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November Cause Awareness: National Native American Heritage Month

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Read on to learn about the origins of National Native American Heritage Month, how you can celebrate, and what nonprofits you can support this November. As part of his goal to create a heritage day for the “First Americans,” he persuaded the Boy Scouts of America to set aside a day for acknowledgment for three years.

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34 Clever Summer Fundraising Ideas

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Website or event page so people can find it. Provide water station stops and set up a picnic at the end for people that raise money. Take a look at how HikeFor.com is helping Donate Life America raise funds. Movies for Impact. The summer is also a time for superhero movie franchises to take over. Donations for Dad.

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Blame the Crowd, Not the Camera: Challenges to a New Open Photo Policy at the National Gallery

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I believe that the ability to take photographs (no flash) in a museum greatly increases many people''s abilities to personalize, memorialize, and enjoy the experience. The paintings have become beleaguered celebrities, pursued by mobs of novice paparazzi. Cameras weaponize an already unwieldy mob of people. How many painters?

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Populism, Commercialism, and Jeffrey Deitch: The Shifting Debate about LA MOCA

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Schimmel's departure was seen as the final confirmation of Deitch and Broad's populist, celebrity-driven approach to exhibitions, and that concerned many critics , artists , and museum directors in the art world. Visitors are people. They are people who have experiences with art in art museums. They are not numbers.

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I'll Comment for Food Donations, Ten Cents for Woman's Shelter, and Other Interesting Social Media Charity Trends

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It was the first mainstream article that I saw that described people being paid to blog. But hunger is a serious issue in America, especially in these difficult times. First Book has teamed up with Disney to celebrate the release of "Bedtime Stories," a holiday movie. He was able to see the real people helped.

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The Art of Relevance Sneak Peek: Rock and Roll Family Edition

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I've learned so much from my dad about making art, putting on a great show, inviting audience participation , and navigating celebrity. But for the artists and objects involved, and for the people who care for them, these shifts can be dislocating. They were featured in the movie Grease. I loved the piece. Here's that chapter.

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What Are Your Best Tips for Organizing or Facilitating a Charity 2.0 Event?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by DaveFishernc Charity Balls, Dinner Dances, Black Tie Charity Events, and other parties where people donate money to a charity to have fun together are nothing new. These are charity parties designed and organized by fans of a charity, mostly younger people. Charity Ball 2.0 As my colleague David J.