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Michelle Shumate

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What is social impact?

Angel Impact Investors. Collective Impact. Corporate Impact. The world seems to be obsessed with the type of social impact that organizations can make in society. But is social impact the…

Michelle Shumate

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What makes a good network leader?

Leading a network is much more complicated than advancing a single organization. Many successful organizational leaders are not good network leaders. Organizational leaders are often accustomed to making a decision…

Michelle Shumate

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What’s a network?

If you google network, the first result that comes up is a 1976 satire directed by Sidney Lumet. If you dig down the page further, you’ll get to computer networks,…

Michelle Shumate

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What do networks do that organizations can’t?

When I start working with emerging networks, usually within the first three months, I hear it. The concerns start to percolate. We’ve moved past the platitudes about “we can achieve…

Michelle Shumate

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Understanding and navigating saturated referral landscapes

Finding and accessing help can be daunting. Individuals must figure out where to start, who to ask for help, and how to go about receiving that help. Navigation systems have…