Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Not only does a hand-written thank you note make a strong impression upon the receiver, but it also makes you a better social media manager because it’s a practice in creative arts – and as all we know, the best social media managers are creative artists. 4) Read more books. 6) Say “Please” and “Thank You.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. CCC: This stands for the “Covid-Chat-Check-In” and is based on an exercise from Liberating Structures Playbook. I’ve been working in my pajamas since the early 1990s, during the early years of the Web.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

This blog was co-written by Associate Director, Ida Perrson, and SVP of Brand + Strategy, Amy Small. What would the structure be like? Just wanted to see if you were paying attention.). Looking outside our typical field of vision for new ideas is a natural part of our process, as it is for most creative folks. What about content?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Is it only used by people with artistic talents and graphic design skills? Anyone can be a designer! Using structured brainstorming methods can lead to innovative ideas for nonprofit programs, platforms, and strategies in any area. What is Human Centered Design?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2012

For the full list of strategic lessons learned in our last Nonprofits Live session, visit the Amoration blog. Games structure participation in vital civic actions like voting, budgeting, advocacy, movement-building, solving major challenges, and simulations for disaster preparedness. (BS). Nonprofits Live! Game Audiences.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Nominations are accepted from all over the world from web design firms, agencies to invidividuals and graphic artists. The project included a complete facelift for the homepage and overall look-and-feel for the entire site, as well as enhancing the site's navigation and structural elements.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2007

Connect the Dots with hundreds of artists as we Illuminate and innovate together to weave new networks. Structures of artistic expression in every medium will be linked and combined to tell new stories on how we bond within our shared new worlds. This will take place over multiple sims on some of NMC's new land.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2009

Note from Beth: This week I'm researching and thinking about the topic of creating movements with others and have invited guest blog posts on this topic. Creating a sustainable engagement platform within your existing structure takes time, creativity and dedication. Screencapture from charity:water.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 24, 2011

Guard staff who are willing to let an artist step between two panes of glass to perform. The Walker is also a place where everyone is committed to supporting artists and new work, so every time we bring in an artist, staff are enthusiastic about the idea of coming together to create something. It's inherent in what we do.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 17, 2012

When I started this blog in 2006, I made a multi-media introduction to the concept of "museum 2.0" We invited local artists and community groups to perform. We experimented with everything--hours, front desk staffing structure, community programs. based on Tim O'Reilly's four key elements of Web 2.0:

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2010

His commentary was first posted on the Communications Network blog. "Adin Miller, a friend and all-around smart guy, wrote a blog post reflecting on James Surowiecki’s talk about the“ Wisdom of Crowds ” at the Communications Network and CommA Fall 2010 Conference. Foundation application? Foundation application?

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

BTW, he’s one of our INSIDER gurus who co-writes one of the top blogs in our industry, The Agitator.net. Let donors see how you are making a huge difference: we saved 5 historic structures, we helped 5000 people, we staged 12 performances, we launched 25 rescue boats. Artists in your community? OK this just seems so very basic.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. A dedicated blog post about the sponsorship. Mention the donor in the footer of all web pages for a month or longer.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 19, 2016

I blogged about it , and you offered several good pointers on what should be considered in constructing it. We wanted enough of a process to provide clarity and structure without too many hoops. We partner with thousands of artists and organizations, providing staff support and engagement in their work. Any surprises?

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Candid

APRIL 17, 2024

Co-leadership is a leadership structure in which responsibilities are intentionally shared among more than one CEO or executive director. Or in an arts organization, one might focus on artistic direction, the other on the business model. appeared first on Candid Blog. What is co-leadership?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

What about the families who show up on your free days religiously or the ones blogging about your new artifacts? This week, an interview with Brooklyn Museum 1stfans managers Will Cary (membership) and Shelley Bernstein (technology) and artist An Xiao. So you weren't targeting "Brooklyn artists" or some other demographic group.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 8, 2011

Last month, artist and game designer Nikki Pugh led an utterly charming, often hilarious community residency at the City Gallery in Leicester, UK. I wanted the details of the residency to be shaped by the people who got involved with it, so it needed a structure with an edge that could be pushed against in different directions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Nicole Lampe, Resource Media, blogged two summaries based on the ideas and discussion: The Future of Conservation: A Return to Our Roots. Networked Leadership : Jodie Tonita, Social Transformation Project. Technology : Cheryl Contee, Fission Strategy. Ownerless Campaigns & Engaging Millennials : Jessy Tolkan, Here Now.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

We invited a cross-section of artists, filmmakers, and advertisers to join us for a think tank. We came up with a system that was much more structured and is based on audio, not video. We have four stories up now: from a guard, a curator, a longtime museum lover, and an artist. So what did you do next?

