Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Ruth Cohen – American Museum of natural History. Elaine Charnov – The NY Public Library. Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library. 100 Years of the flagship library in New York. Staged a major exhibition celebrating the spectrum of what is in the library, public programs partners with The Moth.

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EveryAction

MARCH 2, 2017

The hottest ticket in DC has to be the National Museum of African American History & Culture. The newest addition to the Smithsonian cadre, its collections feature powerful moments in African American history, culture, and community and is a must-see. National Museum of American History (The National Mall). The National Zoo.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

Children and Education. Kliptown Youth Programme provides after-school activities and educational support to disadvantaged children from the Kliptown area. Heaven Children's Haven gives full-time support and counseling to children in care of social services. This township is one of the poorest areas in South Africa.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2020

history and includes several provisions helpful to the social good sector. Children and Family Services Programs – $1.9 Institute of Museum and Library Services – $50 Million. On Friday, March 27, the House of Representatives and the President signed into law H.R. Here is an overview of six specific provisions of this bill.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

Although the members of our board were impressed with all three nominees, they awarded Carrie Karnos of Palo Alto, CA, the 2006 Veale Award for her work with an accessible online library called Bookshare. Working for an organization with a long, illustrious history, I am always curious about how other organizations got their start.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 17, 2013

Andy Goodman , our fabulous featured speaker, entertained us with a number of great studies including the now famous Carnegie Mellon/Save the Children example. I’m a huge history fan. Probably because I love a good story and history is just that – HIS Story or HER Story – one great long story of independence, sacrifice and success.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2009

Encarta itself has a strange and fascinating history. It's interesting to wonder how Encarta's history would have played out differently had it partnered with Britannica instead of Funk & Wagnalls. For me, Encarta was never a replacement for the library; it was an intellectual onramp to the library. Photo: Bright Tal.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

This is the fourth and final installment in a series of grantseeking pointers inspired by fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding ’s great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries that came out a few years ago. Big Book of Library Grant Money. American Library Association. Information Today.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

AUGUST 11, 2011

The Perkins History Museum has an impressive collection on the history of education for people who are blind and deafblind. The Braille and Talking Book Library provides reading materials and services to blind people throughout and beyond Massachusetts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Note from Beth: As a supporter of the work that the Sharing Foundation does for children in Cambodia, I’ve seen first hand the value of literacy programs in developing countries. Our connection to Kenya remains strong; we are also the guardians for one of the children from that orphanage, @sammyikua , who now studies in Maine.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

" According to Brian: Our 100 million offline Americans need to know that 80 percent of jobs are now listed solely online, and 80 percent of teachers are now assigning homework and having children do it online. Digital Divide Using the Web and Internet libraries nonprofits broadband digital inclusion BTOP' Image: Connect2Compete.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton - Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab Ruth Cohen - American Museum of natural History Elaine Charnov - The NY Public Library Jason Eppink - Museum of the Moving Image Syed Salahuddin - Babycastles Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library 100 Years of the flagship library in New York.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Gil Martinez designs an installation to celebrate the launch of TechSoup Canada and the history of TechSoup Global. Kelly Czarnecki of ImaginOn uses technology to challenge and inspire children. Chris discusses virtualization with Monique Sendze of Johnson County Library. From the TechSoup Community: TechSoup Blog.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In any case, when I was a kid, growing up on Long Island, the newly opened Hall of Gems and Minerals at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) was like a mysterious dark cave for my sister and I to explore, ever on a hunt for gems. But all credit is due to Games for Change, as I’m just a hired hand to spread their ludological word.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

They had at the tips of their fingers vast amounts of information and knowledge, so they no longer had to travel to libraries to obtain research and have access to information. Instead, during a sensitive time, Yahoo found itself publicly announcing that it had been hacked—the largest in history—by a “state-sponsored actor.”

