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Foot in the Door: A Powerful Participatory Exhibit

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I spent last week working with staff at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) on ways to make this encyclopedic art museum more open to visitor participation across programs, exhibitions, and events. While there, I was lucky to get to experience a highly participatory exhibition that the MIA mounts once a decade: Foot in the Door.

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Don't Join the Conversation if You Aren't Ready to Listen

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Dave runs a yearly software conference called Flashbelt in Minneapolis. But the issues these stories bring up around willingness to "hear" and "engage" are universal. This is why I always say that participatory tools are about relationships, not technology.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Minneapolis, MN / Less than $200. Grantmakers for Effective Organizing (GEO) / Minneapolis, MN / $800. The Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management, North Park University / Chicago, IL / Price TBA. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Minneapolis, MN / Price TBA. Donor Relations. Accounting.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. The Diversity Network / Minneapolis, MN / Not available.