Storified by Sylwia Presley · Thu, Mar 28 2013 14:15:46

#DECSyria live event this morning from 9:30. What's it all about? Follow our tweets and @decappeal for more info...

— ActionAid UK · Thu, Mar 28 2013 01:44:54

Available to answer your questions in just a few minutes, just tweet them on #decsyria hashtag pls;) @globalvoices #barcampnfp · sylwiapresley

Got a question about the Syria Crisis? Ask @decappeal experts in a LIVE #DECSyria Q&A 9.30am on Thursday: http://t.co/pPQ2wVFRTY

— Stephen Fry · Wed, Mar 27 2013 11:01:39

Learning more about the situation in Syria (@ BT Tower) http://t.co/wPiIaUtjYg

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Mar 28 2013 01:58:08

Waiting for #DECSyria to start · sylwiapresley

At #decsyria Q&A this morning! Lovely views, now just waiting for the event to start

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Mar 28 2013 02:00:59

Waiting for #DECSyria to start @ BT Tower http://t.co/IVSzcSvSC8

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Mar 28 2013 02:03:44

#decsyria in a few seconds @ BT Tower http://t.co/rL4aS3xDgO

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Mar 28 2013 02:04:16

Available to answer your questions in just a few minutes, just tweet them on #decsyria hashtag pls;)… http://t.co/Q3jtSr3A3R

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Mar 28 2013 02:15:33

I’d like to know more about he work of #DECSyria on the ground but I’m sure we will learn that from the intro

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Mar 28 2013 02:18:16

@decappeal #DECSyria are you working with bloggers/citizen journalists on the ground in Syria?

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Mar 28 2013 02:19:21

Hey! Good to see a familiar face behind @DECappeal!:) @ BT Tower http://t.co/Idq6665bXH

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Mar 28 2013 02:24:39

Hey! Good to see a familiar face behind @DECappeal!:) · sylwiapresley

Correction! Both faces behind @DECappeal! @ BT Tower http://t.co/q0WeN216hi

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Mar 28 2013 02:29:17

Correction! Both faces behind @DECappeal! · sylwiapresley

About half of Syrian refugees are children! #DECSyria

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Mar 28 2013 02:36:26

Panel responding to questions. Really good to see them all here! #decsyria @ BT Tower http://t.co/8WQj2NwBEG

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Mar 28 2013 02:40:26

Panel responding to questions. Really good to see them all here! #decsyria · sylwiapresley

Syria fast becoming greatest humanitarian disaster of this century #DECSyria

— Nicola Hulks · Thu, Mar 28 2013 02:41:29

Tweeting away for #DECSyria @ BT Tower http://t.co/lHA2v5UhpU

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Mar 28 2013 02:49:04

Storified by Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 07:17:01

Charity vs. agency session now - this is going to be interesting, really looking forward to it! #barcampnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:36:57

wishlist vs. requirements list #agency #barcampnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:37:20

agencies need to help charities to understand costs of requirements #client #barcampnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:38:04

if we get the wishlist can we please talk about it before final quote? #agency #barcampnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:38:44

we want to see more agency being honest about the fact that they are learning #charity #barcampnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:39:48

Make sure we are talking to the same person or someone actually briefed on the project #charity #barcampnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:41:52

briefs can be brief #agency #barcamnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:43:16

....but make sure briefs are not too brief! #agency #barcampnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:44:18

Can you make sure you actually talk amongst yourselves? #agency #barcamnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:46:20

can you make sure your brief is not only a braindump of all departments, pls #agency #barcampnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:47:08

Good point from @spirals - Helpful if smaller agencies point out silo working problem to bigger charities who are guilty of it #barcampnfp

— Graeme Manuel-Jones · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:47:57

your business is pitching and writing briefs, ours is a lot of other things, teach me to write a brief #charity #barcampnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:50:21

we would like to help you shape a brief #agency #barcampnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:50:47

don't get stuck in your ideas even if we dismiss those #charity #barcampnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:51:37

when is the time I need to flag up that you are heading the wrong way? #charity asap #agency #barcampnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:53:35

but if you want us to flag problems us it might come back in unfiltered way #charity #barcampnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:54:17

so what happens if you mess up? #charity it's a nightmare but we try to manage it #agency #barcampnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:57:29

what happens if mess up #agency I would be trying to ensure it does not happen or talk about phase 2 #charity #barcampnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 06:58:19

what would you do it I brief you on work you cannot do? #charity #barcamnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 07:01:35

we would turn it down #agency #barcampnfp

— Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 21 2013 07:01:52

quotes from Andrew's book

Storified by Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 28 2013 03:23:19

'That clarity comes from professional expertise combined with an emotional understanding of exactly what it is a commander is asking...'

