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How the Currier Museum of Art Prepared for Its Reopening

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We sent weekly Membership Monday emails; created a new space online and on social media with story time, art activities, curatorial walk throughs; provided holiday meals for purchase from our café each month; and hosted Zoom talks with artists from our collection. Our focus was to maintain a connection with the public and our members.

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The Art of Relevance is Now Available For Free on the Web (and Here's Why)

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You can now read all the chapters in The Art of Relevance for free online. You can still buy The Art of Relevance as a paperback, ebook, or audiobook--but you can also read any chapter, any time, online. It's finally here! I hope you'll enjoy this resource and share it widely (with attribution). It expands access to the book.

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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 187: Strategies for Avoiding Tech Burnout

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Topics Discussed in This Episode: How distractions impact our lives. 7 Steps for Mastering the Art of Work/Life Balance in a Digital World Starter Kit. Working in a Changing World eBook. Today’s episode features mindfulness expert Meico Marquette Whitlock in an excerpt from the sgENGAGE Rethinking Change webinar series.

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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 181: Interpersonal Skills for Today’s Changing Workplace

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Topics Discussed in This Episode: The five most essential interpersonal skills to focus on building: Adaptability, Empathy, Creativity, Collaboration, and Brainstorming. Working in a Changing World eBook. What adaptability really means and how to be more adapatable. Listen Now: Resources: Anne Converse Willkomm.

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10 New Nonprofit Trends

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If you’re a performing arts nonprofit, consider providing complimentary tickets to performances for your monthly members. To get in on this nonprofit trend, it’s important to discuss planned giving with your donors. That said, this concept works best for nonprofits that can offer benefits for monthly member donations. Give us a try.

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Book Announcement: The Participatory Museum is now available!

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As many of you know, I've been working for the past year+ on a book about visitor participation in museums, libraries, science centers, and art galleries. Over the past four years, there's been lots of discussion about the "why" of visitor participation, but in my opinion, we've been lacking a good resource on the "how."

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30 Virtual and Hybrid Event Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

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Participants may improve their painting abilities, try their hand at some knitting, or do whatever other sort of art they like without having to leave the comfort of their own home. Best yet, you could even offer some of the art produced in the class as auction items during your next fundraiser. 7) Shopping. 9) Movie screenings.

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