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Lessons Learned Living the Virtual Experiment

.orgSource

Senders lose track of what they casually launched into cyberspace, and recipients struggle with the distracting chatter of too many digital voices. We learned that having a history of shared values and expectations for behavior makes for healthier virtual environments. But dysfunction need not be visible to be destructive.

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8 Organizations to Support this Black History Month

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

February is Black History Month and while there are countless ways to honor and celebrate black history throughout the year, we’re giving you a place to start by highlighting eight nonprofits that are making major waves in their communities. Black Public Media emerged out of a need for more stories from Black storytellers.

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Webbys 2021: Last Chance to Vote for NRDC & NMAAHC

Forum One

Help them win the People’s Voice Award by voting today. The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. To provide tools and guidance to empower people’s journeys and inspire conversation about race, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) developed “Talking About Race.”

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Imagery and Authenticity

Non Profit Quarterly

This is well documented, and even the history of people describing themselves as white goes back to the slave trade. Maybe we’ll start with you, Amy, bring your voice in. And so I never wanted to compete with her voice but rather just have this quiet undertone beneath her, to kind of convey a sense of space.

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Women of Color Leading Essential, Activist Work in Cultural Institutions

Museum 2.0

I was impressed by her expertise, and the example that Raven and Amanda are setting in strengthening their own voices as emerging leaders in this space. Monica publicly launched Museum of Impact this year with an exhibition on #blacklivesmatter, and she has projects on other themes--immigration, environment, mass incarceration--in the works.

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Guest Post: Considering a Commons in Collection at the Elsewhere Collaborative

Museum 2.0

Our archeology did not aim to uncover the hidden voice of my grandmother, but instead to begin an ongoing practice of recreation. Over time the movement and arrangement of things trails a layered aesthetic that convey histories and narratives of changing communities passing through this unfolding three-story artwork.

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Mobile Storytelling: An Evolving Story

NTEN

I keep on telling my story of how I moved between the East and West, between physical environments (architecture, urban design) and virtual (web and mobile development and strategy), between technology and the humanities. As of Febuary 2011 however, they have added a feature that goes a step beyond: streetview history.