Top Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The artist really picked up the highlights of my message, and she did it live. One of the questions I always start with is how many monthly donors organizations have now. Last week, I presented a webinar as part of the two-day virtual summit, Nonprofit Changemakers, organized by Top Nonprofits.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

I came up with an idea to mesh my love of weekend crafts fairs and artist open studio visits with my day job. Once I had a few donations in hand, I had postcards printed with beautiful photos of the artists’ work. Anything to bring your work to life for more potential donors. The answer to both questions? Not enough.”.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Key life events have been put on hold, delayed, or outright cancelled. Now they have even more challenges ahead of them in figuring out their life paths. Question: Who might have been the few additional people you would have profiled in your book if you had gone beyond 25? If your original list changed, why did it change?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Matt Higgins Today, Higgins shares these insights with us: Question: What is the ‘Burn the Boats’ philosophy? Question: You say you can predict CEO failure based on one thing. The sooner we accept that fact, the happier we will be, and construct a life built upon a commitment to perpetual growth – and burning more boats!

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Another way to think about this is to ask this question: If your organization ceased to exist , how upset would your board members, volunteers, and supporters be? I came up with an idea to mesh my love of weekend crafts fairs and artist open studio visits with my day job. The answer to both questions? It seemed like a win/win.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 29, 2008

One idea that I'd like to try out here is a new weekly feature on Have Fun * Do Good called, Ask Britt: Q & A on Career Design for Artists and Activists. As some of you know, I've been doing career consulting workshops and one-on-one sessions since 1998 when I trained with Carol Lloyd to teach her Life Worth Living workshops.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Ask both multiple-choice and open-ended questions about a range of topics on this survey. Which questions you include each year will depend on your goals and the demographic of alumni you’re targeting with that particular survey, but here are a few possibilities: Why did you choose this college and program?

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 5, 2021

Artists, labels, and music venues have faced an uphill climb in 2020. Without the ability to perform in front of a live audience, venues have closed their doors and artists are looking for new ways to connect with their audience. . As difficult as this all sounds, there are significant bright spots on the horizon.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 5, 2021

Artists, labels, and music venues have faced an uphill climb in 2020. Without the ability to perform in front of a live audience, venues have closed their doors and artists are looking for new ways to connect with their audience. . As difficult as this all sounds, there are significant bright spots on the horizon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. This includes orientating participants to the agenda, introductions and a check-in or icebreaker, questions or activities used to help people ease people into a meeting or learning situation. .

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 4, 2021

Life Highlights Game. The life highlights game is perfect for any size group. Their thoughts might include moments they’ve had alone, ones they have shared with family or friends, or ones that pertain to professional successes, personal revelations, or big life adventures. . 5 Fun and Engaging Corporate Team Building Ideas.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

She draws on rich and instructive stories of clients, leaders, artists, and athletes. Amy Jen Su Awhile back, Su shared this additional advice and recommendations: Question : Of the 5 Ps you consider Purpose to be the most essential. Question : You also talk about the power of People.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2021

She draws on rich and instructive stories of clients, leaders, artists, and athletes. Amy Jen Su Recently, Su shared this additional advice and recommendations: Question : Of the 5 Ps you consider Purpose to be the most essential. Question : You also talk about the power of People.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Note from Beth: How often have those of worked in nonprofits asked the question or been asked the question by funders, “What’s the impact?” ” And that’s a difficult question to answer – whether it is your social or network strategy or a work of art. Who are we trying to reach?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

She draws on rich and instructive stories of clients, leaders, artists, and athletes. Amy Jen Su Earlier this year, Su shared this additional advice and recommendations: Question : Of the 5 Ps you consider Purpose to be the most essential. Question : You also talk about the power of People.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 30, 2020

She draws on rich and instructive stories of clients, leaders, artists, and athletes. Amy Jen Su Today, Su shares this additional advice and recommendations: Question : Of the 5 Ps you consider Purpose to be the most essential. Question : You also talk about the power of People.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2014

A farmer says he has had the same ax his whole life--he only changed the handle three times and head two times. This question launches Howard Mansfield''s fascinating book about historic restoration, The Same Ax, Twice. How does this question play out in museums? Many artists work with assistants and reproducing processes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

