Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

It may be hard to believe but there is a near future when your organization will likely be hiring a AI Prompt Architect to build custom applications for your staff and stakeholders. These histories can be built on but there is a risk they begin to drift from the original prompt and even forget key elements.

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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. It really reflects what we're trying to do here to transform our institution into as relevant, dynamic, and successful an organization as possible. Lots more on this in the months to come, but I thought you might like to read the article.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While focused on selling products, many of Ogilvy’s principles and “rules” around research, messaging, and motivating action remain surprisingly relevant today, especially for nonprofit organizations seeking to engage donors and volunteers. The ads were hailed as beautiful, artistic, and innovative.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2012

But we've just compiled all our attendance data for the past year at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (our fiscal year ends on June 30), and several people have written to me asking for the numbers behind our turnaround. We realize that asking people to volunteer their talents is not always respectful of their time or skills.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Schools and other arts organizations are rising to the challenge. Artists and arts organizations are contributing their spaces and their creative energies. Is there equity and diversity in your policy and practice regarding staff, volunteers, and Board members? Do you have volunteers? What should be our role(s)?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

He offers courses, consulting, and coaching to transform your organization and your leadership. Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. Some organizations use donor perks or benefits to do this. Don’t forget the legitimizing effect of being a part of a nonprofit organization.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 6, 2013

I write this piece in good faith about the organizations I know best: museums. They tell histories of white male conquest. They tell histories of white male conquest. They present masterpieces by white male artists and innovations by white male scientists. Not as humans, or artists, or scientists, or dancers.

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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

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. And that means we get volunteers who are A.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2018

We partnered with foster youth, former foster youth, artists, and community advocates to create an exhibition that used art to spark action on issues facing foster youth. We saw casual visitors volunteer to become foster parents. Two years ago, our team at the MAH embarked on our most challenging co-creation project ever.

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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 can help raise awareness and show your organization’s commitment to inclusivity.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 13, 2011

I learned about the history of the school, the unique challenges facing charter schools, and was invited to sit in on a construction meeting over lunch (regarding the new building which is currently being constructed ASA’s campus). Encouraging ASA alumni to volunteer at MIM. Like this article? Get another!

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2012

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. How do community members make your institution better? Evergreen Cemetery Board Game.

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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." You can write a vision for yourself, your organization, your project, or your team. A vision is a detailed history of the future. WHAT IS A VISION?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The majority of our public programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History are created and produced through community collaborations. It’s not unusual for us to meet with an environmental activist, a balloon artist, a farmer, and the Mayor of Santa Cruz all in one day. Large and small (or no) followings. Get ready to talk.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

In the past, I've highlighted a few--like 826 Valencia and the Denver Community Museum --that I think have already influenced the way many traditional cultural organization do business. It's run by Jon Rubin, an artist and professor of social practice at Carnegie Mellon, and his students. PieLab (Greensboro, AL).

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

A typical Chicago Underground Library (CUL) volunteer meeting starts something like this: New volunteers arrive for orientation at 6:30pm, some a little late because they got lost in the 100-year old parish house where we occupy the lobby of a fringe theater company on the second floor.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Galas For some organizations, an annual gala is their primary fundraising event for the year and the point where they bring in most of their revenue. Organizations can gain funds through entry fees and individual pledges. Comedy Nights Comedy nights are a good way to bring some lighthearted fun to your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2006

Cary McQueen Morrow, executive director of the Center for Arts Management and Technology , is the woman and visionary who organized this landmark event. Disclaimer: I'm on the honorary committee because 13 years ago I worked on an online artist network with the New York Foundation for the Arts and CAMT was the partner.)

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

But who decides what is relevant inside the organization? Community First Program Design At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History , we've gravitated towards a "community first" program planning model. Find representatives of this community--staff, volunteers, visitors, trusted partners--and learn more about their experiences.

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Allegiance Group

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

You’re constantly reassessing your strategies, contemplating which tools are best for your organization, and searching for ways to streamline your efforts for maximum efficiency. Crowdfunding Platforms Crowdfunding campaigns are becoming increasingly popular among individual ventures, independent artists, and nonprofits.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Originally posted in April of 2011, just before I hung up my consulting hat for my current job at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Small organizations are often best at forming long-term relationships with community members, whereas large organizations can rally lots of participants for a contributory project.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At the intersection of digital and mission-driven work, 2023 was a year of significant changes, big decisions, and growth for many organizations in the nonprofit and government space. While making an impact always comes first, each of these awards is a great honor for these fantastic organizations and our Forum One team.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

Small organizations are often best at forming long-term relationships with community members, whereas large organizations can rally lots of participants for a contributory project. The problem is that these participants are often tiny in number compared to your organization's overall audience.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

AARP Livability Index: 5 Awards AARP is the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. It also won the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture a Silver Vega Award!

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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. Participants observe a conversation on a select topic amongst an expert panel.

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Forum One

MAY 3, 2023

Organized by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA) , this year’s 29th annual awards included around 3,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the world’s largest awards of its kind. Since then, thousands of volunteers have transcribed hundreds of thousands of image files of the more than 1.7

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Museum 2.0

JULY 18, 2017

This exhibition is a big accomplishment for us because it incorporates multiple ways we push boundaries at the MAH: we co-designed it with 100+ community partners (C3) , including artists, foster youth, and youth advocates, with youth voices driving the project from big idea to install to programming.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 8, 2013

Like a lot of organizations, my museum struggles with two conflicting goals: The museum should be for everyone in our community. It''s impossible for any organization or business to do a great job being for everyone. Museum of Art and History programs social bridging' But ultimately, that''s still targeting.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 8, 2006

Elisa calls the virtual museum a “living organism linking the people, visions, interpretations, and values” of various locations and stakeholders, and we sat down to poke that organism a bit and see what makes it squirm. Environmentalists, the Museum of Natural History at CU, they all responded very enthusiastically to this.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

Helene Moglen, professor of literature, UCSC After a year of tinkering, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History is now showing an exhibition, All You Need is Love , that embodies our new direction as an institution. This post focuses on one aspect of the exhibition: its participatory and interactive elements. A DIY wedding!

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And if you’re in the room today, chances are you are part of a nonprofit organization or, what I like to call, a purpose-driven organization. We’re so busy doing the work that we forget to stop, track what we’re doing, and share it with others so that they can engage in the organization.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

This time of ye ar, I find that many of my favorite artists , designers, and bloggers start rounding up the trending items and making predictions. Volunteering time for peer-to-peer fundraising goes digital . It’s nothing but drool-worthy living rooms, picture-perfect bedrooms, and stylized mood boards on my Pinterest page.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 17, 2015

As a representative of an organization with a global mission, it is important that I am a citizen of the world who is well-traveled, well-informed, and can converse with absolutely anyone. I was frequently called upon or volunteered my perspectives during sessions and was even asked to be interviewed on camera about my experience.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 7, 2015

As a representative of an organization with a global mission, it is important that I am a citizen of the world who is well-traveled, well-informed, and can converse with absolutely anyone. I was frequently called upon or volunteered my perspectives during sessions and was even asked to be interviewed on camera about my experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 26, 2015

The Foundation is involved in developing a three-phase project that celebrates the Dalai Lama’s legacy called “ The Living History Project.” Being as organized as Martha Stewart when it comes to developing and distributing campaign content for champions and aligned partners to use.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Make sure to include your logo or website URL so it can be traced back to your organization. Be a curator Make a Twitter list (hidden or not) of influencers like bloggers, journalists, news sites, and partner organizations who may share information that’s useful to your audience. LOL CATS When in doubt, integrate cat videos.

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