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10 Nonprofit Books from 2010

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

During 2010, I been able to read, blurb, write reviews, do blog giveaways, or author guest posts and interviews for a lot of terrific books that would be useful to nonprofit professionals in the social media, marketing, and ICT areas. I’m honored to be working with her on a training project that I’ll share more about in 2011.

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Yes, Audience Participation Can Have Significant Value

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I can't say that any one experience--working on a collage with other visitors, swinging on a hammock, discovering a participatory display for pocket artifacts in the bathroom--directly contributed to increased attendance and giving. They all have in concert, and they build on each other.

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Blueprint Book Club Part 1: How Do You Create a Future-Thinking History Museum?

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By the end of 2011, the House of Representatives withdrew its political and financial support. The early participatory projects are terrific. Freedomtrain - an exhibition about the history of liberation in 20th century Netherlands that was housed entirely inside a train that traveled the country throughout the spring of 2010.

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Goodbye Consulting, Hello Museum of Art & History!

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The best way I can really push my own participatory practice and thinking is to operate an institution and work with a community I care about over time. Throughout 2010, I was deep in planning an experimental cafe/exhibit space to address all three of these desires for a change. There's even a historic cemetery for good measure.

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Why I Blog

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It feels like a real gift to myself (and hopefully, to you) to schedule all this content now and not have to worry about it when my baby is born. You''re in for a treat, with upcoming posts on creativity, collections management, elitism, science play, permanent participatory galleries, partnering with underserved teens, magic vests, and more.

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Quick Hit: My Work with the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

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The Museum of Art & History is now in the hands of internationally known innovator Nina Simon, while the community eagerly awaits what happens next By WALLACE BAINE Posted: 06/30/2011 01:30:40 AM PDT Click photo to enlarge Museum of Art & History Director Nina Simon. OK, so we made up the last couple of those prohibitions.

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