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4 bbcon Takeaways for Philanthropic Organizations to Power 2019 Planning

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We thought so, so we put together a short list of items we felt could trigger meaningful conversations just in time for end-of-year reflection and 2019 planning. . The program relies on multiple partners including the city of Boston, Boston University, local nonprofits, EVERFI , Boston’s Center for Teen Empowerment , and others.

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The Next Generation of Major Donors to Museums: Interview with David Gelles

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By the time my mom was at the Bay Area Discovery Museum, I was in my late teens/twenties, and I started to know the board socially, including Bob Fisher, who is now very involved with SFMOMA. The ICA in Boston probably did a pretty good job of that. And of course it is a reflection of certain haves and have nots in society.

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The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From my office in the Boston, I teleported myself into the Virtual World of Second Life and headed straight for the New Media Consortium virtual campus where I joined about 65 other avatars representing educators from all over the world (even Austrailia where it was 3:00 a.m. It was the ultimate digital media multi-tasking experience.

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How I Got Here

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I went to two science centers, one huge (Museum of Science Boston) and one tiny (Acton Science Discovery Museum), and told them: "I'll work for you for free for three months, and then let's talk about whether you are going to pay me." By the spring of 2003 I felt I'd learned what I could in Boston and tried to figure out where to go next.

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Book Club Part 6: Getting People in the Door

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The New York Hall of Science’s Career Ladder successfully recruits and advances neighborhood teens as floor explainers, and their full-time staff includes many people who have come “up through the ranks.” Which reflects a more basic question: who are museums serving, and how does their design support that customer?

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Into the Deep End: What's Keeping Museums from Telling Meaty, In-Depth Stories?

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Paul home over time, or the Boston Museum of Science's beautiful theater experience about Nikola Tesla, or an incredible single artist show, it stands out. But tight doesn't have to mean limited. When we experience intense depth, as in the Minnesota History Center's Open House , which explores the stories of residents of one St.

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