Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

You do not need to be an “artist” to make a postcard, but each participant is surprised and delighted by their creativity and to see that their cards contain colors, words and images that reflect their strongest selves. Yet, I wanted to be that artist and still do. What is your favorite Traveling Postcards success story?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Events are many people’s favorite thing about charity fundraising. 3) Cooking classes. Many people love to eat, but many of us aren’t as close to being culinary experts as we would like to be. As an added benefit these types of classes are often easy to broadcast live. 5) Online classes. 7) Shopping.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

CON: can make people feel like second-class board members instead of equal leaders in the organization. As one African-American artist on a prominent museum board told me, "I felt even more tokenized than if I had been part of some kind of Artists'' Council or African-American Council." Meet them here.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Have your supporters bring in their favorite dishes and try other people’s favorites. Exercise Class You can hold a regular exercise class with a volunteer instructor—like a boot camp-style fitness program—for long-term fundraising. million people play the sport in the US every year, it’s also excellent for donor sourcing.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

I've been spending time recently interviewing people who run unusual cultural and learning venues. Community science workshops. In the next month, this blog will feature guest posts from a few of the people behind these innovative, quirky institutions, but in the meantime, here's a short list of six of my favorites to explore.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Before the appointment, I decided to go to my favorite belly dance fitness class, ShimmyPop! I wanted to go to one last dance class before the doctor told me I couldn't anymore; a last meal sort of thing. I asked Heather for the class playlist, so I could share it with you. at Hipline. It’s about making ideas happen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2005

On the Vlogging list, there is an interesting thread on Citizen Journalism as part of a class at Temple University Film and Media Arts. The class is taught by Jen. " In the thread, one person pointed to Verdi's Video Workshop where people are giving reflective criticism on the vlog genre.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 26, 2015

It happens when people feel like they are contributing in meaningful way.”. Even though the process might seem intense, Gerken said it’s proven to be effective as the volunteer is engaged in their activity, whether it is teaching woodworking classes or helping with administrative work. We are a part of their lives,” she said. “We

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 17, 2009

While re-reading Echoing Green's book, Be Bold: Create a Career with Impact , I've been thinking about one of its main ideas--that people have moments of obligation. Some people can pinpoint one particular moment during which their lives took a new turn. Other people experience a series of moments that build upon one another.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

After NTEN had to cancel their annual conference, they set up a crowdfunding page where people could still donate to help cover lost revenue from the conference. With many people social distancing, there are lots of opportunities for online video engagement. Virtual Live-Stream. Virtual Race or “No Run Run”. Virtual Tours.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2012

She's brilliant and funny and pushes people to get excited about higher math and the big ideas behind it. Salman Khan's videos give people access to good instructional content on standard (and often confusing or poorly taught) educational topics. She would be the best science center educator ever. How to solve a quadratic equation.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 26, 2005

Having worked at Streetside Stories for such a long time and seen how powerful it is for young people to write, tell and create autobiographical stories, it was interesting to see how a different medium has the same effect on young people: increased confidence, engagement in school and joy. All people don't grow the same way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2006

(Disclaimer: I'm on the honorary committee because 13 years ago I worked on an online artist network with the New York Foundation for the Arts and CAMT was the partner.) Many of us started off as artists and then ended up managing arts organizations. m one of those people who made a conscious decision to become an arts manager.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2011

But the point is that the MAH, like just about every other museum in the known universe, was content to define the museum experience as something removed from the outside world, a rarefied church-like space of refined artistic reflection. Lots of people now don't even know where the museum is.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

I was fascinated by the project’s innovative approach to collecting, sharing, and connecting people through locally-produced media. When we have a critical mass of new people, anywhere from 3-7 a month, I try to explain the project as briefly as possible. Nell will be responding to comments on this blog and can also be reached here.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 23, 2009

Like many people who've worked in science centers and interactive experience museums, I've always been perplexed by the fact that hands-on workshop audiences top out around age 14. So why don't adult workshops succeed? They are more than just workshop spaces--they are member institutions, like museums.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

Are there people whose work you envy? You have to take action either by taking a class, doing an informational interview, volunteering, interning, going to an event, or taking a job in the field that interests you. Research classes/workshops in a skill I want to learn. Do it, don't think about it. Take small steps.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

I''ve spent much of the past three years on the road giving workshops and talks about audience participation in museums. Why should institutions engage with people in this way? I''ve never heard people say they don''t care about visitors, but I''ve seen it in how they pay attention to visitors'' needs and contributions.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

In fact, according to our Navigating the Unknown Report , almost 70 percent of people are planning to include at least some virtual elements in future events. DIY – Do-it-yourself events are skyrocketing in popularity, with people on Facebook starting their own fundraisers for causes they care about. Let’s get started!

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I've spent much of the past three years on the road giving workshops and talks about audience participation in museums. Why should institutions engage with people in this way? I've never heard people say they don't care about visitors, but I've seen it in how they pay attention to visitors' needs and contributions. The Museum 2.0

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 16, 2009

I think about how hesitant I was to become an artist, because I didn't see role models, and even to this day how hard it is for me sometimes to find peers who are women of color, because of how systematically they are pushed out. For people who are unfamiliar with your work, how do you describe your work?

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

While my objective was to make positive change, when I came at it from a place that was angry, I saw - I think this has been visible to many people who have worked in social change movements - that my anger was not growing the movement. It wasn't bringing people toward us. Why do people who are not chosen end up out in the cold?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

dang, this is a great topic, this is so timely as people are, you know, perhaps getting annual reports together. So I know that question is going to pop up a lot in the chat as people continue to join throughout the hour but we’re going to jump right in. Steven: That’s good, it’s beautiful. We welcome your questions.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 17, 2015

and featured a series of plenary sessions, workshops, master classes, and networking opportunities. The final workshop I attended was led by Pauline Rouer of the Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe, and Thibault de Saint Simon of insurance company Aviva France and focused on building partnerships with businesses.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 7, 2015

and featured a series of plenary sessions, workshops, master classes, and networking opportunities. The final workshop I attended was led by Pauline Rouer of the Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe, and Thibault de Saint Simon of insurance company Aviva France and focused on building partnerships with businesses. Like this article?

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 31, 2017

As a champion of diversity they recruit the strongest candidates, support campaigns, study the electorate, and encourage people to turn out the vote. They host workshops on mural painting, a hip hop academy, and an ambassador program where they send artists aboard to facilitate cultural exchange. The Art League.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

Off the Mat, Into the World is an educational, experiential and motivational process for people interested in conscious activism and service. I realized I had a platform where, for whatever reason, people would pay attention to me. But every time I would leave a workshop, I would leave with this haunting feeling of, "Now what?"

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

And also, we'll be here a little bit for the reception, so you can also come and talk to people one-on-one. And really, when I started, I thought that blogs were for kind of strange people in their basements who were typing about conspiracy theories and stuff like that. There are a lot of people who don't.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

In addition to being an artist, performer and dancer, Alli is also a writer whose most recent piece can be found in the Code Pink anthology, Stop the Next War Now. We'll be taking with arts activist Alli Chagi-Starr, the Cultural Arts Director for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights ' Reclaim the Future Program.

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