Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 23, 2021

The book (co-authored by Dick Weiss ) chronicles Michael’s story of going from an underdog athlete to a turnaround CEO, and how he took his student-athlete experience and translated those learned lessons to successes in his career. The more diversity you have in terms of opinions, experiences, and yes, ethnicity, sexuality, etc.,

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MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn has many years of hands-on experience working in the trenches of nonprofit fundraising across Texas and beyond. Carolyn’s Nonprofit Blog was inspired by the many people who have reached out to Carolyn since it was launched in 2011 to ask for advice about becoming a grant writer and nonprofit fundraiser.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 14, 2011

As of May 2, I will be the executive director of the Museum of Art & History at McPherson Center in Santa Cruz, CA (here's the press release ). Because of the increased workload I expect in the months to come, as well as the likely possibility that we will start a Museum of Art & History blog, I'm lowering my Museum 2.0

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2012

Social media has revolutionized the way tech savvy arts and cultural organizations communicate. What was their favorite experience there? Facebook has 901 million active users; 500 million people use Twitter; 8 years worth of content is uploaded to YouTube every day; Pinterest has 4 million unique views daily.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2011

Arts and Social Media. Take for example, the NTEN Social Network 2011 Benchmarking Study or the Digital IQ Study of Government Sites. Devon’s benchmarking study collected social media data from a survey of 2o7 arts organizations , referred by participants in Track 2. View more presentations from Devon Smith.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Shirkey also said, “Now is the time for experiments, lots and lots of experiments.” The session was facilitated by Susan Feeney, Partner at GMMB , and explored the range of new media models and venture journalism experiments. “As He later suggested, “Create an interactive experience [with data]; data can change the conversation.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 10, 2020

According to Pew Research Center, a whopping 96 percent of Americans now own a cell phone, and the share that own smartphones is now 81 percent—up from just 35 percent in 2011. As online shopping and entertainment portals raise the standard of expectation, nonprofits must consider the user experience if they hope to stay relevant.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

Gamification can create a more meaningful experience for the customer, volunteer, or donor, just as it already does when people use their GPS systems, sensors for fitness, and even communicating with friends. Having the right players is key when designing the user experience, and for the future of a gamification system in the social sector.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2011

I've now been the Director of The Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz for two months. But the point is that the MAH, like just about every other museum in the known universe, was content to define the museum experience as something removed from the outside world, a rarefied church-like space of refined artistic reflection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

The 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference will take place on March 17-19, 2011 in Washington, DC. If either of my two panels are accepted, I’ll be designing some fun, full room interactive learning experiences that will be intended to shake loose peer learning and shared insights. A few panel proposals.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2012

But we've just compiled all our attendance data for the past year at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (our fiscal year ends on June 30), and several people have written to me asking for the numbers behind our turnaround. The busiest day in both 2011 and 2012 is our longtime community program, Free First Friday.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2013

Through lively sharing and discussion we will dive into the art of placing small bets or affordable losses that can lead to innovation. This highly interactive and engaging community conversation will look at how nonprofits can create a culture of experimenting, testing, learning and correcting. April 12 at 8:30-10.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Stacey Marie Garcia came to the MAH first as a graduate intern in the summer of 2011. Visitors bond and bridge through participatory experiences at MAH. There were times when coordinating a fire art festival while researching social capital theory made me want to burn my computer.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2013

The outcome left me frustrated and confused to why people couldn’t take a few seconds out of their online time, most likely viewing or photographing cappuccino art or LOL’ing at quirky cats (don’t get me wrong, I stop and look at both regularly). Many campaigns later I eventually saw the value in social media campaign failure.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2019

45% of Millennials said technology has made them more impatient than they were five years ago , and all consumers are demanding instant gratification through seamless consumer experiences, especially in the age of the smartphone. In today’s world, 59% of customers say companies need cutting-edge digital experiences to keep their business.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2012

I invited her to share her experience in crowd funding. The art of storytelling though, and documenting an event or a slice of time is, of course, not restricted to bound pages. I am currently raising funds for a story that I believe needs to be told about the 2011 people’s uprising in Madison, Wisconsin.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2011

Laci is an Adult Degree Program student at Prescott College , and she plans to receive her bachelor's of arts in psychology in Fall 2011. She also has a background in healing arts with certifications in massage therapy, yoga, and rock climbing.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, May 20, 2011 Research Friday: The Board Chair and the CEO: When is a Team Relationship a Team. In fact, it ought to be a fun, exhilarating, rewarding experience for both members of this important leadership team. May 20, 2011 10:55 PM Anonymoussaid. June 1, 2011 12:03 PM Kayla L. 1 or 2x/wk 19 59.4%

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

When Mashable first started buzzing about Pinterest in December 2011, I took a quick look at the site and thought to myself, “Shopping, crafters, and foodies. Only add your location if you are a location-based nonprofit, such as a museum, zoo, performing arts venue, etc.: Not relevant to the vast majority of nonprofits and (whew!)

