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Ask Britt: How to make a second hand bookstore a positive force for good

Have Fun - Do Good

Last week I announced a new weekly feature that I'm trying out on Have Fun * Do Good, Ask Britt , where you send in questions related to career design for artists and activists, and I'll do my best to answer them. Tags: askbritt. I encourage you to add on to my answers in the comments. Donate to your community.

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Arts 2.0: Examples of Arts Organizations Social Media Strategies

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Museum solicited photographs from artists via an open call on their website, Facebook group, Flickr groups, and outreach to Brooklyn-based arts organizations. All evaluations are private; all artists are unnamed. They are sensitive to the artists who are being judged. What Should Artists and Arts Organization???s

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The Living Library: Using Our Institutions as New Models for Civic Dialogue

Museum 2.0

Then bow your head and say a silent "tak" (that's "thank you" in Danish) to the creators of the Living Library. What is the Living Library? According to their website : The Living Library works exactly like a normal library – readers come and borrow a 'book' for a limited period of time.

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Ask Britt: 5 Tips for Job Seekers

Have Fun - Do Good

If you have a laptop, it may be less distracting to have your job search time at a café, or the library so that when you come home you don’t feel guilty relaxing. Make a fun to-do list. Once you’ve completed your scheduled job search time for the day, make time to have fun! Tags: askbritt. Network, network, network.

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Ask Britt: How Do I Promote My Do-Good Book Online?

Have Fun - Do Good

The author of Social Software in Libraries hosted an Alternative Book Cover contest. The winners got signed copies of her book and were announced at the Computers in Libraries Conference. Tags: askbritt. Send bloggers copies of your book to give away as prizes for their own contests. * book online promotion.

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Another Exclusivity Paradox: Secret Gardens, Hidden Museums

Museum 2.0

Not only do I get to experience the fun of opening the door to something mystical, I get to play porter and grant my friends access as well. You earned your private reading tree or library back corner, and each visit continues to confirm your value as a special and clever person.

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Advice: An Exhibition about Talking to Strangers

Museum 2.0

Like the Living Library project , the advice booth was a platform that connected strangers with strangers--not just staff with strangers. I think the bathroom wall made this possible by being an alternative for those who wanted to be a little less focused and just have fun with sharpies. But the exhibit team did something novel.

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