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Olio

@oliompls

Using design to stir meaningful change.

 Minneapolis, MN
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Joined March 2016
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Just catching up on some emails this morning.
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NYC’s new Black Lives Matter mural is more than art. It’s the future of urbanism and the process behind the street mural was just as important as the paint job. ow.ly/R77150AvaIc
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"The arts can help us reimagine what a fundamentally different system could look like." ow.ly/mAyd50Asd0O
As Calls To Defund The Police Multiply, The Arts Offer Unexpected Ways To Reimagine Public Safety

As Calls To Defund The Police Multiply, The Arts Offer Unexpected Ways To Reimagine Public Safety

Processes like creative placemaking can provide communities with an alternative future.

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Signal boosting a brilliant grant opportunity with an equally brilliant name for Indigenous artists.
NDN Collective (@ndncollective) profile pictureNDN Collective@ndncollective23 Jun 2020
NDN Collective is thrilled to announce the Radical Imagination Grant for 6 Indigenous artists! Each artist will be awarded $50k to radically imagine a more just and equitable future for all people and the planet. Visit our website to learn more and apply ndncollective.org/ndn-collec…

NDN Collective Announces the Radical Imagination Grant for Six Indigenous Artists - NDN COLLECTIVE

The NDN Collective Radical Imagination Grant will provide six Indigenous artists in the United States or U.S. Territories with $50k to radically imagine a new future, a better normal, and a more just...

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Minneapolis is seeking a disaster declaration from the @SBAgov for areas impacted by unrest in MPLS, which makes low-interest property damage and economic injury loans available. If your business has been affected, fill out the survey below by 7/2/20. bit.ly/MPLSBizLossSurvey
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Calling all FeMNists: We're extending the application deadline for our FeMNist Day 2020 showcase and night market! Apply by Friday, January 10th to be considered. It's all happening the weekend of March 6, 2020. bit.ly/2rFQvxX #FeMNistDay #FeMNist
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Gnight Get your shoulders down from your neck, roll em around, put that head on your best pillow, you earned that sh**
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“Entrepreneurship is a community sport” Pick your squad —> @LunarStartups
Kauffman Foundation (@KauffmanFDN) profile pictureKauffman Foundation@KauffmanFDN18 Nov 2019
"Most people think of entrepreneurship as the lone individual that builds a business for themselves and that’s all it takes—one person with the grit to do it. But what we know now is that entrepreneurship is a community sport," @rainforestbook #savingmain youtu.be/vhlf4MKEqDI
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Free Webinar Next Tuesday! How Nonprofits Can Make Their Fundraising Campaigns More Social: buff.ly/2nZvM6r This webinar will look at the latest trends in social media fundraising and how to improve the success of your campaigns.
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"If you work in design, 80% of your job should be talking to people. And then once you’ve done that, and a concept emerges, you can spend a little time making stuff." Erika Hall on what's wrong with our design process dscout.com/people-nerds/erik… @dscout
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Minnesota to follow California, adopt stricter fuel-efficiency standards for vehicles strib.mn/2nd9TQ8
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An exhibition on Alcatraz shows how artists can contribute to criminal-justice reform. ow.ly/CW0S50vJRWb
In America, art is helping prisoners adapt to life outside

In America, art is helping prisoners adapt to life outside

An exhibition on Alcatraz shows how artists can contribute to criminal-justice reform

economist.com
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Ahhh! It's here: we're hiring a full-time Pollen Studio Manager. This is such an important hire for us (and our first post for a FT job since early 2015!). Please share far and wide. And if you have any questions, hit me up!
Pollen (@PollenMidwest) profile picturePollen@PollenMidwest26 Aug 2019
We're hiring a Pollen Studio Manager! Looking for the most creative, kind, and gifted project manager for our social enterprise Pollen Studio. Comp & Bennies: $60k, health stipend, 35 days off, 12 holidays, flexible and caring culture. bit.ly/2ZriTyK
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They charge all day and glow all night. good.is/articles/polish-glow…

Poland has beautiful solar-powered bike lanes that glow in the dark

More and more Americans are biking to work these days. According to a study by the Accessibility Observatory at the University of Minnesota, the number of Americans who commute to work on their...

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We are thrilled to announce the date for our special broadcast premiere of our @kare11 film @LoveThemFirst: Thursday, September 12th at 8pm Mark your calendars, set your DVR's, tell your mom! It's a privilege to share the amazing work happening inside Lucy Laney Elementary.
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"How can we work better, smarter, and more empathetically when it comes to diversity?" Advice on designing for #inclusion: invisionapp.com/inside-desig…
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Journey maps can serve another function—they’re an ideal guide for identifying parts of your customer’s journey where partnerships can play a key role. If you’re considering partnership as a route to fulfill a need, try these 3 steps: ideo.to/7mr8W1
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While different generations of #entrepreneurs may approach #philanthropy with varying attitudes and values, a new report shows their unique giving behaviors continues to make an outsized impact on causes they support. fidelitycharitable.org/artic…
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Dakota artwork is part of a public gathering space dedicated Saturday in Minneapolis along the shore of Bde Maka Ska mprnews.org/story/2019/06/08…

Minneapolis dedicates Dakota artwork at Bde Maka Ska

The public artwork honors a Dakota village from the 1830s that was next to the lake. Minneapolis city officials said the idea, years in the making, was to acknowledge the first people to call the...

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Social Entrepreneur: a person who establishes an enterprise with the aim of solving social problems or effecting social change. If you know someone who meets that definition, they should apply for an Initiators Fellowship! #LiveWideOpen #NorthofNormal greaterminnesota.net/fellows…
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