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Local resident volunteers.

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Acting as cultural ambassadors to the museums. Explicit goal of increasing awareness of the museum and developing programming.

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local residents, teachers, parents, and representatives from social service providers and community-based organizations in Harlem

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A volunteer group of high-school–age leaders

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To provide a structured platform for local voices to both inform and champion the Museum's future work

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Work with Public Programs Department; select speakers and partners; distribute promotional materials within their circles; use their circles to expand community partnerships.

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"balanced" group of individuals varying in age, ethnicity, and parts of the city. All represent city councils, churches, libraries, and other important agencies in the city.

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Members of the Teen Advisory Council direct all aspects of our annual Teen Night and Teen Renaissance student art exhibition, and lend their point of view to Museum initiatives.

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Consulting council that is meant to recognize blindspots in the museum's vision. Use their power to bring the community's needs to the forefront and tell the museum how to serve these needs.

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Not a governing organization, but they help co-create and advise on accessibility and bringing in new audiences.

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Lend their point of view to Museum initiatives

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Become a community sounding board. Be a voice for the museum to the community and a voice for the community to the museum - become an ambassador!

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To help the museum enhance its visibility and reach to a wider audience by making their content as appealing as possible. Realize the goals of the community and attract them.

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They give insight to a different generation than the museum staff. The can help get other teens involved with the museum and community itself.

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Have large influence in the Teen Night and Teen Renaissance events in close collaboration with museum staff local artists and community leaders.

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Overall the council serves as community representatives give opinions and sharing personal experiences to help make the museum as welcoming as possible to be of their communities. This includes serving as a focus group, creating specialty events, and getting the museum involved in community projects

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Council members are responsible for representing various neighborhoods and advising the museum with their experiences.

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They have influence because so many community members are involved. They take on the role of preserving Harlem’s cultural heritage and oral histories, building a local coalition to mitigate the impact of gentrification in our community, and reaffirming the Museum’s commitments to the neighborhood.

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Advise staff on its relationship with Skidmore students, serve as ambassadors of the Tang’s mission, exhibitions, and programs, learn about the inner workings of the museum, and have the opportunity to develop public programs in collaboration with museum staff.

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The council serves as the representatives of as many communities in Cleveland as possible, therefore they are providing the museum with critical information to make the museum a welcoming space to all people.

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Advise staff on its relationship with Skidmore students as well as develop public programs in collaboration with museum staff

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The advisory council helped draft the museums' statement on intent, which keeps the museums' priorities in check. The museum is kept accountable because the community is involved in the development of programs, collections, and community engagement.

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Made up of students from the Skidmore student body across years and majors

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They can advise the staff and serve as ambassadors, but they don't have true power in the decisions.

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Student involvement can help push the museum to better reflect the interests and needs of the student body. Also helps develop lasting relationships between students and museum staff.