Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2022

15: World Art Day — #WorldArtDay. 23: World Book Day — #WorldBookDay. 18: International Museum Day — #MuseumDay. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. 3: Good Deeds Day — #GoodDeedsDay. 7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

4) Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop :: shop.artic.edu. The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop sells unique and beautiful objects from around the world in support of the arts. 6) Field Museum Store :: store.fieldmuseum.org. 6) Field Museum Store :: store.fieldmuseum.org.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2020

Monday, May 18th is International Museum Day , the mission of which is to raise awareness of the fact that, “museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.”. 2019 saw more than 55,000 museums across 150 countries participate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2021

15: World Art Day — #WorldArtDay. 23: World Book Day — #WorldBookDay. 18: International Museum Day — #MuseumDay. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. 7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 11: Good Deeds Day — #GoodDeedsDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

We connect with people both professionally and personally, at the museum and on the street. This weekend, I got my answer in Seoul--the 18th biggest city in the world--at Hello Museum. Nestled in a forest of high-rise apartment buildings, this small museum connects children and families with contemporary art.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2019

15: World Art Day — #WorldArtDay. 23: World Book Day — #WorldBookDay. 18: International Museum Day — #MuseumDay. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. 7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 14: World Dolphin Day — #WorldDolphinDay.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2018

You can now read all the chapters in The Art of Relevance for free online. You can still buy The Art of Relevance as a paperback, ebook, or audiobook--but you can also read any chapter, any time, online. Take five minutes and learn how the Science Museum in London created better experiences for deaf visitors. It's finally here!

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Museum 2.0

JULY 10, 2018

The museum was in huge financial trouble. My expertise was on inviting strangers to participate in public settings like museums. Priya Parker's wonderful book The Art of Gathering shares the core principles of how to drive. I remember the first staff meeting I ever ran. Everyone's eyes on me, expecting something.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Parker, a Seneca Indian who worked as the director of the Museum of Arts and Science in Rochester, N.Y. National Native American Heritage Month was created with the intention to provide a platform for American Indians to share and honor their culture, traditions, music, art, dance, beliefs, and ways of life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

This came the "dashboard" for the Indianapolis Museum of Art , an ongoing effort to measure various aspects of the Museum's performance. According to the web site, the goal is to seek to quantify and report out on areas of activity of general interest to museum studies specialists, colleagues, and patrons.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 21, 2016

My new book, The Art of Relevance , is now available and ready to move from my computer to your hands. Here's more about the book and what you can expect. The result is this book. WHAT'S IN IT The Art of Relevance is about how mission-based institutions can matter more to more people. It's official. Not convinced?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 25, 2016

Los Angeles County Museum of Art . Based on more than 20 years of experience and 25,000+ hours spent utilizing mobile and social media, Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits is a comprehensive 256-page book packed with more than 500 best practices. Service Works. snapchat.com/add/serviceworks. Greenpeace ♻️.

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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

JULY 24, 2017

Last year, when I released The Art of Relevance , people asked if there was an audiobook version in the works. Since then, I've learned how many people read books with their ears instead of their eyes. I knew if I wanted to make the book relevant and accessible, I should get on it. It honestly hadn't crossed my mind.

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MAY 25, 2021

Now, with vaccines readily available and COVID cases declining in many areas, admission-based organizations like museums, zoos, and science centers are gearing up to reopen their doors or expand their current capacity to invite their communities back in.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Recently, modernist and impressionist paintings have been selling particularly well in the art world. Recently, modernist and impressionist paintings have been selling particularly well in the art world. Art that has personal meaning for your community is also a safe bet.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

But this month, it's as if there was a subliminal email sent to a crew of bloggers in the arts suggesting a salon about audience diversity, and how/why to move in that direction. Jada is passionate about supporting the future of African-American heritage institutions and working to diversify the museum field as a whole.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 15, 2016

This month, I'm sharing a few chapters from my new book The Art of Relevance in advance of its release. I wrote this book because of a fundamental curiosity about what relevance is and how it works. This chapter appears midway through the book. To get into this chapter, imagine that your institution/program/art is a room.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

