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Curator's Notes
Be sure to check out Beth Kanter's blog
We are pleased to have the opportunity to repost and share with you a blog by Beth Kanter on curating. While her entry is about the use of curating for non-profits the ideas and advice she shares are practical for all organizations.
Adam Spence
Mark January 24, 2012 in your calendar as the date when impact investing went mainstream in Canada. Today RBC, the largest of Canada’s Big Five banks, has joined the growing ranks of major global institutions like Deutsche Bank, and national leaders like Vancity and le Chantier de l’économie sociale in demonstrating real leadership in impact investing.
Beth Kanter
On Jan. 30, I’m speaking at the Social Media for Nonprofits conference in New York City. This year, since content curation is a social media competency that I’m focusing in my own learning and teaching, I’ll be doing a conversational presentation on the topic. Here’s why I think content curation, especially the practice, is very important for us to embrace in the nonprofit sector:
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