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Guest Post: Collections Access - Open the Door Wider

Museum 2.0

North Carolina Museum of History 1988.39.4 In this courageous guest post, Adrienne Berney, a Collections Care Trainer who works primarily with history museums, gives us an insider’s guide to these issues. Keep in mind that enforcing limited-access policies requires significant staff time too, along with possible legal fees.

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Joint Statement from Museum Bloggers and Colleagues on Ferguson and Related Events

Museum 2.0

New laws and policies will help, but any movement toward greater cultural and racial understanding and communication must be supported by our country’s cultural and educational infrastructure. Artists and arts organizations are contributing their spaces and their creative energies. Things must change. Where do museums fit in?

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Inclusive Fundraising: Taking Pride Month Support to New Heights

The Modern Nonprofit

Join us on a transformative journey as we explore the captivating history of Pride Month, uncover creative ways to extend our support far beyond June, and discover invaluable fundraising tools that will elevate our events to the next level. Get ready to make a lasting impact and empower change like never before.

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22 Email Ledes That Always Work!!

M+R

To make ends meet, artists would sometimes team up as a studio — helping each other come up with ideas, chipping in when someone was in danger of missing a deadline, teaching each other tips and tricks. Report back from colleagues Your organization is full of people with inside info — field staff, development officers, policy experts.

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Favianna Rodriguez: Political Digital Artist and Printmaker

Have Fun - Do Good

I think about how hesitant I was to become an artist, because I didn't see role models, and even to this day how hard it is for me sometimes to find peers who are women of color, because of how systematically they are pushed out. I'm an artist and an institution builder. The kind of art I do is art that gets engaged into the public.

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Women's Earth Alliance: Co-Directors Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond

Have Fun - Do Good

The level of joy and celebration was unforgettable because of what we were making happen, and the history we were making each day that we were there. AD: I definitely have had very similar experiences to Melinda in terms of my professional history. This is a history in the making. From that point, my path shifted.

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Our EveryAction Hero: Jewish Voice for Peace

Everyaction

This month, our EveryAction hero is Jewish Voice for Peace. How did Jewish Voice for Peace get started? Jewish Voice for Peace has been around for 20 years, We’re a national organization with over 70 chapters and 15,000 members across the country. We also have an artists council, an academic council, and a student program.

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