— Andrew St George · Thu, Feb 28 2013 03:20:56

'In the dangerous places [...] great leadership is always clear.' #mybook #royalnavy #leadership

— Andrew St George · Thu, Feb 28 2013 03:19:53

The Royal Navy way of leadership has an ethical or moral content. #mybook #mybook #royalnavy #leadership

— Andrew St George · Mon, Feb 25 2013 12:35:23

"Leadership, wherever done, is done by knowing yourself, others, and the situation you are in." #mybook #royalnavy #leadership

— Andrew St George · Wed, Feb 20 2013 08:55:38

'As an Officer, Ernest Shackleton understood that leadership is done by means of the 'soft skills' and not by giving direct orders' #mybook

— Andrew St George · Mon, Feb 18 2013 08:53:08

Storified by Sylwia Presley · Thu, Jan 31 2013 12:08:13

Tip: If you're going to sack your social media team, it's a good idea to change the password first. #hmvxfactorfiring http://pic.twitter.com/f2nhS6kr · Adam Leyton

For those who missed @HMVtweets live-tweeting being sacked.. #hmvxfactorfiring http://pic.twitter.com/0rYXKEJJ · Michael

For anyone that missed the @HMVtweets live-tweeting of mass sacking of staff there.. #hmvxfactorfiring http://pic.twitter.com/i3N8QzvY #hmv · Stereoboard.com

#hmvxfactorfiring has been my favourite trend of the year so far!

— OmNomNom · Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:15:59

@hmvtweets abbreviations and text speech... This is clearly not a trained social media exec who has taken control. #hmvXFactorFiring #HMV

— Lauren Ashleigh · Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:15:49

This is why I love twitter #hmvXFactorFiring thanks @poppy_powers

— Tor Park · Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:15:43

@bloodrainbow Too sad but love their use of their account! #hmvxfactorfiring

— Mark · Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:15:31

HMV staff tweets their own firing lol #HMVxfactorfiring

— Smit Saini · Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:15:29

@GeenaMidtown http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hmv-twitter-disgruntled-staff-hijack-1567089 Seems some trending news is what brought everything to a stop #hmvxfactorfiring

— WildThingFoxyLady · Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:14:55

Wowser. #hmvxfactorfiring This is right up @sliderulesyou street methinks!

— Andy · Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:14:45

Revenge of the fired! As HMV staff were being fired en mass, their social media intern started tweeting #HMVxFactorFiring

— Robert Nielsen · Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:14:33

If you missed it, the author of the #hmvXfactorfiring tweets is @poppy_powers, who goes into detail about why on her own timeline.

— Aquarion · Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:14:14

If you haven't already, it's working checking out @poppy_powers's explanation of the #hmvXFactorFiring tweets.

— Alisha Levin · Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:13:21

Ah, planning on sacking your social media team? Maybe rescind access to their accounts! @hmvtweets #hmvXfactorfiring http://pic.twitter.com/agKMHi83 · Kieran Harrod

This just in - @poppy_powers is AWESOME! #hmvXfactorFiring

— Cookie Monster · Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:12:20

Meanwhile, at HMV... http://biztechreport.co.uk/2013/01/sacked-hmv-social-media-director-goes-rogue/ #hmv #hmvxfactorfiring

— Edward Morgan · Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:10:36

UPDATE: HMV responds to the rogue tweets posted earlier by an "understandably upset" colleague... #hmvXFactorFiring http://www.u.tv/entertainment/HMV-posts-rogue-tweets-during-job-losses/0480ff9c-dca2-44ea-b21b-a5df960981d0#.UQrA9xLF6Ho.twitter

— Conor S · Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:10:24

Too funny!!!!! Haha good on them!! #hmvxfactorfiring http://pic.twitter.com/lazJYMxq #hmv · Chezza

Oops “@TimeOutLondon: #hmvXFactorFiring: HMV staff live tweet sacking http://bitly.com/14zYxmo”

— Edward Aves · Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:09:54

@hullstephen @JeremySinger1 @hmvtweets Sad to see another retailer faces hard time. Surely they don't want another crisis. #hmvxfactorfiring

— Ehsan · Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:09:47

Storified by Sylwia Presley · Wed, Jan 30 2013 06:47:46

You are very welcome! :) RT @MagdasCauldron: @BIGOSUK thank you for including my blog :)

— Bigos Team · Tue, Jan 29 2013 16:41:36

@BIGOSUK thank you for including my blog :)

