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Guest Post: A New Role for Science Museums--Playground for Scientists

Museum 2.0

One of the greatest gifts of my babymoon is the opportunity to share the Museum 2.0 First up is Beck Tench, a "simplifier, illustrator, story teller, and technologist" working at the Museum of Life & Science in Durham, NC. As a person who works for a science museum, I work in an environment that supports play.

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Blueprint Book Club Part 1: How Do You Create a Future-Thinking History Museum?

Museum 2.0

Imagine you've just been tasked with developing an innovative, future-thinking national museum for your country's history. Blueprint is the story of a group of people who tried to create a Dutch Museum of National History (INNL). The Museum directors released Blueprint as a showcase for these plans. Where would you start?

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Invest in the 3 Cs for Strong Fundraising Results: Capacity, Cultivation and Communication

Connection Cafe

2013 was a strong year for fundraising, with charities posting their best increase since before the economy plunged in 2008, according to the 2013 Charitable Giving Report. Arts and culture – Giving for impact. Organizations that raised the most money invested more in staff, in securing major gifts, and in overall fundraising capacity.

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Guest Post: Shaking up the Ecological Landscape

Museum 2.0

Elizabeth Merritt is the director of the Center for the Future of Museums , a new project of the American Association of Museums (AAM). When I was given the opportunity to found the Center for the Future of Museums (CFM) I had been working for nearly 10 years with Museum Assessment and Accreditation at AAM.

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Blackbaud Index for February 2011

sgEngage

The Index is based on actual revenue statistics from nonprofit organizations of all sizes representing arts, culture, and humanities; education; environment and animals; healthcare; human services; international affairs; public and society benefit; and religion sectors. Bell, President, American Association of Museums (AAM).

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Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says

NTEN

They bridge many divides — including cultural, linguistic, and age-related. Holocaust Museum, Aspen Institute, Audubon Society, SaveOurEnvironment.org, Opportunity Agenda, and United Nations Association. Their four central points may sound familiar: Stories are universal. Stories mirror human thought.

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Creating Your Organization's Social Media Strategy Map

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Josh Bernhoff, Social Technographics 2008 3. Culture Change. Maddie Grant, Five Fears Associations Have About Social Media. Beth Kanter, Social Media Strategy Is Everywhere in the Organization - Indianapolis Museum of Art. Beth Kanter, “ Ten Free Resources for Social Media Audience Research for Nonprofits.