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Let's bring people together for good. I'll help you build ethical and effective online communities, and support you to protect and improve team wellbeing […]

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#wrapstodon is a fun idea

Apparently I'm a stoic type, probably because I only occasionally post here

How about you? What has your data shown about your Mastodon use?
December 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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On Tuesday 21st of October, we (OpenUK) are running a free unconference in London next week to discuss AI.

https://agentopenunconference2025.eventbrite.co.uk/

We're looking for people who are interested in discussing the ethics, practicalities, problems, and solutions with each other […]
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mastodon.social
October 14, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Most of the hot takes you see online are about as fresh as the Filet-O-Fish at a McDonald's franchise.*

*some of these 'hot takes' have been doing the rounds for 2, 5, even 10 years. If the post is doing numbers, copy the text and hit search to discover how well travelled those words have been...
October 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Enjoying finding memes for a workshop I'm co-leading. TV legends galore!

But the memes are a fringe benefit. We'll share how to level up social media strategy and operations, and give community and team safety tips. And answer attendee questions!

'From […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
September 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Missed our talk on going 'beyond the ban hammer' and making the shift to prosocial moderation?

The YouTube playlist for 'Loop: the 24 hour global community builders conference' has just gone live!

Find my talk and the full Loop conference playlist linked below 👇

Beyond the ban hammer talk […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Is Substack now hiding its Nazi problem? Still promoting questionable content to users who are not subscribed? It happened to me this weekend.

I got a notification from a 'free thinking' account, that may not have had the swastika but was sharing misinformation, dogwhistles, and seemed to be […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Just launched something new – a 1-hour masterclass for nonprofit comms folks!

We're helping busy charity professionals make the shift from followers to community

Sharing strategic and how-to #socialmedia advice for anyone working with #charities and […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
September 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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This is a really important resource for community health on the fediverse. If you help run a fediverse community of any kind, please please please help pulse-check the state of the fediverse by filling in this survey: https://about.iftas.org/moderator-needs-assessment/

Please reshare for reach! […]
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werd.social
September 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Silly season summer social media quiz timeact...

Choose the odd one out from the question below about 4 food items...

Q: Which food item has NOT featured in a social media news story, trend or 'drama' this summer?

1. Hashbrowns
2. Jellied eels*
3 […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
August 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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@Ofcom is running a "The Online Safety Act explained: How to comply with the rules to protect children" conference - for all its faults it's nice to finally see concrete examples of what OFCOM does and doesn't consider harmful, with specific carveouts for lived experience. Also good to see […]
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mastodon.iftas.org
June 4, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I have a theory: people who build nonprofit online communities are hard to find online because they throw so much energy and heart into their work.

This was me. After a week of managing other people's stuff, I wanted to talk about anything else. Carbs. City breaks. Culture. Not community.

Am I […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
April 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Oh good, it's time for #musicwomenwednesday

Caesar on a TV screen, from The Last Dinner Party, explores the fragility of power and popularity (always a popular theme in community building)

"And just for a second
I can be one of the greats
I'll be Caesar on a TV screen
Champion of my fate
No […]
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mastodon.social
April 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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April 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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People ask “So what does Good Community do?” and the answer rarely fits in one sentence...

So I’ve put together a mini-brochure to tell the whole story...

Full downloadable PDF with links over on the corporate binfire:
www.linkedin.com/posts/good-c...

#ShinyBrochureTime
April 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Folks, who is here at #charitymeetup today?

Today's theme is "what I have learned"

Sharing our experience of squiggly careers, learning how to take ownership of our careers, thinking about investment in our growth, and getting the opportunity to network with other charity sector pros.
March 31, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." - Alice Walker

We have the power to progress, to change, and to develop.

What lessons have you learned - from mistakes, new projects, or from people in your network?

#charitymeetup
March 31, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Testing the water on Mastodon to see if anyone attended #charitymeetup in London today?

Location: British Red Cross
Theme: Lessons learned in our careers

I'm sharing content from the event (mostly over on LinkedIn)

Not sure how much of a #CharitySector presence there is here. If you work with […]
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mastodon.social
March 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Social and community managers - have I captured our mood in 2025?

Finishing a mini-talk for #DigiShift event on Wednesday. We're hoping to make sense of the changing digital landscape for social media and online community building.

Of course, I'm bringing out the memes...
March 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Community is powerful.

A recent study by Circle found that just one engaged member of your community is worth 234 followers.

Have you noticed this on the open social web? We have 👀

#socialweb #fediverse #mastodon #community #socialmedia #onlinecommunity
March 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Now we're talking. The deck view of Mastodon is so much better

For anyone #newbie or someone like me who hasn't been here for a while, this is a helpful starting place:

https://mastodon.social/deck/getting-started
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mastodon.social
March 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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New Ctrl-Alt-Speech: The Comedy of Errors.

This week: I explain to @benwhitelaw.bsky.social why John Oliver's episode on content moderation was the best, most accurate mainstream discussion of content moderation I've seen.

podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...
The Comedy of Errors - Ctrl-Alt-Speech
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:Facebook & Content Moderation (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver)Austra...
podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Waving to anyone interested in community building, online safety, peer support, or content creation...

Testing the waters here on Mastodon. I rarely posted here because my communities seemed to be elsewhere online.

But testing again...
February 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Like buses, you wait ages to speak at community conferences then several come along at once...

I'll be unpacking the art of listening to your community at one conference and digging deep into the community safety for another.

Plus, I'm tinkering away at my fortress model for community safety...
January 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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We don't talk about trauma concerning social media and community management, and I think we need to.

The more I study trauma and reflect on its impact, the more I realise that community can play a part in healing, and that digital frontline roles need skills to mitigate trauma risks.

Thinking...
February 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM