Social networking

I was struck by the clarity of thought and purpose expressed in the podcast posted recently by Alex Samuel on her Social Signal blog.  read more »

While the poppy-less Jon Snow sparked a controversy last week, the Royal British Legion (of all people) produced a podcast designed to encourage a new generation of supporters to "pause and remember".  read more »

It's a particular crusade of mine to encourage not-for-profits to identify an internal champion (or recruit a virtual volunteer) to take on this role. Call it what you will, and David Wilcox and Beth Kanter, have both had a go at (re)inventing job labels.  read more »

The following is just a snippet from a long ramble I published here today.

We can all agree, I think, that the web has empowered individuals and invited more scrutiny into the work of organisations. Charities are not immune from this evolution but they do have a secret weapon: compelling stories.  read more »