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Intergenerational Wired Fundraisers: A Conversation

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" And, then, of course, there is the art of integenerational online fundraising. He discovered the Sharing Foundation's project on Global Giving and decided to enter the America's Giving Challenge. Now we have a team of intergenerational wired fundraisers. I am learning so much from Nhuong Son. And of course.

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Which New Audiences? A Great Washington Post Article and its Implications about Age, Income, and Race

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One that has found remarkable success is California’s Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Executive Director Nina Simon, who was hired in 2011, says that in the years following the global financial crisis, the facility was struggling. “At The plaza serves as a kind of front porch to the museum, ushering visitors old and new. “I

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From Community Arts To Community of Online Learners: Janet Salmons, Ph.D

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I met Janet Salmons many years ago while I working on various arts and technology projects in New York State for the New York Foundation for the Arts. I started in the Cornell University Center for Theatre Arts , where I founded and directed two programs: Cornell Theatre Outreach and the Community-Based Arts Project.

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Guest Post by Katherine Hutt: A Small Nonprofit's Strategy for Pepsi Refresh Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For context, please see this guest post by Bonin Bough, The Global Director of Social Media for Pepsi, published earlier this month. GOH developed Hope Meadows, an intergenerational neighborhood that supports families adopting children out of foster care. Pepsi decided to give away their Super Bowl ad budget and instead give away $1.3

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Building Community: Who / How / Why

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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. We exist for people who live in Santa Cruz County.

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