Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Are you engaged actively, or passively? You can sponsor and share research that may help with many of the world’s problems. 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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DipJar

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Arts and cultural organizations are the sources of some of our favorite DipJar stories. Arts, culture, and performance are all personal passions for her. At the college level, The Gamm offers a paid fellowship for emerging artists of color. They are literally all over the map. It even serves as a voting location!

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

Artistic & Culinary Experiences Both art and food have a way of transcending differences, removing barriers, and rallying diverse groups around a common cause. Consider putting out a call for artists in the months leading up to the event date and provide a theme for the works.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 29, 2024

Outdoor events offer a unique blend of advantages that can benefit both your organization and your supporters: Fresh Air and Fun: Your Entertainment and Program Chair can be inspired by the Spring weather to encouraging attendees to relax, socialize, and participate in activities they might not indoors.

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NTEN

AUGUST 26, 2021

These are all pretty much individual activities. Would you consider yourself a team player or a solo artist? If you had asked 13-year old Michelle what she wanted to be, she would have said an artist, hands down. That was before one of my art teachers in middle school told me how “hard” it was to be an artist.

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DipJar

AUGUST 9, 2022

The library’s physical art gallery was converted to a digital one that continued to present the work of area artists. Its Library of Things collection includes an extensive collection of tools that can be checked out, and there’s a repair cafe to help people maintain and preserve items of all sorts. .

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

These aren’t just jokes for people who like art — they’re real membership categories at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art in Charleston. Al though I live a thousand miles away, I almost bought a membership just to support their art puns. . Or are you more of a “Sugar Dada”? . Special Member Access .

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

We sent weekly Membership Monday emails; created a new space online and on social media with story time, art activities, curatorial walk throughs; provided holiday meals for purchase from our café each month; and hosted Zoom talks with artists from our collection. These guidelines helped frame the work needed for opening day.

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Qgiv

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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Qgiv

APRIL 30, 2024

About fundraising galas and silent auctions Fundraising galas are formal evening affairs that may feature a seated dinner, live entertainment, and various fundraising activities, such as auctions or raffles. Art-themed: Embrace the creative spirit with an art-themed event showcasing local artists and unique works of art.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. I've covered arts organizations and social media here and there over the past three years and last winter co-wrote a cover story article with Rebecca Krause-Hardie for ArtsReach.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

If this is the case for you and your nonprofit, you’re likely failing to inspire your board members, volunteers, and supporters to help you grow your mission. . Are you approaching your work in an active or a passive manner? You could sponsor and share research that may help with many of the world’s problems. Ask yourself: .

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

It’s been a rough couple years for arts-based nonprofits. As pandemic aid has run out without patrons returning in pre-2020 numbers, many arts nonprofit across the country have had to shrink programming, cut staff, or close altogether. This includes summer art camps, museums, theaters, art galleries, and more.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2012

Nonprofit arts organization Zero1 needed a way to help people make sense of its biennial, Seeking Silicon Valley, scheduled for September 2012. As recently noted by Frank Barry of Blackbaud, technology plays a key role as the art and culture sector engages its audience. To tackle the challenge, Zero1 decided to create an app.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Need help deciding what type of online auction your nonprofit should host? We’ve compiled a list of various online auction ideas divided into the following categories: Simple Themed Online Auctions Online Auctions For the Whole Family Online Auctions with an At-home Activity. Art-themed Auction. You’ve come to the right place!

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2012

Stacey has been collaborating with local artists to produce a series of content-rich events that invite visitors to participate in a range of hands-on activities. Instead, Stacey thought, why not make the feedback experience an activity unto itself? full description here , photos from the event here ).

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2007

Women Center Stage has launched women artists' work like Iris Bahr, who wrote and performed " Dai " at the festival, and is now performing her piece on Culture Project's main stage, and Staceyann Chin , who did a workshop of, "Border/Clash" as part of the Women Center Stage festival, and went on to produce fuller productions of the piece.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

” And that’s a difficult question to answer – whether it is your social or network strategy or a work of art. But this year in my current role leading the Active Voice Lab for Story & Strategy I did more listening than screening. The first step is identify what impact might look like as this post explains. “I

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 28, 2013

Earlier in 2013, I was amazed to visit one of the new “Studio” spaces at the Denver Art Museum. The Denver Art Museum is no stranger to community collaborations, but we’ve been dipping in our toe a little more deeply when it comes to developing permanent participatory installations. Some community artists even helped install the space.

