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What the Third Sector Can Learn from the Public Sector

NTEN

Participatory. Those are the values President Obama cited last December in his Open Government Initiative. Are those words you usually associate with your government? Even non- conspiracy theorists would likely have a hard time summoning up "transparent" as one of the top three adjectives to describe our government.

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Military Communications in the Age of Social Media

Forum One

Earlier this week, I addressed the topic of social media in the military and government on a panel at The Army and The Navy Club in Washington, DC. From my perspective, the central theme of the panel was that social media is a permanent fixture of government communications. cannot be ignored by the government and military.

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Mr. Manager, Tear down this wall!

Forum One

Traditional barriers between consumers and real-time information are falling. Speakers came from Stephenson Strategies, DC government, NPR, and the Sunlight Foundation. The speakers wasted no time discussing the values and benefits when opening up the flow of information.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

We've scoured the nonprofit-sphere for high-quality conferences and forums, informal trainings, and more that will be taking place all over the world, focusing on essential topics like: Nonprofit management. 12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. 12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. Governance / @usdsoles.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. Independent Sector / Washington, DC / $1,625. Technology.

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Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century in 714 Words (or less)

Museum 2.0

ers, Next week, I'll be going to DC for a meeting convened by the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Museum and Library Services on "Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century." We have to privilege our visitor/users over our governing stakeholders. Ideas participatory museum professional development inclusion.

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Notes from the Future: Reflections on the IMLS Meeting on Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century

Museum 2.0

The goal, from IMLS’s standpoint, is for NAS to create a report that can address the fundamental issues facing museums and libraries in the 21st century, with an intended audience of industry professionals, trustees, funding sources, and government representatives. Museums provide the information that we deem useful or interesting.

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