The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes END-OF-YEAR EVENT FUNDRAISING The final quarter of the year unfolds with a blend of reflection and anticipation. The unique upside of digital is you can draw on a wider audience as well as call on talent from both your local network and across the globe! PHOTOGRAPHY: BFA.COM 2.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 18, 2008

On 8.16.08, the Museum of Art and History (Santa Cruz, CA) hosted FreelanceCamp, a free unconference that brought 150 designers and techies from the south bay area together to talk shop. The unconference got lots of locals "in the door" who otherwise hadn't considered the museum a useful or interesting place.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

The REFLECTS project blends practical institutional demands with deep research. Mikko suggested that the kids saw the screens as being "for them" and felt drawn to read long paragraphs of text when presented digitally.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

And a good thing, too." --Elaine Heumann Gurian, The Importance of "And" Recently, I''ve been embroiled in local and national conversations about the relationship between active participation and quiet contemplation in museums. I am glad this conversation is happening and that both museum professionals and local Santa Cruzans are engaged.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It made me think in ways that I haven't before about the relation of art--as expressive culture--to democracy. 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.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2012

At the adjacent table, my colleague Stacey Garcia was meeting with a local artist, Kyle Lane-McKinley, to talk about an upcoming project. We tailor the programming blend to diverse ages, making sure no activity is just for kids or adults, no matter how much glue or fire is involved. Kyle had brought his baby with him.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

This post is even more relevant today to the broader conversation about audience diversity in the arts than when it was published three years ago. Instead, she went out into local neighborhoods with low-income families and lousy schools and asked parents how they felt about their kids'' science education. blog posts from the past.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 24, 2012

Over the past year, we've found it fairly easy to invent and sustain participatory art and craft projects. My institution is increasingly partnering with local cause-based organizations, especially in the social services. My institution is increasingly partnering with local cause-based organizations, especially in the social services.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Let’s walk through a selection of unique nonprofit websites that not only incorporate these elements but go above and beyond to impress visitors and inspire donations: Interlochen Center for the Arts. Top Nonprofit Website: Interlochen Center for the Arts. These include: Local events calendar. North Shore Animal League.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 14, 2008

In this post, a discussion about the art of conversation in the groundswell. Via zeitgeistmama, Jennifer is a positive, authentic ambassador for BADM to her local community as well as a world of Web-based onlookers. If you are active in your local blogosphere, you have a natural, speedy place to address rude comments or inaccuracies.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 23, 2021

So wildlife conservation, they’re also interested in arts and culture, humanities and [inaudible 00:27:21]. But I also know that there needs to be a blend of mid-level donors, high-level major donors, and your small donors, because that’s what’s going to make your organization sustainable. I’m not sure why.

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