Qgiv

MARCH 25, 2024

Many benefit concerts become annual events or make history for their cause. Foster community engagement at your benefit concert as local musicians, volunteers, and donors all gather in one place for a cause they care about. A good place to start looking for performers is with local musicians. Donor engagement.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 15, 2016

Imagine this scenario: instead of staring at a wall map of foreign lands, students can don some hi-tech headgear and be transported to those places in a 360-degree virtual world of images. History can truly come alive with video clips and interactive timelines.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2012

After our last Nonprofits Live event on gaming, our social media team received many questions and requests — many of you in the TechSoup community are excited about the future of creating games for nonprofit causes! Think about your intended audience first when creating a social impact game. (MB). Design Process. How to Design.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Assuming that staff can just wander on to general AI models and create content is like when nonprofits thought it was a good idea to give their social comms to interns a decade ago. This can also be a good place to add your brand voice or donor personas to describe who you are talking to. What’s more, tools like GPTzero.me

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It was created and hosted by one of the largest design firms in the world, and because of their reputation and great PR team, the call was filled with designers, architects, and executives all ready to join the cause. The focus was on creating opportunities for BIPOC designers—on inviting them to the table and giving them a seat.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 8, 2010

This is the second installment of a book discussion about Ray Oldenburg’s book The Great Good Place. As I was reading The Great Good Place I identified with Oldenburg’s description of Main Street USA, small town America, and rural life. How can a local history museum connect with third places in the community?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2011

I've now been the Director of The Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz for two months. But the point is that the MAH, like just about every other museum in the known universe, was content to define the museum experience as something removed from the outside world, a rarefied church-like space of refined artistic reflection.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Elsewhere is at the top of my list of places I would most like to visit. 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. This past July, artist Guillermo Gómez proposed to restore a piece of art.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2006

Click here to listen to a very brief interview Over the weekend, I attended the Technology in the Arts Conference in Pittsburgh where artist and activist Faith Ringgold was one of the keynote speakers. " I had a chance to do a quick video interview with her about her thoughts on women artists. They are brilliant!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2011

But there is also a quiet revolution taking place in the field of documentary film. They also created a website that serves up clips from the film, plus a wealth of supporting information backing up the provocative claims contained in the movie and myriad ways for citizens to get involved in their own communities.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Ruth Cohen – American Museum of natural History. They thought, wouldn’t it be interseting to create a game to get people in the library who may not have ever come? Ruth Cohen – American Museum of natural History. Within our exhibitions, we have a focus on creating very dynamic, interactive opportunities.

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Everyaction

MARCH 22, 2018

Anyone briefly strolling through this park will likely hear the sound of a brass band and see local artists scattered along the sidewalk. Conveniently located just a short walk from #18NTC, this casual, straightforward cafeteria has earned it's place in New Orleans' culinary hall of fame. The Audubon Zoo. Riverboat Cruise. Swamp Tours.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The scenes might not be in order and might look more artistic. Edgy: A more eye-catching video technique that might use unique angles or stylish edits to create a final product. . Hybrid: Videographers can mix and match elements of each video style to create a unique video. . Be sure to check past reviews and work history.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 26, 2018

One that has found remarkable success is California’s Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. She says that the museum made changes in hiring and board recruitment practices, and invited the community in to help reshape the facility into a place that reflected and represented its people and their interests. The impact was dramatic.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

You’ve come to the right place! How about creating a virtual auction event themed around a type of collectible, like sports memorabilia or music memorabilia? The Lake Wales History Museum recently hosted an online auction dedicated to vintage furniture. Plus, you’ll provide artists with some much needed recognition.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

One way to create a major donor program or donor perks system is to replicate one from another organization. As you create or adapt your donor benefits, you may find the list compiled below helpful. Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 10, 2011

It's my second week as the Executive Director at The Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz, CA, and boy is my everything tired. Unlike people with paid positions, you will have the opportunity to focus entirely on creating a killer project. It could be a tag-team art/history lecture series. Board committee meetings.

