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How to Keep Your Virtual Meetings on Track, Inclusive, and Engaging

Top Nonprofits

I was reminded of this recently, at the first evening of the online course in Grant Proposal Writing: Our fifteen working adult students logged in to Zoom and were welcomed into our shared virtual classroom. Each student signed in to the collaborative Google document to indicate that they were in attendance. We weren’t sure.

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Participatory Internships in Santa Cruz this School Year

Museum 2.0

I'm particularly excited about two internships that relate to participatory exhibition design. You don't have to be a student to be eligible. Our interns include undergraduates, graduate students, and people of all ages looking to jumpstart creative careers in community engagement. Exciting, right?

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What Is a Story and Why You Need To Tell Them

The Storytelling Non-profit

It’s participatory. My clients and students who have found the most success in their storytelling efforts are those who understand that storytelling is really about a process. How to Create Your Non-Profit's Annual Story Strategy Non-Profit Storytelling: Using the Right Story Structure. Looking for More Storytelling Tips?

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Reimagining Museums with Latin America Leading the Way

Museum 2.0

Courageous speakers from dozens of countries described bold, participatory projects. Families playing, vendors hawking, students kissing, old ladies kibitzing. I first sensed the difference at the front door. There wasn't one. Instead, I walked into a lush garden in the middle of the city. Birds flew through the proceedings.

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Summer Internships at the MAH: Come Do Something Exciting

Museum 2.0

This internship is for the truly self-motivated person out there with a brilliant idea for making museums more participatory, welcoming, community spaces who just lacks an institution at which to try it out. Our internships have generally gotten more structured.

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Spring Internship Opportunities - and Thoughts about Internships

Museum 2.0

We're seeking great folks for public programs, participatory exhibit design, online marketing, 3D design, and whatever else you might have to offer. The topic of the lunch was internships, and the tables paired students with established professionals to talk about opportunities, issues, and possibilities. We might never get there.

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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. That's why I required my museum studies students to carefully document their Advice exhibition --so that the learning from that unusual project wouldn't be lost and could be applied in other places.

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