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Designing Transformative Communications Capacity Building Programs for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In addition, I was lucky enough to be the online facilitator for a virtual leadership program for arts administrators co-hosted by the Cornell University School of Management where I learned and practiced a range of instructional techniques for teaching adults.

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Adventures in Participatory Audience Engagement at the Henry Art Gallery

Museum 2.0

Thirteen students produced three projects that layered participatory activities onto an exhibition of artwork from the permanent collection of the Henry Art Gallery. The guiding principle is uncovering relationships between the works of art themselves rather than explicating information or theoretical concepts.

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The Triple Bottom Line in India: Software, Quality Education, and Early Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At the Sujaya School, I visited a second grade art class. The curriculum integrates the use of technology, for all aspects of instruction and managing the school. She again invited me to present at the Nasscom NILF Conference in 2010 and teach workshops. They were busy drawing planets or rockets.

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12 Ways We Made our Santa Cruz Collects Exhibition Participatory

Museum 2.0

In the spirit of a popular post written earlier this year , I want to share the behind the scenes on our current almost-museumwide exhibition at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz Collects. First Floor Exploring and making jars with the instructional mural in the background. Memory Jars installation.

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End-of-Year Event Fundraising

The Modern Nonprofit

Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes END-OF-YEAR EVENT FUNDRAISING The final quarter of the year unfolds with a blend of reflection and anticipation. TUTORING ART Tutoring Art can even host Virtual Painting Fundraisers & Instructionals on your organization’s behalf.

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New Models for Community Partnerships: Museums Hosting Meetups

Museum 2.0

On 8.16.08, the Museum of Art and History (Santa Cruz, CA) hosted FreelanceCamp, a free unconference that brought 150 designers and techies from the south bay area together to talk shop. Talk to the folks at Instructables. Again, hundreds of mostly young people shot hundreds of videos and photos featuring or on location at the museum.

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Two Tagging Projects that Make Sense

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The game also blends the point-based motivation with changes in what is expected of the tagger. But once I, a non-expert in either birds or art, started tagging, I ran into another problem. She was surprised, and commented that (like all tagging projects), the Posse is looking for whatever words you associate with a piece of art.

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