Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Pencils of Promise (PoP) was founded in October 2008 to help build safe and healthy learning environments for young children worldwide. Diversifying Engagement Strategies Consider that the Pencils of Promise supporter base is comprised of people from many different backgrounds. The answer, simply, is to give people what they want!

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

This August/September, I am "rerunning" popular Museum 2.0 Originally posted in April of 2011, just before I hung up my consulting hat for my current job at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. I''ve spent much of the past three years on the road giving workshops and talks about audience participation in museums.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 22, 2012

Imagine you've just been tasked with developing an innovative, future-thinking national museum for your country's history. Blueprint is the story of a group of people who tried to create a Dutch Museum of National History (INNL). The Museum directors released Blueprint as a showcase for these plans. Where would you start?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2009

I'm working on a section of my book about sharing social objects and am writing about the most common way that visitors share their object experiences in museums: through photographs. Revenue Streams: Museums want to maintain control of sales of "officially sanctioned" images of objects via catalogues and postcards.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 22, 2010

I believe that the museum blogosphere is still underdeveloped and there's lots of room for people to share their inspiration, experience, and ideas. If you need a good reason to read her blog, sit down for an afternoon with this incredible talk she gave in 2008 at an arts marketing summit and prepare to be blown away.

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Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

It indicates that the people you surround yourself with define you and determine your character. Achieve was founded in 2008 and started off working in the nonprofit sector primarily in research, strategy, and fundraising. Like Achieve, Qgiv exists to help people fulfill their passion to make a difference.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 6, 2009

This post was written by Jaime Kopke , the founder/director of the Denver Community Museum , a pop-up community-generated institution that ran from Oct 2008-April 2009. The Denver Community Museum (DCM) was a grassroots operation in almost every sense. By far the most important elements though were the stories people shared.

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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. It was an opportunity for people who participate with Ze Frank's projects online to come together in real space and connect with him and with each other.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 1, 2011

This Friday, March 4, I'll be moderating a panel discussion about experiencing art in virtual environments at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (4pm, 1 hour, free). Our guests are two of the people behind the Google Art Project - Anna de Paula Hanika and Kai Kewei.

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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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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 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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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

This guest post was written by Ruben Huele and describes the scenario-based strategic process used at the Dutch Natural History Museum, Naturalis , to innovate the redevelopment of their permanent collection. The new building of Naturalis, the Dutch National Natural History Museum, opened in 1998.

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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 The Museum 2.0 Why should institutions engage with people in this way? In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2008

Thanks to Bryan Kennedy from the Science Museum of Minnesota for providing this overview/reflection on the Museums and the Web conference that recently concluded in Montreal. Museums and the Web 2008 guest blogger Bryan Kennedy here. Their task is both especially important and challenging. So what's next?

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2011

An in-house database includes extensive genealogical records that the Center uses to answer queries from people seeking. Unfortunately, when several people logged onto the databases at the same time, server. installation of Windows Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2010 improved. Technology has enabled more people to connect.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

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. All the participants were asked to write one-page position papers about museums and libraries in the 21st century.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 5, 2007

Dear Museum 2.0ers, I started writing individuals with whom I have prior relationships to put together panels for AAM 2008, and then realized that is SO pre-blog. I'm looking for people who fit the following: a crank or skeptic to help host a debate about the potential of Web 2.0 ninaksimon (at) gmail (dot) com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Each blog post is given a score from 1 to 10, representing how interesting and relevant people have found your content. Microblogging in a Museum Context. It takes your RSS feed and applies engagement metrics, analyzing the types and frequency of an audience's interaction with your content. Social Media In An Economic Downturn.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

I haven’t been this hooked on a new social networking site since I first got on Twitter in June 2008, and based on recent data released by comScore and Hitwise, Pinterest traffic is soaring. Only add your location if you are a location-based nonprofit, such as a museum, zoo, performing arts venue, etc.:

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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.

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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

DECEMBER 11, 2007

This is not an analytical post (primarily); it's an announcement and invitation to join the new project I've been working on with The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA. The Tech Virtual is a project that allows people to conceptualize and prototype exhibits online. The meat is people coming together to design exhibits.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 14, 2013

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. Collectively, these agencies served an estimated 30,000 people who were part of the digital divide.

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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. Which leads to the question of people: who is getting involved? But museum folks, no matter how much we want to collaborate, don't move quickly.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2020

We all likely have people in our portfolio who have been lucky enough to feel minimal financial effect from the pandemic; therefore it’s still important to reach out to a broad group of donors. Strategize with this economic downturn in mind, not the 2008 recession. If they can’t (or won’t) give now, don’t write them off.

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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. In addition, there is attention to major donor development and a focus on the cause and the people affected by the work of the charity.

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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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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 9, 2008

In May 2008, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported that six groups (Fetzer Institute, Ford Foundation, Hidden Leaf Foundation, Jewish Funds for Justice, W.K. In spring 2008 the Stanford Innovation Review article, "Praise the Lord, but Dim the Lights," featured the Regeneration Project's Interfaith Power and Light Campaign.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. The organization's project on The Last Polar Bear reached more than 20 million people. million people through national media outreach, including an appearance on "Good Morning America."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

It is still clearly in beta, with the usual tech glitches and 500 errors , which will smooth out as more people play with it and give them feedback. As the platform matures , we’ll get a better sense of the power and potential of this network that lets people find, connect, and support social change organizations and issues.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. The organization's project on The Last Polar Bear reached more than 20 million people. million people through national media outreach, including an appearance on "Good Morning America."

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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. Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. Museum APIs: What Are They Good For? Sl’ack-Ti-vism.

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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. Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. Museum APIs: What Are They Good For? Sl’ack-Ti-vism.

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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 Great and sometimes surprising statistics on social media use around the world, circa March of 2008. Play starts on October 6, but people are already debating the future on Facebook.

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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). When I was given the opportunity to found the Center for the Future of Museums (CFM) I had been working for nearly 10 years with Museum Assessment and Accreditation at AAM.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

percent drop from 2008. Of that 106+ million people looking to give, there are about well over 20 million Americans who might be torn between buying a gift for a loved one or friend and giving to charity. According to the National Retail Federation U.S. consumers plan to spend an average of $682.74 on holiday-related shopping, a 3.2

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