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Which New Audiences? A Great Washington Post Article and its Implications about Age, Income, and Race

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One that has found remarkable success is California’s Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. The impact was dramatic. This list doesn't include many approaches that I see transforming museum audiences, like political activism, multilingual programming, intergenerational events, or cultural festivals.

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Building Community: Who / How / Why

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These are the slides and notes for the talk I gave at the American Alliance of Museums conference on Monday, April 27 about the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. When I became the director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History four years ago, I took this work with me. We exist for people who live in Santa Cruz County.

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Guest Post: Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs

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Writing my masters thesis for Gothenburg University’s International Museum Studies program while also working four days a week as the Director of Community Programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History this spring was certainly a challenge but also an incredible opportunity.

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Who Counts? Grappling with Attendance as a Proxy for Impact

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Summertime concerts at the history museum? The Relationship Between Attendance and Impact How can we measure impact? Let''s look at it in the narrow context of the relationship between attendance and impact. For some institutions, like the MCA Denver, attendance is seen as a very poor measure of impact.

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Women of Color Resource Center: An Interview with Anisha Desai

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It is a time where a lot of organizations are going through an intergenerational transfer of leadership, and a lot has been written about what does that mean? The greatest thing that I came away with is that the United States' and the European notions of what African history is all about, are so simplified.

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[VIDEO] How to Tap Into Gen Y & Z Donors

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So in addition to just being involved at my own organization, I am really focused on trying to, you know, make sure our sector is continuing to bring in new talent that is ready to be a part of the sector so that we can make an impact. That’s a commitment to an impact into the work versus a commitment to a particular organization.

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