Museum 2.0

APRIL 14, 2011

As of May 2, I will be the executive director of the Museum of Art & History at McPherson Center in Santa Cruz, CA (here's the press release ). Because of the increased workload I expect in the months to come, as well as the likely possibility that we will start a Museum of Art & History blog, I'm lowering my Museum 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2012

When I think of story telling, I think of books. Stories surround us on the radio, in newspapers, in our music boxes, in short web videos and on large screens in movie theatres. I am a documentary filmmaker and video journalist, and I think of my work as a form of story telling and documenting. Our stories come from our heart.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2012

One of the app’s best features, Project FishMap, which allows users to find nearby restaurants and businesses serving sustainable seafood and contribute new establishments to a growing database, was added in an early 2011 update. Louis apps by Missouri History Museum. Louis apps by Missouri History Museum. Historic St.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

I’m at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! Ruth Cohen – American Museum of natural History. The result was an 800 page book of narratives, pictures, stories, and much more that will now be part of the library’s collection. Elaine Charnov – The NY Public Library.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

I''ve now been the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History for three years. I arrived in 2011 with the explicit directive to execute a turnaround. How do we share our bifurcated story as both a place to engage with art and history AND a place that builds community? To work for my community.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

I'm at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! The result was an 800 page book of narratives, pictures, stories, and much more that will now be part of the library's collection. NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Now we have smartphones, whose data, when strung together forms the story of our lives. I can’t remember when I first heard, our identity is the story we repeat to ourselves. Our Stories. Today we have a wild abundance to the ways we collect our stories. What emerges is a story – your story.

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