VQ Strategies

JULY 22, 2021

Clearly these were meant to be distributed as we were 30,000 feet above Ohio perhaps, partway into my flight between Newark and Denver. As I sat on the plane, I thought about all the passengers flying to Denver simply to make connections to their final destinations. How have volunteers enabled you to reach new audiences?

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Forum One

JANUARY 4, 2022

The digital storytelling approach powerfully illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

You may decide to ask one team member to post to social media every day to engage your online audience. Identify priorities for the types of programs and services you’ll offer to support your goals, target audience for your services, target supporter audiences, advocacy and public policy aims, and branding or marketing objectives.

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VisionLink

JULY 19, 2013

This week, I attended a wonderful Denver Tech4Good session on how nonprofits can make their websites more usable and easier to navigate. This is important because the more people are able to use your site, the more they will learn about your cause, donate, and give support. Below are a few tips and tricks I picked up that may come in handy!

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Forum One and friends have five great submissions for next year’s #23NTC in Denver. Create Impact with Inclusive Audience Research. Many organizations understand the value of speaking directly to their audiences. You may even be planning some audience research in the near future. Enter the service blueprint!

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The digital storytelling approach powerfully illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. The Frist Art Museum. Outstanding Website. I’m Determined.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2021

The digital storytelling approach illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. National Air & Space Museum. Alliance for Justice.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In all scenarios, audiences experience the National Council impact story, strengthening the connection and interest they have in the institution and the important work it is doing. Pacific Science Center. The site offers an intuitive and high-performing experience across devices, with a smooth ticketing process and user-centered design.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In all scenarios, audiences experience the National Council impact story, strengthening the connection and interest they have in the institution and the important work it is doing. Pacific Science Center. The site offers an intuitive and high-performing experience across devices, with a smooth ticketing process and user-centered design.

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Award Colorado Washington Children 46

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

While we hope to see you in Denver October 22-24, many of these sessions will be available online for you to watch from the comfort of your office. They need information that helps them make data-driven decisions. New and Notable Coming to bbcon means you get an up-close look at the exciting updates coming to your fund accounting software.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

You can manage 10 social media accounts, but if you are not telling great stories and cutting through the online clutter, your audience will not engage. Check out this example from Denver Rescue Mission. You can collect fantastic, compelling stories, but if no one hears or sees them, they fall flat.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

The digital storytelling approach powerfully illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. The Vilcek Foundation. Excellence – Website for Art.

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Award Communication Colorado Museum 73

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 18, 2017

Just days after we rang in the new year, a storm blew through Denver, Colorado. Lindsay’s poster represented an in-depth look at the $37,000 fundraising campaign that brought the entire ASU delegation to the Institute and was well received by the audience. by Anne Kotleba, Program Coordinator, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance.

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2022

They’re also great if your org wants to reach new audiences and build deeper connections with existing supporters. They found that their audience was responsive to these prizes since the organization was willing to spend a bit of money on them.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The digital storytelling approach powerfully illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. NTI Nuclear Security Index. City Health Dashboard.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2012

Note from Beth: I missed out on the Olympics in London this year while I was traveling in Cambodia. While the world acclaimed sports event was taking place in London, the Gay Chorus Olympics was taking place in Denver. I was attending the once-every four-years GALA Choruses Festival , aka the Gay Chorus Olympics.

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NTEN

JUNE 12, 2014

." - Dale Thompson, Austin 501 Tech Club "Although technology has become more and more accessible across all sectors, I perceived a gap in educational opportunities in Denver. Always." - Birgit Pauli-Haack, NFN4Good TechClub SWFL "Make sure you read your audience well. Talk to other Techclub leaders.

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CauseVox

JULY 11, 2022

Invest in Kids is a Denver-based nonprofit dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of young children and families across the state. The bells and whistles aren’t necessary if it’s not something your audience is asking for. Who Is Invest In Kids? Find what works for your org and work to refine and sharpen that edge.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 16, 2012

Creativity, Community, and a Dash of the Unexpected: Adventures in Engaging Young Adult Audiences. I have a personal connection to this report, which was produced by the Denver Art Museum after a multi-year project developing meaningful connections with young adults. Enjoy this quick read on rethinking engagement with new audiences.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