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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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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 0002

Over the past eight years, Michael has been specifically focused on the Arts and Cultural marketplace and is an active participant in delivering speaking engagements and contributing to trade publication articles. Actively Manage Your Data. Membership Arts & Cultural stewardship ticketing' Good luck out there.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Pride Foundation provides critical funding to the community organizations that are actively addressing the needs of and expanding opportunities for LGBTQ+ people in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Areas served: United States. Pride Foundation. Areas served: Southern Florida. Horizons Foundation. Areas served: Wisconsin.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Paint and sip events work for any type of organization, artists of all levels, and can easily be adapted for every season. If you’re going the DIY route, reach out to a local artist to lead the class, and stock up on all the necessary supplies. Your artist just has to log in and lead class virtually. No-Shave November.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

With the majority of daily activities taking place over the web, it’s no surprise that we’ve also observed a rise in virtual fundraising. Choose a day and actively encourage donations and sharing through all your social media channels, such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Snapchat. Zoom to the rescue!

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 20, 2022

No matter if you’re representing a school, church, nonprofit, or other public-facing organization, flyers are a simple, yet smart way to spread the word about your activities. Including a specific tagline or catchphrase with your call to action helps your audience remember your organization in the long term.

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Achieve

JANUARY 18, 2023

the following tools will help streamline your event planning: Your nonprofit’s CRM. these helpful marketing materials can engage prospective supporters in your local community or be taken online to maximize attendance. According to. CharityBids’ guide to virtual charity events. , to store and manage donor data. Live-streaming tools.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 15, 2015

"The arts are future-making." I wrote this down when Deborah Cullinan said it at a meeting of arts leaders about a year ago. Deborah''s vision for the arts leading the way to stronger future inspired me. But I couldn''t fully imagine how a museum or an arts center could embody it. A fitness trail for urban life.

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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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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

Help supporters say “I love you, Mom” with some shiny, new bling. In 2019, Art in Action partnered with a local outpost of popular national jewelry retainer Kendra Scott to host a local shopping day where 20% of proceeds went to AiA (including online sales through a custom link!). Jewelry for a Cause. Card Service.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2011

It was Friday, a few hours before the drawing activity, and my colleagues were worried that it would be too challenging for people to draw the icons and landmarks selected. We often avoid drawing as a community art activity because visitors can get really judgmental of their own abilities, and our staff just felt that this might be too hard.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

blog and executive director, Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History , told me about this amazing and fun co-created card game to help you think about self-care activities called the The Space Deck. If you work for a nonprofit, if you create the space for yourself to practice self-care – what are those activities?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Technology in the Arts recently released an excellent report on copyright law. The report is intended primarily for arts and performance organizations, but it has a lot of material that's useful to anyone who works with online media, including great summaries of what is and isn't covered under public domain and fair use.

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AccelEvents

JULY 14, 2021

Perhaps you line up a popular motivational speaker or lifestyle influencer to help balance out more serious event content. Providing entertainment for your event will help virtual attendees stay engaged with the platform and prevent them from just tuning out and logging off. A scavenger hunt could be a great team-building activity too!

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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. She says that the museum made changes in hiring and board recruitment practices, and invited the community in to help reshape the facility into a place that reflected and represented its people and their interests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

As a trainer, one of the most exciting parts of working on a book is developing instructional materials based on the content and leading workshops to help put the ideas into practice. Over the past six months, I have been developing and piloting workshops on self-care and we-care as part of the leadership development training I do.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2014

MuseumCamp is an annual professional development event at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History in which teams of diverse, creative people work on quick and dirty projects on a big theme. We encouraged teams to think like artists, not researchers. Every active research method is an intervention. How do you measure that?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Dear friends, We're about a month from the deadline to apply for MuseumCamp 2017 at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH). A month before MuseumCamp, the MAH is opening a new exhibition, Lost Childhoods , co-developed with foster youth, youth advocates, and artists in our community. Dive into co-creative project design.

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