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

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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. ” Those outings can include activities for families and children, and can pave the way for additional gifts. Arts and culture – Giving for impact.

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Guest Post: Rearranging the Fossils - Using Museum 2.0 to Get a Stuck Innovation Process Moving Again

Museum 2.0

This guest post was written by Ruben Huele and describes the scenario-based strategic process used at the Dutch Natural History Museum, Naturalis , to innovate the redevelopment of their permanent collection. The new building of Naturalis, the Dutch National Natural History Museum, opened in 1998. Following the Museum 2.0

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How I Got Here

Museum 2.0

Last week marked four years for the Museum 2.0 People--especially young folks looking to break into the museum business--often ask me how I got here. Ed Rodley recently wrote a blog post about museum jobs entitled "Getting Hired: It's Who You Know and Who Knows You." hour at the Museum. I made $26/hour at NASA and $7.25/hour

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Tis the Season for Creativity in Holiday/Year-end Giving – Share your gift opportunity here

Connection Cafe

According to the National Retail Federation U.S. percent drop from 2008. Nearly 21% have not yet decided how much to give and to what charity. consumers plan to spend an average of $682.74 on holiday-related shopping, a 3.2

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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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Change from the Inside: A Conversation with COSI

Museum 2.0

Today, an interview with staff from a museum with an incredibly healthy attitude towards experimentation with social media. Three things stand out in this interview: Like the Brooklyn Museum , COSI’s social media strategy is focused on local community connections, not national outreach. I was blown away. David: That’s right.

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Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says

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In "The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty" , Princeton University professor Peter Singer famously highlights one study in which individuals who were shown a picture of a girl named Rokia and told her story were willing to give far more than when asked to help three million hungry children in Malawi.

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