Online community has become a bit of a buzzword in recent times, along with social media and social networking. It has even been pitched in TV’s Dragons’ Den. However, running an online community is not a simple job. It is a very specialist undertaking, and professionals and researchers have been working for many years to develop skills, techniques and models to explain and support community.

Reach Further has been involved in managing online and “blended” communities for a combined total of well over 30 years, including for:

• small business
• business leaders
• entrepreneurs
• writers
• academics
• teachers
• trainers
• online tutors
• schoolchildren
• school leaders
• digital artists
• police sergeants
• traffic wardens

…and members of many others

We have conducted academic research in partnership with Universities and Colleges at the forefront of thought about best practice, and have carried out very practical action research into what actually works. We collect information and feedback in order to further develop the Reach Further community model.

We are experts in bringing people together productively online. We can harness the power of community networking for your web presence. We can help you choose between online blog networks, wikis, ratings and polls, social networks, file- and photo-sharing, podcasting, forums and more, using the latest Web 2.0 technologies. We offer expertise in online community facilitation and management, and in developing customer, staff, stakeholder and learner support communities. We know the technology so that you don’t have to.