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Paying Volunteers A Stipend: Does It Work?

ASU Lodestar Center

Does the incentive of monetary support influence how people allocate their altruistic desires to help others? Center for Social Development, George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Is there a positive result for organizations that provide stipends for volunteers? In March of this year, The Virginia G.

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

Museum 2.0

In the past, I've highlighted a few--like 826 Valencia and the Denver Community Museum --that I think have already influenced the way many traditional cultural organization do business. Tags: Unusual Projects and Influences. In other words, they're not pretentious. What non-traditional arts venues inspire you?

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What Makes an Innovative Idea Actionable?

Museum 2.0

There's a whole section of this blog called Unusual Projects and Influences. Peter commented, I did hear from several people that the museum folks who loved visiting the City Museum when they were in St. Louis were quick to add, 'It's not a museum.' Tags: evaluation design Unusual Projects and Influences.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

It’s an opportunity to unwind, slow down, take stock of the past year, learn how to use some of the influencing, leadership and coping tools and create a personal development plan for the year ahead. CSPRC / St. Louis, MO / Price TBA. Netroots Nation / St. Louis, MO / Less than $500. Digital / @fairsay. Marketing.

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Game Friday: Lessons in Environmental Storytelling from an Imagineer

Museum 2.0

Two of the articles that most influenced me were written by Don Carson, Disney imagineer turned video game designer, about "environmental storytelling." (You The City Museum of St. Louis throws open every nook and cranny to be crawled through and explored.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

The IMPACT Conference / St. Louis, MO / Not available. National Urban League / St. Louis, MO / Not available. Through our Leading Change in Philanthropy initiative, our community is exploring what it takes to influence change inside their organizations in ways that strengthen nonprofits. Fundraising & Grants.

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[VIDEO] Be More Productive, Powerful & Persuasive with Board, Staff & Donors

Bloomerang

But don’t do that right now because my buddy Maryanne is here from beautiful St. I’m going to talk to you about how to unlock your influence. So powerful, productive, and persuasive, that was what we talked about, and how you do that and influence. It’s like, “Influencer!” We live in St.

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