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Have Fun Do Good Link Love: Echoing Green, Jobs for Change, Julia Cameron and 29 Gifts

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In the first edition of this partnership, I interviewed Erin O'Connor Jones , the Director of Candidate Services and Managing Associate at Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group. Green Blogger Convention To Kick Off In Los Angeles Next Month on Eco razzi. Early registration deadline is Nov. nonprofit (valued up to $75,000 ).

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Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

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I've been spending time recently interviewing people who run unusual cultural and learning venues. Machine Project (Los Angeles, CA). It's run by Jon Rubin, an artist and professor of social practice at Carnegie Mellon, and his students. Skill-sharing free schools. Community science workshops. PieLab (Greensboro, AL).

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Community Funded Reporting: Interview with David Cohn of Spot.us

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On July 9, 2009 I interviewed David about Spot.us Below is an edited transcript of the interview which you also can listen to online , or subscribe to via iTunes. We also did an interview with the reporter to get a feel for what went into the reporting. And it'll probably be to Southern California, Los Angeles, next.

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Another Exclusivity Paradox: Secret Gardens, Hidden Museums

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I know I feel that way about the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles; I feel a bit of pride every time I usher a skeptical friend through the non-descript storefront and into a world of strange wonder. As he put it , "I also think people connect with my stuff because it flirts with failure.

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1stfans: An Audience-Specific Membership Program at the Brooklyn Museum

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This week, an interview with Brooklyn Museum 1stfans managers Will Cary (membership) and Shelley Bernstein (technology) and artist An Xiao. So you weren't targeting "Brooklyn artists" or some other demographic group. T he Twitter Art Feed features a new artist every month. This was made for them. Will: Right.

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Technology for Whom? Owning Our Platforms

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For instance, Stocksy United, a platform cooperative for photographers, videographers, and artists generally, has a fair wage distribution system for members. Trebor Scholz et , Policies for Cooperative Ownership in the Digital Economy (New York: Platform Cooperativism Consortium and Los Angeles: Berggruen Institute, 2021).

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