"Curating forces you to process what your members are sharing."

"community curation is not just about creating a resource for your members to access. It is an exercise that creates immense value for you and your members."

"The value for members often feels clear—the ability to access trusted and vetted information quickly. A source filled with hand-picked information."

"for the community builder, the value lies in the act of curation. When we curate, we can't help but learn and understand the community we serve."

"While you’re curating content, you will notice new ideas popping up and spreading."

"While you’re learning, you can pass on the information to your community."

"Community curation is for you first, and your members second."

"Before you save anything, you ask yourself whether it is worth saving. Essentially you’re deciding if something is valuable. If it is, you capture it."

"A word of caution - if everything’s special, nothing’s special."

"a repository of [anything] can be helpful for anyone in a business. But the ability to connect the dots is where the power of curation lies."

"Community is about helping your people, these are your members, but also potentially every employee in your company."

"The value for members often feels clear—the ability to access trusted and vetted information quickly. A source filled with hand-picked information. It could be tools. articles, directory, conversations, books, quotes or tips."

"But for the community builder, the value lies in the act of curation. When we curate, we can't help but learn and understand the community we serve."

"As a community builder, it’s your job to be an expert of your people:"

"Being aware of trends is extremely powerful for community builders."

"Before you build your community, you research the ecosystem, aka community discovery. Part of that is learning who your members are, what conversations they’re having, and what content they’re sharing."

"Continued curation ensures you never run out of interesting questions to ask, content to write, and events to create."

"While tags and categories can help you stay structured, too many tags are counterproductive and chaotic."

"Sure - a repository of [anything] can be helpful for anyone in a business. But the ability to connect the dots is where the power of curation lies."