Remove Map Remove Public Remove Sound Remove Tennessee
article thumbnail

Due diligence before you donate

ASU Lodestar Center

Remember that you can't always judge a big organization by its publicity, since that may just reflect a large advertising budget. Also, be on the lookout for questionable charities that have a name that closely resembles the name of a well-known, legitimate charity; some sound-alike charities are scams. Do your research. Get another!

article thumbnail

"It Is What It Is," and the Challenges of Dialogue-Focused Exhibits

Museum 2.0

The piece features two guests, an Iraqi translator and a US Army reservists, who hang out in a conversational space, flanked by maps of the US and Iraq and a powerful artifact--a car that was destroyed in a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad. I saw It Is What It Is twice at the Hammer Museum.

Iraq 28
article thumbnail

All for Green, and Green for All: An Interview with Van Jones

Have Fun - Do Good

Van: Well, one of the big challenges is, even though we have Democrats in Congress now, they are very shy about investment, about making big public investments and things that are for the public good. That is a big challenge, and again this has to be public/private. I grew up in the rural south, went to public schools there.

Green 41