Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

It made me dig up this 2011 interview with Tina Olsen (then at the Portland Art Museum) about their extraordinary Object Stories project. They designed a participatory project that delivers a compelling end product for onsite and online visitors… and they learned some unexpected lessons along the way.

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

Throughout the month of May, TechSoup is sharing a variety of resources on web design and development for nonprofits and public libraries. They decided to work with PICnet , a web design firm that works primarily with Joomla and exclusively with nonprofits.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Davey Award winners have been announced, and we’re proud to say that Forum One and our amazing clients have officially won 10 awards in website and app design for nonprofits, health, government, cultural institutions, and more. Forum One worked with the National Rural Health Resource Center to design their new website in Drupal 9.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 23, 2016

For this Designing for Good episode, we’re showcasing the best examples of nonprofit storytelling of 2016. But even the most wearied donor is roused by an authenticate story of an organization’s tangible results. Stories like: A candid testimony of an nonprofit’s impact on a real person’s life.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Creating Cultures and Practices for Racial Equity: A Toolbox for Advancing Racial Equity for Arts and Cultural Organizations , by Race Forward This toolkit aims to help artists, arts advocates, culture bearers, and cultural workers to imagine, plan, and implement racial equity strategies in their organizations.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2017

And while I’m usually able to offer some general guidance, nonprofit website design best practices have never been my area of expertise. Recently, I sat down with TJ Nicolaides and Allison Hossack of Think Company , a Philadelphia based design firm specializing in research, strategy, development, and design. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Prepare to be enlightened, fascinated and inspired by the stories of some of history’s iconic men and women that show where they were at near the age of 25. Dilenschneider tells these stories of 25 men and women from around the globe who shaped the world in his new book, Nailing It. Author Robert L.

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Qgiv

MARCH 25, 2024

You can also leverage your personal network to find artists to participate in your concert. Design unique merchandise for your event and choose items that match the vibe of the concert. Include designs for t-shirts, pins, stickers, totes, and more to provide a few options for your guests.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2012

If you design interactives for kids, adults recognize that the experience is not for them, and they don't engage. There are many participatory experiences that appeal primarily to adults, and they are designed distinctly for adults. People of all ages are sensitive to the messages that design sends.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2014

At the 2013 American Alliance of Museums annual conference, a group of exhibition designers explored authenticity in a session called Is it Real? Many artists work with assistants and reproducing processes. They conducted a simple experiment: People read a story about a painting called "Dawn" created by an artist.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

In fact, Snapchat is giving rise to anew type of artist – the Snapchat artist. Snapchat’s navigation and design is tailored for Gen Z – the mobile-first and mobile-only generation, but Millennials and Gen Xers are also becoming more active on Snapchat. Share your first Snap to “My Story.”

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2011

I loved Jasper Visser's list of 30 "do's" for designing participatory projects earlier this month. Artists work incredibly hard to produce their work. Design paired activities to reflect or at least respect the sensibility of their work, and where possible, involve them in the design. Please share yours in the comments.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

Lots of museums these days have video comment booths to invite visitors to tell their stories, but how many of those booths really deliver high-impact content? Last week, I talked with Tina Olsen, Director of Education and Public Programs at the Portland Art Museum, about their extraordinary Object Stories project.

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A unique NFT will be designed by an artist and auctioned off during the event, with proceeds donated through the auction directly supporting the organization. For example, Pencils of Promise will be hosting, for the first time in two years, its PoP Gala on October 20 at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City.

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

Video-first platforms like YouTube have provided auto-captioning for quite some time now, while Tiktok launched it in April of this year and Instagram is testing functionality in Stories. Additionally, you may see special characters used to create artistic typefaces for profiles on Twitter and Instagram. And heads up! Related Links.

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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. Share Stories from the Field.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

But this year in my current role leading the Active Voice Lab for Story & Strategy I did more listening than screening. As a lifelong believer in the power of story — and other creative work – to advance social change, these days I’m spending a lot of time trying to prove it. Why this story, now?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

As one African-American artist on a prominent museum board told me, "I felt even more tokenized than if I had been part of some kind of Artists'' Council or African-American Council." So here''s the story of how we are trying to take another approach at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, through a group called C3.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

For example, you can start your prompt with “Write a heartfelt story for an 8-yr old about…” or “Provide a never-heard-before solution for boomers about…” Add personality : Don’t be afraid to give the AI an attitude or tone.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 15, 2015