— Magda · Tue, Jan 29 2013 10:39:49

Bigos recipes http://bigos-uk.com/bigos-polish-hunters-stew/ via @realepicurean @bbcgoodfood @AnulasKitchen @MagdasCauldron @coffeenvanilla @presleysylwia

— Bigos Team · Tue, Jan 29 2013 07:56:28

Sernik - Polish cheesecake recipes http://bigos-uk.com/sernik-polish-cheesecake/ @presleysylwia via @realepicurean @MagdasCauldron @moje_wypieki @coffeenvanilla

— Bigos Team · Tue, Jan 29 2013 02:31:36

[New Post ] Sernik – Polish Cheesecake http://bigos-uk.com/sernik-polish-cheesecake/

— Bigos Team · Mon, Jan 28 2013 16:22:06

RT @jamieoliver: Recipe for meat free monday that carnivores will love ! http://bit.ly/XLEyKO #jamie xx @ Mexican Vegi Chilli http://instagr.am/p/VCIJ0Mq27q/ · Bigos Team

Storified by Sylwia Presley · Mon, Feb 18 2013 08:58:55

@andrewstgeorge A very good article - but only part of the story. Still marked reluctance in industry to recognise military skills.

— Philip Wilcocks · Sun, Feb 17 2013 11:33:51

RT @andrewstgeorge: Schumpeter: How to make a killing | The Economist http://flip.it/PgEjb

— Carole Aspden · Sun, Feb 17 2013 11:13:06

Leadership lessons from the Royal Navy - optimism, telling stories, making meaning, corporate memory http://ow.ly/hcbH2 @andrewstgeorge

— OneWorld Consulting · Thu, Jan 31 2013 03:15:30

RT @andrewstgeorge: The World Economic Forum in Davos - Leaders without followers http://econ.st/X786DK

— OneWorld Consulting · Mon, Jan 28 2013 09:08:39

@andrewstgeorge happy to do it...excellent article on key leadership skills that are not mentioned enough...

— Tjai Nielsen · Mon, Jan 28 2013 08:39:50

Positivity & storytelling, essential leadership success factors. Great piece by @andrewstgeorge. https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Organization/Strategic_Organization/Leadership_lessons_from_the_Royal_Navy_3053

— Tjai Nielsen · Mon, Jan 28 2013 08:30:12

@andrewstgeorge I saw little inspirational leadership there and not much motivation!!

— Philip Wilcocks · Mon, Jan 28 2013 07:14:56

RT @andrewstgeorge: Interesting: "Are you leaving leadership training too late in your team or organsiation?" http://www.georgeambler.com/organisations-wait-too-long-to-develop-leaders/

— Tamara Kerr · Wed, Jan 23 2013 12:38:58

RT @andrewstgeorge: Interesting: "Are you leaving leadership training too late in your team or organsiation?" http://www.georgeambler.com/organisations-wait-too-long-to-develop-leaders/

— Philip Wilcocks · Tue, Jan 22 2013 14:44:38

Event in London, later on in 2013 also in Oxford

Storified by Sylwia Presley · Thu, Feb 28 2013 05:34:40

Ideas for sessions at Barcamp Nonprofits · HowardLake

Barcampnfp london feb 21st 2013 · lailatakeh

Firefox at Mozilla Space, London · HowardLake

Sponsors of Barcamp Nonprofits · HowardLake

@cathmur great to meet you at #barcampnfp & pick your brains on all things youth-related! will be following #talkfeminism today :)

— yasmin · Tue, Feb 26 2013 02:33:14

Loving @presleysylwia’s personal take on #barcampnfp. A great read/lots of links http://bit.ly/YSVBfR

— Amy J Burton · Mon, Feb 25 2013 14:03:14

@MissAJBurton ...luckily there are some amazing #barcampnfp blog posts and notes :)

— Paul Darigan · Mon, Feb 25 2013 14:03:00

@MissAJBurton My head certainly hurt the next day, but we did go to the pub afterwards ;) #barcampnfp - Seriously tho, it was amazing...

— Paul Darigan · Mon, Feb 25 2013 14:02:36

@MissAJBurton you have inspired me to write up my personal take on #barcampnfp too! http://bit.ly/YSVBfR thank you!

