Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

For this reason, I spoke specifically about how to make dream projects possible at real institutions. Pick apart your mission statement, and look for the words and phrases you can connect your project to. What new projects might allow you to better reflect those aspirations? Or you can read this condensed version of the talk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , we devote an entire chapter to something we called "Learning Loops" which is a combination of tracking and monitoring in real time as a project unfolds, but also incorporates a process of reflection at the end of the project to the next experiment. . Tags: reflection scholar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2010

These include intentional “weaving” of organizations by developing joint project work, initiating linkages between organizations, creating incentives for people to collaborate across boundaries, and so on. Tags: Guest Post Networks Organizational Culture leadership. can strengthen existing networks as well as stimulate new networks.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2019

One of my hardest projects was a museum-library partnership. I walked into the project expecting synergy and rainbows. We didn’t articulate where our norms overlapped and where our goals connected. They often need to look to other fields (or other types of museums) for partners. I was woefully wrong. What went awry?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 30, 2007

But, I have been following Michele Martin’s work on The Bamboo Project Blog with some interest. I figured it was a good time to think about and articulate mine. The tag line for this blog is “Conscious, mimalist, neo-luddite perspectives on nonprofit technology.&# One of them, I’ll do now.

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2010

At the end of the 9 weeks, you'll be able to: Articulate the value of technology in your organization for yourself, your staff, funders, and other key stakeholders. Recognize options for funding IT projects in your organization. You can see the full schedule here. View technology as integral to every department in your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2010

I hope you’ll spend the three minutes to watch and listen to the video – both Mark and Christian articulated the issues so well. Tags: Free Agent. He explains more in the brief video. And, of course, we had a little fun at the end talking about social media squirrels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. We are working very closely with V.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

In order for your community strategy to be sustainable, you need to be able to articulate value back to the organization. This value has to be articulated, at least in part, in the cultural language of your organization. Tags: ROI. I'd love to see some more. .

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

MARCH 5, 2006

The problem with this picture is the techy's passivity: she assumes that the user alone is responsible for articulating his concerns. Only after they are articulated will the techy become responsible for providing a solution. Tags: nptech , agile , tech_support It's part of the assistance we provide.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

When then took those graphics and incorporated them into the program, name tags and all emails. The evening closed with an inspirational speech from a board member who articulated our story and our vision for the future perfectly. After that meeting, we will begin our next project and put the plans for next year’s banquet in motion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

NpTech Tag Talk If you couldn't make to the NpTech Conference call this week, there are notes here. Many useful observations and questions raised about how to analyze the tagging data we've collected and how to move from a folksonomy to a taxonomy. I think the NpTech tag helps provides a needle and thread to sew these patches together.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

tags: nonprofits roi ). Definition: An analysis that looks at the benefits, costs, and value of a technology project over time. But ROI was not really intended to measure a technology project, program, or tool or any other isolated aspect of an organization. Compare the costs of not doing the project. Defined Audience.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 18, 2007

Technorati Tags: microsoft , web2.0 { 4 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Scott Wells 04.18.07 OOo Calc integrates really nicely with databases and stuff (I know that wasn’t too articulate, but I know what I know and not what I don’t. Many shouldn’t, but, some, arguably, certainly can.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2007

I put the clip into another project, turned off the sound, saved it as AVI and brought into the original project.) One lesson already is to be more thorough with your search for captured content - like is there tag being used. David has some excellent notes here and, as always, great photos here.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Sometimes when I engage in self-care and take a break, I feel guilt that I am not actively doing something or being productive, especially when I have projects that need to be completed or while job searching. Q: How do you combat the feeling of needing to do work while at home (projects)? .

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2010

to better articulate what you are really trying to do with your project concept. On the other hand, if you want to start a complex project that is highly engaged with partners and will have a long-term prospectus, more complicated legal structures (like nonprofits or corporations) might make more sense.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

They want articulated goals and expectations. When we did the final evaluation for the project, one comment from the teens really surprised us: they complained that it felt like we were "hiding" the goals of the project from them in the first of three weeks. Tags: exhibition design usercontent. and "how long should it be?"

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

When it comes to authoring original eLearning courses for your association’s members, there are generally two paths forward: Purchase course authoring software and tackle the project internally. For more robust courses, it’s likely that the scale of the project outpaces the expertise of your team.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

People with "leadership, empathy for what people like and don’t like, ability to sooth ruffled feathers, articulate." Critical people are sought after; "yes men" are not as useful as those who have clearly articulated issues with the game. Tags: game visitors. Who are these influencers? What's going on in your museum?

