The Govloop Story

The Story

Problem:

Why                  y

Millions of government employees  working on similar issues  but no safe place  ki i il i b f l to connect and share best practices.

? Solution: Online community.     Online community Hub to connect disparate conversations/events.   New technology leveraged to collaborate.

What is                  Find and contribute  b t  best practices ti Solve  government  problems

Connect with peers

Research  the latest  trends

? Learn about the  latest solutions

MISSION: “Connect Government to Improve Government” p

Technology • • • •

Built on Founded by Marc Andreesen (Netscape)   One of Top 20 Ning Networks  p g State Department: Exchanges Connect

Founder • • • • • • • •

Do‐Gooder Do‐ Gooder:: 3rd Gen Public Servant, DHS Fellow, Multiple Gov Agencies Innovator: Co‐Founder, Young Government Leaders A Award Winner: d Wi 2006 Rising Star Award, 2007 Fed 100 Winner Speaker: 25+ Conferences, Brookings, Harvard Kennedy School Author: Wikinomics, Federal Times, Public Manager Wikinomics  Federal Times  Public Manager Athlete: Used to be good at golf – 3rd in State Scholar: Miami (OH) and UPenn ( ) Gentleman: Likes Cats and Babies

Evolution                  Adding New  Features Passionate  Federal  Employee p y JUN 2008: GovLoop Launched JAN 2008: Idea Conceived

JAN 2009: Community Leaders

JUN 2009: 10,000 Members

Passionate  Volunteers

SEP 2009: 20,000 Members

President and CEO, Build Team Recognized  Need for More  Resources

Members 22 000 22,000 …and growing rapidly (over 20% growth per month) (over 20% growth per month)

 Obama Political Appointees

 30+ Federal CIOs and CTOs

 GSA Assistant Commissioner

 60+ State/Local CIOs

 Canada Deputy CTO

 125+ City Managers

 California CTO

 500+ Contract Specialists

Members Contractor (13%) Federal (49%)

Employer

Age

Field

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Active:  i

60% of visitors return 

4 out of 10

more than  th

visit GovLoop i it G L

9 times per month

over once per day

Engaged: Engaged:  Average Time on Site = 5:00 Minutes Views Per Visit = 5.4 Pages g *Source: Google Analytics

Support “GovLoop GovLoop.com is a great  com is a great  community site for public servants.   It's pretty much their Facebook.” – Craig Newmark Founder of Craigslist.com

“New technologies and social networks  such as GovLoop are great for cross‐agency  collaboration and  public‐private partnerships.” ll b ti   d   bli i t   t hi ” ‐ Beverly Godwin, GSA Director of USA.gov and Former White House Office of New Media

Accolades

Honored

Finalist: 2009  Intergovernmental  Solutions Award 

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Incubation

Incubation

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Incubation

? How Can We Work Together?

Groups:

Ideas

• Members

Blogs:

• Topic‐Based p • Planning • Review

• Thought Leadership • White Papers / Reports

Events: • Promotion Vehicle

Forums: • Pre‐Event • Key Topics/Trends

Features: • Member/Project of Week

• SME Chats, Ask the Expert,  GovReads and much more

Assistance 1. Orientation / Training 2 Consultation 2.  One-Time  Ongoing O i 3. Community Management

Questions Steve Ressler Steve  Ressler President and CEO [email protected] @GovLoop

Andrew Krzmarzick Andrew  Krzmarzick Community Manager Andrew@GovLoop com [email protected] @KrazyKriz