Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

For the last time this summer, I'm sharing a chapter from my new book The Art of Relevance to celebrate its release. One of the nonprofits that inspires me locally here in Santa Cruz is a youth empowerment and food justice organization called "Food, What!?" Do I want this to be part of my life?

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Teen Arts Classroom Student 25

Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

These are the slides and notes for the talk I gave at the American Alliance of Museums conference on Monday, April 27 about the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. When I became the director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History four years ago, I took this work with me. Let’s start with empowerment.

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Build Community Museum Artist 20

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The mission of the Wallace Global Fund is to promote an informed and engaged citizenry, to fight injustice, and to protect the diversity of nature and the natural systems upon which all life depends. The mission of the Kentucky Foundation for Women is to promote positive social change by supporting varied feminist expression in the arts.

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Empowerment Grant Fund Resource 79

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Hundreds of unique, hand-made art postcards, containing words of compassion and solidarity are hand delivered to individuals and communities all over the world, bringing connection, hope, visibility and voice to women and girls whose lives have suffered from isolation, violence or repression. Each card is a piece of art in my mind.

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Costa Rica Interview Afghanistan Artist 60

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Philanthropy Reconsidered: Private Initiatives – Public Good – Quality of Life. Abigail Echo-Hawk on the art and science of ‘decolonizing data’ Allison Bauer Discusses Philanthropy Today & Nonprofit Support. The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex.

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Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

The mission of the Wallace Global Fund is to promote an informed and engaged citizenry, to fight injustice, and to protect the diversity of nature and the natural systems upon which all life depends. The mission of the Kentucky Foundation for Women is to promote positive social change by supporting varied feminist expression in the arts.

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Empowerment Grant Fund Resource 104

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 6, 2020

In reimagining these events, we must take care to harness the feelings of empowerment, of recognition, and of community that are so cherished about non-competitive events, not only on “event day”, but all season long. By removing the ability to have a walk in its traditional sense, we lose the pinnacle of the event season.

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Virtual Cancer Childhood Contest 33

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

I liked the feeling of empowerment and how it can shift you out of your usual way of thinking. The peer coaching exercise allowed participants to work in small groups of three people and take turns being the talker, listener, and witness. Londell facilitated this exercise and I was delighted to experience it as a participant.

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Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124

NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Bharat Mehra claims, in New Media & Society , that "The internet has tremendous potential to achieve greater social equity and empowerment and improve everyday life for those on the margins of society." And who needs libraries when we have Wikipedia and Kindles?

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Digital Laptop Mali Myspace 74

NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

They utilized an existing game engine that is popular among the PC modding community (Half Life 2). Frontiers may have better success if it were made specifically for those in migration policy work or the arts community. The empowerment of girls in third world countries is a topic many corporate sponsors are looking to endorse.

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Game Change Classroom Machinima 81

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 8, 2022

The oceans give us life. Plastic already falls from the sky, suffocates sea life, and is carried by currents and winds to every nook and cranny of the earth. We have all the knowledge, tools, and imagination we need to turn things around and protect our life-giving ecosystem. In return, we treat them like a garbage can.

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Maldives Environment Collaboration Life 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

from replacing ads with art to alerts when you visit the websites of companies that threaten the environment. Panelists will include app developers of mobile web solutions for health, environment, economic empowerment, and social justice. My Life With NF in Web 2.0 How to Save the World with Firefox Extensions!

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Comment Open Source Social Media Drupal 50

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. The projects can range from preschools, to libraries and computer training centers, to women empowerment programs. It has been going on my whole life.

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Interview Sudan Africa Congo 40

NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 2, 2018

All of the year’s art, events and goings-on are being sorted into “best of” lists on various blogs. MeToo was meant to be a movement that provides “empowerment through empathy” to survivors of sexual abuse, assault, exploitation and harassment, especially those in underprivileged communities. Project Life Jacket.

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Social Media Campaign Greece Media 46

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

A snapshot of the market for the arts? Arts audiences, on average, are older, whiter, and more affluent than the American population. Supporting data comes from many corners, but primarily the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Since 1982, the NEA has conducted a Survey of Public Participation in the Arts.

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Demographics Audience Museum Arts 20

Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 13, 2009

I find it helps keep life in perspective. Organizations like these teach everything from sports, to science, to the arts, to girl empowerment. I had a blast, and hopefully it was a fun learning experience for him too.

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Public San Francisco Volunteer Los Angeles 41

Museum 2.0

JUNE 11, 2014

This post was written by my colleague Nora Grant, Community Programs Coordinator at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) , we have been experimenting with a kind of pop up museum that is primarily created by the people who show up to participate.

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Museum Grant Lesson History 49

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Self-care is both an art and a science, one worth getting intimate with, especially if you are one who’s prone to pushing hard towards what you want out of life. She is a passionate advocate for women’s health and empowerment through the practices of self-care, self-study and conscious activism.

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Professional Brain Technique Australia 92

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Many of them had almost nothing by way of material resources, but they had imagination, and if you have imagination, you can, it turns out, light the dark with all kinds of creative arts. Britt Bravo: In so many of the groups you profiled, the women were using the arts for education, empowerment, or healing.

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Photography Interview Zimbabwe Change 40

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

Not only are the kids getting educated, but they're also being introduced into their cultural arts again. In front of me are all these pro life activists. It felt good to tell someone else how to live their life, but nothing was really being done. CCF has managed to take 450 children out of the dump, and into these facilities.

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Interview Cambodia Children Uganda 46

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

Today's Big Vision Podcast transcript is from an interview with arts activist, Alli Chagi-Starr. We'll be taking with arts activist Alli Chagi-Starr, the Cultural Arts Director for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights ' Reclaim the Future Program. You can hear the orginal podcast on Gcast , Odeo or iTunes.

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Arts Podcast Action Interview 40