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Encourage participants to take advantage of your local public library and get reading! You can also include activities for the children of the community. You can provide a traditional Mexican feast and entertainment while educating your community on the history of Cinco de Mayo.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2012

You remember seeing them stand in front of the magic mirror in the history gallery, laughing as they made themselves into giants in the glass. With the support of the National Arts Strategies Chief Executive Program and the Institute for Museum and Library Services , we're starting a new project called Loyalty Lab to change that.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Instead of saying in the middle of the campaign “we need $X”, they share an interview with one of the beneficiaries, or invite people to connect directly via twitter with children in Tanzania who attend the school funded through the campaign. As an example, let’s think about a community library. Have people heard of 350.org org before?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 16, 2010

It's not topic-specific; I've done these exercises with art, history, science, and children's museums to useful effect. I noticed a trend: children posed with the smaller mice, whereas adults stood with the largest one. Read about the Human Library in chapter 3 of The Participatory Museum by searching that term here.)

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Neon CRM

JULY 20, 2023

For example, say you wanted to run a capital campaign to buy a new building for your literacy organization; your feasibility study process might look like this: Define your goal: Your project aims to raise $300,000 to purchase a new building to hold a library. That’s not always possible, though. Will you support this work?

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. It also won the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture a Silver Vega Award!

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. It also won the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture a Silver Vega Award!

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood, and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. This 157-page report created a useful tool for Zero to Three’s advocacy at any stage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

This morning I attended the MacArthur Foundation Digital Learning briefing that was taking place at the Natural History Museum in NYC. MacArthur wants to know: How is digital media changing the way that children learn and develop and what are the implications? Photo from public photos tagged with macarthur in NMC flickr stream.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

A Crowd-Curated Exhibition (Shelley Bernstein), the Tech Virtual Test Zone (me), along with a new participatory research project, Children of the Lodz Ghetto (David Klevan), to talk about our lessons and struggles working with the public to create "museum-quality" exhibitions and research projects.

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Forum One

MAY 3, 2023

Their annual report, the State of Babies Yearbook , frames rigorous research, unbiased analyses, and clear communications to influence decision-makers positioned to improve public policies and interventions in support of children and families. This 157-page report created a useful tool for Zero to Three’s advocacy at any stage.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood, and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

They use hashtags impeccably and they get involved in current events such as Black History Month, and National Love Your Pet Day. Everyone has heard of the Make-A-Wish Foundation —the romantic nature of granting sick children their wishes can touch even the coldest of hearts. Make-A-Wish America. Instagram For Nonprofits. AdEspresso.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

She has created educational mobile apps for teaching art history and is the organizer of the Polish edition of Free Arts Day. Museum apps can also work like multimedia books, such as Dickens: Dark London , or be more suited for children, like the Louvre Kids app which has puzzles about the museum's collection.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 2, 2009

Pre-Netflix, there was never a history of people giving something "four stars" when they dropped it in the return slot. Type in How Children Fail by John Holt, and you'll find its antithesis: Digital Fortress by Dan Brown. Netflix makes movie recommendations based on your ratings of films you've watched.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

The themes science, environmental, nutrition, economic development, children, youth, parenting, and leadership are very much appropriate as this conference agenda from the NACDEP and ACE/NETC shows. library, and nonprofit environments is mainly due to the benefits offered. So, now is the fun part. Examples of Mashups. Drawbacks.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Museums are quality learning spaces, but so are libraries. Museum house things, but so do libraries. For many people museums are purveyors of and intercessors with history. Shaelyn Amaio, a museum worker, agreed, as do I. To non-museum goers, the line between museum and not-museum is blurry. can find nourishment.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 16, 2007

It's interesting that science museums have started to gravitate towards "center" to convey interactivity, and yet childrens' museums are rarely called centers and don't seem to suffer under the Museum label (though drunken variations of the Funatarium abound). A park or library, sure. But a center? What is that thing?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Potentially populations served, like children or people with disabilities. It sort of depends on your budget and your needs and if you’ve got access maybe through a library or some sort of collaborative organization, a membership to Foundation Directory Online. . So you don’t necessarily need to sign up for one of these.

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