Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2012

In children's museums and science centers, this relationship is at its most extreme. There's a huge difference between the edgy, DIY beauty of Candy Chang 's participatory urban artworks and the dayglow colors, exclamatory language , and preschool fonts of most museum interactives.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 15, 2010

The institutions that seem most prey to a "cookie cutter" approach are science centers and children's museums. I think this is a particular shame because children's museums and science centers have the greatest opportunity to introduce young visitors to the special delights of a uniquely community-focused, idiosyncratic approach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

I've even taught my children about creative commons (check out Harry's screencast - What A Second Grader Knows About Creative Commons that earned him a feature story in the School Library Association Journal) All of this assumes that people really bother to look at the license, understand it , and respect the rules.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 8, 2011

Last month, artist and game designer Nikki Pugh led an utterly charming, often hilarious community residency at the City Gallery in Leicester, UK. Also many of the children were around 5 years old or younger, so some of the Ministry ritual and specific reinforcing language I used may have gone over their heads.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Art Exhibition You can never go wrong with highlighting local artists. Classes Nonprofit organizations often offer classes that cover a wide array of topics, from literacy and language skills to financial literacy and job training. Paint-Along Paint-along events bring out the inner artist in attendees.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students. Are they wanting to fund capacity-building initiatives? And that includes the extended effect on the programs delivered.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. This beautifully designed branding and website won five awards this year!

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. This beautifully designed branding and website won five awards this year!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

So I just want to say, by the way, that artists have left a huge legacy around San Francisco during this pandemic. And I’m going to say don’t, just use language that your mother would understand, like “will planning” or “leaving a legacy.” Why is that? It’s really because no one asks them.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Here are some of their stories: Aleda Schaf fer A student at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, Aleda Schaffer has worked as an American Sign Language Interpreter in Washington, DC, Alaska and Boston. When he was 22, Craig launched a company to help partially sighted children.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Depending on your budget, you may be able to get a popular artist, but you can also reach out to local musicians. Art show – Are there any local artists in your area? And, with their permission, you can even sell some of the pieces with a portion going back to the artist and the rest going to your organization.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 31, 2007

As Elaine puts it in the essay, When I was last involved in such an endeavor, it was when the Boston Children's Museum was small, insignificant, and unselfconscious. It also means that the museum palette needs to be stretched into areas that the Indian community talked about -- smell, sound, spirit, language, environments, etc.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

The children are ages 6-16, and they're making huge strides by leading a national movement against child rape in Zimbabwe. It was about woman entrepreneurs who were sending their children to school with the money they earned, even though they were living themselves on a dollar a day. And, their weapon is poetry.

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