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#GivingTuesday: Why I Am Participating in the National Day of Giving on November 27, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is intended to inspire actions like contributing to charities, educating one’s children about giving, volunteering for a nonprofit, or to encourage people in their networks to do the same. This campaign provides resources, a theme, and asking all who participate to unleash their creativity to spread generosity.

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Knitting for Peace: Make the World a Better Place One Stitch at a Time

Have Fun - Do Good

Barbara worked for my Dad at the Mystic Seaport Museum , and every year she would knit gifts for my parents and I. When I was growing up, every Christmas I would get a bumpy package with a card that said, For: Britt, From: Barbara Gould in criss-crossy handwriting. One year she made each of us a sweater with a story.

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: What Does it Really Mean to Serve "Underserved" Audiences?

Museum 2.0

Let''s say you work at an organization that mostly caters to a middle and upper-class, white audience. Let''s say you have a sincere interest in reaching and working with more ethnically, racially, and economically diverse audiences. If you like the post, please check out the thoughtful and complicated comments on the original post.

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What Does it Really Mean to Serve "Underserved" Audiences?

Museum 2.0

Let's say you work at an organization that mostly caters to a middle and upper-class, white audience. Let's say you have a sincere interest in reaching and working with more ethnically, racially, and economically diverse audiences. What does it take to make that happen? This is the root of the Youth Exploring Science (YES) program.

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17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

Museum 2.0

It was exhilarating to see them inspired to create their own meanings in response: lovers whispering together in alcoves, people of all ages writing and drawing on walls and post-its, children painting, everyone sitting rapt before screens. interracial marriage, keeping a family together while homeless) and others are more immediate (i.e.

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5 Types of Nonprofit Graphic Design Your Organization Needs

Nonprofits Source

You can even use color palette tools like Coolors to test how colors match up or contrast each other to find what will work best for your organization. Children’s Health. Style guides are important when you have several team members working on different aspects of marketing and communication materials. Style guide.

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14 Top Nonprofit Websites to Inspire Your Organization

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Save the Children. Create Amazing looks, well, amazing on the big screen, but the landing page’s full-width layout and high-quality video loop still work just as well on tablets and mobile devices. Key Takeaway: Your nonprofit’s website should actively highlight your work’s impact. North Shore Animal League. Project Open Hand.