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 21, 2006

Shortly after starting the poem-a-day project, I became more aware of the extent to which a vast majority of the internet is about this concept—exposing processes, opening up the innards. Others are artistic projects—Jonathon Coulton’s popular Thing a Week (he writes a song each week), Scott McCloud's " Morning Improv " comics.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2019

I hope to hear you articulate your thoughts in comments or on social. So much of our work is collective, a lifelong group project. But as a field, we don’t always articulate our work norms to each other. Recently, my amazing colleagues and I have started to articulate and improve many aspects of our work.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

I was the project manager/curator for the exhibition, leading both the Second Life-based community exhibit design process and the real world translation of virtual exhibits. That's ok for a community project, but very frustrating (and for some, blatantly dishonest) in a contest. Level the playing field or tip it in their favor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Before the session, I spent some time reviewing Museum Facebook Pages – luckily the MIDEA project has them organized into this handy list. Networked Nonprofits have articulated SMART objectives and a target audience for their Facebook page. Take for example the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland or Yerba Buena Center.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2007

With Girltalk, doing these podcasts, we want this to be girl-led, we them to be at the center of the project. The girls on our team are all articulate and engaged and I want them to feel the confidence to do something they might not otherwise have the chance to do. Projects interview design. Tags: web2.0

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

Now that you've written the book, whether it's another project or a book, where is it leading you next? How do you articulate the sustainable food movement, and how do you explain to people where the bar has been raised? Tags: interview podcast. What's next on the trail? There are a couple, one being, do I want to farm myself?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

The key to success in social media is to leave room for reflection at the end of a project. Self-expression is such a powerful thing to see and having people articulate it for your cause is the holy grail. The key to success in social media is to leave room for reflection at the end of a project. Tags: birthday.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 27, 2008

Instead, it uses hundreds of tags, signifiers assigned to each song by a team of musicians, to find correlated songs that may be of interest. Could I have articulated that at the start? Users of Pandora are protective of the Music Genome Project experts. The Music Genome Project involves visitors' submissions in a limited way.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2010

During the school year, they spend one day per week at the Taylor Center working on science projects and leading science programs for young children, seniors, and other community groups. The program is rigorous, engaging students in serious scientific projects as well as personal and professional development workshops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Can you articulate a clear set of "starter goals" that might incorporate learning? Can you shape and identify a beginner starter project (s) that doesn't take too much time? Tags: america giving challenge backchannel crowdsourcing engagement. Are you ready to engage and build relationships with your stakeholders?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

As I move out of doing implementation, and into more evaluation, planning and facilitation of technology change within organizations, I wanted to spend some time articulating what I have tried my best to practice when I’ve been in a place of providing technology support. All technology providers have to deal at some level with support.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 6, 2009

Several of the projects I'm working on these days relate to the concept of "extending the museum experience." This is somewhat related to a previous post on cross-platform engagement , but can be generalized to any type of project. I reorganize it into a tag cloud so it's easier to interpret and use. But that's good.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 15, 2008

They articulate the basic questions and knee-jerk reactions in our own minds, carrying us deep into the content from a common starting place. Tags: participatory museum Unusual Projects and Influences. To do this kind of modeling, Robert and Jad actively portray themselves as novices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Take for example IRIS Business Service voter project or Steria's Education program to get a flavor. I was also impressed with the report out, not only were they brief and to the point, but they were able to clearly articulate social outcomes in the social media strategy. Tags: india. NGOS in India. I'm still recovering.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2008

You should be able to articulate your goal, whether it is reaching a particular niche audience or a designated level of participation. Consider, for example, the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science's new Flickr Plant Project. Why would a museum want to invest in projects that connect a small number of people with the content?

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

For example, “Nazi science” came up several times as a “can’t”—but the Holocaust Museum’s Deadly Medicine exhibition was a successful project that didn’t bring the walls down. Few were able to articulate a response policy that wasn't based entirely on the volume of the ire raised. Do they have a valid claim or not?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

And so that leads into my next slide here, which is a quote from Derrick Feldmann, who’s the founder of the Millennial Impact Project, which is an organization that studies millennials in philanthropy as well. They care about the underlying mission. There are times where folks might want to set age ranges around it.

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