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Care2 Impact Prize Awarded to Jamie Biggar of Canadian organization Leadnow

Care2

It launched with distributed house-parties to set its direction, and it has organized one of the largest distributed protests in Canadian history to protest dangerous pipeline proposals. From radio ads to funding legal injunctions, Leadnow has also used online fundraising for a wide range of tactics.

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Launching the First Wave of the OF/BY/FOR ALL Change Network

Museum 2.0

Some are funding projects. I respect my colleagues who are writing, advocating, funding, and researching the nuances of community work. OF/BY/FOR ALL is one of many projects in a growing ecosystem of efforts to propel more inclusive institutions. Some people are writing toolkits. Some are giving workshops.

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Dangerous/Ridiculous: Reflections on AAM

Museum 2.0

Last week, I was in Minneapolis for the American Association of Museums annual meeting. Eric talked about how the New York Hall of Science is trying to fund risk-taking, not just talk about it or under-resource it. In particular, we had a great group of 15 talking about participatory history experiences on Sunday.

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[VIDEO] 5 Must-Do’s of Year-End Fundraising Success

Bloomerang

Dang, she’s done a lot of Bloomerang webinars over our 10-year history and is just one of my favorite people. I live in Minneapolis. And your money story means you’re telling me that there’s a person but what it takes to fully fund your mission. . So I’m going to pipe down. Yeah, 60/40.

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AAM Conversations: Want to Talk?

Museum 2.0

I'm heading this weekend to the American Association of Museums conference in Minneapolis. Participatory history programming. We're having a harder time doing the same with history, especially when it comes to drop-in or single-night activities. To what extent is it realistic or desirable to broaden our funding base?

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

It is our turn to make history. Global Fund for Community Foundations / Johannesburg, (Int.) This event continues and builds on the legacy of the COOL National Conference and the Idealist Campus Conference, spanning an incredible 32+ year history. The Diversity Network / Minneapolis, MN / Not available. INBOUND 2016.