Debra Askanase presents some ideas for offline organizations to bring in their fans from the online world. Not just broadcasting information, but creating a way to identify the community leaders, and creating a system to harness their talents.
In particular, I wanted to grapple with the sticky questions of sharing leadership, merging online community with offline, the value online leaders might bring to a bricks-and-mortar school, and for what purpose.
See original article at communityorganizer20.com
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