Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

As a kid, I was saturated by symphony performances and choral music. You gravitated toward the museum, zoo, gallery, symphony, cultural management organization because of your roots. Think about what types of activities your organization offers that kids would like. My dad was a conductor and composer, my mom his accompanist.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Musician’s clothing Costumes Musical instruments Include a certificate of authenticity with the item to reassure donors of its credibility. Recently, modernist and impressionist paintings have been selling particularly well in the art world. Art that has personal meaning for your community is also a safe bet.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

About National Native American Heritage Month Blackfeet (Sihasapa) Indians painting on a hide next to a log building National Native American Heritage Month, also known as National American Indian Heritage Month, was created after decades of activism by many American Indians throughout history.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 13, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Celebrating National Immigrant Heritage Month: How Nonprofits Can raise funds and Show Support National Immigrant Heritage Month is all about celebrating the diverse cultures, traditions, and contributions of immigrants in our communities. This can be an in-person or virtual event.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” the lead character of Alexander sings about who he and America are meant to be. Are you engaged actively, or passively? If you’re any type of arts organization , you can expand to online offerings at accessible price points. You can take art to the schools or bring students to your art.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Organize themed gatherings: Hosting themed gatherings that align with current trends or pop culture can capture the attention of both your traditional donor base and younger supporters. Or try additional experiential events like interactive workshops, virtual reality experiences, or access to behind-the-scenes activities.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Earlier this fall, I read this headline: "Stanford study: Participation in a cultural activity may reduce prejudice." I eagerly read about a new social psychology research study in which whites, Asians, and Latinos engaged in a simple collaborative activity--making a music video together. I wanted to know more.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

It is what it sounds like: a book of original sheet music, beautifully designed and complemented with artwork and text. Beck''s project is unusual because he deliberately resurrected a mostly-defunct participatory platform: sheet music for popular songs. Sheet music is a beautiful analogy for this.

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AccelEvents

JULY 14, 2021

A scavenger hunt could be a great team-building activity too! Then, your attendees can navigate to their session for a tea break and see what interesting art was created. Virtual Musicals. Musicals can be fun, and many people enjoy them. Mindfulness Activities. We all need a little fun in our lives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The book looks at how individuals can avoid burnout through self-care and how nonprofits can support it – through activities that promote well-being, cultural cues, or an overall strategy. Activities are designed to support organizational wellness for greater productivity and morale boosts.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 5, 2009

For the last several years, Symphony Nova Scotia has been changing children’s lives with music. Through its Education and Community Outreach programs, the Symphony helps bring music into the lives of over 14,000 school children each year - students who may not otherwise have access to a symphony.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. Arts and culture. Music Lessons and Activities for Your Digital Classroom. Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. Environmental.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

In the case of social and political upheaval, these might include coming together with others to advocate, share music and art, create and offer support (sometimes virtually). He advises moving from a business culture focused on surviving and reacting to one focused on modernizing and operationalizing for transitions.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 25, 2021

People are very aware of the rabid fandoms around various mainstream geek culture, things like Star Wars or Marvel movies for example. This emotional response is a sign of an unhealthy relationship to cultural production. Often extreme fans of these media properties refuse to tolerate any serious critique.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 26, 2018

One that has found remarkable success is California’s Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. I'm also always interested in how the national media portrays changes in the cultural sector. Executive Director Nina Simon, who was hired in 2011, says that in the years following the global financial crisis, the facility was struggling. “At

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

Education Is a Major Nonprofit Activity. Education is a major focus for nonprofits and NGOs, accounting for 9% of NGO activity worldwide. In addition, Bea is the media and communications director at Emerging Arts Professionals, a network focused on professional development for arts and culture workers in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” Alexander Hamilton sings about who he and America are meant to be. Are you approaching your work in an active or a passive manner? If you’re supporting the arts , you could expand online offerings at accessible price points. You could take art to the schools. Dream bigger. .

