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**1. Legitimacy** Do you have enough legitimacy with the people you’re trying to engage so that you’re not ignored or crowd-jacked?

**2. Control** Are you willing to cede some control to the crowd within parameters you set and accept outcomes that are unexpected or suboptimal?

**3. Commitment** Are you prepared and able to sustain the engagement of the crowd and feed their agency over the longer term?

**4. Strategy** Do you need the involvement of the crowd to get a better outcome? Does the crowd need you?

[Mark Athitakis](https://associationsnow.com/author/mark-athitakis/)

Mark Athitakis, a contributing editor for Associations Now, has written on nonprofits, the arts, and leadership for a variety of publications. He is a coauthor of The Dumbest Moments in Business History and hopes you never qualify for the sequel.

[More articles by this author](https://associationsnow.com/author/mark-athitakis/)

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