The importance of a well-structured community team and its collaboration with other departments in building strong enterprise-level communities

Forj has acquired Mobilize. What does this mean for community professionals and those who build community technology?

What is community strategy? There is a lot of misunderstanding about this simple term. Let’s break it down and define it clearly, so you can get to work creating one.

Let's dive into some of what we learned from our recent survey. It surprised our team - and wasn't what we were hoping for. But it revealed critical insights for the future of our work and the needs in front of us.

Survey research is fast, nearly free, and broadly accessible. But community builders need to know that survey research is only valuable to a point. Learn how to conduct the most effective possible quantitative survey research for your community.

A lot of people believe a lot of BS about online communities. It stops them from being successful. Learn how to recognize and counter these myths.

Tired of throwing spaghetti at the wall to engage your online community? Let’s get strategic. This guide and video will walk you through how to meaningfully engage your community and cut through the noise.

There’s never been a better time to invest strategically in your online community efforts. It’s expensive NOT to create your community now. And there’s more.

There is a popular modern saying you have probably heard many times: we are more connected today and yet more alone than ever before.
It's a catchy turn of phrase.
But is it really true?

There is an economic principle called the 80/20 rule. The principle states that, in almost any area, 20% of your inputs will yield 80% of your results. This is also true in communities. Even if a handful of people do "the work" in your community, it is impossible to create meaningful outcomes without the entire group.

Trust is the key to community-building. How many times have you heard someone say that? What we often don't know is how it gets built. Here is some of what I have learned about how trust gets built.

Imagine you’ve just moved across the country. You know no one except your partner and dog, who moved with you. You want to get involved in local community efforts, make new friends, find a job, and continue your hobbies. Where do you begin?

Making a huge decision like this requires a lot of yeses and even more noes. Ultimately, that’s what any commitment requires: saying yes to one thing and no to most everything else.

The most impactful communities for participants are the ones where members get to perform a meaningful part of their identity. Often, they have very little room outside of that community to perform that identity, so they look to the community as a place where expression is celebrated.