Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

How can these themes make a positive impact on the local museum or symphony? Are the same trends applicable? Development Directors are walking the halls of the museum and able to look up a member’s benefits from their mobile device. What other trends are you seeing in arts and cultural technology for 2014?

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VQ Strategies

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

They did after 9/11, during the financial crisis in 2009, after local disasters, and they are doing so again. Being able to articulate and quantify how your organization engaged volunteers prior to the pandemic and since the outbreak is equally important to understanding the trends across the sector. Where were your strengths?

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 3, 2014

During a workshop on museum visitor participation, someone spoke up and objected: "this might work in California, but it will never work in Texas." I saw how participatory techniques were working in diverse museums around the world. In Asia, I''ve noticed museum visitors are willing--enthusiastic, even--to take photos with strangers.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

The “UnGala” is a new, trending fundraising style where instead of spending so much time and effort on a big fancy event, it’s basically just an online peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. Get local businesses involved for prize sponsorships, and make it a public, fun event that everyone can come and watch.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2023

6) Meetups [as FUNraisers] People are lonely and longing to connect in person , and local nonprofits can help. Ideas: Meetups for walking, hiking, stretching or yoga in the park, book clubs, book readings, discussion groups, support groups, social hours at local pubs and coffee shops, movies, museums visits, dog parks, etc.!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

We started with 47 conveners we selected around the country–regional, state, and local arts agencies and membership associations, whom we asked to invite their member organizations to take our survey. We were surprised, overwhelmed, and delighted at the level of response to our project.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2015

It’s safe to say this town is up there trending with those other ‘cool hipster’ cities like Brooklyn and Portland. And with the influx of 100+ people moving here on a daily basis , it’s a good thing the locals continue to remind everyone to “ Keep Austin Weird. How can you explore doing something similar at your museum?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

One of the best projects that illustrates the basic idea of Web2.0 - listening and conversation and stakeholders creating their own experience with your organization - comes from the Brooklyn Museum of Art. o is Transparency - and the best example of that is what the Indianapolis Art Museum has done with its pubic metrics on its web site.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Users active in online social environments based on social objects like Flickr (photography), Ravelry (knitting), and Wikipedia (information) often trend older.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2017

While the most common form of P2P fundraising has been associated with events like a race or bike tour, the nonprofit sector is trending toward expanding P2P fundraising beyond the paradigm of event fundraising. These trends are prompting rapid shifts in the P2P fundraising landscape. Source: Millennial Impact Report ].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Ami Dar and Nancy Lublin, two social change leaders, present best practices and spot current trends. Submitted by Nancy Lublin. Museum APIs: What Are They Good For? In Museums, context can be hard to come by. Identity trends on the Social Web. Submitted by Leslie Hatfield.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Instead of serving everyone at a single location, consider a catered meal delivered to each of your donors from a local restaurant. The current state of public gatherings has only accelerated this trend. A food-related event usually entails a few individuals sitting around and eating a meal served on-site at the location.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Forum One partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world. Forum One partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world. This work not only included launching a new website but also revitalizing the American Jazz Museum brand as a whole.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Therefore, innovative and influential nonprofit organizations must monitor these trends carefully. Moreover, the iPad will likely prove a good platform for developing kiosks in public spaces like museums, or even your organization's lobby. I wonder, will GPS supplement a zip code-based lookup when searching for local information?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

Could a local social change site knock off Facebook for the social networking webby? Nonprofit Tech Blog points to a new report from United Nations Foundation and The Vodafone Group Foundation, " Wireless Technology for Social Change: Trends in NGO Mobile Use." Chris Brogan is doing an expert session over at NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

Ami Dar and Nancy Lublin, two social change leaders, present best practices and spot current trends. Submitted by Nancy Lublin. Museum APIs: What Are They Good For? In Museums, context can be hard to come by. Submitted by Leslie Hatfield.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

If you are a location-based nonprofit, such as a museum or zoo, then also add your address. Geotagging on Instagram is especially beneficial to localized nonprofits. A growing trend is to use a service, such as Linktree , which allows you to create a link in bio landing page that features multiple links. Verified Badges.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 24, 2007

This week, thoughts on Chapter 12 of Elaine Gurian’s book Civilizing the Museum , "Threshold Fear: Architecture program planning." In this essay, Elaine discusses the various barriers to entry for non-traditional visitors to museums, that is, the threshold fear that keeps such potential visitors from walking in our doors.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

One challenge I hear frequently is how to keep up with technology trends without leaving less-savvy demographics behind. My kids love to print helmet stickers at the local fire museum and I’m inclined to add my email address to get it sent to my inbox for a record of our visit. Pulling your patrons up the technology curve.

