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Guest Post: Nell Taylor on the Chicago Underground Library

Museum 2.0

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. We’ve been doing this for close to five years and have accumulated over 2,000 publications. Connections between the publications are more important than strict regional boundaries. Geography is fluid, though.

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How To Write A Great Donation Receipt For Your Nonprofit

CauseVox

When writing an automatic donation receipt for a 501c3 organization, you should include: Personalization using merge tags, which automatically pull a donor’s name, organization info, and transaction info into the receipt. Example #2: Loma Public Education Fund’s ‘KEEP! Loma Public Education Fund’s Keep!

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Nonprofit Radio: How to Make Podcasts That Promote Your Brand and Engage Supporters

NTEN

Yet, even after four years of general public awareness, there are still many misunderstandings about how podcasting can be used by individuals and organizations. This method is great for its ease of use and immediacy but will not allow you to add any sound effects, music, or cut in other voices and input. Corey Pudhorodsky, 501c3Cast.

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Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century in 714 Words (or less)

Museum 2.0

ers, Next week, I'll be going to DC for a meeting convened by the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Museum and Library Services on "Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century." Over the last 50 years, public-facing museums and libraries in the U.S. Dear Museum 2.0-ers, Why are our current models failing?

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

Museum 2.0

Chicago Underground Library (Chicago, IL). If you're looking for inspiration with a collections focus, the Underground Library is a compelling experimental space dedicated to archiving all media produced in Chicago. The library is run in the lobby of a theater company by a group of volunteers led by Nell Taylor.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

BUT, what if we did invite the public to provide situational awareness such as telling us about the elderly people on a hill? What if we stopped thinking of the public as a liability and started empowering them to be valuable resources who can increase efficiency and make a real impact?

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Ten Things Nonprofits May Not Know About MySpace [But I Wish They Did]

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Sadly, at the same time, libraries and schools across America were blocking MySpace, but allowing Facebook. Music and arts organizations, probably. Tags: MySpace Uncategorized. MySpace is not just a community of poor people! Recent reports have alluded to class and race divisions between MySpace and Facebook users.

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