Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Elana designed The Telling History Project: Understanding the Past to Create the Future , a curriculum to teach students about human rights. After 9/11, she spearheaded an art-based CMCE 9/11 Trauma Relief Project in the New York City schools. She also pioneered art-based healing programs in post-war Bosnia.

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Hurricane Arts Interview Bosnia 51

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2012

She was a free agent for a long time, until the beginning of 2012, when she joined the teaching staff of Khan Academy. Beth Harris and Steven Zucker, who are well known in museums for their excellent Smarthistory website and podcasts. Beth Harris and Steven Zucker's content about art history is social and dialogue-based in format.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2007

Some of her resolutions were to reconnect with her city council members, get more involved with youth outreach through the arts, and "stop saying 'Africa.' Her resolutions include eating local organic food, teaching her students about healthier eating options, and volunteering at a community garden. Africa is not a country.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 28, 2007

Before I started blogging, podcasting, and consulting for nonprofits, I worked for six years at an arts education nonprofit teaching autobiographical writing to San Francisco public middle school students using storytelling and theater. Because of the double "A", I had to sit in the first seat in the first row in school.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For example, if you join a modern art museum, there is a good chance you won’t have to pay admission to other modern art museums. Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. Does your organization have a podcast or radio show for promotion?

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 2, 2006

This week's Solutionary woman is Viet-Ly Nguyen, a former co-worker from Streetside Stories , who I interviewed for my Big Vision Podcast last winter. Streetside Stories is a San Francisco based arts education nonprofit that actually just started a blog , so give them a little link love!

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2008

So I felt lucky last week to learn not only about an innovative arts exhibition employing geocaching, but to discover that its exhibit developer, Seth! worked with the city of Bellevue, WA, to incorporate geocaching and user-generated content into their public sculpture exhibition to put a new spin on the concept of “public art.”

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