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November Cause Awareness: National Native American Heritage Month

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This important awareness month is dedicated to honoring the contributions of Indigenous American Indians and the history of the country’s first stewards. Parker, a Seneca Indian who worked as the director of the Museum of Arts and Science in Rochester, N.Y. November is National Native American Heritage Month!

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Covid-19 and Museum

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As a Historic Interpreter for Telfair Museums, I would lead visitors through the Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters on a 45 minute guided tour of antebellum Savannah history discussing politics and urban slavery. When the Museum closed I was expecting the next few weeks to be different. I set up digital lunches.

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Why do we keep working in museums?

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TL;DR A lot of really shitty people hate museums and hate that museums would even attempt social justice therefore museums are okay, maybe. It is well documented that most jobs in museums pay poorly. Gainful, full time museum employment is also notoriously difficult and competitive.

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The Power of Giving: Supporting AAPI Nonprofits That Align with Your Values

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If you’ve ever watched a video on YouTube, used a USB device, had a bone marrow transplant, gone surfing, or enjoyed any number of movies, musicians, or artists, you’ve experienced one of the countless contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).

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These 3 Types Of Nonprofits Spend The Most On Advertising According To This 2021 Study

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These three nonprofit types are: Performing Arts Companies, Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events, and Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions. Their mission is to show great movies that entertain and enlighten their audience. . Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions.

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What Hocus Pocus Can Teach You About Major Gift Fundraising

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Believe it or not, I’ve found that there are parallels between one of the greatest Halloween movies ever made and major gift fundraising. Are you asking them to contribute to something specific that they have already indicated interest in, like the Sanderson Sisters Museum? Every October, I watch the 90s classic “Hocus Pocus.”

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Museum Work Today: All the Feels All the Time

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And another person stopping to share tough things on some crazy thread about movies. We've morphed ourselves into an alternate history. The museums of the world are collaborating to bring you #MuseumGames every Sunday, with a new crossword puzzle each week featuring clues from all sorts of museums. ??:

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