06/09/2021

Sometimes, Changes Need to Happen on the Fly

Community management policies need regular updating

In the association space, private communities are often seen as professional forums. But there’s always the risk that conversations will become argumentative or the discussion will hit on a hot-button topic that fractures the community.

Marjorie Anderson, manager of digital communities at Project Management Institute and founder of the Community by Association website and network, says that these issues come up for many organizations—and that the solution is to build a thoughtful community management policy that can help both the community and the larger organization.

“Strong community management policies can help set the tone for how you ensure safe and productive engagement in spaces where members gather, whether that’s online or in person,” Anderson says, adding that having strong policies can “act as a guidepost for the development of guidelines for participation in these spaces,” as well as how the community is prioritized within the organization.

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