Engagement to Impact: Harnessing the Power of Community
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When I transitioned from the non-profit space to the tech sector four years ago, I thought I had a solid definition and understanding of community. In fact, my first title at my current company was Community Engagement Specialist! Through my work at Relativity, I now have a more expansive...
When I transitioned from the non-profit space to the tech sector four years ago, I thought I had a solid definition and understanding of community. In fact, my first title at my current company was Community Engagement Specialist! Through my work at Relativity, I now have a more expansive view of community that, when harnessed, can help us achieve common goals.
You will walk away from this chat with:
- A better understanding of what community means and how to define community for your organization
- How to leverage your community to tackle company-wide objectives
- How to ensure that you’re creating value for both internal and external communities
Meet The Speaker
Colleen Costello is the Head of Social Impact at Relativity, a Chicago-based software company. In this role, Colleen is responsible for the strategic design and implementation of Relativity’s corporate social responsibility programming. Prior to Relativity, Colleen was the Director of Development at Teach For America – St. Louis. She began her career as a middle and high school teacher and is passionate about education, technology, and workforce development.
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Q&A
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How is Relativity different from other places you have worked previously?
By: Analicia, Operations AnalystPosted on 2020-05-20 -
How can I encourage my team and company to include community affairs efforts in our communications?
By: Iris, Public Relations and Digital Communication ExpertPosted on 2020-05-20 -
How do you handle people coming and going from the community?
By: Adriane, Head of Learning ProductsPosted on 2020-05-20 -
How to leverage community to make a successful product? and how can you educate and (along the way) build that community on a new product you're making?
By: Marouane, Frontend DeveloperPosted on 2020-05-20 -
How do you encourage more diversity within communities without policing?
By: Aimee, Portfolio ManagerPosted on 2020-05-19 -
Do you split your time equally between building internal and external communities? If not, what drives you to spend more/less in each sector?
By: GlennPosted on 2020-05-19 -
Is community the new way of sales?
By: Nicole, Sales and MarketingPosted on 2020-05-19 -
How do you see the community evolving to keep employees connected to the organization in remote settings?
By: Tanal, HR Business PartnerPosted on 2020-05-18 -
how do we network during a pandemic
By: Serenity, ConsultantPosted on 2020-05-18 -
1) How do you weight the importance of your internal community vs your external community in your decision making? 2) What tools do you use for understanding your community and providing...
By: Amelia, Product ManagerPosted on 2020-05-18 -
How do you deliver difficult updates to a Community?
By: daniellePosted on 2020-05-18 -
The current pandemic has completely changed the landscape of interaction. What recommendations do you have for engaging with the community and driving impact during this time?
By: Sean, Fellows Development LeadPosted on 2020-05-18 -
Do you use any systems to track what employees are interested in supporting?
By: Danielle, MarketingPosted on 2020-05-18 -
How important is experience working with community for transitioning from a highly tech product management role to becoming a head in sustainability? I have experience in environment...
By: Priya, Product ManagerPosted on 2020-05-18 -
How to break the ice if you’re new in town and can’t find any existing meetups or groups already discussing your topic of interest.
By: Sarah, Community ManagerPosted on 2020-05-18 -
what questions do you ask to help id/define community values?
By: S. Luella, EditorPosted on 2020-05-17 -
How can companies interact / outreach to their communities during these times?
By: AlyssaPosted on 2020-05-15 -
I am myself someone who has worked in the non-profit space for around 2 years and I find it hard to showcase this experience as a competence building time in my career. Could you throw some light...
By: vsumanaPosted on 2020-05-12 -
How can small business owners utilize their community in authentic ways to help grow their business?
By: Alexandra, EditorPosted on 2020-05-12 -
What is step one towards building community
By: ElizabethPosted on 2020-05-12 -
How do you build a community?
By: Diane, Enterpise Agile CoachPosted on 2020-05-10 -
Is there any research around the best practices for the mix of IRL to virtual meetings and sharing when it comes to the community subject matter and/or demographic details of the members?
By: Leslie, MarketerPosted on 2020-05-10 -
How can you transform an engaged female community on social media to clients for your business?
By: Estela, Marketing & PR LeaderPosted on 2020-05-09 -
Interested in knowing, can individuals who have tech ideas in mind partner or apply with Relativity for support?
By: Catrina, Ptoduct ManagerPosted on 2020-05-08 -
Suggestions for how to build a community of people of both internal and internal employees (who will have different levels of commitment to company goals). Also when wanting to build a community...
By: Patricia, Fullstack DeveloperPosted on 2020-05-06 -
How do you encourage organizations to look at the social impact on a community in addition to the bottom line?
By: Jennifer, Marketing & PR LeaderPosted on 2020-05-06 -
What are your thoughts on the future of work. Inclusion and UBI? Not necessarily as one theme but independently.
By: Bronwyn, FounderPosted on 2020-05-06
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