Paul Orselli
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Museum Exhibit Developer Chief Instigator at POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.) www.orselli.net
Have You Met Chloe?
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Have You Met Chloe?
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2026/06/have-you-met-chloe.html
about 8 hours ago
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FREE Museum Exhibit Design Resources
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FREE Museum Exhibit Design Resources
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2026/05/free-museum-exhibit-design-resources.html
9 days ago
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Caps, Gowns, and Grand Openings
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Caps, Gowns, and Grand Openings
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2026/05/caps-gowns-and-grand-opening.html
19 days ago
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Museum/Exhibit/Design Inspiration: "Cook This Page"
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Museum/Exhibit/Design Inspiration: "Cook This Page"
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2026/04/museumexhibitdesign-inspiration-cook.html
about 1 month ago
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Building LEGO Bridges (Over Ponds of Water Lilies)
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Building LEGO Bridges (Over Ponds of Water Lilies)
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2026/04/building-lego-bridges-over-ponds-of.html
about 2 months ago
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Town Squares, not Telephone Booths
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Town Squares, not Telephone Booths
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2026/04/town-squares-not-telephone-booths.html
2 months ago
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Material World: Sourcing Smarter for Museum Exhibits
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Material World: Sourcing Smarter for Museum Exhibits
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2026/03/material-world-sourcing-smarter-for.html
2 months ago
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Museum/Exhibit/Design Inspiration: "Nature's Reflection"
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Museum/Exhibit/Design Inspiration: "Nature's Reflection"
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2026/03/museumexhibitdesign-inspiration-natures.html
3 months ago
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Revisiting "Staff over Stuff"
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Revisiting "Staff over Stuff"
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2026/03/revisiting-staff-over-stuff.html
3 months ago
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Your Museum and America's Big Birthday Party
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Your Museum and America's Big Birthday Party
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2026/02/your-museum-and-americas-big-birthday.html
3 months ago
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Take It Inside! When Museums Bring the Great Outdoors In
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Take It Inside! When Museums Bring the Great Outdoors In
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2026/02/take-it-inside-when-museums-bring-great.html
4 months ago
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Where are Your Museum's "Fans" on Super Bowl Sunday?
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Where are Your Museum's "Fans" on Super Bowl Sunday?
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2026/02/where-are-your-museums-fans-on-super.html
4 months ago
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Save Our Signs and Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian Rally to Preserve Public History
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Save Our Signs and Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian Rally to Preserve Public History
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2026/01/save-our-signs-and-citizen-historians.html
4 months ago
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New Year, New Exhibits Approaches
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New Year, New Exhibits Approaches
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2026/01/new-year-new-exhibits-approaches.html
4 months ago
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What Two Graphic Novels Can Teach Us About Museum Storytelling
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Frame by Frame: What Two Graphic Novels Can Teach Us About Museum Storytelling
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2026/01/frame-by-frame-what-two-graphic-novels.html
5 months ago
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My resolution for 2026? More doing, less planning. We can partner up this year—from "Whirlwind Workshops" to full-scale exhibit design—to make your visitor experiences "sticky" and surprising.
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Happy New PROJECTS!
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2026/01/happy-new-projects.html
5 months ago
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Three Chatbots Walk Into a Museum...
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Three Chatbots Walk Into a Museum...
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/12/three-chatbots-walk-into-museum.html
6 months ago
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The "Forever Ready" Exhibit
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The "Forever Ready" Exhibit
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/12/the-forever-ready-exhibit.html
6 months ago
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Check out this lively conversation with Sheri Levinsky-Raskin. Our video chat is packed with evaluation tips you can use right away at your museum.
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Museum Evaluation Unlocked!
YouTube video by Paul Orselli Workshop Inc
https://youtu.be/1WrftgcXRD0?si=tiQcdAOjWMIvPniY
6 months ago
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Ideas for Giving Thanks in your Museum
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Ideas for Giving Thanks in your Museum
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/11/ideas-for-giving-thanks-in-your-museum.html
6 months ago
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Recent feedback from a client regarding a new exhibition plan I submitted, "It has been met with truly joyful responses ..." Let's talk about how to fill your next project with creative (and joyful!) ideas.
7 months ago
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Quick Exhibit Inspiration: Playing with Toys!
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Quick Exhibit Inspiration: Playing with Toys!
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/11/quick-exhibit-inspiration-playing-with.html
7 months ago
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More Museum Conversations on the POW! YouTube Channel!
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More Museum Conversations on the POW! YouTube Channel!
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/10/more-museum-conversations-on-pow.html
7 months ago
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A Conversation About Protototyping (With A Twist!) A fun and informative conversation with Experience Designer Adriana Magni about how to thoughtfully include prototyping in both your digital and non-digital projects.
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A Conversation About Protototyping (With A Twist!)
YouTube video by Paul Orselli Workshop Inc
https://youtu.be/Xyzb04bm-90?si=LhCHrwVbIWoMEONp
7 months ago
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Quick Museum/Exhibit/Design Inspiration: OpenWebcamDB
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Quick Museum/Exhibit/Design Inspiration: OpenWebcamDB
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/10/quick-museumexhibitdesign-inspiration.html
8 months ago
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The Solo Exhibit Designer's Survival Guide
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The Solo Exhibit Designer's Survival Guide
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/10/the-solo-exhibit-designers-survival.html
8 months ago
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How Do You Design One Space That Works for All Ages?
