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ActivatingOnlineCommunitiestoMaximizeImpact 13 Features&Functions Thesurveyinvitedrespondentstoevaluatetheimportanceofanumberofprospectivetechnical featuresthatcouldbeincludedinan'ideal'technologyplatform,engineeredtosupporttheshared effortsofthecommunityandtoachievingorganizationalmand atesoverthemid term.Resultsfromthis consultationaresummarizedinthetablebelow. KeyInsights : 1. Adaptability : Main pagesneedtobeflexibletoaccommodateavarietyofkindsofdata,based onthespecificinterests,demandsandopportunitiestha torganizationsmayrequire 2. Monitor&Evaluation : Supportaroundoutcomeindicatorsanddistributedapproachestothe definitionsandmechanismsfordatagatheringandanalysisareinhighdemand 3. ContentManagement&Automation : Thecapacitytoeditandad justwebcontentwithout requiringinterventionfromtechnologysubject matterexpertssupportsustainability overthe longerterm AnswerOptions Unsure No Yes Adaptablemain pagetofeaturehighlights,summariesofactionandstoriesof volunteers, discussionboardtopics,summaryofactioninyoursubscribed groups,socialmedia&blogupdates 4% 5% 9 0 % Monitoring,Evaluation&learningtooltocollectoutcomeindicators 3% 5% 9 0 % Administrativeback endtoallowformanagingmembers,mailing lists 9% 4% 88% Automaticupdateswithcontentfeedspullingfromsocialmediasites/platforms 7% 8% 86% Easy to createcommunitypagesformember/communitymanagement (discussionboardandemaillistintegration,accessiblememberprofiles, file sharing) 8% 7% 85% Library/Resource sharingplatform 6% 10% 83% Mobileplatforminterfacetogatherrealtimestatusupdatesfromyouthled initiativestomonitoractivityand impact 13% 7% 81% AbilitytocreatecustompagesinaWord likeeditor 9% 13% 78% Financialreportingandmanagementsystem 7% 16% 78% EmbeddingofYouTubeorVimeo,Flickrimages 20% 10% 72% n=117 Q9:"Thinkingaboutthetechnologyplatform,whatfeaturesandfunctionsaremostimportanttoachievingthe mandateofyour organizationin2017?

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