Over three days, 52 artist teams erected experimental projects along San Francisco''s biggest thoroughfare. The result was a true experiment in designing the future--right here, right now--with artists and planners and civic leaders at the helm together. Invitation works better than confrontation. They were open books.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Also, in my upcoming webinar on How Nonprofits Can Successfully Launch and Maintain a Blog on WordPress , I will give concrete examples of the nonprofit blog content ideas below as well as how to set-up and design your blog and craft your blog content to ensure that your supporters and donors will actually read your blog.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

When I tell stories about how the MAH builds community, I emphasize the importance of deep partnerships and relationship-building. Like the New Children's Museum in San Diego, Hello Museum creates building-wide interactive exhibitions with artists, on themes like nature and #NoWar. To design spaces that feel human and warm.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

They also held a student art contest to design a special Art in Action necklace that could be purchased on the day, with an even higher percentage of proceeds going to the org. Have your staff, supporters, beneficiaries, or volunteers design some special Mother’s Day card greetings unique to your cause. Stories of Strong Moms.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

She is a lifelong artist, and was a therapist working in psychiatric hospitals before she made the leap into advertising (long story). Lisa Sonora Beam, The Creative Entrepreneur: How I Have Fun, Do Good Buy art from artists. One of the most fun ways to do good is to buy art and hand crafts directly from artists and artisans.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Invest in programs and services that support the specific needs and priorities of BIPOC communities, and ensure that they are designed and delivered in partnership with those communities. Share success stories and examples of good practice with other nonprofits to inspire and motivate them to take action on diversity and inclusion.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), You are not going to be a very good storyteller if you don’t read stories. We’re now 10 years into the Social Web. 4) Read more books. Reading books does that.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2014

The articles in the March issue of the NTEN: Change journal capture stories of nonprofits in transition; they’re transforming from one stage to another, using technology to fuel their campaigns, initiatives, and to optimize their day-to-day work. >>Read You can’t rush nature, but you can set yourself up for success.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

The site was hosted on [link] , which used a URL and design that supported a strong sense of community around the campaign. Hanson led a 12-hour telethon that featured over 40+ artists. First, we would tell a more compelling personal story. What you will change the next time? Hindsight is always 20-20.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Then design the jobs that you want volunteers to do. Make sure they know that they can reach out to one person to ask questions and share success stories with. This can include activists, religious leaders, artists, and philanthropists — anyone with a network and a vested interest in your community. Create Job Descriptions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2010

So, I designed a training curriculum that embraces thoughtful do-it-yourself social media experiments and a process for learning from them. The whole idea got started a year ago when James Leventhal who is Deputy Director for the Contemporary Jewish Museum asked me if I would design some trainings for the local arts community.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Classic Buckaroo Balls are decorated with cowboy designs with participants dressed up in flannel or denim. Do you have any local artists in your area or artistic, passionate supporters in your donor base? Plus, you’ll provide artists with some much needed recognition. Buckaroo Ball (Western-themed). Art-themed Auction.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

It is open to creators from all backgrounds – from charities to video game developers to artists. Nonprofit Success Story: Ushahidi, a nonprofit headquartered in Kenya, used Kickstarter to launch production of BRCK, a Wi-Fi router and mobile modem built to withstand the elements. Special Plan for Nonprofits: No.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 7, 2008

I have seen the future of interpretative design, and that future is data visualization. And yet, over the last few years, as the web has unlocked piles of information, a quiet group of math-minded designers are figuring out how to interpret the vast impersonalness of data and make it both beautiful and meaningful. Huge swaths of words.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Re:Charity recommends designing your flyer with your nonprofit’s and event’s name, branding, and logo and compelling, eye-catching visuals. Offer incentives to encourage supporters to share event information on their social media pages and stories. Go old-school by creating an event flyer to post around town. Surprise guests.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

MySpace was designed to be a marketing tool. Young, old, poor, rich, conservative, liberal, urban, rural, black, white, brown, red, yellow, gay, straight, preps, goths, rappers, artists, hippies, yuppies… you name it. Stories about how MySpace would ruin your child’s life and put them in perilous danger were everywhere.

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See3

JANUARY 25, 2007

It was designed by a New York artist named Cindy Workman. It was designed by a New York artist named Cindy Workman. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? We love our See3 logo. Cindy is having an art show, and if you are in New York, you should take a look.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2010

What should we do with their post-its and stories and drawings and poems? When a participatory activity is designed without a goal in mind, you end up with a bunch of undervalued stuff and nowhere to put it. The project is designed to scale. What's the "use" of visitors' comments? That's hardly revolutionary.

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