Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

They pointed out efforts to expand education to make it more accessible, and their wishes to create a more inclusive workforce. We read articles mapping out the “perfect face” according to the Greek ratio of Phi but we never question why Greek history is the arbiter of truth in many cases when much of Greek philosophy was stolen from Egypt.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2014

New laws and policies will help, but any movement toward greater cultural and racial understanding and communication must be supported by our country’s cultural and educational infrastructure. Museums are a part of this educational and cultural network. Could your director or other senior staff join local initiatives on this topic?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Writing my masters thesis for Gothenburg University’s International Museum Studies program while also working four days a week as the Director of Community Programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History this spring was certainly a challenge but also an incredible opportunity.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 27, 2015

I have an unusual education for the director of an art & history museum: a degree in electrical engineering. I value my engineering education. You'll burrow down rabbit holes of gorgeous videos, cerebral reading lists, and provocative artist talks. I can identify artworks by famous artists. Too personal?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

These are the slides and notes for the talk I gave at the American Alliance of Museums conference on Monday, April 27 about the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. When I became the director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History four years ago, I took this work with me. We are unapologetic about focusing local.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

History: Simply being around a long time has some cachet and may mean you have access to historical wisdom, knowledge, and records. Many of us are familiar with local businesses sponsoring local sports teams. Do you have something similar to offer possibly through a partnership with a local art collective or other nonprofit?

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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. Get ready to make a lasting impact and empower change like never before.

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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. For me, the goal is for people to have an enjoyable, educational, cultural, social experience.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

It''s an exciting, intense, educational time. The ideal candidate has a good grasp of our local artistic assets in Santa Cruz County, a knack for participatory placemaking, and enthusiasm about putting on a show. creative placemaking design Museum of Art and History programs public space' multiple times per week.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 8, 2010

This guest post was written by Rebecca Lawrence, Museum Educator, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center in Pennsylvania. Mom and pop stores, a few chain stores, one long main street, pizza shops, and local restaurants are surrounded by a picturesque farmscape. Facebook discussion board here. It’s always been a topic for debate.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

They may be able to work with local stores or boutiques that act as sponsors and also get to show off their collections. You can find local comedians on entertainer-sourcing sites like GigSalad or The Bash, or you can ask for help from local comedy clubs.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 13, 2010

MSI did three things that most organizations don't or can't do when they set up a video contest: They got a TON of local, national, and international press. Nothing warms my heart like seeing outtakes of a guy trying to scale the walls of MSI, or a man spinning a yarn about his family's long history sleeping in museums. Music videos.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 17, 2012

We invited local artists and community groups to perform. We make room for interns and artists and people who walk in the door with crazy ideas. The grant is for a three-year educational program whose curriculum has to be locked in from the start. We scrounged for free couches.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

I was fascinated by the project’s innovative approach to collecting, sharing, and connecting people through locally-produced media. While more and more people are creating their own media thanks to the internet, there’s an unfortunate paradox in media creation in the physical, local world.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

Last week, I talked with Tina Olsen, Director of Education and Public Programs at the Portland Art Museum, about their extraordinary Object Stories project. There hasn’t been a history of collaboration between the museum and the film center and we wanted the chance to partner more deeply, and build a platform where we could continue to do so.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. This work won a silver Davey Award for Education!

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. This work won a silver Davey Award for Education!

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood, and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. The 2022 Seat the Table program examined “The Triumphs and Challenges of Black Education.”

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We love doing them, bring on great guest, speakers, totally free, totally educational. But if not, this is a great way for us to connect in a safe and educational space. So, for example, if I know that a program provided stability through a job or through education for a family, I have two options. Why is it important?”

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, honoring the countless contributions women have made and continue to make in our country and around the world, it’s important to recognize the many organizations whose focus and missions revolve around helping women. Activities can be local, regional, or, in some instances, statewide.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, honoring the countless contributions women have made and continue to make in our country and around the world, it’s important to recognize the many organizations whose focus and missions revolve around helping women. Activities can be local, regional, or, in some instances, statewide.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 16, 2020

It is hard to describe the gratification of seeing families meaningfully engaging with the Asian interactives we prepared with many advisors that included local members of the Asian communities. The label did not address that the artist sexually abused her, gave her syphilis, and colonized her home. Swarupa Anila, and Ken Morris.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Summertime concerts at the history museum? We ignited science and technology learning this year through ongoing exhibits, educational programs, outreach in the community, and online interactions, which reached 3 million people. It''s about museum attendance and how the five big, free museums in St. Louis count it. Those count.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Examples of socially rousing photography permeate our history: Vietnam, Rwanda, 9-11’s Ground Zero. FiftyCrows Foundation eschews these media politics and prioritizes social awareness by using arrestingly real, timely photographic images as a catalyst for education, cultural understanding and social action."

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

Women are walking hours each day to access clean water; therefore, they're not getting access to education, and an opportunity to create a livelihood for themselves. The level of joy and celebration was unforgettable because of what we were making happen, and the history we were making each day that we were there. How about you, Amira?

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

This is not to say that science centers are more censored than art or history museums—every kind of museum has its own hang-ups. And while narrative-based museums have long dispensed with the concept that museums present a neutral point of view, science centers still feel that their trustworthiness rests on their objectivity.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

Off the Mat, Into the World is an educational, experiential and motivational process for people interested in conscious activism and service. It got the seeds planted in my head that this is an altruistic community, it's an educated community. That is not what service should be about. We raised around $60,000 doing very little.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2007

Now I work at a history-focused museum with a similar mentality; as a for-profit insititution, we operate more like other guest service businesses (theme parks, restaurants) than collecting institutions. Education programs, web activities, and other visitor-focused initiatives take money to run. How do I know that?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 1, 2006

Up until now, we've really found that it is an advantage that cause marketing has over traditional marketing, just in that people like to pass along educational or cause-related messages more than they do traditional advertisements. We've been friends since we were seven, so we already had a very long collaborative history.

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