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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

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From accountants to college students, from administrators working in construction offices to legal professionals, many are considering new career directions to gain more meaningful work and to serve the greater good in their communities. It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer. My mind was a sponge.

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5 DEI Strategies for Nonprofit Fundraising Success

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Workshops, panels, discussions, mentoring, a thriving job board, and networking are all part of WOC, as well as a sister branch, Allies in Action , for white allies to support and learn. This can include incentive structures, remembering DEI in programming, speakers, professional development, etc. and several countries.

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From Risk-taker to Spacemaker: Reflections on Leading Change

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I was a small fry at a big museum, volunteering for a project I had no business taking on. My boss and mentor Anna often encouraged me to stretch the limits. I learned this terminology later, from Beck Tench , who studies, mentors, and leads institutional change in public space. I was proud to be seen as a maverick.

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AAM 2013: Let's Talk in Baltimore

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I''m heading to the American Alliance of Museums'' annual conference this weekend, and I''m psyched to reconnect with friends and mentors and meet new people who can inspire and stimulate fresh ideas. Small-scale evaluation for non-professionals. Creating spaces in the museum for open exploration of the behind-the-scenes.

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Hack Your Hellos: the Unofficial Way to Meet Someone New at AAM This Year

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I''m getting ready for the American Alliance of Museums conference later this month. In addition to reconnecting with old friends and mentors, I want to meet people who aren''t on my radar who will help me learn and grow. In this way, I''ve found my idols / mentors /friends--and learned a lot from their inspiring sessions.

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Spring Internship Opportunities - and Thoughts about Internships

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I had a bit of a wakeup call about internships last month at an "emerging leaders" lunch event at the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums conference. The topic of the lunch was internships, and the tables paired students with established professionals to talk about opportunities, issues, and possibilities. We might never get there.

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A Tribute To Simone Joyaux

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Tenacious, Intelligent, Resourceful, Passionate, Insightful, Caring, Determined, and Fun are among the hundreds of words used to describe my friend and mentor, Simone Joyaux, since her passing last week. She implanted a love of France, history and what true friendships are all about. Simone was absolutely one in a million!

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