.communityroundtable.com

1.   Research.

We publish industry leading research, including an annual State of Community Management study, Social Executive research, the Community Manager Salary Survey, and have a library of 200+ best practice reports.

2.   Experience.

Our work with 100+ organizations gives us unique insight into community best practices and standards.

3.   Access to Practitioners.

TheCR Network’s expertise and our collaboration with members provides unparalleled access to emerging practices and standards.

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The Community Roundtable Advantage


Member Organizations & Clients

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The Community Roundtable’s Services


TheCR Network

Advisory

Research Training

Benchmarking

Toolkits

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The Community Maturity Model



The Community Maturity Model how we organize our research, training and TheCR Network programming. It is widely used today by TheCR Network members and beyond to: •   Evaluate and assess their organization’s social and community efforts

through gap analysis •   Understand the expertise and skill sets required for successful

community development •   Develop a road map to advance community efforts in their organization •   Educate and manage expectations of executives, advocates and

colleagues •   Create training for those tasked with working on social strategy and

community

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Services


The Community Roundtable’s Services

Toolkits TheCR Network

Training Advisory Benchmarking

Research


TheCR Network

TheCR Network provides exclusive resources, research and support to community professionals looking to level up their skills and broaden their professional network. Benefits include: TheCR Library - a collection of hundreds of resources available exclusively to our members. Includes research, resource bundles, case studies, conference resources and roundtable reports. Peer and Expert Interactions - The members-only forums inside TheCR Network and networking opportunities provide an intangible and invaluable resource in the form of hundreds of community experts – all tuned in and eager to help. Roundtable Reports - One of the cornerstones of TheCR Network is an ongoing series of expert-led roundtable calls. All members have unlimited access to these live events (held weekly) and a complete archive of 200+ past calls. Professional Development - In addition to several on-going series of member-focused events we provide peer-matching programs, help placing members in relevant and exciting speaking engagements and expert concierge services at no additional cost.


Toolkits

TheCR's Toolkits are designed to help individuals and community teams map out the next challenges in their community journey.

Start Toolkit Build Toolkit The State of Community

Management Toolkit

The Social Executive

Toolkit


Research

The Community Roundtable conducts industry-leading research across all facets of the community management industry. Our three main research platforms are the State of Community Management, the Social Executive and the Community Manager Salary Survey.

The State of Community

Management

The Social Executive

The Community Manager Salary

Survey


Training

The Community Roundtable’s community management training is ideal for individuals new to the community management field, community teams wishing to level set around a consistent framework (the Community Maturity Model) and community managers who wish to fill professional gaps and demonstrate expertise. Training options include:

•   Internal Community Manager Training Modules •   External Community Manager Training Modules •   Custom Solutions for Organizations


Advisory

The Community Roundtable offers custom advisory services for organizations looking to to looking to start their journey, build out their community program or grow a community program that is not yet at its full potential. Services include:

•   Speaking and Executive Education •   Team Workshops •   Strategic Advice •   Executive Assessment and Coaching •   Custom Research •   Retained Advisory Contracts


Community Performance Benchmark

The Community Performance Benchmark provides a valuable assessment of where your community actually stands - benchmarking your management processes and providing you with a guide to your community management strengths and needs.

A GPS for your community journey.

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Ways to Partner With The Community Roundtable

Partnership Opportunities


Thought Leadership/ Lead Generation

We partner with vendors, consulting firms and agencies to enable their success in marketing, customer support and service

development.

Customer Success

Partner Services

Content Sponsorships •   Subscription

Research •   eBooks & White

Papers •   Reports Experiences •   Webinars •   Keynotes •   Workshops

A La Carte Services •   Training •   TheCR Network

Membership •   Advisory

Solution Packages •   Start •   Build •   Grow

Research Based •   Community Performance

Benchmark •   Maturity Assessments •   The Social Executive

Assessments Staff/Client Training •   Specialist •   Manager •   Strategist

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What TheCR Network Members Are Saying…


I joined The Community Roundtable because I greatly value interaction with my

peers who hold similar roles in other companies – sharing experiences, learning from one another, encouraging each other and helping the profession of community

management develop.

Jeff Ross, Humana

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TheCR offers excellent programming, access to industry leading experts, value-added concierge services, research and

conference programming that adds to our collective knowledge in community

management.

Claire Flanagan, Jive Software

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My favorite community management thought leaders are The Community

Roundtable and its founders Jim Storer and Rachel Happe.

Nigel Fortlage, GHY International

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The resources The Community Roundtable gives its members are

amazing. Every time I join one of their member roundtable calls, I learn a ton.

Maria Ogneva, Sidecar

Contact Us


Email us: [email protected] Tweet us: @TheCR Visit TheCR: www.communityroundtable.com

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