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The Wildness in the Corner: A Discussion with Jason Nelson

Museum 2.0

I grew up in Oklahoma. But there’s a lot of unexpected beauty in Oklahoma—weird folk art with plastic deer, a beautiful house. just won an Italian art award. I’d find a blog and say you might be interested by this—and then it spread out. I’m really fascinated by the viral web. No one knows about it, no one wants to live there.

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Who Will Be the Next $100,000 Purpose Prize Winner? - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

The prize is the only program in the country focused on promoting and encouraging the work of social innovators over 60, like: Wilma Melville , a 74-year-old, retired physical education teacher, who won $100,000 for creating The National Disaster Search Foundation. Her idea is now a reality.