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77 Quotes from VolunteerHub Clients

Volunteer Hub

Our volunteer program production is equivalent to 24 full-time employees…the value add is huge,” said Mary Cooper, Office Service Coordinator, St. Louis Area Foodbank. while providing them with the essentials they need,” said Andrea Scallon, Director of Measurement, Evaluation, and Learning, Miriam’s Kitchen.

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In Support of Idiosyncrasy

Museum 2.0

Some are scrappy and iconoclastic, like the City Museum in St. Louis, whereas others are august stalwarts like the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. Funders like the NSF have encouraged science centers in particular to share their techniques and evaluations, which is fabulous but also leads to rampant and sometimes unthinking imitation.

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What Makes an Innovative Idea Actionable?

Museum 2.0

Peter commented, I did hear from several people that the museum folks who loved visiting the City Museum when they were in St. Louis were quick to add, 'It's not a museum.' Tags: evaluation design Unusual Projects and Influences. Ticket sales reports? Does it need to take place in a venue similar to yours?

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Who Counts? Grappling with Attendance as a Proxy for Impact

Museum 2.0

This summer, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published the kind of "how sausage is made" story that rarely gets written about the arts. It''s about museum attendance and how the five big, free museums in St. Louis count it. Louis Science Center''s mission is to "ignite and sustain lifelong science and technology learning."

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Join the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and Nonprofits Assistance Fund for this fifth annual day-long conference will offer insights, strategies and tools for staff and board members looking at your organization’s financial sustainability from diverse perspectives – from strategy and oversight to implementation and evaluation. CSPRC / St.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

Impact Convergence 2016 brings together leaders, practitioners, and professionals from around the globe who are interested in impact and evaluation. The IMPACT Conference / St. Louis, MO / Not available. National Urban League / St. Louis, MO / Not available. Social Value International / Atlanta, GA / $225.

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[VIDEO] Young Professionals and Junior Boards: Beyond the Kid’s Table to Meaningful Engagement

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And then Corinne, who I’ve been getting to know since we started planning this webinar, she is a development manager over at Pedal the Cause, great nonprofit in the St. Louis area. Well, I should say both of these fine folks are from St. So give them a shout-out if you are too. ” So I’m going to pipe down.