Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Are your supporters artistic? You could turn seasonal activities like 5k races or walk-a-thons into an engaging event. Including hashtags on your posts is an easy way to organize any social media activity related to your event. So, how do you turn a virtual stranger into a long-time supporter of your nonprofit?

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A solid fundraising strategy is essential for every area of higher education institutions to thrive, and performing arts programs are no exception. There are so many vital activities that keep your program afloat aside from fundraising, from scheduling classes to holding auditions to supporting students.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2023

Talking About Race has been widely referenced and shared as a compelling, timely, and actionable as people across the country seek to educate themselves and others and have candid, overdue, and often difficult conversations.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

If you’re not “ all signs point to go ,” it’s time to take a look at what your team is doing and how you’re faring based on the metrics that matter most to your nonprofit. Are you approaching your work in an active or a passive manner? Think about your movement, not the current moment in time. . Ask yourself: . Just start. .

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Founder Adam Braun started the organization with a dream of creating educational infrastructure in the communities that need it most and a deposit of just $25. Keeping donors engaged and giving during uncertain times can often feel like a challenging balancing act, but new technologies and strategies are available to keep us centered.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Religious organizations include churches, synagogues, and other places of worship, as well as organizations with a focus on missionary activities, religious training, evangelism, or religious publishing activities. Religious organizations with a 501(c)(3) charitable determination can now receive Intuit donations from TechSoup.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

With the majority of daily activities taking place over the web, it’s no surprise that we’ve also observed a rise in virtual fundraising. Either way, it’s time to brush up on your peer-to-peer fundraising chops and check out some online fundraising ideas that you can use to attract donors to your nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Pride Month is a great time to celebrate and reflect on the work activists and nonprofit organizations are doing to support the LGBTQ+ community. Leeway Foundation’s grantmaking programs fund women, trans, and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in Greater Philadelphia who engage in art and social change work.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

For the past two years, I''ve been working on a project to activate the concrete space adjacent to our museum as a vibrant, community plaza. It''s an exciting, intense, educational time. We are hiring a temporary contract curator to activate the plaza this summer with 25+ cultural events. multiple times per week.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

A month before MuseumCamp, the MAH is opening a new exhibition, Lost Childhoods , co-developed with foster youth, youth advocates, and artists in our community. Artists are striving to follow their direction to beautiful ends. This year's applicants include social scientists, activists, entrepreneurs, educators, and artists.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Perhaps because some people feel guilty about practicing self-care or there are unspoken rules that if you take time for yourself you are not serious about work. It means changing the way we think about self-care in the first place. Nonprofits know the importance of self-care , yet the scarcity mindset keeps them from actually doing it.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

There were times when coordinating a fire art festival while researching social capital theory made me want to burn my computer. We continuously and actively respond to requests as well as invite people to be a part of our programs. Furthermore, how can museums and communities work together to share strengths in the community?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

History: Simply being around a long time has some cachet and may mean you have access to historical wisdom, knowledge, and records. Donors could be featured in your email newsletter 1x or multiple times. How can you grow your email list to activate and build your organization’s power? It is seen as wasteful overhead.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 19, 2016

A few months ago, the MAH board and staff started discussing whether and how to create a formal policy for advocacy activities. If you've been considering this for awhile, now is the time to act. We educate the public on local issues. Everyone is going to the ballot this year in the United States. How did we create it?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 20, 2007

Networking for Change. --Ivan Boothe, Organizing Rather Than Mobilizing: Using Social Networks for Constituency Building I'm filling in for a panelist on Sunday at the Bioneers Conference for the session , Alternet Presents: Social Media Activism/Web 2.0 Take 'em one at a time. Networking for Change. Don't be afraid of the tech.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2012

Pacific time featuring experts and stories from organizations that have found new and innovative ways to catalyze social impact through digital games. He is currently a PhD student at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Santa Cruz, researching how digital media foster civic engagement, informal learning and activism.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

It can be hard trying to get people in your network and community to donate or get involved in fundraising activities. Do not only ask once and in one way; people might not be able to donate money but they might be to give their time. People want to have a good time; they want to feel like they get something in return.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 6, 2011

TechSoup has participated in their annual festival for the past couple of years, to support the use of games for advocacy, education, and social impact in the nonprofit sector. This post was written by Jeff Ramos, Community and Content Manager at Games for Change.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

They offer a chance to dress up, get together with others, and have a good time — while also raising money for a good cause. Activities such as performances, live entertainment, and sit-down dinners regularly attract a large audience and generate significant money for charity. A Gala is a well-known charity fundraising event.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Earlier this fall, I read this headline: "Stanford study: Participation in a cultural activity may reduce prejudice." I eagerly read about a new social psychology research study in which whites, Asians, and Latinos engaged in a simple collaborative activity--making a music video together. I wanted to know more.

