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NextGen philanthropists and the transfer of intergenerational wealth

ASU Lodestar Center

inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. By actually practicing philanthropy with their families during their youth, many next gen donors have connected what they learned in their family with what they practice themselves. As part of a. continuing series, we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to.

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Which New Audiences? A Great Washington Post Article and its Implications about Age, Income, and Race

Museum 2.0

She says that the museum made changes in hiring and board recruitment practices, and invited the community in to help reshape the facility into a place that reflected and represented its people and their interests. This is both an issue of practice and of media coverage. The impact was dramatic. Within three years, attendance tripled.

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The Truth about Bilingual Interpretation: Guest Post by Steve Yalowitz

Museum 2.0

You know those research studies that make you want to immediately change your practice in some way? This qualitative, exploratory study involved tracking and interviewing 32 Spanish-speaking intergenerational groups in fully bilingual exhibits at four different science centers/museums.

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My First Intergenerational Social Media: Learning from Gen Z's and Value of Different Points of View

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This week I put that into practice. Earlier this week, Leslie Poston invited me to participate on her podcast on Race and Social Media along with Shireen Mitchell , Liza Sabiter , and Rahsheen Porter. One of the takeaways was, don't assume that everyone thinks like you do - and expose yourself to different points of view.

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Guest Post: Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs

Museum 2.0

The purpose of my thesis was two-fold: To research and analyze community and civic engagement practices, methods, theories and examples in other museum programs. It’s not solely about how museums can serve communities but rather what are the communities’ resources, knowledge and interests that can inform museum practice?

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From Community Arts To Community of Online Learners: Janet Salmons, Ph.D

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From Cornell I went to the intergenerational, national nonprofit called Magic Me. That means we are looking at theories and principles in light of their application in practice. For this course, learners practice what they are learning by working in a team for the course. " The other favorite course is Leading Teams.

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Building Community: Who / How / Why

Museum 2.0

We’re unapologetic about connecting people with history and with art in new ways, even if those ways are sometimes in conflict with more typical museum practice. This might mean taking on a project in our historical archives, starting a studio art practice, or getting involved in local issues and organizations.

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