Like science labs, nonprofit organizations produce public-facing content under the guidance of authoritative experts. Hosted projects are ones in which an organization turns over a portion of its facilities and/or resources to present programs developed and implemented entirely by users. Source: Share Your Ideas. Science has an answer.

Source:  National Arts Index It's at times like these -- in the midst of an extended recession and the wake of the tragedy in Haiti -- that the role of funding arts in society may be called into question. After all, funding for the arts (theater, dance, music, museums etc.) Many may be asking, therefore, “Why fund the arts?”

On Friday, I facilitated the final face-to-face workshop for the Social Media Lab for 25 arts organizations inspired by Thomas Edison’s approach.  It was sponsored by the Hewlett Foundation,  Wallace Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Grants for the Arts, and the Koret Foundation.   Participants Are The Content.

I've been preparing for a Leadership Conference with TCG (Theatre Communications Group, the service organizations for theatre companies) on strategic social media. 0160; I've written about  how nonprofits can use it , including arts organizations like the Brooklyn Museum as chronicled on Shelley Bernstein's blog.

March’s theme is Modern and Contemporary Art. Below are 5 museums throughout the world that are creatively utilizing social media: Twitter: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Lima. Facebook: Moscow Museum of Modern Art. MySpace: Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. Flickr: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Museums and Art Galleries :: Museum of Modern Art. Performing arts venues and theatres :: The Tank. Corporate accountability organizations :: Nonprofits that work to hold corporations and businesses accountable for dastardly deeds and misconduct should be adding “Tips” to their venues on Foursquare. Foursquare now has 1.6

This was the opening question Jocelyn Harmon (Director of Nonprofit Services for Care2.com ) and I posed during our presentation on "The Art and Science of Fundraising Online" for the Association Foundation Group. Did You Know? How Does Your Nonprofit Measure Up? Seven Online Fundraising Strategies You Can Do Right Now.

In January 2010, I was quoted by Association & Nonprofit BizNow for saying: “[Heather] envisions a mobile app with a GuideStar database of nonprofits that would make it possible for people to donate to any organization at any time. Released: March 3, 2010. Updated: February 5, 2010. organizations. No FAQ.

Louise Govier posed this provocative question in an excellent paper on co-creation in the arts: Leaders in co-creation? Why and how museums could develop their co-creative practice with the public, building on ideas from the performing arts and other non-museum organisations (free to download). Last week, Dr.

The Art of Creating a Social Media Press Release: "Now everyone has the same technology to create, publish and distribute content. So for an organization’s “news” to stand out, it needs to: * reach 3 audiences: traditional media, online media bloggers/digital influencers, and the general public.