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November 23, 2020 Kathy Edersheim

When you are interested in joining a community or increasing your level of involvement, you want to make sure that it is the right place for you. For all kinds of groups whether brand-based, alumni oriented, cause-driven, sports-based, or something else, if it is has members, it should be providing a positive membership experience. Using these seven questions, you can get an overview to help you decide whether to become an active member.

October 12, 2020 Kathy Edersheim

Where there is a group of people, there is leadership. Always. The structure of the entity and individual leadership style both effect the spirit of community. Here are five foundational elements that are necessary.

October 7, 2020 Mike Madison

Strategies for collaborating and community building are being put to the test as never before. Social distancing and remote work mean that we have few opportunities for the in-person, face-to-face connections that are usually so key to building friendships and trust. Tech platforms with e-conferencing, e-meetings, and e-engagement can help, but tech alone isn’t the solution….

October 5, 2020 Kathy Edersheim

We’ve all been there. Joined an online community and then…nothing. Or worse, you invested in technology so you could start an on-line community and after an initial burst of excitement, it fizzled. It can happen to any kind of organization from cause-driven to corporate. So what now? How do you revive the community?

May 5, 2018 Kathy Edersheim

Continuing and lifelong education for alumni with traditional and new programs is generating a lot of interest as an opportunity for engagement and connection. Continuing the discussion that I started here on the Impactrics blog, I shared some ideas about this topic including options for starting book clubs, offering podcasts or webinars, and other formats…

March 23, 2018 Kathy Edersheim

On March 22, Jeffrey Selingo published an article in The Atlantic which said …Now a third wave in education and training has arrived, argue economists, educators, and workforce-development officials. The level of preparation that worked in the first two waves—adding more time to education early in life—does not seem sufficient in the 21st-century economy. Instead…

February 21, 2018 Kathy Edersheim

Asking questions that lead to insightful and actionable answers If you could ask your alumni board president one question, what would it be? We are dependent on asking questions for many reasons from generating big ideas to evaluating the success of events to understanding the interests of alumni and more. Yet, how often do we…