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November Cause Awareness: National Native American Heritage Month

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Read on to learn about the origins of National Native American Heritage Month, how you can celebrate, and what nonprofits you can support this November. Parker, a Seneca Indian who worked as the director of the Museum of Arts and Science in Rochester, N.Y. The earliest efforts were led in the early 1900s by Dr. Arthur C.

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40+ Unforgettable Live Auction Items that Sell Well

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Celebrity meet and greets It’s not every day that you have the opportunity to sit down for lunch or a video call with your favorite celebrity. Private cooking classes Connect with a professional or celebrity chef to ask if they’d be willing to donate their time to a private cooking class.

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37 Spring Fundraising Ideas for Small Nonprofits

Whole Whale

SpringFundraising idea Number 2: Celebrate National Cereal Day with a pajama party for good. The Persian New Year coincides with the March equinox and is celebrated around the world (including the 1 million Iranian-Americans living in the United States). Celebrate National BBQ Month in May with a BBQ for your cause.

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Blame the Crowd, Not the Camera: Challenges to a New Open Photo Policy at the National Gallery

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Five years ago, I wrote a post arguing that museum photo policies should be as open as possible. I believe that the ability to take photographs (no flash) in a museum greatly increases many people''s abilities to personalize, memorialize, and enjoy the experience. How many museums? Reader, I was wrong. I still feel that way.

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49 Online Fundraising Ideas to Help You Raise More

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Not ready to step back into a movie theater yet? Give your donors the full movie night experience with a virtual viewing party. Virtual tours for museums. Your local museums may not be open for admission, but that doesn’t mean you can’t explore all they have to offer. Viewing party. Gaming fundraiser.

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Populism, Commercialism, and Jeffrey Deitch: The Shifting Debate about LA MOCA

Museum 2.0

That contemporary art museum is on the front of the LA Times again," she said. I can't believe that an art museum can be front page news in LA for days." He was mandated to turn the ship around financially and to expand the reach of the museum in the community. The discussion then shifted to the overall direction of the museum.

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Day of the Long Tail

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Movie Trailer: In celebration of the publication of Chris Anderson's book, "The Long Tail," The old world of media faces an invasion from another planet. By Michael Markman, Peter Hirshberg, Bob Kalsey; Produced for The Computer History Museum). The horror. The horror. (By

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