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The Truth about Bilingual Interpretation: Guest Post by Steve Yalowitz

Museum 2.0

He is fluent in Spanish (for a non-native speaker) and one of his main areas of study is bilingual interpretation in out-of-school environments. This qualitative, exploratory study involved tracking and interviewing 32 Spanish-speaking intergenerational groups in fully bilingual exhibits at four different science centers/museums.

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Building Community: Who / How / Why

Museum 2.0

We strive to be a place where you will always meet someone new, someone who is not like you, in a positive environment. As we developed new 3rd Friday community festivals , we were careful to design them as intergenerational experiences. Our programming isn't for target audiences. I'm proud of the bridging work that we do.

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Elevating Advocacy Voices for Children Through Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Given the challenging environment facing children’s advocates who see the negative consequences of underfunding health and education every day, it is hard to. possible solutions to the problem of intergenerational poverty. This helps explain the fiscal conservativeness that guides state spending priorities, despite the. of the past.

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[VIDEO] Young Professionals and Junior Boards: Beyond the Kid’s Table to Meaningful Engagement

Bloomerang

.” And so, if we can make sure that that’s not what it looks like for our organization, then we’re going to be able to attract folks who want real opportunities to engage. You can see, I added some photos here from our meetings.