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Ten Things Nonprofits May Not Know About MySpace [But I Wish They Did]

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known. Young, old, poor, rich, conservative, liberal, urban, rural, black, white, brown, red, yellow, gay, straight, preps, goths, rappers, artists, hippies, yuppies… you name it. Nonprofit movements have been born on MySpace.

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Jen Louden, Savor and Serve: How I Have Fun, Do Good

Have Fun - Do Good

Jen Louden is a best-selling author, retreat creator, and Comfort Queen turned activity catalyst. This picture is from the "Chalk Art Phase" last summer in which we would write loving messages on chalk - Lilly is the artist, I'm the lookout and embellisher. Join her at www.jenniferlouden.com and on Twitter at @jenlouden.

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Year Three as a Museum Director. Thrived.

Museum 2.0

I''ve now been the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History for three years. Over the past three years, we''ve tripled our attendance, doubled our budget, and, most importantly, established deep and diverse relationships with community members, artists, and organizations across Santa Cruz County.

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Meditations on Relevance, Part 3: Who Decides What's Relevant?

Museum 2.0

Who interprets the interests of the community and decides on the relevant themes and activities for the year? Community First Program Design At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History , we've gravitated towards a "community first" program planning model. But there was no such program focused on the arts.

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How Different Types of Museums Approach Participation

Museum 2.0

Recently, I was giving a presentation about participatory techniques at an art museum, when a staff member raised her hand and asked, "Did you have to look really hard to find examples from art museums? Aren't art museums less open to participation than other kinds of museums?" I was surprised by her question. In Your Face ).

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Does Your Institution Really Need to Be Hip? Audience Development Reconsidered

Museum 2.0

Performances just for teens. It turned out that there were many different kinds of people who were excited about an active, adventurous approach to history. I've started realizing that at First Fridays, when our museum swells with people out on the town for an art experience. Late night mixers at museums for young adults.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Sheroes in the Arts. American Edmonia "Wildfire" Lewis is considered the first woman of Native American and African descent to achieve international fame as a sculptor at a time when artists of color were hardly celebrated and slavery was still legal. Are you inspired by women in the arts? Thought Leaders. Revolutionaries.

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