Senior Strategy Consultant
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nl
Always believing in the potential of online communities for associations, Mathijs is on a mission to unleash the full power of communities with a purpose, while also growing in the Community Strategist role for other types of mission-driven communities. In February 2021 he partnered up with Open Social on this mission.Open Social is #MadeToShare: It is an open-SaaS community platform by the community, for the community. Open Social is specialized in communities with a purpose, serving clients including Greenpeace and the United Nations, and has won several international awards.Open Social's vision: A pro-privacy, anti-monopoly and open web that inspires trusted connections and collaboration.Open Social's mission: Become the world’s leading community engagement platform that grows with the ambition of its users.Mathijs provides Community Strategy Consultancy services for Open Social and spreads the gospel on the added value of online community in his “Online Community Evangelist” role. Activities include speaking at sessions at GIAF, BIAF, The Meetings Show, FIEXPO, BestCities Community Cafe, Community Thrive by Community by Association, ICCA Congress and Association Expert Seminar, and IMEX. Mathijs is AMI Expert Contributor on online communities and has written articles published by ASAE, Association Meetings International, CIM Magazine, MeetingsNet, VM Magazine by De Nederlandse Associatie, and more.Roles:* Strategic Marketing Consultancy for Open Social* “Community Evangelist”: Speaking / writing on the power of communities* Developing community building strategies with associations and other communities * Solutions Consultant: Identifying functional community platform solutions