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 17, 2015

In 2011, I reviewed Sustaining Innovation , bringing in voices from Museum 2.0 readers like you as well as a colleague from one of the institutions Light profiled (Sarah Schultz, then at the Walker Art Center). readers shared their own experiences of how organizations support or block innovation.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2012

One of the app’s best features, Project FishMap, which allows users to find nearby restaurants and businesses serving sustainable seafood and contribute new establishments to a growing database, was added in an early 2011 update. ArtClix from the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. ArtClix from the High Museum of Art, Atlanta.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

I’m at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton – Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab. In painted wood and styrofoam, it was a masterful and whimsical refusal to answer that pesky question of whether games can be art.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 10, 2013

The weather is hopefully the least of the reasons you should want to come work with us here at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Check out the descriptions and how to apply here , and learn more about the MAH intern experience on their blog here. So start dreaming about the sun and exciting museum experiences.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2013

We now have a painting hanging from the ceiling that you can lie under and experience in 3D. We also have 75 new friends, slightly bleary from the experience, which felt like one part intense work project, one part marathon, one part hallucinogenic love-in. Four years later, my appetite for these kinds of experiences hasn''t changed.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

If you have suggestions for people I should interview in 2011, please let me know in the comments. 2011 Aneesha Raghunathan, Owner, Hope Line Fashions Coming soon! They have new job titles, work someplace else, and in some cases, have new names! The way they're titled below is how they were listed at the time of the interview.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

I''ve now been the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History for three years. I arrived in 2011 with the explicit directive to execute a turnaround. Now, when people tell me they don''t like something, I try to have an out-of-body experience where I separate the "it" from "me." Sometimes it is.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, March 25, 2011 Research Friday Guest Post: "State of the Sector 2011: All quiet on the nonprofit front" posted by Angela Francis , Senior Associate Nonprofit Finance Fund Welcome to Research Friday ! This is an area where both grantees and their funders could aim to make great strides in 2011.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2016

However, I have enormous respect for the customer-centered model when it is executed in ways that truly invite visitors in on their own terms and deliver satisfying experiences. They deliver learning experiences at many levels, engaging many senses. Both of these museums delivered incredible experiences for me and my husband.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, April 1, 2011 Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving? However, we know from previous research — as well as collective experience — that it is our connections with people that are most powerful. April 1, 2011 4:47 PM Stephanie La Loggiasaid. April 5, 2011 11:07 AM Mark Rubin said.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 27, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, April 27, 2011 All You Need is Love. Funny thing is, I learned the exact same thing in just one day while attending the ASU Lodestar Centers 2011 Forum on Nonprofit Effectiveness. April 28, 2011 1:57 PM Sarah H said. April 28, 2011 4:42 PM Christian Vasquezsaid. May 1, 2011 11:34 PM Paulsaid.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2012

I can't say that any one experience--working on a collage with other visitors, swinging on a hammock, discovering a participatory display for pocket artifacts in the bathroom--directly contributed to increased attendance and giving. Trust and love from our old friends.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Disclaimer Thursday, February 24, 2011 Relationships Matter posted by Travis Manzione , Director — Assessment Tools The Center for Effective Philanthropy In almost every facet of our lives, the types of relationships we form and maintain not only define how we perceive others, but also how we are perceived by others.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

It made me dig up this 2011 interview with Tina Olsen (then at the Portland Art Museum) about their extraordinary Object Stories project. In the education department, we have some key values around slowing down, conversation and participation around art, and deep looking. That required more space.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2013

Over the past two years, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History has undergone a significant transformation of program, audience, and resources. When I came to the museum in May of 2011, we were on the brink of closure financially. Museum of Art and History risk institutional change Core Museum 2.0

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

2012 Stacey Edgar, Founder, Global Girlfriend listen 2011 Gabriela Masala, Founder, One Love Alliance listen Robert Wolfe, Co-Founder, Crowdrise listen Aneesha Raghunathan, Founder, Hope Line Fashions listen Rachel Cohen, Founder and Executive Director, Hand2Paw listen Kathy LeMay, Founder, Raising Change. Happy listening!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Making the Play: Successfully Engaging Youth Within the Nonprofit Sector posted by David "DJ" Heyward , American Humanics Student / Team MPhasis Coach Many of us in the nonprofit sector work specifically with children and young adults. Research Friday: Really, Your Tax Exemption has be.

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