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Ice Bucket Challenge: Can Other Nonprofits Reproduce It?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One has to step back and marvel at the most successful networked fundraising campaigns in the history of social or crowd fundraising. 6) Social Proofing the Call To Action: Another reason is the social proofing element or social validation , where friends tag their friends on social network. The numbers speak for themselves.

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"It Is What It Is," and the Challenges of Dialogue-Focused Exhibits

Museum 2.0

Earlier this year, the New Museum and Creative Time commissioned a traveling piece by artist Jeremy Deller called "It Is What It Is: Conversations About Iraq." Why would I want to talk about Iraq on a visit to an art museum? Tags: evaluation exhibition Talking to Strangers design.

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How-to: Let Go and Start Blogging

NTEN

Lawrence of Cyberia frequently reveals "hidden" stories of Palestinian and Israeli history that counters misinformation and myths in US major media and government policy. He noted that when he turned against the Iraq War he lost two-thirds of his readers, especially after admitting mistakes about his position on the war.

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Ask Britt: How can I combine the creative arts with social impact?

Have Fun - Do Good

Examples of socially rousing photography permeate our history: Vietnam, Rwanda, 9-11’s Ground Zero. Just an fyi (: Photo taken by me at March 2003 Iraq War protest in Oakland, CA creativity activism art film craft photography music. Tags: askbritt.

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Self-Censorship for Museum Professionals

Museum 2.0

This is not to say that science centers are more censored than art or history museums—every kind of museum has its own hang-ups. Tags: exhibition design professional development. Imagine an art museum that allowed patrons to bang on the exhibits the way you can in a science center. and displayed in the museum.

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Training Afghani NGOs in Cambodia

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Over 8 weeks this last fall, I had the privilege of working with NGOs from Afghanistan, Cambodia, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria, in a series of trainings that took place in Phnom Penh, Beirut and Istanbul. Tags: HRP Cambodia Benetech genocide Martus afghan;afghani;human rights HRDAG.

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