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Launching the First Wave of the OF/BY/FOR ALL Change Network

Museum 2.0

We've see this model succeed at the MAH and at other community-centered organizations around the world. The model we landed on was movement building. We're excited about this movement-building model for three reasons: It taps diverse sources of expertise. We want to share the methods and tools that make it work. Consulting.

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Balancing Engagement: Adventures in Participatory Exhibit Labels

Museum 2.0

The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum recently loaned us some fabulous surfboards that tell the co-mingled history of surfing and redwood trees in Santa Cruz. We blatantly borrowed the brilliant technique the San Diego Museum of Natural History used to write labels based on visitors’ questions. how did they ride the plank?”

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

First woman selected to be President & CEO of Veterans Village of San Diego, and is a 2019 George W. San Francisco Ballet. Her career has been dedicated to connecting people and places through performing arts . Bush Presidential Center Stand-To Veterans Leadership Program Scholar . Nonprofit Leaders. Abby Maxman.

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Does the Most Powerful Work Live Onstage or Behind the Scenes?

Museum 2.0

Let's say your organization has a mission to increase X (art, healthy kids, clean water, community cohesiveness, etc.). On the other hand, in onstage mode, we could present more highly visible opportunities for people to be empowered and connected through art and history.

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Carrie Karnos, recipient of the 2006 James H. Veale Humanitarian Award.

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Working for an organization with a long, illustrious history, I am always curious about how other organizations got their start. I found Bookshare's interesting history on its Web site's About Us section: "Benetech, a new kind of nonprofit enterprise, is sponsoring the Bookshare initiative.

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Saving the California Condor: A Collective Impact Story

ASU Lodestar Center

After a contentious and much-publicized debate, the decision was made to capture all remaining wild condors and bring them to the San Diego and Los Angeles Zoos for captive breeding. An ornithologist and manager at the San Diego Zoo, he was involved in the conservation effort for many years and was a proponent of captive breeding.