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In Support of Idiosyncrasy

Museum 2.0

It's not the extent to which they are participatory. In some cases, that's based on subject matter, as at the Museum of Jurassic Technology or the American Visionary Art Museum. Some are scrappy and iconoclastic, like the City Museum in St. Louis, whereas others are august stalwarts like the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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What Makes an Innovative Idea Actionable?

Museum 2.0

I'm working on a personal project (slowly) to open a cafe/bar venue that is also a design incubator for participatory exhibits. Get a few museum exhibit designers talking about their favorite museums and some serious outliers like the Museum of Jurassic Technology and the City Museum will pop up high on the list.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Nonprofit technology, and more! The Agents of Change Summit aims to unify and expand the community of professionals using marketing and technology to change people’s health and lifestyle behaviors for social good. Technology / #AOCS16 / @AOCSummit. Technology. Technology / @SGTWeek. Technology. Fundraising.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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Nonprofit Technology, and more! 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. Nonprofit Management.