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Benetech and the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech Analyzes Human Rights Data for the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission A Guest Beneblog post by Kristen Cibelli Our team at the Benetech Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) has recently concluded a three-year project with Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission to help clarify Liberia's violent history.

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Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

Museum 2.0

They have an open collections policy, and they see media artifacts as objects that connect people--to art, to history, to politics, and to each other. PieLab resembles other community development projects: it employs struggling teens, provides local entrepreneurs and organizations with space and support, and brings together diverse folks.

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The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo from public photos tagged with macarthur in NMC flickr stream. This morning I attended the MacArthur Foundation Digital Learning briefing that was taking place at the Natural History Museum in NYC. "We are in a moment of time where 57% of teens produce and share media. local time). Media isn't just happening to kids.

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Take a Side Trip to the Denver Art Museum

Museum 2.0

I saw teens and adults who sat and did this activity for 45 minutes and wasn’t surprised to hear that some people spend over an hour on it. In the more formal poster gallery, I saw many pierced teens listening unironically as their parents enthused about Jefferson Airplane. Tags: exhibition Museums Engaging in 2.0

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Stellar year-end fundraising strategies for busy nonprofit leaders

Get Fully Funded

Here are some sample end-of-year fundraising campaign themes : Let’s Make Hunger History. Give Every Teen the Chance to Chase Their Dream. Make it easy for them to adapt your press release into a story. Does someone on the Board know someone at the local paper who can get your press release noticed?

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Book Club Part 3b: Talking Institutional Change with Elaine Gurian

Museum 2.0

They were a rich collection museum with some local history—they had many dolls, a famous toy collection. There are press releases from their reopening last year here.] One person commented about how he loved growing up in DC as a teen and generally using the Smithsonian as a playground. It did that more than once.

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