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

Museum 2.0

What started with 15 students in 1997 has grown to support 200 students per year. The program is rigorous, engaging students in serious scientific projects as well as personal and professional development workshops. YES students defy expectations. Louis homeless shelters to introduce them to the local museums.

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Using Social Bridging to Be "For Everyone" in a New Way

Museum 2.0

We''re more successful when we target particular communities or audiences and design experiences for them. We''ve seen surprising and powerful results--visitors from different backgrounds getting to know each other, homeless people and museum volunteers working together, artists from different worlds building new collaborative projects.

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

Museum 2.0

What started with 15 students in 1997 has grown to support 200 students per year. The program is rigorous, engaging students in serious scientific projects as well as personal and professional development workshops. YES students defy expectations. Louis homeless shelters to introduce them to the local museums.

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17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

Museum 2.0

We collaborated with two local organizations--the Rebele Homeless Family Shelter and Dominican Oaks retirement community--to conduct oral histories and produce a small audio and photo-based exhibit on maintaining love in tough situations. interracial marriage, keeping a family together while homeless) and others are more immediate (i.e.

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Building Community Bridges: A "So What" Behind Social Participation

Museum 2.0

For a long time, I knew I cared deeply about designing from "me to we" --inviting visitors to form social connections through participatory experiences--but I couldn't express a clear reason why. We tailor the programming blend to diverse ages, making sure no activity is just for kids or adults, no matter how much glue or fire is involved.

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14 Top Nonprofit Websites to Inspire Your Organization

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Effective nonprofit web design matters more than ever before. This means that web design projects (and even smaller, iterative updates) are important investments for nonprofits, and they can involve any number of different strategies and techniques. Mobile-responsive design. Streamlined navigation. High-quality visuals.