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Q&A with sgLEADERS: H. Beecher Hicks, III, National Museum of African American Music

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NMAAM is the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. Today’s Q&A is with H. Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN.

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TechSoup joins the #ALSIceBucketChallenge

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From local athletes and community members in Boston it quickly became a national movement. Celebrities like Justin Timberlake, tech executives like Mark Zuckerberg, and philanthropists like Bill Gates all joined in. However, the backlash to it is gaining momentum and it's being tagged as slactivism.

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Q&A with sgLEADERS: H. Beecher Hicks, III, National Museum of African American Music

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NMAAM is the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. Today’s Q&A is with H. Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN.

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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

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Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 at the 92nd Street Y’s Belfer Center for Innovation and Social Impact in New York City. You can, however, join your local Giving Tuesday movement to localize your efforts. Team up with local news. Try reaching out to local performers and catering companies.

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Becoming Generous Thieves: Notes from the Museums in Conversation Keynote

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It could be offering a space in your museum for local meetups. Two of my favorite examples of museums that found strategic ways to be generous are COSI in Columbus, OH, and the Wild Center in the Adirondacks of New York. One of the most important of these is WOSU, the local public radio station.

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How Chestnut Ridge Church Reinvents the Church Experience with Technology

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It's an evangelical church with astonishing programs that attracts the crowds, including celebrities like former New York Giants quarterback, Jeff Hostetler, and his family. Jeff Hostetler is the New York Giants surprise 1990 Super Bowl-winning quarterback who now coaches a local high school football team.

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Guest Post by Heather McLeod Grant: Reflections on the Personal Democracy Forum

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This past week, I had the opportunity to attend the Personal Democracy Forum in New York – a conference about all things digital and democracy – now in its sixth year. As an example of this new approach he highlighted how Obama’s speech in Cairo was translated live and broadcast on TV, the Internet, and mobile phones.

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