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Guest Post by Rebecca Krause: How Can Artists Inspire Service in Community?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

.  I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts for 12 years on a range of arts and technology programs, including a network for artists called Arts Wire.   There were artists who had studio spaces in the buildings - lives were lost as well as complete life's work. Three Things Artists Can Do. Tell stories.

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64 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

4) Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop :: shop.artic.edu. The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop sells unique and beautiful objects from around the world in support of the arts. Proceeds benefit Amnesty International, a nonprofit that works for the human rights of all people – no matter who they are or where they are.

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The Top 54 Auctioneers for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Based in Chicago, Chris conducts gala auctions all across Illinois and the nation. She is a veteran touring artist, songwriter, live sound engineer and music publisher. 43) Chad Coe Chad Coe (chadcoeauctioneer.com) is a Chicago based, licensed charity auctioneer. He is currently licensed in Illinois and Florida.

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Guest Post: Nell Taylor on the Chicago Underground Library

Museum 2.0

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. That means we collect university press, handmade artist books, zines made by sixth graders, poetry chapbooks from big names published in tiny local presses, and self-published poetry chapbooks sold for a dollar on the street.

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Welcome Julia Smith, NTEN's Community Development Manager!

NTEN

She came to NTEN after launching a Chicago-based consulting practice for nonprofits and artists. She loves facilitating unconferences and retreats, volunteering at Chicago farmers markets, and indulging both a longtime penchant for film photography and a newfound one for Instagram.

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Impressions of the Palm Pre

Robert Weiner

You can select albums, artists, genres, songs, or playlists -- so far so good. But when you choose an artist with multiple albums your only choice is either a single album or Shuffle All, which plays all the tracks in random order. The Palm media player itself is only average. The first result was BuildaSearch. Shape and size.

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How 25 Awesome Twentysomethings Nailed It

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Every era in history has needed artists, writers, comedians, graphic designers, commentators, pundits, and others to pull the curtain aside, à la Dorothy ’ s dog Toto in The Wizard of Oz , and show us what ’ s really going on. Dilenschneider is founder of The Dilenschneider Group.

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