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

Have Fun - Do Good

In addition to stories about how each project was created, Christiansen includes knitting patterns related to the organizations' work like the ChemoCaps Eyelet Hat, Peace for Fleece Classic Wool Socks and Afghan for Afghans Child's Vest. Last week I wrote about my Favorite Do-Good Books of 2006.

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Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for 300 People

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Colorado Project. A conversational panel or keynote does some blending of learning modalities – it includes some content-delivery and structured small group and full group conversations. There is a lead facilitator – in the panel or keynote model – it’s the Oprah with the mic.

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

Museum 2.0

During the school year, they spend one day per week at the Taylor Center working on science projects and leading science programs for young children, seniors, and other community groups. The program is rigorous, engaging students in serious scientific projects as well as personal and professional development workshops.

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

Museum 2.0

What started as a series of experiments and happy accidents is now embedded in how we develop and evaluate projects. I don''t have the answer to how we can incorporate bridging across the various ways we work with intact and blended communities. This leads to good bonding, but very little bridging.

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

Museum 2.0

During the school year, they spend one day per week at the Taylor Center working on science projects and leading science programs for young children, seniors, and other community groups. The program is rigorous, engaging students in serious scientific projects as well as personal and professional development workshops.

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

Museum 2.0

At the adjacent table, my colleague Stacey Garcia was meeting with a local artist, Kyle Lane-McKinley, to talk about an upcoming project. 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. Kyle had brought his baby with him.

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Your 2016 Cause Camp Speaker Lineup Announcement

NonProfit Hub

This is a high-energy interactive workshop that will shift your focus from viewing fundraising as overwhelming or a backburner project to an inspiring activity. Practice time to combine/blend your people and money story. What You’ll Learn: 1. Learn how to identify powerful “mission moments”; 3. Martha Piland.

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