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How to Write Community Guidelines
A quickstart guide to the elements you should consider when writing community guidelines - with examples
How to Write a Community Mission and Vision Statement
Learn how to collaboratively write community mission statements and vision statements.
7 Themes to Guide Your Community’s Engagement Plans
Discover how to enhance your community-building efforts with effective content and programming strategies.
Optimizing Your Enterprise Community Team Structure
The importance of a well-structured community team and its collaboration with other departments in building strong enterprise-level communities
Forj.ai Acquires Mobilize.io: Consolidation and Innovation in the Community Platform Landscape
Forj has acquired Mobilize. What does this mean for community professionals and those who build community technology?
Welcome Kelly Shetron and Wiley Gaby to the CMJ team!
Introducing two new members of the CMJ team: Wiley Gaby, Director of Operations, and Kelly Shetron, Director of Strategy.
What do community builders need? Insights from Our 2022 Survey of 200+
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.
Should you leave your Facebook Group?
Is it time to ditch the Facebook Group you built and move on to a new community platform? This is a big question. Let’s break it down and then learn step-by-step how to migrate from Facebook Groups to a new platform.
What is the best community software?
To avoid sinking invaluable time and effort into the wrong platform, I created this resource to guide you through the best way to answer this question for yourself. Walk through these 3 questions to make a more intentional decision.
The Community Builder’s Guide to Member Research Surveys
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.
The 6 Biggest Myths & Mistakes of Online Communities
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.
The Ultimate Quick-Start Guide to Meaningful Engagement
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.