NonProfit Hub

JUNE 1, 2017

An L3C, though, is a hybrid of an LLC and nonprofit business model, which is where an organization operates to benefit the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Other examples have included farmers’ markets, newspapers, law groups and art centers. Can I start an L3C? Should I start an L3C? All in all….

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2022

In the years before COVID, smaller organizations frustrated by the effort and expense of a big blowout event have always sought creative alternatives to formal, sit-down galas. For example, a small art museum held an? art auction ?this The advantage of this model for the museum was threefold: .

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 23, 2018

The implementation of innovation and adaptability is a business model that should not only be accepted but embraced by the third sector and its donors (members). Many member-based organizations “are struggling to maintain membership, generate and increase participation, attract volunteers, and compete with alternative service offerings.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

Nonprofits Live provided a more robust and interactive alternative to the traditional webinar. Tom Dawkins , Co-Founder, StartSomeGood : StartSomeGood is a "crowdfunding" platform, that attempts to bring many of the features Kickstarter has brought to the arts sector to the social change sector.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

This post is another "open thread" encouraging conversation about a core question that arose for me as we've explored the topic this month. Last week, this blog featured an interview with Sarah Schultz , a long-time staffer at the Walker Art Center, about her experiences working in an innovative arts organization.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Women and Technology November 15, 2006 One of the things I really like about the nonprofit technology community is that there are so many women involved. So where did the women go? 3 Michelle Murrain 11.29.06

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

the current term of art for this altruistic approach. There is another post called " The Future of Open Business " riffing off the recent Times Magazine article which defined the Gift Economy : People who are creating OpenSource Software on a volunteer basis. Open Business raises some interesting questions about this: ???What

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2009

I immediately opened it and started reading. It's look at what's wrong with public relations in an age of social media, a complete social media primer from the perspective of those who work in communications, and lots of incredibly useful information about the art of listening and metrics for the web 2.0

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Museum 2.0

MAY 15, 2012

They are open to possibilities. If she is not willing or able to articulate a potential change, it’s not a prototype—it’s just a model of a foregone conclusion. Or alternatively, what kind of culture are you trying to build, and what indicators reflect that? Innovators and change-makers may not be.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

After years of staging events, you may feel like there’s nothing you haven’t covered, from art auctions to wine tastings to trivia nights. Here are some to consider: Art: Art auctions serve a valuable purpose because they don’t just raise funds, they also spread awareness and appreciation of the works being auctioned.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal security, and other CMS Report comments April 3, 2009 Now that the Idealware CMS report is out, I get to have my say about it. Here’s the first post, there might be more to come.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

And then there's the Berkeley Ace hardware store, which has a basement lair devoted to model trains. Not only do I get to experience the fun of opening the door to something mystical, I get to play porter and grant my friends access as well. Secrecy operates on a scarcity model; if everyone knows about it, it's not as appealing.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 11, 2017

Employ what you already know about fundraising and then match it to the crowdfunding model. Check out @Pay’s GoFundMe Alternatives for a list of great sites to use! If you’re invested in supporting your cause, potential supporters will be more open to helping. But there’s a graveyard of failed campaigns. There you go!

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

A Community-Based Approach to Collecting and Cataloging CUL is a replicable model for community archives that accepts every piece of print media from a certain area without making quality or importance judgments, going back as far in history as possible. Our new catalog and website will be up within the next two months.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 6, 2008

Start an exploratory project to open a small, probably struggling, museum? Billed as "part art museum, part public forum," The Lab at Belmar is a contemporary art space in a suburban Denver development. Billed as "part art museum, part public forum," The Lab at Belmar is a contemporary art space in a suburban Denver development.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 21, 2007

This is a problem specific to open-ended projects. No one would contest the idea that most museum exhibitions, art shows, films, books, in short, most content experiences, have value both for the new and return user. There's so much talk in museums about simulating the experience of being a scientist, a historian, or an art critic.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Cake vs. Symfony November 6, 2008 In my new explorations of PHP web application development, it seemed a good idea to get a look at both CakePHP and Symfony. The alternative would be to use 1.1

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Summary, and Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0 When I re-started this blog 6 months ago, I named it Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology for a good reason. This was in the solidly web 1.0

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2015

In the 1970’s, the idea of a “season ticket” in the arts really took off. Arts organizations were able to bring ticketing revenue and cash in ahead of the performance (which is when they actually are incurring the cost of the production), encourage loyalty and reduce risk. It seemed like a win/win.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So when you think about impact, think about the fact that people don’t want to just support your existence just because, you know, keep those doors open, keep the lights on. So look at the fact, are you creating and using an evidence-based program model? I’m going to open it up to questions. Ask “So what?”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

They pose alternatives. ► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback. That is, what are their self-interests versus what the company can offer them. A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

It acts somewhat similar to an email spell checker, and you can select the suggested alternatives or ignore the advice. ► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2011

Next Tuesday, we'll experiment with an "open thread" post, in which you are encouraged to share your own experiences (positive and negative) with innovation in organizations. Part of me wonders whether the organization was actually built to "sustain" anything (it may have been a deliberately unsustainable business model).

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 15, 2009

Now, the exhibit is closed and we're throwing open the doors on what was created. In Praise of the Post-It There's lots of post-it-powered art on the web these days (like this and this ). In April, I gave 13 UW graduate students a simple challenge: make an exhibit that gets strangers to talk to each other. Not so for the post-its.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 27, 2008

Pandora is a model for an alternative. Imagine if an art museum worked this way, if curators tagged every piece with tags representing everything from “misogynistic undertones” to “Picasso blue period” to “asymmetrical” and generated a tour for you real-time on a handheld device.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Given the lack of established models, there will undoubtedly be some unanticipated curves ahead. and Humanity Cash , a tech venture focused on alternative digital currencies. Beyond these benefits, running a local currency on an app opens even more potential for experimentation.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 4, 2012

Last week, I finally watched The Art of the Steal , an arresting documentary on the controversy around the evolution of the Barnes Foundation from a suburban educational art facility to a major urban art museum (to open in May 2012). The art could not be sold, reproduced, loaned, or traveled.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I was talking this week with Mark Allen, the founder of Machine Project (an alternative arts space in LA), about different models for community engagement in cultural institutions. For example, consider two independent arts organizations in Los Angeles -- Machine Project and The Public School.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 29, 2010

It is crucial that LAMs be considered public civic spaces, but Oldenburg's model leaves a lot to be desired. Open ocean is scary. Eric: LAMs are attracted to the welcoming and open world supported by his idea of conversation, though for us it’s more the conversation about something(s). Alternatives? In the 1930s, W.E.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2013

These dramatic changes in the marketplace have broad implications for organizational governance and for the viability of the conventional nonprofit business model. It means openness to strategic alliances or consolidations that add value to the customer and the community, even if it entails absorption.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

Today's Big Vision Podcast transcript is from an interview with arts activist, Alli Chagi-Starr. We'll be taking with arts activist Alli Chagi-Starr, the Cultural Arts Director for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights ' Reclaim the Future Program. You can hear the orginal podcast on Gcast , Odeo or iTunes.

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