But you probably won't be in the audience when they perform thousands of miles away. Registration info TBA October 19, 2016: Denver, CO at the Ellie Kaulkins Studio Loft for NAMP Regional Workshop, 3-5pm - Free! The more effort it takes to attain an experience, the less relevant it will feel--even if you know it will be meaningful.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Denver Zoo. The Denver Zoo raised more than $60,000 for the SNUGG – a Safe Nurturing Upright Gateway for Giraffes, which is a large, padded, weatherproof chute that zookeepers can secure giraffes in for medical care and other procedures. These organizations based their campaign on a specific cause that would appeal to a mass audience.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2014

Melbourne, Australia: The art of storytelling: how to create content that connects with your audience. Denver, CO: Beyond Facebook and Twitter: Storytelling Through Social Media. September 9. Toronto, Canada: Digital Storytelling. September 10. Portland, OR: Digital storytelling for fun and nonprofits. September 17. September 23.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2012

Focus on family audiences. This is only going to become a bigger issue for us as we invite in new audiences and incorporate more participatory experiences throughout the museum. However, in Denver, this approach is supported by the fact that there are guards in other spaces. Putting objects on pedestals helps, but not always.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

New Orleans, LA: New Media Storytellers: How to get your audience to pay attention. Denver, CO: Dashboards: Monitor Progress to Achieve Results. If you’re holding regular events gathering the #nptech community let me know and I’ll include you in the next community calendar! Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Thursday, July 3, 2014.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

Denver, Colorado: AdWords Meetup. Baltimore, Maryland: Reaching the Hearts of Your Audience. Brooklyn, New York: Protecting Data in the Digital Age for Nonprofits. Arlington, Texas: DFW Nonprofit Geeks. Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Wednesday, January 21, 2015. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (weekly).

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Asking Audiences. For a year now, Peter Linett and his friends at Slover-Linett Strategies have been blogging thoughtfully about connecting with arts audiences in new ways. While this blog started by focusing on audience research, topics include subjectivity, participation, innovation, and culture shifts. Poesy-Praxis.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Denver Nonprofit Institute. Denver Nonprofit Institute. Nonprofit Learning Lab / Denver, CO / $90. Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / Denver, CO / $1,350. Join us to find out how we can grow exceptional boards, engage our communities and use "What Can I Do?" to support our work. June 4 - 6.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Last week, Douglas McLellan of artsJournal ran a multi-vocal forum on the relationship between arts organizations and audiences, asking: In this age of self expression and information overload, do our artists and arts organizations need to lead more or learn to follow their communities more? Here are three of my favorites.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2011

But how many institutions are really aggressively transforming their work away from service to a narrow band of audiences to community-wide advocacy work? I'm trying to reposition our museum as a cultural hub supporting creative and intellectual community growth. These museums work differently.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 1, 2012

Here's what happened: In 2010, amidst severe financial woes and declining audiences, the Museum of Contemporary Art in LA (MOCA), hired Jeffrey Deitch, a NYC gallery owner, to be their new director. Deitch--and to an even greater degree, Eli Broad--have expressed clearly that they want to expand the audience at MOCA.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2012

The organizations involved typically share similar missions and audiences but not necessarily the same services. In December, Craig received his degree in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from ASU and is currently attending the University of Colorado Denver's Business School. Like this article? Get another!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

Denver, Colorado: Donations on the Go: Mobile Tools to Enhance Giving. Saint Paul, Minnesota: How Audience Personas Help Determine Your Tools, Tech, and Strategy. Research Triangle, North Carolina: Nonprofit Online Makeover. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Thursday, September 17, 2015.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

I'm fascinated by these places because of their ability to attract diverse audiences to idiosyncratic experiences, and I'm curious how they stay afloat. From a museum perspective, I think there's a lot to learn from these venues' business models, approach to collecting and exhibiting work, and connection with their audiences.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 21, 2010

Last week, I took in the new Galileo science show at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. He wrapped physical comedy, silly jokes, audience participation, and water balloons into a highly entertaining fifteen minutes. Adults typically make up half of science center audiences. It also drove me nuts. The show was juvenile.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 6, 2008

In Denver there's another way. Billed as "part art museum, part public forum," The Lab at Belmar is a contemporary art space in a suburban Denver development. The point of Belmar was to replace a dying shopping mall with a vital city center for Lakewood, an inner suburb of Denver, and art seemed to be part of that concept.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2012

It was terrific to have a packed room and a long, open conversation (we split the session into half presenting, half audience discussion) about these issues. And I talked about some of the challenges of finding the right income and expense models for a museum that operates more like a community center than a traditional cultural institution.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

And, we know a lot more about how to host virtual events and engage an online audience than we did last year. There’s a never ending list of the type of competitions you can have, so here are some common examples: Talent shows – Have the talent send in their acts beforehand and then show them to your digital audience.

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