SFMoMA Museum Store. Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop. Based on more than 20 years of experience and 25,000+ hours spent utilizing mobile and social media, Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits is a comprehensive 256-page book packed with more than 500 best practices. UNICEF Market. Society B.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2017

15: World Art Day — #WorldArtDay. 23: World Book Day — #WorldBookDay. 18: International Museum Day — #MuseumDay. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. 7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2010

Want to buy a book ? As many of you know, I've been working for the past year+ on a book about visitor participation in museums, libraries, science centers, and art galleries. Now, after long last, the book is here! The Participatory Museum is a practical guide to visitor participation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

15: World Art Day — #WorldArtDay. 23: World Book Day — #WorldBookDay. 18: International Museum Day — #MuseumDay. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. 7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

What You Can Do: Visit a museum or reservation . Read books by Native American authors. Redhawk Native American Arts Council. Native American History. American Indian History and Heritage. Notable Native Americans. Notable Native Americans on the Frontier. Get Involved! Plant native flowers. Attend or host an educational event.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The following post was originally published on the Center for the Future of Museums blog. On Wednesday, August 8, over 300 museum professionals joined CFM director Elizabeth Merritt and Seema Rao, principal of Brilliant Idea Studio , to explore self-care in the museum workplace. But effort and efficacy are not the same.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2012

Earlier this month, the Detroit Institute of Arts was "saved" by a voter-approved property tax (called a "millage") in its three surrounding counties. Residents in the three counties that pay the millage will receive special benefits : free admission to the museum and expanded educational programming.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2014

But not enough people care about it anymore, and the museum is fading into disrepair. The Silk Mill is part of the Derby Museums , a public institution of art, history, and natural history. Many people would look at the world''s oldest mechanized silk mill and say that the core content of the museum is silk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

Photo by American Art Museum Note from Beth: This week I'm trying to understand crowdsourcing and nonprofits, hopefully with a crowd of other folks. What are the best resources, including blogs, books, and articles? How do you truly involve the general public and ask them to engage , online with art?

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Each of them comes from the extended family of museums: close enough to be relevant, far enough to spark new thinking. Joe Patti runs a performing arts center in Ohio. he has been blogging about arts management. Grasstronaut offers long-format essays and interviews about grassroots and DIY arts spaces. Butts in the Seats.

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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. But the point is that the MAH, like just about every other museum in the known universe, was content to define the museum experience as something removed from the outside world, a rarefied church-like space of refined artistic reflection.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 1, 2016

My new book's coming, and I want you to be part of it. The result is a new book, The Art of Relevance , coming out in a few weeks. I am truly thrilled to share this book with you. But this post today isn't a book announcement. This post is for those of you who want to read the book. Writing a book is lonely.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

15: World Art Day — #WorldArtDay. 23: World Book Day — #WorldBookDay. 18: International Museum Day — #MuseumDay. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. 7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 26, 2018

The Washington Post covered the MAH's transformation as part of an article about museums engaging new audiences. The whole second half of the article was dedicated to our work: Smaller museums can be especially scrappy in finding ways to connect with the community. It’s something that any museum, of any size, can work toward.

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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? Here are three of my favorites.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2011

I asked Wendy Pollock and Kathleen McLean, authors of the new book The Convivial Museum , to share a guest post about the book. At first glance, our new book, The Convivial Museum , is about the most simple ideas. Or this one by Lacey Criswell, of Bike Night at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2013

I talked with Tiffany, and also with Hazel Markus and Alanna Connor, Stanford social psychologists who recently co-authored a pretty fascinating pop-science book about understanding cultural difference. The book of the same title that he edited is rocking my world, both as a museum professional who cares about inclusion and as a new mother.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

It is what it sounds like: a book of original sheet music, beautifully designed and complemented with artwork and text. In his thoughtful preface to this project, I reconnected with five lessons I''ve learned from participatory projects in museums and cultural sites. There are twenty songs in Song Reader. That''s expected.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River combines the arts of photography and literature to create books, media campaigns, and museum exhibits about preserving North America's wild places. A grant from the Campion Foundation provided 7,000 books at cost to advocacy groups. Environmental Impact. Contributors presented across the U.S.,

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