Museum 2.0

JANUARY 2, 2013

We just posted a part-time position at my museum for a Community Engagement/Marketing Associate. Does a Small Museum Really Need a Marketing Person? At our museum, we distribute marketing tasks--some with our membership director, our programs staff, and our visitor services staff. But then, a few things happened. We started.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 29, 2014

I had a vague sense of how conservation fit into their educational missions, but I didn''t realize the extent of the direct advocacy and activism happening every day. In museums (and zoos), we frequently stop the conversation with visitors when it comes to action--especially political action. This can sound disingenuous.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 9, 2014

If you are a museum, do you have a mobile app that helps your visitors navigate the exhibits? If you are an environmental advocacy organization, do you have the ability to conduct online polling? How are our technology decisions advancing our mission? These questions are certainly not exhaustive, but they are a good starting point.

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Delaware Tech Technology Poll 82

Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2019

At the end of February, I attended the first of (what I hope will be) many Museums Advocacy Days (MAD) on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. There was something magical about the combination of something I love – museums – with something that scares me: US politics. This may sound a little trite, but it was an “aha!”

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 26, 2007

What does your museum have to say about it? What do visitors expect of museums, and what do museums expect of themselves, when it comes to timeliness? This is partially driven by museums, which want to be seen as "forums" for discourse, but also by the expectations of a media-saturated public. Pluto just got demoted.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Within the organization, the AARP Public Policy Institute maintains the AARP Livability Index , a key tool in their mission to promote the development of sound policies to address common needs for economic security, health care, and quality of life. Forum One partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world.

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Celebrate Award Colorado Museum 67

Forum One

MAY 3, 2023

This 157-page report created a useful tool for Zero to Three’s advocacy at any stage. Their work includes research, education for families and health professionals, support for families directly affected by the maternal health crisis, and advocacy. We partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world.

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Award Communication Colorado Museum 80

Forum One

MAY 17, 2023

American Jazz Museum Platinum – Cultural Websites Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films, and features live music in their venues, The Blue Room, and Gem Theater.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Within the organization, the AARP Public Policy Institute maintains the AARP Livability Index , a key tool in their mission to promote the development of sound policies to address common needs for economic security, health care, and quality of life. We partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world.

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Celebrate Award Colorado Museum 46

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2019

Seemingly without thought, cymbal hand and kazoo mouth sounded in time with keyboard hand and horn foot. I tell the story of the one-man band because I think many museum professionals feel like him. But, most importantly, few museum professionals have a free hand or moment. Museums rarely have the funding to replicate positions.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 4, 2023

American Jazz Museum Gold – Cultural Institutions Website Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films, and features live music in their venues, The Blue Room, and Gem Theater.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 24, 2011

This post features an interview with Sarah Schultz, a museum staffer at one of the institutions Light profiled in the book (the Walker Art Center). It's easier to secure grants for community-based programming or exhibitions, but it's not easy to get funding for some of the core work that museums do.

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Arts Interview Teen Artist 46

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 9, 2007

And the Five Helpful Hints for Advocacy Initiatives 1. Keep It Sound 4. As strange as it sounds, it can even be a "beach read"--(that's where I read it!) Keep It Simple 2. Keep It Short 3. Keep It Smart 5.

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Darfur Hints Press United States 40

Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

If outsourcing the work sounds like an offer you can’t refuse, take the time to find an agency that offers the exact services and expertise your team needs. You can achieve all sorts of goals, whether you want to increase advocacy participation, boost volunteer registrations, or promote resources to your beneficiaries.

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Grant Google Management Guide 52

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Sound good? Blackbaud’s Luminate Online Blackbaud is one of the most established names in nonprofit tech, and their Luminate Online software suite offers event management, fundraising, and advocacy tools. What Does Nonprofit Event Management Software Do? Before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s cover the basics.

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Software Management Guide Registration 52

NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

Their four central points may sound familiar: Stories are universal. Colin served as Senior Email Campaigner for Advocacy and Elections at Organizing for America (OFA) during the health reform fight, writing for President Obama and helping to integrate online, field, press, and fundraising efforts into one national advocacy campaign.

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