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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2015

National Geographic CEO Gary Knell will bring decades of media experience to the stage where he’ll discuss the future of National Geographic and how similar publications can shape education. Most MCON speakers stay for the entire event and participate in the sessions, activities and parties, even after they’re done speaking.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2014

New laws and policies will help, but any movement toward greater cultural and racial understanding and communication must be supported by our country’s cultural and educational infrastructure. Museums are a part of this educational and cultural network. But now is a great time to start being involved. What should be our role(s)?

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 6, 2013

They present masterpieces by white male artists and innovations by white male scientists. When non-white stories are told, they are always flagged as such--an exhibition of Islamist scientific inventions or women pioneers or African-American artists. Not as humans, or artists, or scientists, or dancers.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 14, 2017

Part of what we have to do as a sector is educate our funders and other stakeholders to make sure that they understand how important surpluses are to long-term sustainability and adaptability (note – not all funders need this education; many are on board and already know and understand the importance of surpluses).

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

We invited community members in, to be active contributors, collaborators, and co-creators in our museum space. As time has gone on, my attention has shifted from the tactic of participation to the outcome of building community. At the same time, “identity” doesn't always mean demographics. Showing that their voice matters.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 17, 2012

From 2006-2011, I focused almost entirely on #1 and #2, playing with ways to invite visitors to actively participate with professionals to co-create powerful experiences around museum objects. We invited local artists and community groups to perform. We make room for interns and artists and people who walk in the door with crazy ideas.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2012

She would be the best science center educator ever. She was a free agent for a long time, until the beginning of 2012, when she joined the teaching staff of Khan Academy. Khan Academy, the free, nonprofit online source for educational instructional videos, is a young powerhouse in the online learning space.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

Cary Creative Center in North Carolina is an upcycling nonprofit that provides used artistic materials to people. Here is a list of just some of the things it does: Advocate and educate on the 350 bird species that live in the region. Educate about the effects of climate change. Cary Creative Center — Third-Place Winner.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 9, 2011

She is a fabulous and thoughtful artist. The same day we opened the Creativity Lounge, we opened new exhibitions throughout the building, including a paper collage show in the 3rd floor lobby by local artist Lisa Hochstein. For me, the goal is for people to have an enjoyable, educational, cultural, social experience.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event. Use that to your advantage!

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

In the education department, we have some key values around slowing down, conversation and participation around art, and deep looking. And so this concept of asking visitors to spend some focused time thinking about their relationships with objects and artworks really made sense to me. So what did you do next?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2019

Both of these seem natural as we are in the business of ideas and we are adjacent to formal education systems. People go to school regularly over a period of time (and to museums intermittently, occasionally, sporadically, or rarely). Those feelings developed over hours of classroom time with a human.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2015

T hinkery21 happens every six weeks, and has a different theme every time. Austin is full of brilliant artists, scientists, musicians, performers, educators and organizations doing incredible work. Develop strong relationships with community partners. Even the beer we serve is from local breweries!

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 30, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Inclusive Fundraising: Taking Pride Month Support to New Heights In a world that yearns for inclusivity and acceptance, Pride Month stands tall as a beacon of hope and celebration for the LGBTQ+ community. Encourage your supporters to do the same and consider making donations to LGBTQ+ nonprofits.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

Last week, I talked with Tina Olsen, Director of Education and Public Programs at the Portland Art Museum, about their extraordinary Object Stories project. In the education department, we have some key values around slowing down, conversation and participation around art, and deep looking. So what did you do next?

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Pin masterpieces from the budding artists in your arts classes. Pin images your share in blog posts you invite your docents, art-historians, visiting faculty, guest speakers, and other experts educators to write for you. You can also use this to pin pics of your most active volunteers, board members, honorees, etc.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Silent: Silent auctions take the anxiety out of participating for some by allowing them to write their bids down on their own time. Virtual events are much easier to run as they create a complete digital footprint in real-time. Casino Nights Most nonprofits have considered a casino night for an event at one time or another.

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