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What a semester it's been! Over the past three months, my class has explored the possibilities of how steemit can support non-profit ventures. We attempted to award grants fueled by cryptocurrency, wrote

This week, the @phillyhistory #explore1918 crew is talking about non-profit health when it comes to collections preservation. Using a field-wide report from 2005, we have read about how only 20% of cultural

In my last post I observed that ethics codes for museum environments don't chart a clear path for cultural institutions to keep themselves above the fray of a market economy. This guy knows all about having

PubComm 2018 is set for TOMORROW – Thursday, April 4th, 10am-3pm at the William Way LGBT Community Center (1315 Spruce St). Register here. This year's theme is Racism & Resistance. We'll be dialoguing

As we have been learning about and discussing non-profit health, one topic that has repeatedly popped up (thanks in part to @jfeagan) is non-profit death. What happens when a non-profit can no longer sustain

What a busy time of year it's been! At school, I've been finishing up my thesis, and at work, we opened a major exhibit and now get to welcome the 2,300+ people who prebooked tours. So I'm very behind

Now we are seven. We’re down to seven projects, that is. And each of the home organizations will soon receive a version of the email below. Before we hit the “send” button, does anyone have any corrections,

The job structure within the national cultural sector is broken. According to a 2015 report by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, only 28% of art museum employees are people of color, despite being 38% of

We are finally beginning to debate criteria for our Steem awards to local history nonprofits. Through the power of Steem, we are somehow 30% of the way towards our goal, and we want to start the process

As we move forward in our #explore1918 project, my classmates and I are preparing to establish criteria for our @phillyhistory grant. To do that, this week, we are identifying needs within Philadelphia's

In recent discourse about the minimum wage and working conditions in service positions, tipping often becomes a divisive topic. For food service employees, tipping is a necessity in an industry that is

Both readings for this week, though written over ten years apart, grapple with very similar issues plaguing the world of history institutions. Failure to communicate; unwieldy collections; an inability

Fashionable ladies examine paintings in the 1870s. Source Back in 1892, art exhibitions were not held for the general public. Art galleries were considered suitable only for the better classes, like art

VisitPhilly.com, a tourist information site, features a list of the 25 most visited attractions in Philadelphia. A significant number of the places listed here involve experiencing a part of Philadelphia's

Through the #explore1918 tag, my classmates and I have been looking at different parts of what was going on in 1918. We've covered huge events like the Spanish flu and the end of WWI, to topics with huge

This week, my classmates and I are reimagining how funds can operate within the cultural sector. We'll be discussing the different sources from which museums and other historical institutions generate

On December 2, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of the 65th United States Congress. In his opening remarks, Wilson, the former history professor,

When I talk about history with students, often one of the hardest things for them to grasp is how different everyday life is in the past. This sounds pretty simple when written out like that — of course

On October 10, 1918, a strange group of people gathered on Merion Green at Bryn Mawr College. Members of the Christian Association covered their bodies with masks, gowns, and other costumes, and instead

The Power of Ads This weekend is the superbowl! The yearly sporting event represents a lot of great things for different people: a fun rivalry, time with friends, the halftime show, great snack food...