Museum 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2013

It's not every day that a visitor buys pizza for everyone in the museum. Then again, Saturday was hardly normal at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. And the program helped people feel like they knew what was going on. The museum itself was well-integrated into the event.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 15, 2012

In 2008, I wrote a post arguing that museums should focus on the pre-visit, not the post-visit, if they want to capture and retain visitors. I said: In many ways, the ability to successfully set a powerful and useful expectation for museum experiences is MORE valuable than the ability to extend said experience. Let me explain.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2011

helps us connect to the past. for a software donation, we were more than happy to help. installation of Windows Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2010 improved. installation of Windows Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2010 improved. allows the Oberlin Heritage Center to uphold high standards and museum.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

The conventional wisdom on museum memberships is that they are "one size fits many" programs whose primary benefits are free entrance to the museum and insider access to exhibition openings. But what about all the other people who love your museum? Want to know how the Brooklyn Museum is answering this question?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Help Me Send Leng Sopharath To College in Good Health! Thanks Teresa Crawford For Helping Us Swim Upstream. 10 will help a Cambodian Youngster Get A Better Life. Microblogging in a Museum Context. Social Media Breakfast: Help Leverage A Tyson Foods Donation. Twitter As Charitable Gift Spreader. Harry: A Green Geek.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2009

On Monday, I gave the keynote at the Museums in Conversation conference in Tarrytown, NY. I learned to cultivate creative greed while working on Operation Spy at the International Spy Museum, where I was lucky to be working on a project that was so new to us that we didn't have any pre-established models or structures for doing it.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The way we talk about our work helps shape its importance to current and potential audiences. Adam and I first met in 2008, when we were part of a National Academies think tank-ish thing on the future of museums and libraries. Adam argued for museums to become "less visitor-oriented," and I argued the opposite.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2020

Many things have changed in the last couple of months, from how we meet with donors to what we are asking them to help with. This list comes after a myriad of conversations with both donors and fundraisers who have helped me see a path forward. Strategize with this economic downturn in mind, not the 2008 recession.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 14, 2013

technology since 2000, when he helped establish the San Diego Futures. Recently, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) published guides to help community organizations create or expand programs to close the digital divide. more than 20 years.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I've spent much of the past three years on the road giving workshops and talks about audience participation in museums. The Museum 2.0 In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what." For more on the differences among different types of museums (with examples), check out this post.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Last week marked four years for the Museum 2.0 People--especially young folks looking to break into the museum business--often ask me how I got here. Ed Rodley recently wrote a blog post about museum jobs entitled "Getting Hired: It's Who You Know and Who Knows You." hour at the Museum. I made $26/hour at NASA and $7.25/hour

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2014

2013 was a strong year for fundraising, with charities posting their best increase since before the economy plunged in 2008, according to the 2013 Charitable Giving Report. With serious disasters abroad in 2013 eclipsing those in the U.S., Faith-based – Focus on fundamentals. Arts and culture – Giving for impact.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2008

This week marks one month of live activity for the Tech Virtual Museum Workshop , a collaborative, online platform for exhibit development. But museum folks, no matter how much we want to collaborate, don't move quickly. A month ago, I invited you to join this project. Now, a month tired-er, I still want to invite you.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Audience segmentation and research has become a hot topic in museums, especially when it comes to crafting appealing offerings that are customized to different kinds of visitors. I sat down with Kristen Denner, Director of Membership and Annual Fund, to learn more about the program's development and the museum's goals for its future.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 3, 2012

I also love his willingness to revisit past topics with more information, as he did after an internship at the Hewlett Foundation in 2008. I've lived in a museum bubble for a long time. It's a bit surprising to perceive that the American "arts" field is in as much of a bubble as the museum industry--perhaps even a smaller one.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

So, when Lynne Johnson from Fast Company asked me to blog a list, I thought I'd create a nonprofit technology category and acknowledge the work of these awesome women: Nonprofit Technology Marnie Webb is the Co-CEO of TechSoup Global and creator of Netsquared and was voted most valuable person in the nonprofit technology field in 2008.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

A participant who writes her reaction to an object on an index card is very different from one who donates her own personal effects to be part of an institutional collection, and both of these people are different from one who helps develop a new program from scratch. How do we define and talk about these different kinds of participation?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Jumo helps connects people with issues and organizations on the first rung of the ladder of engagement, but the challenge will be how to cultivate relationships to bring people up that ladder to higher levels of engagement and involvement – from following and connecting to making donations to making change offline. Chris Hughes.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2007

