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A Brief History of Nonprofit Organizations (And What We Can Learn)

NonProfit Hub

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Let’s take a look at what we can learn from the history of nonprofit organizations. This gave them greater voice in the government. entered the Progressive Era.

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: Answers to the Ten Questions I Am Most Commonly Asked

Museum 2.0

Originally posted in April of 2011, just before I hung up my consulting hat for my current job at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean''s book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions.

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Answers to the Ten Questions I am Most Often Asked

Museum 2.0

In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean's book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions. You can be an expert and have a strong voice--a voice visitors want to hear--without being the only voice in the room.

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Mobile Storytelling: An Evolving Story

NTEN

As of Febuary 2011 however, they have added a feature that goes a step beyond: streetview history. What would it mean to look at galaxies of stories across time and distance, zoom into individual shining stars of stories, or encounter black holes where a natural disaster abruptly muted thousands of voices in a single horrific event.

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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. Our mission is to strengthen the voice of activist artists - 'Artivists' - while raising public awareness for social global causes." Photojournalist Paola Gianturco's book, Women Who Light the Dark.

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Women's Earth Alliance: Co-Directors Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond

Have Fun - Do Good

The level of joy and celebration was unforgettable because of what we were making happen, and the history we were making each day that we were there. AD: I definitely have had very similar experiences to Melinda in terms of my professional history. This is a history in the making. From that point, my path shifted.

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Must Hear Speech from Barack Obama and the Power of Podcasting

Have Fun - Do Good

There is something powerful about hearing Barack Obama's voice or the children's voices from the UNICEF podcasts or Nelson Mandela's voice from the recent ONE campaign podcast , inside your head. Responsible voices from all parts of the political spectrum are coming forth to say this in increasing numbers.

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