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The Fine Line Between Personal and Personality: Is Being A Human Unprofessional?

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This seems to be the theme that is happening the comment thread over at Sean's Tactical Philanthropy blog in the comments about his Learning From Foundation Tweets post. My rule for blending in personality is to always link it back in a way to my professional areas of interest. Tags: change management.

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Does Social Media Help You Be Human Through Your Computer?

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I look at what was being tweeted and the voice used (institutional versus personal versus a blend). As we strive to build a more effective philanthropy, to share knowledge and support what works, let’s not become disconnected from the human element that drives philanthropy. Tags: change management. What do you think?

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Guest Post by Stephanie McAuliffe: SoCap09 - Day 2 Roundup

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These ventures offer solid rates of return as well as environmental and/or social benefits, sometimes called blended value. People took some pains to clarify that these metrics and ratings were not intended for institutional philanthropy consumption. Tags: socap09. Some are calling it impact investing.

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Should CEOs and Executive Directors Use Social Media?

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This is a good example of a "Blended profile.". His Twitter stream is where he shares what he reading about philanthropy and technology but also his travels to different social sector and technology conferences. Tags: india twitter. Holly's Twitter account is her personal but it is clearly branded as NTEN.

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Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for 300 People

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The Colorado Funders Association is doing this on its blog about philanthropy stories. ) The fun part of instructional design is embedding opportunities for this to happen. Tags: Training Design. Sharing what I learned from my colleagues at the workshop with staff.