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What the Third Sector Can Learn from the Public Sector

NTEN

Participatory. Are those words you usually associate with your government? Participatory. San Francisco and Washington DC are collaborating around API accessiblity for their 311 phone lines. Flickr Photo: h.koppdelaney Transparent. Collaborative. Now let's think about our sector. . Transparent. Collaborative.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

American Marketing Association / Scottsdale, AZ / $1,000. DMA / Washington, DC / Not available. Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / Washington, DC / Not available. Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / Washington, DC / Not available. Fundraising. Strategic.

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Quick Hit: Nina on the Road

Museum 2.0

Many of the talks are related to The Participatory Museum and I will have books for sale on all of these forays. April 22/23 - Washington DC. I'm giving a free talk about visitor participation in the evening at JFKU in association with the museum studies program and Cultural Connections. May 17 - NYC.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. Grant Professionals Association / Atlanta, GA / $840.

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New Models for Children's Museums: Wired Classrooms?

Museum 2.0

I was fascinated by our discussion, and Bob came to mind last month, when I was asked to write an article for the Association of Children's Museums quarterly journal, Hand to Hand , about children's museums and Web 2.0. Bob argues that giving kids laptops enables more participatory, engaged learning.

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How I Got Here

Museum 2.0

I applied to work for This American Life (rejected) and in the meantime fell in love with someone who lived in Washington D.C. In DC, I worked half-time for NASA as an electrical engineer and half-time for the Capital Children's Museum (now defunct) as a science educator. So I packed up and moved down the East Coast.

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Why Your Museum Needs a Bar

Museum 2.0

Flash back six months and I'm with friends at a hip bar in Washington DC, losing miserably at a weekly trivia night. But now, many bars are also offering participatory experiences around content. But why not reap the benefits of having a nightlife associated with the museum? A place many museums are not.

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