— Sylwia Presley · Mon, Feb 25 2013 14:00:20

Yep, that was #barcampnfp alright! By @MissAJBurton http://amyjburton.com/2013/02/25/myfirstbarcampnfp/ :)

— Catherine Murray · Mon, Feb 25 2013 13:16:10

Barcampnfp london feb 21st 2013 · lailatakeh

Latest guest blog: What I (& my company) got out of barcampnfp - guest blog by @vasilakosp: http://barcampnonprofits.com/?p=814 #barcampnfp

— Barcamp Nonprofits · Mon, Feb 25 2013 13:16:09

.@PDarigan I took away so many ideas, each slot really packed a punch. Can you get a hangover from thinking? #barcampnfp

— Amy J Burton · Mon, Feb 25 2013 13:15:51

Laila Takeh at Barcamp Nonprofits · HowardLake

Sylwia Presley at Barcamp Nonprofits · HowardLake

. @MissAJBurton ;) I love your #barcampnfp post http://amyjburton.com/2013/02/25/myfirstbarcampnfp/ - I shared the fried mind experience, it was amazing

— Paul Darigan · Mon, Feb 25 2013 13:10:34

@MissAJBurton ah, did u just say #barcampnfp is not about coffee?;) loved your post!

— Sylwia Presley · Mon, Feb 25 2013 13:01:30

The Recovery - How #Barcampnfp fried my mind http://wp.me/p1BVw4-gS

— Amy J Burton · Mon, Feb 25 2013 12:55:36

The Recovery - How #Barcampnfp fried my mind http://wp.me/p1BVw4-gS

— Amy J Burton · Mon, Feb 25 2013 12:55:36

What I (& my company) got out of #barcampnfp – guest blog by @vasilakosp http://bit.ly/YuAoe9 < Lots of winners at @barcampnfp

— Paul Darigan · Mon, Feb 25 2013 08:56:06

#tech4nonprofits

Storified by Sylwia Presley · Tue, Dec 04 2012 11:49:54

The Global Canopy Programme - GCP

Working to safeguard tropical forests as vital natural capital that underpins human wellbeing and economic prosperity.

Community MRV

Global Canopy Programme has drafted a working policy paper that looks at existing examples of community forest monitoring, and shows how ...

Welcome to IHSAN

IHSAN understands that lack of safe drinking water and adequate sanitation and hygiene is the world's single largest cause of illness - m...

Abhi talking about IHSAN - clean water and sanitation nonprofit #tech4nonprofit · sylwiapresley

Playpump model explained http://bit.ly/THslpG #tech4nonprofits

— Sylwia Presley · Tue, Dec 04 2012 11:46:19

Playpumps - great idea! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout_PlayPump #tech4nonprofits

— Sylwia Presley · Tue, Dec 04 2012 11:45:20

http://communitymrv.org - crowd-forest monitoring #tech4nonprofits

— Dan Braghis · Tue, Dec 04 2012 11:30:23

http://communitymrv.org/ - current stories and learnings for similar projects not to reinvent the wheel, to avoid problems #tech4nonprofits

— Sylwia Presley · Tue, Dec 04 2012 11:28:19

challenges in using internet/tech in countries like Guyana - HIGH connectivity costs. #tech4nonprofits

— Dan Braghis · Tue, Dec 04 2012 11:28:06

Seems to be the best choice to collect data in the rainforest, survives under 1m of water #tech4nonprofit · sylwiapresley

hm, thx to Google for Google App engine and other tech available for free for nonprofits! Looks great! #tech4nonprofits

— Sylwia Presley · Tue, Dec 04 2012 11:13:24

Learning about the host of #tech4nonprofits meetup in Oxford today - http://www.globalcanopy.org/ - thank you for having us!

— Sylwia Presley · Tue, Dec 04 2012 11:11:59

RED payment system - payment towards the maintenance of the rainforest #tech4nonprofits

— Sylwia Presley · Tue, Dec 04 2012 11:10:08

Wow, a 1,000 year old tree! Impressive! #tech4nonprofits

— Sylwia Presley · Tue, Dec 04 2012 11:06:06

At #tech4nonprofits meetup in Oxford now learning about Global Canopy Programme

— Sylwia Presley · Tue, Dec 04 2012 11:00:18

Warsaw, November 2012

Storified by Sylwia Presley · Mon, Dec 03 2012 04:56:24

Duze podziekowania do organizatorow #smsbiznes i @dawidpacha za zaproszenie. Bardzo dobra impreza!

— Sylwia Presley · Fri, Nov 30 2012 11:07:24

Content from Social Media Standards 2012 Business

Warsaw, November 2012

Od Social Graph do Interest Graph, czyli co napędza "nowe" społeczności internetowe - Prezentacja na Social Media Standard Biznes

Od Social Graph do Interest GraphCo napędza nowe serwisy społecznościowe? Dawid Pacha

Kryzys w social media - prezentacja na Social Media Standard Biznes 2012

Analiza pojęcia kryzysu social media wraz z przedstawieniem wyników badań dotyczących kryzysu w social media w Polsce, przeprowadzonych p...