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2023

American Jazz Museum Platinum – Cultural Websites Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films, and features live music in their venues, The Blue Room, and Gem Theater.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world. We partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world. This work not only included launching a new website but also revitalizing the American Jazz Museum brand as a whole.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

Ami Dar and Nancy Lublin, two social change leaders, present best practices and spot current trends. Submitted by Nancy Lublin. Museum APIs: What Are They Good For? In Museums, context can be hard to come by. Submitted by Leslie Hatfield.

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2022

National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Talking About Race. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. Nation’s Report Card, National Assessment of Educational Progress Long Term Trends. Centauri – Website for Diversity & Inclusion. Centauri – Website for Art / Performing Arts.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Keep up with trends. While you don’t have to put the latest gadgets and popular items into all of your baskets, being aware of cultural trends can help you find unique additions for your gift baskets. Hometown Flavors – A local flavor gift basket is a great way to highlight local businesses.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme. What The Trend :: whatthetrend.com. DailyFeats :: dailyfeats.com.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Most people have a trail somewhere near where they live, so encourage your peer-to-peer fundraiser participants to do their hike locally and share their amazing pictures on social media. Here’s a look at the Faurschou Foundation’s Virtual Tour of their Museum in Brooklyn, NY: [link]. Virtual Movie Night. Live Gaming Fundraiser.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2011

The Indianapolis Museum of Art’s dashboard is an oft-cited example. Note from Beth: Check out this case study about The Indianapolis Museum of Art’s Dashboard). The Town of Oro Valley in Arizona maintains a financial dashboard displaying the town’s financial performance compared to past trends. 2) Status Dashboards.

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Forum One

JUNE 30, 2006

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some.

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Forum One

JUNE 30, 2006

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

Nails, the car, hair, you know, all those local small business vendors that are potential supporters of the organization. You know, it’s local business leaders and high net worth individuals that want to get to know each other but don’t want to go to massive things where everybody’s approaching them. So ask your.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

And, instead of limiting your events just to those in the local area or to those who have the means to travel, you can actually open them to anyone on the internet! You can procure items that encourage residents to explore the city in a fun way, such as local restaurant gift certificates or tickets to museums or sports games.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Is your digital marketing strategy taking full advantage of this trend? For instance, let’s say your organization raises funding to support local wildlife and ecosystems. Public Museums. Wondering what the latest giving trends are? Did you know that online giving grew 4.1% over the past year ? Public Libraries.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2014

Best Use of Interactive Technology – The Tenement Museum – The Tenement Museum needed a system that could collect visitor information for future follow up while making the booking process easy and seamless, both online and onsite. Read the case study. Read the case study. Read the case study.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

a local currency issuer. Then as now, the idea behind BerkShares was to galvanize residents in Pittsfield, Great Barrington, and surrounding areas to purchase more goods and services locally. The local currency could be converted into US dollars but is designed to be spent directly in the area. The experiment proved successful.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

About five years ago, I sat in a planning meeting for a museum that was undergoing a major renovation. The demographics of the museum visitors would match those of the city at large. Now, as a museum director, I''m thinking about that goal less abstractly and more concretely in terms of what a target audience can and should look like.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 14, 2014

They buy tickets to the local aquarium. Who is visiting your museum? Once you identify some common trends, create a constituent persona to help communicate your target audience to the rest of the organization. Check out this infographic for the key trends and statistics! Who is volunteering? Create opportunities.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Best Use of Interactive Technology – The Tenement Museum – The Tenement Museum needed a system that could collect visitor information for future follow up while making the booking process easy and seamless, both online and onsite. Read the case study. Read the case study. Read the case study.

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