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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

Bloomerang

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. Funding Priority: Arts & Culture. Ford Foundation.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

Kindful

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. Funding Priority: Arts & Culture. Ford Foundation.

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Launching the First Wave of the OF/BY/FOR ALL Change Network

Museum 2.0

The First Wave includes 6 museums, 5 performing arts organizations, 3 public libraries, 3 parks, and 3 community centers. The Change Network program launches next week in prototype form with a First Wave of twenty organizations (full list at the end of this post). Half are led by people of color or indigenous people.

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Content from AAM: Virtual Worlds and Eye on Design slides (and more)

Museum 2.0

My more complete thoughts and reactions to the AAM (American Association of Museums) conference are forthcoming in a longer post soon. Today, I want to share slide presentations and interviews you might be seeking related to the sessions I chaired this week.

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Plants! Natural Materials! Review of Explora!, a Peaceful, Delightful Science Center

Museum 2.0

My first jobs were in science and children's museums. So imagine my delight to visit Explora in Albuquerque. Many of the exhibits are facilitated (there are 11 paid floor staff plus volunteers in the museum at most times). Why doesn't every museum have plants everywhere? I love science centers.

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Happy New Year! Two Free Books! And Watermelon!

Museum 2.0

Dear Museum 2.0 I published The Participatory Museum in March (with help from many of you!) While I did learn a ton from my experiences, especially in far-flung places and small museums, it was also exhausting. Fascinating and fun to stretch out from museums for a bit. Explora (Albuquerque, NM). and at ArtPrize.

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