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Everyaction

JULY 12, 2018

Anyone briefly strolling through this park will likely hear the sound of a brass band and see local artists scattered along the sidewalk. Conveniently located just a short walk from #NN18, this casual, straightforward cafeteria has earned it's place in New Orleans' culinary hall of fame. The Audubon Zoo. Riverboat Cruise. Swamp Tours.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

North Carolina Museum of History 1988.39.4 In this courageous guest post, Adrienne Berney, a Collections Care Trainer who works primarily with history museums, gives us an insider’s guide to these issues. Contractual issues or donor restrictions : These are red flags for placing an artifact on exhibit or an online database.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2013

Over the past two years, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History has undergone a significant transformation of program, audience, and resources. With our backs against the wall and a new vision statement positioning the museum as a "thriving, central gathering place," we started a revolution. You can download all the slides here.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2014

MuseumCamp is an annual professional development event at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History in which teams of diverse, creative people work on quick and dirty projects on a big theme. We encouraged teams to think like artists, not researchers. How do you measure that? To be speculative. To be playful. To be creative.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2012

What if you want to create a more generous atmosphere that presumes the goodwill and propriety of visitors? At the museum of art and history where I work, we are grappling with the question of how to help people enjoy themselves while keeping the art and artifacts safe. Engagement with local artists. all over the place.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 9, 2011

She is a fabulous and thoughtful artist. It's a little living room in a lobby area that invites people to lounge on comfortable chairs, leaf through magazines and books related to art and Santa Cruz history, and generally hang out. You can learn more about her work here. The area that houses the Creativity Lounge also shows art.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2013

I wish organizations would focus more on creating amazing work than on sustaining operations. As I''ve watched arts organizations struggle over the past few years, I haven''t thought, "gee, it''s great that the market is causing these places to shut down." Museum of Art and History Unusual Projects and Influences business models'

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The scenes might not be in order and might look more artistic. Edgy: A more eye-catching video technique that might use unique angles or stylish edits to create a final product. . Hybrid: Videographers can mix and match elements of each video style to create a unique video. . Be sure to check past reviews and work history.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 13, 2015

Visitors in front of the African Elephant Diorama at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC photo) This guest post was written by Karen Wise, Vice President, Education and Exhibits at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. “I History exhibits with hundreds of objects and no coherent story.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2014

The Silk Mill is part of the Derby Museums , a public institution of art, history, and natural history. In the fall of 2013, they launched Re:Make , an ambitious project to redevelop the museum, live, on the floor, with a mix of staff, guest artists, and community members. They see it as the future of their museum.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2014

The recent series of events, from Ferguson to Cleveland and New York, have created a watershed moment. Artists and arts organizations are contributing their spaces and their creative energies. Could you offer your auditorium as a meeting place? It is not enough on its own. We are not enough on our own. Things must change.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

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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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

I''ve now been the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History for three years. 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.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 30, 2023

Join us on a transformative journey as we explore the captivating history of Pride Month, uncover creative ways to extend our support far beyond June, and discover invaluable fundraising tools that will elevate our events to the next level. This collaboration can help strengthen your community ties and create lasting partnerships.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

It was a local history urban scavenger hunt that sent teams of 2-5 people out into the city to track down as many historic checkpoints as they could over the course of an evening. We saw Race Through Time as an opportunity to share our mission around engaging with history with a new and highly desirable audience of young professionals.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We are here to talk about reporting impact, specifically creating tools and some good processes to do that for your donors. Every business, whether it be for-profit or nonprofit business, is usually created for purpose. So we’re not just creating these reports to share information. So how do we know what to track?

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Robert Weiner

AUGUST 8, 2012

The donor promised his patent would completely fund the university, wipe out the national debt, and make America the happiest place on Earth. Turns out he was wanted for being a scam artist. By the way, all of the data he had created about the Yul Brynner Foundation was a fraud too. I think you get the picture.

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Candid

MAY 29, 2024

Imagine a librarian who has separate bookshelves dedicated to art history, women’s history, Latin American studies, and LGBTQ icons. The librarian receives a single hard copy of a book on bisexual Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Where should the librarian put the book? In short, intersectionality is more than a buzzword.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2012

What started as a fun personal project for her will hopefully become part of our permanent history gallery--a space we are trying to make more interactive over the coming years. Community members, artists, and organizations increasingly see our museum as a place where they can advance their own goals, and so they approach us.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton - Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab Ruth Cohen - American Museum of natural History Elaine Charnov - The NY Public Library Jason Eppink - Museum of the Moving Image Syed Salahuddin - Babycastles Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library 100 Years of the flagship library in New York.

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