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Humanizing Moves Management Fundraising

Neon CRM

It would also be strange to solicit a $1,000,000 donation from a major donor prospect who had no history with your organization. For example, say a library organization wanted to restore a historic local library. Her daughter has required volunteer hours at her school; she may be a good prospect for our teen volunteer program.”

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Generational Giving at Arts & Cultural Organizations – A Donor Story

Connection Cafe

I’m looking for a place to donate in honor of my mother’s 90 th birthday, and a gift made to the local symphony orchestra in Myrtle Beach seemed like the right thing to do. Have you asked yourself similar questions? As kids become teens, encourage them to volunteer with your organization. Fast forward to 2017. Be creative.

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Meditations on Relevance, Part 3: Who Decides What's Relevant?

Museum 2.0

That's a more complicated question. It's a question of HOW we decide, not just WHO makes the decision. Community First Program Design At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History , we've gravitated towards a "community first" program planning model. She surveyed existing local programs. It's pretty simple.

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Why I Blog

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You''re in for a treat, with upcoming posts on creativity, collections management, elitism, science play, permanent participatory galleries, partnering with underserved teens, magic vests, and more. Thank you for sharing your ideas and case studies and comments and questions. I''ve never taken a break from blogging before.

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A Powerful Experience in a Community Museum

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Its founders, Willie and Mell Pruitt, came to the area in the 1950s and were concerned that no one seemed to be documenting the history of the local African American community. My favorite part was a wall of photos and transcribed oral histories from local elderly community members. It was for the people who had built it.

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12 Ways We Made our Santa Cruz Collects Exhibition Participatory

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In the spirit of a popular post written earlier this year , I want to share the behind the scenes on our current almost-museumwide exhibition at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz Collects. The content focuses on the question of WHY we collect and how our collections reflect our individual and community identities.

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Community Science Workshops and Shared Authorship of Space: Interview with Emilyn Green

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The people were of all ages--moms with babies strapped to their fronts, six year-olds using skillsaws, pre-teens building robots, teenagers doing homework. I sat down with Emilyn Green, Executive Director of the Community Science Workshop Network , to learn more about their history, design, and engagement strategy.

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