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The Public Argument About Arts Support as Seen through the Lens of the Detroit Institute of Arts

Museum 2.0

Earlier this month, the Detroit Institute of Arts was "saved" by a voter-approved property tax (called a "millage") in its three surrounding counties. As one Detroit Free Press commenter wrote: "You are not getting it. Several Detroit comments were in this vein. This perspective was rampant in Michigan.

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Eight tips for funders to help grantseekers navigate your website?

Candid

For example, “grants are currently being offered to nonprofits in Detroit, Michigan in the areas of health, education, family services, sports, and community improvement”. . If you have multiple grant programs on your website, list them with a short description for each. Also, do you make grants to individuals?

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Storymakers 2016 Winners

Tech Soup

(Please visit the site to view this video). Our Best Video winner hails from the proud city of Detroit and is the unanimous top choice. Please visit the site to view this video). Please visit the site to view this video). Please visit the site to view this video). Please visit the site to view this video).

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Things We Like (May 2015)

NTEN

Activists used over 4,000 flowers to help Detroit reflect on the experience and place of abandoned homes. When should you use a carousel on your site? When shouldn’t you place a kitten on your site? User Onboard invites you to reflect on the user experience of newcomers to a website.

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8 Apps That May (Actually) Change San Francisco

Tech Soup

This project began as a Code for America project in Detroit. Prashant and his co-founders identified a need for local data about buildings and real estate in Detroit and discovered that the city was under-resourced when it came to the technical tools needed to collect it. It was the first project of its kind in 28 years. LocalFreeWeb.

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Instead of Selling Objects, Build Public Trust

Museum 2.0

When Detroit was going bankrupt in 2013, the city's emergency manager fought to sell off some of the prized artworks in the Detroit Institute of Art. Two years ago, the Detroit Institute of Art won the battle to keep their treasured artwork in the museum. And once that happens, all bets are off.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

On Monday morning, the 2004 National Book Award winners in fiction and nonfiction were made live on our Bookshare.org site, providing rapid access to these books to readers with disabilities. Bookshare.org News. Bookshare.org has the ability to move quickly! Both of these books are timely additions to the Bookshare collection.

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