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Who are the Millennials?

Care2

The oldest Millienials are approaching 30 and the youngest are about to be teens. All nonprofits should be aware that Millienials are: The most ethnically and racially diverse youth in US history. Starting out as the most politically progressive age group in modern history. What does this mean for your nonprofit?

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

Museum 2.0

They have an open collections policy, and they see media artifacts as objects that connect people--to art, to history, to politics, and to each other. PieLab resembles other community development projects: it employs struggling teens, provides local entrepreneurs and organizations with space and support, and brings together diverse folks.

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How Different Types of Museums Approach Participation

Museum 2.0

History Museums OPPORTUNITIES - History museums are in many ways the best-suited for visitor participation. As cultural anthropology has swung away from a vision of authoritative history and toward the embrace of multiple perspectives, there is potential for those stories to come from all over the place, including visitors themselves.

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Guest Post from Museums and the Web: Bryan Kennedy

Museum 2.0

For those who haven't attended, the Museums and the Web conference brings an international audience from art, history, cultural, and science museums together to talk about new ways to engage with their audiences via the web. The Walker Art Center is turning its teen website over to the teens. And now, on to the exciting bits.

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Six Steps to Making Risky Projects Possible

Museum 2.0

I used the example of two very different exhibitions that solicited visitor-contributed content: Playing with Science at the London Science Museum, and MN150 at the Minnesota History Center. The Minnesota History Center team solicited visitor nominations for exhibition topics and then built an exhibition out of those contributions.

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The Next Step: Performance Management Systems

NTEN

It's time to develop your organization's theory of change, to make sure you track the "right" information. Will you track results of adult literacy tests or teens transitioned into work programs? Tags: ingvild bjornvold measurement Newsletter NPTech NTEN performance management. Evaluate the system's security.

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Sending Collections on the Road: Geocaching and Museums

Museum 2.0

So I felt lucky last week to learn not only about an innovative arts exhibition employing geocaching, but to discover that its exhibit developer, Seth! Each student would create a fist-sized sculpture piece (of recycled or renewable materials; the theme was "green") and the sculpture would get a Travel Bug tag with a unique serial number.

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