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Cecilia Nguyen posted a reply on Re: Interpretation/Graphic Strategies
Wednesday, Apr 20, 2022 at 1:25 PM
Said: Hi Adrienne,I worked on a new traveling exhibition called AlegreMENTE / Happy Brain, which is for early childhood and has messaging about early brain development for a target audience of adult caregivers. One strategy we found succe...
Keni Sturgeon posted a new Topic
Tuesday, Apr 19, 2022 at 4:44 PM
The 2021 Value of Volunteer Time Increases to $29.95
Independent Sector, with the Do Good Institute, announced today that the latest value of a volunteer hour is estimated to be $29.95, which is a 4.9% increase from 2020 to 2021. Release of the data comes as nonprofits, philanthropy, corporate giving programs, and communities across the country celebrate National Volunteer Week.
In addition to the national average, you can explore detailed state-level data to see how volunteer hours can be quantified in your comm...
Adrienne Testa posted a new Topic
Monday, Apr 18, 2022 at 9:51 AM
Interpretation/Graphic Strategies
Hi all,
I posted this on the Exhibits thread, but was hoping to pick up a bit more traction so I'm posting here too!
Beth Housewert (CMON) and I are working on an ACM Emerging Museums session about how to keep learning at the forefront of exhibition design for Children's Museums. One thing we want to touch on is the different ways Children's Museums approach communicating what children are learning in museums. We're looking for graphic approaches CMs take in doing this-- does y...
I posted this on the Exhibits thread, but was hoping to pick up a bit more traction so I'm posting here too!
Beth Housewert (CMON) and I are working on an ACM Emerging Museums session about how to keep learning at the forefront of exhibition design for Children's Museums. One thing we want to touch on is the different ways Children's Museums approach communicating what children are learning in museums. We're looking for graphic approaches CMs take in doing this-- does y...
Keni Sturgeon posted a new Topic
Thursday, Apr 14, 2022 at 4:00 PM
Ways your Museum can participate with ACM in the We Can Do This COVID-19 Public Education Campaign
In late March we shared that ACM is partnering with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), on We Can Do This – HHS’ COVID-19 Public Education Campaign, and that we are looking to collaborate with children’s museums and related organizations across the U.S. to share critical information about the availability of COVID-19 vaccines for children, helping to increase vaccine confidence for parents and caregivers.
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Keni Sturgeon posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Apr 13, 2022 at 8:31 PM
Grant Announcement - the IF/THEN® Initiative
The Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) is now accepting applications for Gender Equity Engagement Grants for museums, public libraries, science centers, zoos, aquariums, public gardens, and other cultural institutions in the United States to support projects that address gender equity in STEM. With support from Lyda Hill Philanthropies and the IF/THEN® Initiati...
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