Media społecznościowe dla firmy

Media społecznościowe dla firmy

Pojechałem, zdobyłem, wróciłem :) #smsbiznes Dziękuję Prekursorkom! :) http://instagr.am/p/SsNxlav0KP/ · Adrian Wawrzyczek

Dzięki za Twitterville podczas #smsbiznes! @Martooha @adiwaw @presleysylwia @tsrif23 @malgon007 @malgorzatakulka @igrzywinska @socjokracja

— Dawid Pacha · Sat, Dec 01 2012 02:16:03

Social media tabu czyli seks - super sesja #smsbiznes http://instagr.am/p/Sq8DNNNp3X/ · Sylwia Presley

Ilonka o mediach spolecznosciowych #smsbiznes http://instagr.am/p/Sq8AT8tp3N/ · Sylwia Presley

Duze podziekowania do organizatorow #smsbiznes i @dawidpacha za zaproszenie. Bardzo dobra impreza!

— Sylwia Presley · Fri, Nov 30 2012 11:07:24

RT @igrzywinska: Moja prezentacja z dzisiejszego #smsbiznes dotycząca kryzysu w social media, z danymi z polskiego rynku http://slidesha.re/Sz32qs

— Sylwia Presley · Fri, Nov 30 2012 11:04:51

Mam juz książki teraz potrzebuje czasu aby to przeczytać. .. Dziekuje #smsBiznes :) http://pic.twitter.com/B4r3PEgX · Andrzej Salski

#smsbiznes #internetstandard Dzięki. Czujemy się zaproszeni na przyszły rok.

— M.Walendziewska · Fri, Nov 30 2012 08:12:10

RT @igrzywinska: Moja prezentacja z dzisiejszego #smsbiznes dotycząca kryzysu w social media, z danymi z polskiego rynku http://slidesha.re/Sz32qs

— Marta Siek · Fri, Nov 30 2012 06:45:54

Dzięki! RT: Moja prezentacja z dzisiejszego #smsbiznes dotycząca kryzysu w social media, z danymi z polskiego rynku http://slidesha.re/Sz32qs

— Andrzej Salski · Fri, Nov 30 2012 06:43:38

Czas wracać do domu. #homesweethome Pomijając problemy z wi-fi było zacnie :) Dzięki i do zobaczenia za rok! #smsbiznes

— Małgorzata Kulka · Fri, Nov 30 2012 06:40:13

Story of the book launch, 26th of November, London

Storified by Sylwia Presley · Tue, Nov 27 2012 04:13:13

....and the book itself! · sylwiapresley

Royal Navy Way of Leadership

Whether you are suffering troubled waters or sailing through from day to day, a new book by Andrew St George that draws valuable lessons ...

Leadership http://boo.fm/b1081378 via @audioboo

— Sylwia Presley · Tue, Nov 27 2012 03:55:43

Royal Navy http://boo.fm/b1080208 via @audioboo

— Sylwia Presley · Mon, Nov 26 2012 11:22:09

Leadership http://boo.fm/b1080184 via @audioboo

— Sylwia Presley · Mon, Nov 26 2012 11:15:44

Not every day do you get to learn how book writing changes the author. @andrewstgeorge’s wife, Mary, talked about just that. Great!

— Sylwia Presley · Mon, Nov 26 2012 10:55:38

A fine gathering aboard HQS Wellington. Warm words from Sir Stuart Rose for writer @andrewstgeorge http://yfrog.com/h3bnkeiej · Oli Barrett

yfrog Photo : http://twitter.yfrog.com/h3bnkeiej Shared by OliBarrett · YFrog

“It’s a good book because it’s short, written in plain English and it talks common sense”

— Sylwia Presley · Mon, Nov 26 2012 10:48:42

“I believe that organisations know themselves better from within” - agreed!

— Sylwia Presley · Mon, Nov 26 2012 10:45:26

Waiting for the event to start...cc @andrewstgeorge http://instagr.am/p/SgKt7Vtp60/ · Sylwia Presley

Waiting for the event to start...cc @andrewstgeorge · sylwiapresley

....and the book itself! @ HQS Wellington Boat http://instagr.am/p/SgJ2mmNp6O/ · Sylwia Presley

....and the book itself! · sylwiapresley

Ah! Dawid will love it! http://instagr.am/p/SgJezeNp53/ · Sylwia Presley

Ah! Dawid will love it! · sylwiapresley

"Knowledge is great..." @ HQS Wellington Boat http://instagr.am/p/SgJIF4tp5n/ · Sylwia Presley