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M+R

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In recent years, we have seen artists like Beyoncé and U2 experiment with new ways to launch music. For nonprofits, we find our clients often feel pressured to stick to tried-and-true structures or routines that they know will work. She showed that sometimes it is okay to drop the formalities.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

First, we realized that our museum is different from other museums, but our benefits and membership structure were the same as others. In some cases, the artist is not comfortable, or there are insurance and liability issues. Kristen will be responding to comments and questions here on the blog. How did this project start?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

blog posts from the past. Granted, I live in an increasingly narrow world of people who are exploring these topics and want me to work with them, but I still learn a lot from the questions and struggles I hear from colleagues and people who comment on the blog. The animal keepers run their blog. The Museum 2.0

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

American Edmonia "Wildfire" Lewis is considered the first woman of Native American and African descent to achieve international fame as a sculptor at a time when artists of color were hardly celebrated and slavery was still legal. Gentileschi is remembered, however, as an accomplished Baroque artist whose trials did not define her art.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

Our job was to provide a structured environment in which to develop ideas and the expertise to build the best of them. Doing so meant we could raise awareness very quickly (because everyone loves to blog about a contest), which was useful given the short time frame. It also focused the experience.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 30, 2009

Jennifer is a certified coach, artist and yogini based in Oakland, California. I know you particularly work with entrepreneurs and artists, yes? The biggest thing I think is having a support structure, that goes alongside with having a big vision. I am an artistic, creative person. How long have you been coaching?

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2021

It’s impossible to showcase all our talent in one post, so we’re starting a blog series to introduce major work areas and show what happens behind the scenes. First up is our talented Tech team! I’m Doug Stumberger, Interim CTO. The strength of our team is in the diversity of our experiences.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

Granted, I live in an increasingly narrow world of people who are exploring these topics and want me to work with them, but I still learn a lot from the questions and struggles I hear from colleagues and people who comment on the blog. The animal keepers run their blog. The Museum 2.0 QUESTIONS ABOUT WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES 8.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

which followed a very strict formula that frustrated some participants who wanted to be treated like artists, not contributors to a data experiment. Their use of the web to connect independent artists all over the world was striking and very surprising. being as transparent as possible about the selection and production process.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 16, 2020

Each week, I’ve been ceding the blog to others as a chance to hear many voices share their thoughts about our field, where we are, and where we are going. The label did not address that the artist sexually abused her, gave her syphilis, and colonized her home. The entire system and structure of this country has been built on racism.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

And, you can use social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, to support engaging crowds to participate in the activity. The opera staff collected the suggestions and summarized them on their blog. Opera is not the only art form, there’s been crowdsourced choreography – Dance Theatre Workshop.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 13, 2009

Earlier this year, the New Museum and Creative Time commissioned a traveling piece by artist Jeremy Deller called "It Is What It Is: Conversations About Iraq." From my perspective, It Is What It Is was not designed with sufficient structure to robustly and consistently support dialogue. No one approached the volunteers.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

Not that I won’t still occasionally write about games, but they will no longer have a weekly presence on this blog ( though you can always find lots of them by clicking the "game" tag in the topic list to the right). How much structure is motivating and how much becomes a chore? Why the change?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 7, 2006

We’re a small org, so even though it sounds insane, it actually works out nicely, and I think my being involved with every process, at least for the stage we are at right now, gives me a good sense of how to structure things as we grow. What do you enjoy the most about your work? Getting to DO something!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2009

Chris Anderson’s The Long Tail Note from Beth: In 1993, I worked as the "network weaver" for an online network for individual artists called "Arts Wire" where I facilitated online conversations, provided technology support and training. So it came as no surprise when I ran into him via his blog and the social web. . Collaborator.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 16, 2007

For more information about coworking, read the Coworking Community Blog , check out the Coworking wiki, join the Coworking Google Group , watch this short video , and see photos of coworking spaces in the BusinessWeek article, Where the Coffee Shop Meets the Cubicle. Also using two monitors is a great way of saving paper.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The World Beach Project is managed by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London with artist-in-residence Sue Lawty. Many museums do not provide participants with clear terms surrounding their submissions, and for savvy people (especially artists!) Today, a look at one of the projects I believe does this best--the World Beach Project.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

For instance, Stocksy United, a platform cooperative for photographers, videographers, and artists generally, has a fair wage distribution system for members. Community Voices (blog), Platform Cooperativism Consortium, May 13, 2022, coop/blog/saving- the-socials-what-if-we-tried-a-multipronged-approach/. 9</sup).

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