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What's Your Vision?

Museum 2.0

A cheerful curly-haired deli owner stands in front of 30 of us and shares a quote he loves: "Artists live in the present and write detailed histories of the future." Last week, I attended a workshop on Creating a Vision of Greatness at ZingTrain , the training arm of Zingerman's Deli, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A dog assistance charity in Michigan sends first-time donors 4 letters over the course of the year following the journey of a dog through certification. Sometimes a nonprofit has access to world-class chefs, celebrities, artists, or architects or well-known lawmakers. Allow voting for the board (if you have this membership model).

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The Public Argument About Arts Support as Seen through the Lens of the Detroit Institute of Arts

Museum 2.0

Here are three of those assumptions and their substantiation in the Detroit Free Press: The arts are a private matter: Arts are about individual tastes, experiences and enrichment, and individual expression by artists. This perspective was rampant in Michigan. As one Detroit Free Press commenter wrote: "You are not getting it.

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2021 Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Kindful

Areas served: US (primarily Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, & New Orleans), Mexico, Haiti. Their unique model of local fundraising and local giving through their chapters engages thousands of women across North America to give generously in support of their mission. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. eWomen Foundation.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Bloomerang

Areas served: US (primarily Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, & New Orleans), Mexico, Haiti. Their unique model of local fundraising and local giving through their chapters engages thousands of women across North America to give generously in support of their mission. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. eWomen Foundation.