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Voting on Art and its Surprising Consequences

Museum 2.0

Let's look at the statistics from three big participatory projects that wrapped up recently. ArtPrize , the grandaddy of visitor voting, just completed its fourth year in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This citywide festival showcased work by 1,517 artists competing for a $200,000 top cash prize awarded by public vote.

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What's Your Vision?

Museum 2.0

Last week, I attended a workshop on Creating a Vision of Greatness at ZingTrain , the training arm of Zingerman's Deli, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was even more useful to learn how participatory writing visions can be. Something tells me this is not the business visioning workshop I anticipated.

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Social Media Burnout: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

from Michigan State who is doing research on how younger people are using social networks. What does a "listening and participatory" culture in a nonprofit look like? What this means is that while one consumer group may move on or cut back, another is growing up and will have a need to use them. sorry Steve) and skill sets.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Detroit, Michigan is your dynamic destination for NAYDO 2016, the ideal setting for a discussion on re-imagining cause and community.Celebrate NAYDO's first-ever cross border collaboration with conference co-hosts, YMCAs of Michigan and YMCA of Western Ontario Canada, and experience a fusion of culture, cause and innovative storytelling.

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