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50 Nonprofits Every U.S. Politican Should Follow on Twitter

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Change the Equation :: @ ChangeEquation. National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy :: @ TheNC. National Coalition for the Homelessness :: @ NTL_Homeless. National Museum of American History :: @ AMHistoryMuseum. American Wind Energy Association :: @ AWEA. Amnesty International USA :: @ Amnesty.

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Year Three as a Museum Director. Thrived.

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I''ve now been the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History for three years. When I look back at some recent projects that I''m most excited about (like this teen program ), I realize that I had very little to do with their conception or execution. We''re working on a theory of change.

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Introducing Abbott Square Part 3: Community Participation Builds a Community Plaza

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This is the second installation in a series of posts on the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH)'s development of Abbott Square , a new creative community plaza in downtown Santa Cruz. Businesspeople asked how we would keep out homeless people, drug addicts, and deviant behavior. What amenities does it need?

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

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Whether quietly spearheading some of the world's most groundbreaking scientific and medical research or not-so-quietly leading revolutions on the battlefield, our history is ripe with stories of ferocious, adventurous, enlightened, and persistent women. History remembers Queen Anna Nzinga as one of the great female rulers of Africa.

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Stellar year-end fundraising strategies for busy nonprofit leaders

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Here are some sample end-of-year fundraising campaign themes : Let’s Make Hunger History. Give Every Teen the Chance to Chase Their Dream. Or to help you eliminate your waiting list so every homeless person can get medical care. Stock up on photos and stories of the lives you are changing. Every Kitten Deserves a Chance.

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Learn to Love Your Local Data

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Want to know how many kids ate fruits and vegetables, or how many teens graduated high school, or how many people are homeless? For example, one of the outcomes in our theory of change that we care about is civic engagement. Want to know the demographic spread of your county? Check the census. The data exists.

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Self-Censorship for Museum Professionals

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This is not to say that science centers are more censored than art or history museums—every kind of museum has its own hang-ups. Why do homeless people smell bad?” The science of capital punishment from DNA to execution Religion Teen suicide, teen cutting – I wanted to include these in my museum’s “Hall of Human Life” teen area.

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