Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn’s Nonprofit Blog was inspired by the many people who have reached out to Carolyn since it was launched in 2011 to ask for advice about becoming a grant writer and nonprofit fundraiser. Q: What kind of folks have asked about becoming a grant writer? It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 6, 2013

I write this piece in good faith about the organizations I know best: museums. As a feminist, when I really think about this issue, I realize that it's not solely one of Whiteness. The vast majority of American museums are institutions of white privilege. They tell histories of white male conquest.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2017

We were introduced to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through our common interest in libraries. The IMLS is an agency of the federal government that funds programs, innovative projects, and technology to fuel our nation's libraries. The IMLS also provides a very key resource to TechSoup: data.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

What does "big data" look like for museums? Collecting institutions have enormous stacks of data about the artifacts and artworks in their stores. The Tate is providing metadata about artworks and artists in its collection--over 70,000 artworks in all. What can you do with these.JSON files? the list goes on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Photo Source: Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog. An organization's dashboard is an internal report and the data not shared publicly (although NTEN shared its Dashboard spreadsheet template recently). . I remember blogging about it when I first noticed it in November, 2007. Two years later, we might have some answers.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

The sorry state of donor retention has been a topic of discussion for at least the past decade, since the Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report began collecting data. Think about how you build relationships with your personal network; build a written plan to do the same with your donors. And don’t forget about offering convenience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The following post was originally published on the Center for the Future of Museums blog. On Wednesday, August 8, over 300 museum professionals joined CFM director Elizabeth Merritt and Seema Rao, principal of Brilliant Idea Studio , to explore self-care in the museum workplace. But effort and efficacy are not the same.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

AUGUST 11, 2011

She was all about the triumph of what is best in the human spirit. I was lucky enough to learn about her when I was a child, so I grew up knowing about the Perkins School for the Blind , the inspiring education institution that she attended. She was a tireless advocate for world peace, justice, and understanding.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Surely this doesn’t apply to zoos, museums, and theaters does it? There are 5 steps to start a content marketing program at your arts and cultural organization. This is one of the places where arts and cultural organizations have an advantage because they have ticket sales data. Absolutely! Know your Constituents.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 4, 2010

It's rare that a participatory museum project is more than a one-shot affair. But next month, Britain Loves Wikipedia will commence--the third instance of a strange and fascinating collaborative project between museums and the Wikipedia community (Wikimedians). Some of these challenges were about mission fit.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 17, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! He noted the importance of listening and shared his philosophy on being a good leader.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

According to the Open Data Project , of the 89% of nonprofits worldwide that use social media in their digital marketing and fundraising strategy, 75% of those use Instagram. If you are a location-based nonprofit, such as a museum or zoo, then also add your address. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 18, 2015

I sat down with Emilyn Green, Executive Director of the Community Science Workshop Network , to learn more about their history, design, and engagement strategy. There are lots of great science museum resources, but not where these kids can walk after school. The Mission location is still a useful hub for San Francisco school programs.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 16, 2008

I've written before about the inspiring work that the Brooklyn Museum of Art is doing with their community-focused efforts. Click is an exhibition process in three parts: The Museum solicited photographs from artists via an open call on their website, Facebook group, Flickr groups, and outreach to Brooklyn-based arts organizations.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

I spoke about the importance of designing intentional frameworks for asking visitors questions, based on this blog post. Exhibit labels in science centers ask more questions than any other kinds of museums, and yet the questions are often awful--teacherly, overly rhetorical, and totally meaningless. Leary (NRG!

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

In fact, almost 70% of nonprofits are planning to incorporate online elements into fundraising events in some way, including auctions. More data and reporting, which is important to determine event success and makes following up with supporters much easier. An added level of attendee flexibility with multiple bidding options.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

A couple weeks ago, we indulged in a few quick bites of end-of-year fundraising data. And for those of you who would like to read the Nutrition Facts before digging in, there’s a quick note on methodology at the bottom of this post.). Read time: 6 minutes. Our bouches were amused — but of course we wanted more. . DIGITAL ADVERTISING.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2007

This week, we're looking at the first section, Talking Back and Talking Together , which features comment boards, talk-back walls, and discussion forums at a variety of museums. Lesson 1: People want to talk, but not necessarily about the topics you suggest. What were they about? I invite you to do the same in the comments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

