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Forward Unto the Breach: Don’t Rest on Nonprofit Laurels

Bloomerang

EXAMPLE: When I worked as director of development and marketing at Jewish Family and Children’s Services, I was looking for ways to expand awareness and build our mailing list. I came up with an idea to mesh my love of weekend crafts fairs and artist open studio visits with my day job. But soon, excitement turned to resentment.

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Turning Visitors into Customers: Maximising Retail Potential for Museums

sgEngage

If so, be sure to stock lots of inexpensive and fun items for children. Familiarise yourself with your local high street and shopping centres. If your shop meets these criteria, be sure to think of local shops as your competition and stock your space with products that make you stand apart from the crowd. .

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Will Your Nonprofit Cease to Exist? Here’s What You Can Do to Make Sure That Doesn’t Happen

Bloomerang

For example, when I worked as director of development and marketing at Jewish Family and Children’s Services, I was looking for ways to expand awareness and build our mailing list. I came up with an idea to mesh my love of weekend crafts fairs and artist open studio visits with my day job. It seemed like a win/win. .

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How Hello Museum Builds Intimate Community in one of the Biggest Cities in the World

Museum 2.0

Nestled in a forest of high-rise apartment buildings, this small museum connects children and families with contemporary art. Like the New Children's Museum in San Diego, Hello Museum creates building-wide interactive exhibitions with artists, on themes like nature and #NoWar. It's about them connecting with each other.

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37 Spring Fundraising Ideas for Small Nonprofits

Whole Whale

Most Jewish nonprofits know that this is the best excuse to come up with punny costumes and read the Megillah, but even if you aren’t an org focused on Judaism, you could team up with a local JCC, synagogue, or Hillel: This is also a holiday where it’s tradition to give back. Buy an hour with Daylight Savings Time… (second Sunday in March).

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Approach Social Media Like Thomas Edison

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The whole idea got started a year ago when James Leventhal who is Deputy Director for the Contemporary Jewish Museum asked me if I would design some trainings for the local arts community. James assembled a group of funders and the talented Clay Lord from Theatre Bay Area , a local arts service organization to help implement project.

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Turning Waste into Beautiful Art

Tech Soup

Betsy Dassau, C3's founder and executive director, believes in the power of art. C3 educates children in schools, exhibits at community art crawls, and partners with other organizations to host community art projects, all using recycled materials to create works of art.

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