Last time I checked, that goal hadn't been quite reached yet, so I guess we'll be busy in 2008 as well. I know we will be revamping their fundraising and helping them set up a new website in the next few months. This is a great organization with the motto: Eliminating Racism, Empowering Women. So how can we not be excited to work them?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

First, I want to extend a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has contributed to the nascent Museum 2.0 We're still looking for your Museum 2.0-related We're still looking for your Museum 2.0-related Please help make this a great resource for everyone. Living Archive. I can't wait for part four.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 22, 2009

Elizabeth Merritt is the director of the Center for the Future of Museums , a new project of the American Association of Museums (AAM). In this post, she describes the thinking behind the Center and asks for your help in shaping its future. I would argue that for the past century, museums have been operating in equilibrium.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River combines the arts of photography and literature to create books, media campaigns, and museum exhibits about preserving North America's wild places. She explained that the publishing industry changed drastically around 2008 during the economic recession. Environmental Impact. We started as a nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River combines the arts of photography and literature to create books, media campaigns, and museum exhibits about preserving North America's wild places. She explained that the publishing industry changed drastically around 2008 during the economic recession. Environmental Impact. We started as a nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2007

I'll be doing a presentation on a panel at the Museum Computer Network Conference in two weeks on this topic and in early 2008 for the Legal Services Corporation. Tim also wrote a reflection and it is enormously helpful. You should read two articles that will help inform your thinking. This is work in progress.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. Now hear from the "real housewives of social media" who are driving successful online campaigns, as well as others who are helping lead the social media revolution. Museum APIs: What Are They Good For? In Museums, context can be hard to come by.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. Now hear from the "real housewives of social media" who are driving successful online campaigns, as well as others who are helping lead the social media revolution. Museum APIs: What Are They Good For? In Museums, context can be hard to come by.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

percent drop from 2008. little more traditional you can give museum membership or buy that Andy Warhol replica that would look great in the hallway.the really neat thing about shopping online from charity is it is easy to find the perfect gift for anyone – even the person that has it all. on holiday-related shopping, a 3.2

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Today, an interview with staff from a museum with an incredibly healthy attitude towards experimentation with social media. Three things stand out in this interview: Like the Brooklyn Museum , COSI’s social media strategy is focused on local community connections, not national outreach. They regularly ask, “How can I help?

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. Now hear from the "real housewives of social media" who are driving successful online campaigns, as well as others who are helping lead the social media revolution. Museum APIs: What Are They Good For? In Museums, context can be hard to come by.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 28, 2016

The only public pool in the city of Santa Cruz was closed in the 2008 recession for four years. The greatest gift that insiders can give outsiders is to help them build new doors. Let me help you access it. I thought of the Elks Lodge community as a bunch of elderly guys at the bar. Who are delighted by new experiences.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 10, 2010

This is the first of a four-part series on the behind-the-scenes experience of writing The Participatory Museum. Overview: Stages of Development and Participation Types The Participatory Museum was written over a 15 month period that began in December of 2008. Many of the book sections started as blog posts on Museum 2.0.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

But it’s also the latest online creation of Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook and director of online organizing for Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. It’s a discovery process that first matches, then helps people build relationships, then let’s people share their resources.”- Argentina, France, India, or Kenya?&#

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 10, 2009

Spore was released in September of 2008 to huge sales expectations. Yes, the tools available to help you make creatures are lovely, but you still have to have that inclination in the first place. The ultimate substantiation of this is Spore, a game in which players invent their own life forms and manage their evolution.

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

In "The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty" , Princeton University professor Peter Singer famously highlights one study in which individuals who were shown a picture of a girl named Rokia and told her story were willing to give far more than when asked to help three million hungry children in Malawi. Don't panic.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 10, 2009

This can be an incredibly technical topic, as it focuses on the ways that platforms (online, exhibits, museums) can harness the individual activities of many visitors and create meaningful experiential outputs that connect people to each other. But designing an entire museum that functions this way probably isn't your goal. exhibition.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2008

This guest post was written by Georgina Bath Goodlander, the Interpretative Programs Manger for the Luce Foundation Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The “Ghosts of a Chance” alternate reality game (ARG) ran from July 18 until October 25, 2008 and was a collaboration between the Smithsonian American Art Museum and CityMystery.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2008

These experienced creators already have a relationship with Scratch, and ScratchR was originally created to help these people connect with each other and build more sophisticated projects together. Here is the user profile by age circa July 2008 (per this report ). When you sign up, ScratchR asks for your age.

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