Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

Read about the winners and how they plan to change the world through apps. TechSoup for Libraries. For the past few years, TechSoup for Libraries has been part of the Edge Initiative , an effort to create benchmarks and tools that support continuous improvement and drive investment toward public access technology.

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Global Action Library Contest 55

NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. I'm at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! Staged a major exhibition celebrating the spectrum of what is in the library, public programs partners with The Moth.

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Game Culture Change Museum 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known. Sadly, at the same time, libraries and schools across America were blocking MySpace, but allowing Facebook. I have to say, in my experience nothing changed when Fox News Corp. If your organization is trying to reach teens, absolutely!

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Myspace Teen Facebook Social Network 190

Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2015

Referrers include staff from nonprofits, community centers, public libraries, and other organizations that work with youth during the summer months. " How Libraries Can Use Range. Libraries, particularly those in urban areas, are playing a bigger role in social services. "They actually talk to nonprofits!"

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Mobile Tech Library San Francisco 36

NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

If we really want to unleash the full power of social networks and online fundraising to advance change, we need to do more. Data is becoming more and more transparent and that is changing the world. Is it time for a change of clothes? This is an Ignite presentation about Debra''s story, and how she chose to change it.

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NTC Slides Digital Director 36

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Through her contribution we were able to give our most active volunteers (those who have directly contributed to adding 150 books or more to the library) a chance to request a book -- any book that they wanted to see in Bookshare’s Collection. Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America 4. IMPULSE 34.

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Gift Accessibility Giving Volunteer 100

Museum 2.0

JUNE 15, 2016

This chapter explores the difference between connecting with new people by building new doors vs. connecting with new people by changing the content of the room. Build a Door or Change the Room? Or you can change the programming within the room itself. Changing the room means changing programming.

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Museum Arts Language Chapter 20

NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Personal computers, cell phones, digital assistants, and the Internet have fundamentally changed how we communicate. But with the Internet now accessible from public libraries, cyber cafés and cell phones, getting online is easier than ever for nearly anyone. Sami Hassanyeh, AARP. But to make these connections, people need access.

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Generation Digital Internet Iraq 87

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

For me, the experience changed my perspective on what teens want from social environments and encounters. It's easy to forget that teens are most comfortable being social with those they already know, not people who are unknown to them. What's your experience?

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Life Teen Culture Attitude 21

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

So, let’s change that. Serving as many teens as possible through your youth program is not a goal. How many teens do you want to serve in years one, two, and three? There may be more teens in your community that need support. Libraries often have conference rooms you can reserve. What a waste of time!

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Beginner Nonprofit Goal Process 111

Museum 2.0

JULY 4, 2007

Today, discussion with Elaine about ways museums choose their direction, how change is possible, and new museum types to be added to the list. How can you change or adopt aspects of other types without losing your focus or mission? How can institutional change happen? No one tells me what I’m supposed to learn at the library.

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Museum Puerto Rico Change Boston 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

It will be interesting to see if this advice holds true for the voters of the future based on Dannah Boyd's post " What i mean when i say "email is dead" in reference to teens. 15th including a session on using Machinima to create political and social change videos. Meanwhile, library geeks are talking about tagging.

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Wiki Vlog Machinima Bookmarking 50

Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

I wrote The Participatory Museum for two reasons: to explore the "how" of participatory design in museums, cultural centers, libraries, and science centers to create a version of this blog that was more "shareable" with organizational leaders and trustees By many measures, the book has been a success. and "why?" to "how?".

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Participatory Museum Empowerment Facilitation 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

MacArthur wants to know: How is digital media changing the way that children learn and develop and what are the implications? "We are in a moment of time where 57% of teens produce and share media. Young people have access to computers in schools and libraries, but there is a difference in the quality of experience.

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Digital Learning Media Avatar 50

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

How do you overcome institutional resistance to change and uncertainty to do something wild and hopeful? I worked on one project in which the client institution thought they wanted unfettered teen expression. In the end, this generated a substandard product for the client, and disappointment for the teens. It takes six steps.

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Project Museum Teen North Carolina 22

Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2008

Museums (and libraries) are trusted sources of information. They were both commissioned by organizations whose purpose is to support museums and libraries. You may remember the NPR stories in 2007 about changes in the way that doctors acknowledge mistakes and offer apologies. Many of the teens write, "learn with us.

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Participatory Museum Teen Voice 20

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

But look, here’s the truth: Fundraising is about inviting people to be part of something worthwhile, something bigger than they are, something meaningful that changes lives. And no matter how awesome you think your nonprofit’s mission is, if your cause isn’t one they like, you’re not going to change their mind. It’s just how it is.

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Fundraising Fund Teen Newsletter 120

Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2008

Because of the dynamic and changing nature of the internet this conference serves as a good barometer of new and innovative approaches in the museum world. Institutions like the Library of Congress and the Powerhouse Museum are getting thousands of quality tags and comments on previously hidden away images.

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Museum Web Teen Flickr 20

Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

how do you set clear criteria for participation when the project is experimental and ever-changing? In that case, my personal interaction with the users allowed me to honestly and openly share the changes that were affecting all of us. This is a question we grappled with in the Tech Virtual project.

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Slides Participatory Museum Children 20

Museum 2.0

JUNE 13, 2007

It’s ironic, when you think about the great pains that museums and libraries go to to create spaces that are “teen-positive,” that malls attract kids effortlessly with fluorescent lights and lousy music. Malls offer changing, contemporary content. Plus, malls are cool. Mall architecture supports users.

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Lesson Museum Music Classes 20

DipJar

AUGUST 24, 2022

Ah, public libraries! We enjoy every opportunity to speak with library customers, learning how they serve their communities and how DipJar supports those efforts. A recent conversation with Erica Busillo Adams of Providence Public Library is a perfect case in point! Providence Public Library first opened to the public in 1878.

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Library Public Local Reflection 105

Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

We have a live library in our lobby here at Bloomerang. COVID-19, even though things are opening up and hope is kind of on the horizon, it has changed how, and why, and how much we are online. Now, this might be changing. Maybe it will change this summer. We’re trying to change hearts and minds.

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Social Media Trend Video Marketing 77