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Universal Museum Widget

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm headed off for the Museum Computer Network conference in Chicago tomorrow. Kurt Stuchell just finished a project and created a new widget called the Universal Museum Media Podcasts & Blog Widget. The widget contains a collection of museum podcasts and blogs. is the museum crowd on MySpace?),

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Supporting Latinx nonprofits by training leaders and fundraisers 

Candid

Meanwhile, thousands of small and midsize Latinx-focused nonprofits are serving our communitiesfrom a womens shelter in Chicago to a scholarship program in Tucson. I also heard that fundraising training is not for us, meaning it was designed for large nonprofits like universities, museums, and hospitals.

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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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Introducing the 2013 Communities of Impact

NTEN

Without further ado, here are the 19 fearless CoI leaders: Barbara Burt, Policy Innovators in Education (PIE) Network Peter Campbell, Legal Services Corporation Michelle Chaplin, PBS David Goodman, International Rescue Committee Karl Hedstrom, NTEN Doug Jacquier, TechSoup Global Matt Koltermann, Action Against Hunger Mark Mathyer, Museum of Science (..)

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Want to Get Your Content Out There? Put it on Wikipedia.

Museum 2.0

At a recent talk in Chicago, an audience member asked a question. His foundation supports a private museum that is rarely open to the public. The people who want that content may not be in the same city as the museum nor even aware of the museum's holdings. This is museum digitization 101. but people aren't coming.

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Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

Museum 2.0

From a museum perspective, I think there's a lot to learn from these venues' business models, approach to collecting and exhibiting work, and connection with their audiences. Chicago Underground Library (Chicago, IL). is in conflict with (currently, Iran).

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6 Creative Program Ideas for Arts & Cultural Organizations

Connection Cafe

Have you ever been to a museum with no permanent exhibits ? On a recent trip to Chicago, I checked out the Museum of Contemporary Art. Plus, I know the next time I’m in Chicago, the museum will be a totally different experience, so I’m highly motivated to go back. Use Your Space Creatively.

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