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Q&A with sgLEADERS: H. Beecher Hicks, III, National Museum of African American Music

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Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN. NMAAM is the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. Even though the museum is now open, the Museum Without Walls will continue.

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Why Your Giving Day is Your Secret Weapon

M+R

Museums can have a hard time soliciting smaller dollar annual gifts tied to mission, rather than a new exhibit, and this is a great place to turn the focus to why donor support matters. Pi Day, celebrating math and science, is the Museum’s signature day of giving.

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Curtis Memorial Library: A Tradition of Local Support

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Public libraries are some of our favorites. They’re so much more than book museums. They’re one of the only public spaces open to everyone and where pretty much everything is free. Not a librarian by training, she started her career in public relations before moving into nonprofits. At DipJar, we love our customers.

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Q&A with sgLEADERS: H. Beecher Hicks, III, National Museum of African American Music

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Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN. NMAAM is the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. Even though the museum is now open, the Museum Without Walls will continue.

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From 2005 to 2015: The Radical Effect of Social Media on Nonprofit Web Design

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Hermitage Museum 2015. Hermitage Museum 2005. New York Public Library 2015. New York Public Library 2005. All that said, below are ten nonprofits embracing responsive web design in 2015 ( view 2014 list ) compared with their 2005 website designs. GlobalGiving 2015. globalgiving.org. oceana.org.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

A weekly update with the latest news from PND. Met Museum receives $125 million pledge for Modern Wing renovation. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has announced a $125 million pledge from trustee emeritus Oscar L. Tang and Agnes Hsu-Tang to fund the renovation of the museum’s Modern Wing.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

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The arts and culture focus areas in this list include performing arts, artists, art education programs, museums, visual arts, and beyond. Each year, the Center awards panel-adjudicated project grants in two areas—exhibitions and public interpretation, and performance—as well as 12 fellowships for individual artists.

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