Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Host a Community Clean-Up. Have your supporters send pictures of their causey ink. Or do what Planned Parenthood did and partner with local tattoo artists who may have a connection to your cause to donate a portion of their bookings to your organization. Actually, please do this and send us a picture. Click To Tweet.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2008

However, Songbird has emerged, like many open source projects do, as a mature, stable, and, in Songbird’s case, a truly awesome application, because of the incredible extensibility of the Mozilla framework (and the talent of the Songbird developer community.).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

If a news story is breaking when you get to work in the morning, and it is related to your mission or your programs, write up a quick two-paragraph summary of or commentary about the breaking news story, add a link to the original source, and then distribute your blog post to your communities. Solicit Feedback and Direction from Supporters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Not only does a hand-written thank you note make a strong impression upon the receiver, but it also makes you a better social media manager because it’s a practice in creative arts – and as all we know, the best social media managers are creative artists. 9) Browse pictures of baby animals regularly. 4) Read more books.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2012

His points were: Each person does a little, the community does a lot. Charlie the Artist. Edna takes a picture of her niece in a t-shirt.-. The slides are here. Does” is any action – post, like, share, mobile photo,create – expressed via a social voice. He was asked to donate to cancer charity. Edna the Mobile Granny.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Is that a Zen graffiti artist? She also admits that shift from artist to curator is not an easy one for many nonprofits because of the way they are structured. It might be about stitching together the lessons and impacts of various projects to talk about a whole issue or present a picture of an entire community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0 received 13,000 visitors.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

While much of the branding and design inspiration we run across is either from consumer brands or individual artists, it all provides us with the opportunity to discover new principles, practices, and approaches that we can incorporate into our nuanced nonprofit world. Community is key: working with, not for.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 2, 2013

In this post, George grapples with the challenges of balancing the care for a museum collection with that of contemporary artists-in-residence who are constantly reinterpreting it. Every Saturday, the curatorial team at Elsewhere , a living museum in downtown Greensboro, NC, reviews the project proposals of its artists-in-residence.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Now I’m excited to see how cause communities embrace this emerging network to create value and mission impact. Pin pictures of animals who need homes. Pin pictures of families who adopt animals from your shelter. Use that opportunity to get a picture with the family. A Matter of Demographics.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Hundreds of unique, hand-made art postcards, containing words of compassion and solidarity are hand delivered to individuals and communities all over the world, bringing connection, hope, visibility and voice to women and girls whose lives have suffered from isolation, violence or repression. Yet, I wanted to be that artist and still do.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2011

is by an entirely different artist. As fans of crowdsourcing – get your 2012 NTC session proposals in by August 12 , before the community vote – we dig the way Blackbaud's Chris Tuttle put together his " 20 Tips for Nonprofits Using Twitter ". Know what else can help your fundraising efforts? A good donor management system.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2010

Many of them, like the lightbulb , the phonograph , and the motion picture camera , were brilliant creations that have a huge influence on our everyday life. The Joe Goode Dance Company spoke about the challenges of getting an artistic director to Tweet. But not all the artists are comfortable on Twitter.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2011

This picture is from the "Chalk Art Phase" last summer in which we would write loving messages on chalk - Lilly is the artist, I'm the lookout and embellisher. We heard gossip later about how pleased and mystified people were! We've done this numerous times and it's taken different forms.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0 received 13,000 visitors.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

Although fundraising for arts organizations has unique challenges—like justifying the need to ask for support from donors for your arts and culture versus donating to the efforts of front-line workers—art in all forms is something that every community needs. This may be some of your lead performers, popular visual artists, or directors.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 28, 2015

Local artists decorated and designed the 51 6-foot-tall light bulbs, which have been spread throughout the city. The project illustrates the success that comes with thoughtful planning as well as involving the city and community in your milestone. Designs include starry night, an owl and a giant metallic hand holding a lightbulb.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 28, 2015

Local artists decorated and designed the 51 6-foot-tall light bulbs, which have been spread throughout the city. The project illustrates the success that comes with thoughtful planning as well as involving the city and community in your milestone. Designs include starry night, an owl and a giant metallic hand holding a lightbulb.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Some donors look for these signals of community support (everybody’s doing it) to make the decision that they would be in good company if they donate. Posters are a great way to show off the name/logo of the donor at events or around your facility, house of worship, soup kitchen, community center. Design them free on Canva.

