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Is it time for a Social Reporter?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My first online community builder/facilitator job was with Arts Wire, an online network for artists, that used a unix-based, text-based online discussion software. Arts Wire, a project of NYFA, was originally intended to be a place for artists from all over the country to meet, exchange ideas, and talk about their work via the Internet.

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The Participatory Nonprofit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These teens are actively involved what Jenkins calls "participatory culture" - a culture with relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement, strong support for creating and sharing one's creations, and some type of informal mentorship whereby what is known by the most experienced is passed along to novices.

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75 Top Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Neon CRM

Hybrid: A hybrid auction takes the tools used in the virtual environment and brings them to the physical world. Either can be accomplished in a fully digital environment. Tap your network to see what kinds of artists and craftspeople are out there and are available to teach.

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52 Nonprofit Event Ideas That People Will Love

Neon CRM

Art Exhibition You can never go wrong with highlighting local artists. Gather a group of volunteers to pick up litter, plant trees, clean public spaces, and create a cleaner, more beautiful environment for everyone. Paint-Along Paint-along events bring out the inner artist in attendees. Save your spot.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Gentileschi is remembered, however, as an accomplished Baroque artist whose trials did not define her art. Sheroes in the Sciences.

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2021 Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Kindful

Its mission is to protect and improve the health and wellness of the people of California by increasing access to health care, quality education, good jobs, healthy environments, and safe neighborhoods. Areas served: California. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Areas served: Texas-based organizations. Vermont Women’s Fund.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Bloomerang

Its mission is to protect and improve the health and wellness of the people of California by increasing access to health care, quality education, good jobs, healthy environments, and safe neighborhoods. Areas served: California. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Areas served: Texas-based organizations. Vermont Women’s Fund.