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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

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It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer. CA: One of the best things that happened to me while volunteering for the local art museum is they funded my travel to Los Angeles and my tuition to take the week-long grant writing training bootcamp hosted by The Grantsmanship Center.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: The Office or the Impact?

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my colleague Professor Mark Hager dissected the conundrum faced by nonprofit researchers in answering that question. As researchers attempt to explain this and other questions, they are sometimes charged with the claim, "Oh, you people are just too academic!" museums, recreation centers, etc.) museums, recreation centers, etc.)

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AAM 2010 Recap: Slides, Surprises, and a Banjo

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This year, the American Association of Museums annual conference was in Los Angeles (my hometown). I hosted two sessions, one on design for participation and the other on mission-driven museum technology development. He started with museums as a "place to go"--to see things, consume experiences.

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