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Qgiv

APRIL 27, 2022

Is there a volunteer in your community who’s known for their famous pies or cookies? Reach out to local members of the community and see if they’d be willing to bring a raffle winner along with them to get a look into their day-to-day professional responsibilities. It’s the perfect prize for any upcoming gatherings or a date night in.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2013

We have witnessed and experienced incredible moments of transformation: homeless people and history buffs working together on historic restoration, graffiti artists and knitters collaborating on new artistic projects, visitors from different backgrounds making collages, or sculptures, or dance performances together.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2012

How do community members make your institution better? Yes, we have the standard ways--volunteer programs, board service, and community partnerships--but I strongly believe that if we are doing our jobs right, every visitor who walks through our doors should be able to make a meaningful impact. Here's a picture of it in action.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2015

” How is this influx of new people influencing Austin’s Arts & Cultural community? Develop strong relationships with community partners. Austin is full of brilliant artists, scientists, musicians, performers, educators and organizations doing incredible work.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

Over the past three years, we''ve tripled our attendance, doubled our budget, and, most importantly, established deep and diverse relationships with community members, artists, and organizations across Santa Cruz County. We''re seen as a trusted and desirable partner to diverse cultural practitioners in our community.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Some history museums, including the Brooklyn Museum and the Sandy Springs Museum , have implemented innovative programs inviting artists into storage and galleries to create new works with collection items. But what about the potential creator who happens into an exhibit, gets an idea, and takes a picture?

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2010

If you don't have a sense of an outcome--whether that be internal research, community conversation, or something else--you can't decide how or whether contributions should be documented or archived. To construct the video, artist Chris Milk assembled images and footage of Johnny Cash in a sequence along with the song.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 27, 2011

Pictured: Travis "Sweet Tooth" Butterfield. That protection comes in the form of communicating effectively with your social media friends and followers. More often than not, deleting comments or simply ignoring them results in the community becoming distrustful and angry. That story went viral on many social media outlets.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Picture it like this. 1. Chicago Artists Coalition. If you want involvement from your community, it’s important to make a clear ask! Include an eye-catching image, interesting headline, details on how this particular form of involvement helps and then the form. That’s not finishing the sell strong. But it works.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

If you're trying launch a project, like a community center or a film festival, KickStarter or Indiegogo might be the way to go. It is open to creators from all backgrounds – from charities to video game developers to artists. If you're just doing a general fundraising campaign, Razoo or CauseVox might be the way to go.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2012

I'm not going to comment on the reasons for the millage or its merits from an arts management perspective--please check out Diane Ragsdale's excellent post for a round-up of commentary and some hard-hitting opinions about the big picture. Community Case Statements for the Public Value of Art So what do we do with these assumptions?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

The result was an 800 page book of narratives, pictures, stories, and much more that will now be part of the library’s collection. When we first started babycastles, we had no idea there was any kind of community in NY for it. They knew of a few people but it was nothing like the communities on the West Coast.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The next morning participants gathered to make individual and collective sense of the ideas that were shared by experts. The techniques that help you get at understanding are not always fun or easy to do. It requires stepping back and seeing the big picture. The Brainerd Foundation would follow and fund the ideas of new leaders.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Laura’s experience working at and serving on the board of multiple arts organizations around the country shape her insights into the nonprofit community. They threw out the simple logo of the orange with the straw and replaced it with a picture of a cup of the juice. Met the artist? Sales dropped 20% in two weeks.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 12, 2017

A cheerful curly-haired deli owner stands in front of 30 of us and shares a quote he loves: "Artists live in the present and write detailed histories of the future." If you're focused on big picture goals, cast your vision far enough in the future that you're on the other side of all the obstacles you face today.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

If you're trying launch a project, like a community center or a film festival, KickStarter or Indiegogo might be the way to go. It is open to creators from all backgrounds – from charities to video game developers to artists. If you're just doing a general fundraising campaign, Razoo or CauseVox might be the way to go.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 12, 2010

When I first started exploring the site, I assumed it was mostly a place for charismatic hipsters and a few star artists with enough social media savvy and clever video production capabilities to produce enticing pitches. There's no video, just a picture of the planned new community cultural center.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Get your staff, board members, most dedicated donors, and active members of your community involved by asking them to kick off the first peer to peer fundraisers. ” Encourage your community to run outside or on their treadmill. This can also be done in teams, so groups can fundraise together to increase the sense of community.

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