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How Do You Design One Space That Works for All Ages?
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/10/how-do-you-design-one-space-that-works.html
8 months ago
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"Screens vs. Stuff!" Evaluator Jessica Sickler shares game-changing research in this engaging and informative conversation.
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Recent Museum Evaluation Trends with Jessica Sickler
YouTube video by Paul Orselli Workshop Inc
https://youtu.be/pvT5NbN9raE
8 months ago
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The Room(s) Where It Happened ...
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8 months ago
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Museum Work as (Quiet) Resistance
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Museum Work as (Quiet) Resistance
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/09/museum-work-as-quiet-resistance.html
9 months ago
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The Secret Sauce of High-Quality Museums: Internal Capacity
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The Secret Sauce of High-Quality Museums: Internal Capacity
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/08/the-secret-sauce-of-high-quality.html
9 months ago
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First They Came for Black History
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First They Came for Black History
The erasure of African Americans from museum galleries is also a warning sign that any community's stories can be next.
https://hyperallergic.com/1035834/first-they-came-for-black-history/
10 months ago
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Postcards from the Future!
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Postcards from the Future!
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/08/postcards-from-future.html
10 months ago
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Paul Orselli
American Association for State and Local History
10 months ago
The White House's latest effort to bend the Smithsonian to its will is an affront to our country's cultural crown jewel, history practitioners, and the American people. We urge both our field and our audiences to reject this effort and stand up for a full and honest approach to our shared story.
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Statement on White House Interference at the Smithsonian
The White House’s latest, most concerted effort yet to bend the Smithsonian Institution to its will through a “comprehensive review” of content and policies—starting with its foremost museums of history, culture, and art—is an affront
https://aaslh.org/smithsonian-white-house-letter/
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Museum Materials Hacks: When Home Depot Meets High-Touch Design
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Museum Materials Hacks: When Home Depot Meets High-Touch Design
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/08/museum-materials-hacks-when-home-depot.html
10 months ago
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18 Years of ExhibiTricks!
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18 Years of ExhibiTricks!
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/08/18-years-of-exhibitricks.html
10 months ago
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Back to Bulgaria!
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Back to Bulgaria!
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/07/back-to-bulgaria.html
11 months ago
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Beyond Buttons, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Analog.
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Beyond Buttons, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Analog.
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/07/beyond-buttons-or-how-i-learned-to-stop.html
11 months ago
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Feeling Flush With Success -- Making Museum Bathrooms Into Exhibition Spaces
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Feeling Flush With Success -- Making Museum Bathrooms Into Exhibition Spaces
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/07/feeling-flush-with-success-making.html
11 months ago
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Designing Instagram Moments That Actually Mean Something
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Designing Instagram Moments That Actually Mean Something
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/07/designing-instagram-moments-that.html
11 months ago
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What Fixing Broken Exhibits Has Taught Me About Smart Design
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What Fixing Broken Exhibits Has Taught Me About Smart Design
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/06/what-fixing-broken-exhibits-has-taught.html
12 months ago
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Can AI Be Your Museum Brainstorming Buddy?
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12 months ago
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"Stealing" Ideas from Everyone. What Apple Stores, Airports, and Playgrounds Can Teach Museums About Visitor Experience.
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"Stealing" Ideas from Everyone. What Apple Stores, Airports, and Playgrounds Can Teach Museums About Visitor Experience.
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/06/stealing-ideas-from-everyone-what-apple.html
12 months ago
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The Hands-On Toolbox: Physical Tools Every Museum Exhibit Developer Should Own
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The Hands-On Toolbox: Physical Tools Every Museum Exhibit Developer Should Own
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/05/the-hands-on-toolbox-physical-tools.html
about 1 year ago
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How Every Museum Can Be More Like a Children's Museum
#IA25
#InterActivity2025
#ChildrensMuseums
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How Every Museum Can Be More Like a Children's Museum
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/05/how-every-museum-can-be-more-like.html
about 1 year ago
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10 No-Cost (or Low-Cost) Ideas to Spark Big Impact in Your Museum
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10 No-Cost (or Low-Cost) Ideas to Spark Big Impact in Your Museum
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/05/10-no-cost-or-low-cost-ideas-to-spark.html
about 1 year ago
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Narrative Struggle
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Narrative Struggle
A museum exhibit design blog from Paul Orselli and POW! Tricks of the trade, useful resources, and exhibit-y thoughts for designers and museum folks.
https://blog.orselli.net/2025/04/narrative-struggle.html
about 1 year ago
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My Brain For Rent
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about 1 year ago
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How to Not “Obey in Advance”—Actions for Resisting Authoritarianism -
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How to Not “Obey in Advance”—Actions for Resisting Authoritarianism - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
These are not normal times for nonprofits and movements. But these times also provide an opportunity to recommit to mission and advance the values that we hold dear.
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/how-to-not-obey-in-advance-actions-for-resisting-authoritarianism/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_source=socialnetwork
about 1 year ago
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Japanese American National Museum Stands Up for DEI
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Japanese American National Museum Stands Up for DEI
The institution said it would continue to embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion in the face of widespread government funding cuts and pressures.
https://hyperallergic.com/1002373/japanese-american-national-museum-stands-up-for-dei/
about 1 year ago
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