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PUTNAM BARBER
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Current location: Seattle, WA
My day job: Researcher at Idealist
I blog about: Nonprofits; nonprofit regulation; community action

KIM DAVIDSON
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Current location: New York, NY
My day job: Community Manager
I blog about: Fun things on Idealist
More about me: My Idealist profile

CELESTE HAMILTON DENNIS
Hometown: Levittown, NY
Current location: Portland, OR
My day job: Idea Spreader/Storyteller at Idealist
I blog about: Innovative ideas; arts and activism; stuff I think is awesome
More about me: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Idealist profile, my other writing

DIANA HSU
Hometown: El Cerrito, CA
Current location: Brooklyn, NY
My day job: Community Moderator at Idealist
I blog about: Online resources; Idealist opportunities; using the site; my own job search
More about me: My Idealist profile

HANNAH KANE
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Current location: Portland, OR
My day job: Website Project Manager (aka Scrum Master) at Idealist
I blog about: Technology and social change; campus activism; eco-volunteering
Around the web: My Twitter; my Idealist profile; my blog about theme parties and scavenger hunts

ELENA MARTÍN
Hometown: Madrid
Current location: Weehawken, NJ
My day job: Blog Editor and Community Moderator at Idealistas
I blog about: Current events; nonprofit careers; volunteerism; technology; social change
More about me: My Idealist profile

MIKE SAYRE
Hometown: Elkhart, IN
Current location: New York, NY
My day job: Program Coordinator at Idealist
I blog about: Resources for social and organizational change
More about me: My Idealist profile

JULIA SMITH
Hometown: Cheverly, MD
Current location: Brooklyn, NY
My day job: Communications Strategist (and Blog Editor!) at Idealist
I blog about: Life at Idealist; technology and social change; arts and activism…
More about me: My Twitter; my Idealist profile

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Bloggers Emeritus

JOANNA ENG
I blogged about: Happening events, creative campaigns, current trends
More about me: on my Idealist profile, my website

TALIA KREVSKY
I blogged about: Inspiring initiatives
More about me: on my Idealist profile

JEREMY MACKECHNIE
I blogged about: Social media, current events, the nonprofit sector, social change
More about me: My Twitter, my Idealist profile

AMY POTTHAST
I blogged about: Careers, service, volunteerism, books, resources
More about me: on my Idealist profile, Twitter, my website