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A Tale of Two Communities Part II – Salesforce.com

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This post is the second in a two-part series where guest blogger Garry Polmateer , former association executive currently working at NimbleUser helping organizations with Salesforce, looks at two online brands through the lens of the concepts in our book, Open Community. Read Part 1 here. See [link] for a quick overview.

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Community platforms do not equal community

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conference in New Orleans about “Building Your Tradeshow Community Online&#. The presentation applies to any event community. We talked about the ecosystem – what your open community online actually looks like. Building Your Tradeshow Community Online. The slides are below. More on that in a minute.

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Open Community Case Study – GoPlow

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This post is part of our regular series of Open Community case studies, in which intrepid association blogger and freelance writer Deirdre Reid will be digging into associations (and other kinds of organizations when relevant) who are living and breathing their open communities in the ways we describe in the book.

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Need to Fundraise? Stick With What Works!

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It’s no secret that planning a successful fundraising event can feel like a daunting task for many people, even those working in big organizations. There are hundreds of fundraising ideas out there that various organizations use. There are also companies that will plan everything for you and take a percentage of the revenues.

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Need to Fundraise? Stick With What Works!

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It’s no secret that planning a successful fundraising event can feel like a daunting task for many people, even those working in big organizations. There are hundreds of fundraising ideas out there that various organizations use. There are also companies that will plan everything for you and take a percentage of the revenues.

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[MUST READ] The Story Behind Red Cross’s Twitter Faux Pas

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Prior to taking this job I was a plain old member of the blogging community (that’s all we had then), so I try to always put myself back in the shoes of the social community as I go about my duties. After all, this wasn’t a purposeful message gone wrong and it wasn’t about the mission of our organization.

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Owning Social Leadership

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We are trying to lead our communities. We rely on authors to research the companies and individuals that will show us the light, the path to better leadership. Because leadership today—leadership of the social organization—must be created, not emulated. So obviously we look to the best practices. It’s part of our lives.