She draws on rich and instructive stories of clients, leaders, artists, and athletes. Amy Jen Su Recently, Su shared this additional advice and recommendations: Question : Of the 5 Ps you consider Purpose to be the most essential. Question : You also talk about the power of People.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

She draws on rich and instructive stories of clients, leaders, artists, and athletes. Amy Jen Su Recently, Su shared this additional advice and recommendations: Question : Of the 5 Ps you consider Purpose to be the most essential. Question : You also talk about the power of People.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 1, 2012

The first wave of critique focused on the very valid question of why Schimmel was fired in this manner. Schimmel's departure was seen as the final confirmation of Deitch and Broad's populist, celebrity-driven approach to exhibitions, and that concerned many critics , artists , and museum directors in the art world.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

This post shares some of the most interesting questions I''ve heard throughout these experiences. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments! BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1. Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? The Museum 2.0 The Museum 2.0

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2012

Josephine Dorado, ( @funksoup ) is a social entrepreneur, educator, artist, producer, and skydiver. She currently teaches at the New School and is the live events producer for This Spartan Life , a talk show inside the video game Halo. We will answer your questions and share tips in a talk-show format.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

We’re willing to bet $1 that there’s at least one you haven’t thought of — and if that one is #34, we have some questions for you…. Take a look at how HikeFor.com is helping Donate Life America raise funds. Bonus points if the artist does an entire custom flash related to your cause. Canva is a great tool for designing images.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

This post shares some of the most interesting questions I've heard throughout these experiences. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments! BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1. Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? The Museum 2.0 The Museum 2.0

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Sit down with your event planning team and ask yourselves this question: why should someone take the time out of their day to attend your event? A few unique silent auction items to try to acquire include signed sports memorabilia, hard-to-get game tickets, and one-of-a-kind artwork from local artists. Offer incentives.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2019

She draws on rich and instructive stories of clients, leaders, artists, and athletes. Amy Jen Su Today, Su shares this additional advice and recommendations: Question : Of the 5 Ps you consider Purpose to be the most essential. Question : You also talk about the power of People.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2014

They recall other artistic work that breaks fourth walls--classically in theater, and more recently in new media projects. One part of me thinks this is an impossible question. I think of overbuilt animatronics, intended to suggest the vitality of artifacts but instead reminding us how deep the uncanny valley is between life and death.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2012

The museum curator does research, is an expert in the artistic style, selects the best examples, puts them together in an exhibit, provides important context with the annotation on the labels, and so on. Not too long ago content curators used to be called journalists! If you think about what a museum curator does, it is very similar.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 9, 2018

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. Ask the person about their life, their needs, and their values.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 27, 2011

At a recent talk in Chicago, an audience member asked a question. While there are many ways for museums to reach new audiences, when it comes to specialized knowledge, it's often a question of reaching the niche who care deeply about German watches from 1822 or the evolutionary shift in raccoon striping over time.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 14, 2008

Last week I answered the first question in my Ask Britt series, How do you make a second hand bookstore a force for good? This week's question sent in by a reader is: I'm extremely introverted. Creating website content for universities, non-profits, or artists? Title your email, "Ask Britt: your question topic."

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Last week, Douglas McLellan of artsJournal ran a multi-vocal forum on the relationship between arts organizations and audiences, asking: In this age of self expression and information overload, do our artists and arts organizations need to lead more or learn to follow their communities more? How do you respond to this question?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 11, 2012

But every once in awhile, something extraordinary comes up, something that isn't emergent or evolving or encouraging but something that explodes into your life like a comet knocking on your door. He is an authoritative artist of the social web with a slew of accolades and a suite of diverse projects under his belt.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 15, 2015

We were discussing the potential for cultural organizations to have significant impact across communities: on planning, health, education, and quality of life. Over three days, 52 artist teams erected experimental projects along San Francisco''s biggest thoroughfare. A fitness trail for urban life. A soundtrack for the street.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2011

I shared a link to the site on my Facebook Page with a question about its usefulness (perhaps minus one of the bogus metrics). But in the real life of many institutions, there is a propensity for senior managers to latch onto stats like number of followers on Facebook. Certainly, some subtle peer pressure to do your homework.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2010

Many of them, like the lightbulb , the phonograph , and the motion picture camera , were brilliant creations that have a huge influence on our everyday life. Participants had to answer these questions: -What were the objectives, audience, and how did integrate with your marketing or audience development plan? What were the results?

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