Using iMIS communities to increase engagement...Using iMIS Communities to Increase Engagement Tuesday, May 23, 2017 1:30-3:00pm Brandi Barber • What are Communities? • Creating

Using iMIS Communities to Increase EngagementTuesday, May 23, 20171:30-3:00pm

Brandi Barber

• What are Communities? • Creating Communities – What you need to know!• Engaging Your Members• See it live!

Session Overview

• Personalized content by audience• Allow Members to opt in & receive notifications• Create as many as you need to meet your goals• Features:

– Discussions– Blogs– Wikis– Resource Libraries

Why Use Communities?

Community Listing

• Use Access Settings to hide communities during configuration

1. Define the community2. Determine the layout 3. Define notifications 4. Manage participants and subscriptions5. Manage limitations file attachments6. Mange Security

Tips for Getting Started

Define the community

Determine the layout

Managing Participants

Security Options

Defining Security Options

• Community Administrators• Community Moderators• Community Wiki Authors• General Access Settings

Ideas for Engaging Members

• Use communities to designate a collaborative workspace for committee members

• Resource library for sharing conference planning materials

Engaging Your Members - Committees

• Provide Resources to new members on benefits of membership

• Weekly guest member blog on how membership has helped them

• Discussions for networking

Engaging Your Members – New Members

• Share information from organization leadership/executive office down to local leaders

• Discussion topics to provide a space for networking and best practices

• Blog from Executive Director/Board President• Wiki – Preparing for Annual Report or

Registering for the Annual Conference

Engaging Your Members –Company/Chapter Leaders

Let’s See it in Action!

Questions

Strategic Partners

Corporate PartnersAmericaneagle.com • Ascension Technology Solutions, LLC • Association Technologies, Inc. • Bursting Silver CadmiumCD • enSYNC Corporation • Informz • ISG Solutions • MemberPrime • RSM US LLP • Visual Antidote

Event PartnersArmstrong Enterprise Communications • Computer System Innovations • C Systems Global • iFINITY

Intuitive Business Concepts • Lane Services, LLC • Source of Knowledge (Official Recording Partner) • TGD Communications

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