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What Now? (pt. 2)

Museum 2.0

Yesterday's post was an introspective one, long on ideas and short actionable advice. Museums are seeing such deep divides as well; the old order and the new one. We'd defer to the fear of not seeming academic whenever someone proposed shocking changes, like bullet points in labels. Today, let's try to focus on actions.

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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

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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. It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer. You will be answering many questions in your grant proposals.

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Top Tips for an Amazing 15NTC

NTEN

Luckily, the NTEN Community is full of advice on places to go, things to do, dishes to eat, and how to navigate NTC like a pro. Or, you can take David Neff ''s local advice: skip the lines at Franklin''s and instead check out the amazing BBQ, bar, and history behind Freedman’s. Austin also has a terrific street art scene.

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Member Round Up: Opportunity Awaits!

NTEN

The official selections will be announced by the end of July and the festival will take place at the Spirit of Texas Theater at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, Texas on September 12-14. Submit your stories, strategies, and sage advice to causeforchangebook@gmail.com. Submit now! Anything we missed?

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NpTech Tag Summary: Scarcity Thinking, Social Network Fragmentation?, and Engagement Strategies

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

context: How are museums encouraging stickiness and user investment in their proposed and in some cases, already developed, post 2.0 situation unless museums can get the ???stickiness??? The Pulling My Hair Out Blog , an anonymous nonprofit blogger, is preparing a proposal for the organization's ED about Web2.0

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Betting on Braincake: Interview with Jen Stancil

Museum 2.0

Last week, Elaine Gurian and I talked about radical change in museums. Former museum start-up queen, Jen is taking a small organization whose goal is to promote girls’ involvement in math and science through research and programming to new, innovative, exciting places. But my background is in museum startups.