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Education Is a Major Nonprofit Activity. Education is a major focus for nonprofits and NGOs, accounting for 9% of NGO activity worldwide. In addition, Bea is the media and communications director at Emerging Arts Professionals, a network focused on professional development for arts and culture workers in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2005

I will be leading several workshops called " Exploring Cambodian Culture " at the Sage School (preK-8 school for gifted students) during "Cluster Week." The site defines it as: CultureQuests allow students to examine, understand, and appreciate diverse cultures, including the student's own culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2017

Different culture has different understanding of philanthropy and we use different words to represent various aspects of the concept. In most cultures, philanthropy existed a long time ago. Throughout history, philanthropy plays a very important role because it directly impacts our wellbeing. Kids in Philanthropy. Lead by Actions.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Writing my masters thesis for Gothenburg University’s International Museum Studies program while also working four days a week as the Director of Community Programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History this spring was certainly a challenge but also an incredible opportunity.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 15, 2014

This week, my colleague Emily Hope Dobkin has a beautiful guest post on the Incluseum blog about the Subjects to Change teen program that Emily runs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Subjects to Change isn''t an art club or a history group. It''s about empowerment and community leadership through art and history.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The influencers you are more likely to activate are “micro-influencers”—grassroots people with Klout scores of 40 to 60. Amber and Jazmine host the Black Joy Mixtape Podcast about pop culture, news, and politics. They are influencers among their peers both organizationally and culturally. bombshelltoe , Bombshelltoe.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2016

One hundred years ago, John Cotton Dana, founder of the Newark Museum and godfather of modern museums, famously said: “A great department store, easily reached, open at all hours, is more like a good museum of art than any of the museums we have yet established." When we say we want our museum to be "audience-centered," what do we mean?

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2012

We actively seek participation and develop structured opportunities for visitors to collaborate with us. We said yes, and they have now participated in several events, offering a unique mix of traditional tea ceremony, koto music, and bedazzled plastic microphones (see bottom left of photograph). Happening Couch.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2015

For example, a nonprofit music lesson provider might face competition from school music programs, but also from sports and other after-school activities, or from video games. Nonprofit Management #nptech Arts & Cultural business model data analysis Strategy'

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event. Use that to your advantage!

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Museum 2.0

MAY 20, 2015

People share viral videos of flash mob orchestras in grocery stores and operas on the street because these events set isolated art forms free. This isn't just true of the arts: think of an outdoor capoeria class, dog festival, or co-working meetup. If we walk by many public art installations, we may feel more inspired to create.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

It’s the 5th visited website in the United States and according to ComScore [the only Web data I trust], MySpace has almost 66 million active users … three times as many as Twitter, and [sadly] Twitter is now shedding users faster than MySpace. MySpace is primary used to participate in pop culture. Apples and oranges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

Note from Beth: Last month I had the pleasure of presenting on a panel at Association of California Orchestras with Marc van Bree , an arts and social media blogger I met in 2007. Kicking off the effort was paired with an e-mail to a list of about 30 classical music bloggers. The lessons for arts organizations.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2006

Alli is an arts activist who is presently the Cultural Arts Director for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights’ Reclaim the Future Program. Alli is also the co-founder of Art and Revolution, and founder of Art in Action, Dancers without Borders and the Radical Performance Fest.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How do you keep up? They don’t have the money, time, or culture for that kind of thing. I’m in an active phase right now (hence, the comment)!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2008

A few months ago, I created a workshop called " Arts 2.0 " which was a strategic social media for arts organizations workshop. Does this story illustrate the art of network weaving ? t have an extensive classical music background, but learned quickly and learned to love it even quicker. In addition, we???ve

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Everything about the event--from the time slot to the tone of the content to the music played--was designed for that audience. And from my perspective, it was this diversity that made the event unique--and made me rethink the way that cultural professionals typically approach audience development. There were grizzled cyclists.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

” Nonprofits once limited to raising money through cookie sales, charity balls, and foundation grants now have access to almost limitless fundraising streams with new technology platforms, micro-funding models, and evolving culture of giving. They also jointly run the street art blog StreetSideSF.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

Who interprets the interests of the community and decides on the relevant themes and activities for the year? Community First Program Design At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History , we've gravitated towards a "community first" program planning model. But there was no such program focused on the arts.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. It also won the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture a Silver Vega Award!

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