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Generational Giving at Arts & Cultural Organizations – A Donor Story

Connection Cafe

Maybe think about activities you could support that would offer parents a place for their kids to go and learn, like a movie series, art classes, or a small-scale concert. As kids become teens, encourage them to volunteer with your organization. Could your teen volunteers help run the kids programs? Read about it here.

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The Art of Relevance Sneak Peek: Part Ex-Con, Part Farmer, Part Queen

Museum 2.0

For the last time this summer, I'm sharing a chapter from my new book The Art of Relevance to celebrate its release. FoodWhat's staff and teens have taught me a lot about what it really means to be relevant to people who are often overlooked or ignored. FoodWhat empowers teens to change their lives through farming and food justice.

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Connecting Homeless Youth and Shelter Animals: 20-Year-Old Rachel Cohen, Hand2Paw

Have Fun - Do Good

Hand2Paw's mission is to connect homeless teens and shelter animals in a mutually beneficial way. They provide homeless teens with professional skills training and therapeutic experiences. June 1-22: My Juicy Blogging E-course: The Art and Play of Blogging for Artists, Writers, Creative Entrepreneurs and Do-Gooders.

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Get to Know the Lodestar Center: Anne Kotleba

ASU Lodestar Center

She joins us just in time to start a new school year and meet a new group of wonderful nonprofit students! When they leave here, I want my students to continue to question, learn, teach, and continue to use their education to change the world. I got a group of 8 teens together and I taught them a simple Photoshop project.

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Donning the Sweatshirt of Service: Reflections from a Second-Year Ally

ASU Lodestar Center

This year alone, Joseph Perez created an entire collaborative program that uses hip hop to teach students about life. Analisa Xavier implemented Native American Connections ' first ever teen after-school programs. Michael Soto traveled to every corner of Arizona to facilitate a comprehensive arts education program he designed.

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Teenagers and Social Participation

Museum 2.0

Last week, I gave a talk about participatory museum practice for a group of university students at UCSC. I immediately flashed to my work with art museums and staff members' concerns that older, traditional audiences will shy away from social engagement in the galleries. Many teens love to perform for each other.

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Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

Museum 2.0

Art spaces masquerading as laundromats and letterpresses. Machine Project is a non-profit storefront arts venue that hosts a dizzying array of eclectic classes, workshops, events, and occasional exhibits. Want some waffles with your art? Skill-sharing free schools. Community science workshops.

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