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Measuring Impact: The First Step

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But this year in my current role leading the Active Voice Lab for Story & Strategy I did more listening than screening. During the first 10 years at Active Voice we commissioned outside firms and social scientists to give us qualitative feedback about our process and our partners’ satisfaction. Measurement'

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Nonprofit Employee Q&A: To Write Love on Her Arms’ Graphic Designer Shares How Design Can Strengthen Donor Relationships

Bloomerang

That could include darker shirts that feel more in tune with heavy metal artists. I enjoy working on shirts and hoodies, but it’s always fun to stretch those creative muscles and figure out ways to carry our message and voice into other kinds of products. What does a typical day look like for you? How do you work?

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How Nonprofit CEOs Use Social Media (Enthusiastically) for Personal and Organizational Leadership

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Take for example Robert Falls who is the artistic director of the Goodman Theater he not only uses his personal Twitter account to highlight the Goodman’s shows, but also to share creative ideas, connect with peers, and discuss the art of theatre. It’s not that you don’t think it is a good idea.

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Guest Post by Chad Norman: 5 Nonprofit Storytelling Lessons from a Master of Hip-Hop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These artists are all great examples of how media can be used for social change - as a vehicle for storytelling. Be prolific, type furiously, be emotional - all when appropriate, of course. Tell a good story, but don't forget to bring in new voices. Storytelling is very personal, and multiple authors will bring multiple styles.

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Can Public Art Increase Civic Participation?

Connection Cafe

Over the course of our 24-week voter engagement campaign, NSD hired 60 artists to create 60 “Vote Here/Vote Aqui” signs. The artists came from more than 20 different Philadelphia neighborhoods. Involve Artists from the Very Beginning. The artists who participated felt a greater sense of connection to their communities.

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What I Learned from Beck (the rock star) about Participatory Arts

Museum 2.0

There are many artistic projects that offer a template for participation, whether a printed play, an orchestral score, or a visual artwork that involves an instructional set (from community murals to Sol LeWitt). Beck talks about this in the context of learning to play music as a young artist. There are twenty songs in Song Reader.

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Joint Statement from Museum Bloggers and Colleagues on Ferguson and Related Events

Museum 2.0

Colleges are addressing greater cultural and racial understanding in various courses. Artists and arts organizations are contributing their spaces and their creative energies. Artists and arts organizations are contributing their spaces and their creative energies. University law schools are hosting seminars on Ferguson.

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