Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

We are so focused on getting things done, checking it off the to do list and the forward momentum that it requires, that we miss an important opportunity to hit the pause button, reflect, and improve process. To alleviate any concerns or tension, explicitly articulate to your team that their jobs are not at stake.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

We thought so, so we put together a short list of items we felt could trigger meaningful conversations just in time for end-of-year reflection and 2019 planning. . This is quite different than the past, when someone would support multiple causes and was generally satisfied with the noble act of giving back itself. .

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

What new projects might allow you to better reflect those aspirations? I used the example of two very different exhibitions that solicited visitor-contributed content: Playing with Science at the London Science Museum, and MN150 at the Minnesota History Center. That’s fine.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

I believe that setting that expectation at the outset made a big difference both in my eventual pay and the responsibilities offered to me. At the big one, I worked on a small project with teens to design science exhibits for community centers in their own neighborhoods. Bosses are like boyfriends; they're not mind readers.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Besides having the longest name on the planet, the Taylor Center is one of my greatest inspirations when it comes to an institution authentically and whole-heartedly making a difference in the lives of underserved community members. Most large American museums are reflections of white culture. YES students defy expectations.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2010

Besides having the longest name on the planet, the Taylor Center is one of my greatest inspirations when it comes to an institution authentically and whole-heartedly making a difference in the lives of underserved community members. Most large American museums are reflections of white culture. YES students defy expectations.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

So I can tell y’all that stuff, y’all, but I’ll tell you my most important job and how I really, really learned to hone my leadership skills was as solo mama to this teen who, my friends, she has the mack daddy of all summer jobs. Some late hours at different times, for sure. Do y’all know what that is?

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