Through demos of free tools such as AWStats and Google Analytics, we'll look at what these tools can tell you about your site. I'm also prepping for a panel session I'll be doing at the Museum Computer Network Conference later this fall on Web Analytics. And the fact that Metrics alone are meaningless. Was it worth it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2018

For instance, the San Francisco Museum of Art has 34,678 items in its collection. To share its entire collection with art lovers, the museum created the “Send Me” bot allows anyone to send a simple text message and receive a picture of a piece of art matching the idea, words, or phrase texted. They include: .

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

It is rarely at the heart of what we do best or are most passionate about. Consider the recent research at the University of Arkansas about the value of school field trips to cultural institutions. The study was extensive and methodologically robust, and the results are making the rounds of museum and art publications and blogs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). In fact, they even design the background for you. What’s unique and useful about it is that it can be configured to integrate with your Twitter and Facebook accounts. e-Newsletter.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2011

This is the casual attendance data from my first full month as the Executive Director of The Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz. This graph is making me change the way I think about what our museum is for and how we should market it. First Fridays are raucous and fabulous events. Events have an urgency to them.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 5, 2011

Note: This post is written in response to recent articles about museums by Arianna Huffington (on museums and new media) and Ed Rothstein (on museums and ethnic identity). Huffington, It's not about you. I appreciate that you write about museums, and by doing so, publicize their work and efforts.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

She then went on to explain the library program she used to work with at Target and how rewarding it was for her to get to support libraries in schools around the country. Below, I’ve shared my keynote remarks and slides and I hope you’ll share your ideas and further the conversation in the comments. Why Community?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Maybe it's a live music concert, or a museum visit, or a play. There's been a lot of innovation in arts programming in the last few years. Museums and other venues are offering special programs for teens, for hipsters, for people who want a more active or spiritual or participatory experience. You have a great time.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

We are here to talk about where to find potential donors to support your cause. So check that out if you’re interested or curious or maybe you’re thinking about switching soon. There’s videos you can really get a good sense of what we’re all about here at Bloomerang. But wait at least an hour to do that.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Here's a problem many museums would like to solve: How do you design an intuitive way to give visitors unique IDs so that visitors can receive personalized content and feedback and institutions can receive real-time data tracking on visitor behavior? It's not a new problem.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 24, 2015

I’ve always been inspired by the creative ways the Brooklyn Museum uses technology to connect visitors to museum content. This project is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies as part of their Bloomberg Connects program. This project is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies as part of their Bloomberg Connects program.

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

By Colin Holtz and Steve Daigneault, M+R Strategic Services Everyone is talking about "the power of stories" — social scientists, nonprofit directors, your mother, you name it. Humans think in narrative structures, and we remember facts and statistics far better when they're presented to us in story form. There's just one problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

I've also been looking at examples from the corporate sector like the POST method from Forrester and thinking about adaptions for nonprofit. I've come up with synthesis - a worksheet, how-to points, and resources that would guide an organization to think strategically about social media. Here's a roadmap and worksheet to do just that!

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2008

At any given time, do you know: how many visitors are in your museum? how many members are in your museum? Shockingly, for many museums, large and small, the answer to these questions is no. The store and the museum entrance are strangers. Consider, for example, how my climbing gym uses data. So what about museums?

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

There are lots of things visitors can’t do in museums. But what about the things that museum professionals can’t (or feel they can’t) do? This week at the ASTC conference, Kathy McLean, Tom Rockwell, Eric Siegel and I presented a session called “You Can’t Do That in Museums!” Why aren't we developing our audiences?"

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). In fact, they even design the background for you. What’s unique and useful about it is that it can be configured to integrate with your Twitter and Facebook accounts. e-Newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

A website that provides world statistics updated in real-time in categories ranging from world population to stats about energy and water consumption. You can also view statistics about what time people voted and from what country. Worldometers :: worldometers.info. Worldle :: wordle.net. VinePeek :: vinepeek.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). They also offer their premium services for free through their Animoto for a Cause program. CharityRadio is a live weekly radio program that you listen to over your mobile phone. e-Newsletter.

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