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. Every time we collaborate, we learn new ways to improve our process, organization and communication. We realize collaboration differs greatly for each individual and organization.

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Collaboration Community Tools Museum 55

Connection Cafe

JULY 28, 2016

Knowing that those three days are so jam-packed with content, I often get asked what bbcon offers for arts administrators, and the answer is…a lot! So I went ahead and picked out some of the top sessions for Arts & Cultural organization to make planning your conference journey just a little bit easier.

Arts 20

Arts Culture Organization Tucson 20

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

One of the participants was Ericha Hager, the Regional Collaborative Coordinator for Community Media Access Partnership. I am part of the Digital Arts Service Corps, which is an initiative of the Transmission Project that pairs tech-savvy AmeriCorps Vistas with organizations dedicated to supporting community media and technology.

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Game Community Impact Media 195

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Ideal nonprofit influencers to collaborate with should have a loyal following on social media, post high-quality content, and align with your values. Influencers’ time is valuable, so you need to make your proposal worthwhile. Ensure the influencer knows ahead of time what’s expected of them and how you’ll use their likeness.

Marketing 52

Marketing Strategy Influence Social Media 52

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Ideal nonprofit influencers to collaborate with should have a loyal following on social media, post high-quality content, and align with your values. Influencers’ time is valuable, so you need to make your proposal worthwhile. Ensure the influencer knows ahead of time what’s expected of them and how you’ll use their likeness.

Marketing 52

Marketing Strategy Influence Social Media 52

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Set criteria for contacts, proposals, planning, and forecasting. For example, you may want to measure total visits, the number of proposals submitted, the dollars raised, and first-time or qualification visits. Encourage collaboration by allowing for joint credit for solicitations and visits. Clarify roles and responsibilities.

Develop 79

Develop Management Gift Proposal 79

Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Also, don’t miss out on my lists for Education and Arts & Culture funders. GCF seeks to target these areas to help fill the gaps in climate financing through Requests for Proposals (RfP) and pilot programmes which are focused on specific themes. See if any of these funders serve your community and if you qualify for funding.

Conservancy 57

Conservancy Environment Grant Alaska 57

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Since government is a major funder of rural programs, it's useful to know that a clear trend in government funding is interagency collaborations. More government grants are looking for collaborations among multiple organizations that are able to address an issue from different angles. Insights on Government Funding.

America 56

America Fund Resource Library 56

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Every Saturday, the curatorial team at Elsewhere , a living museum in downtown Greensboro, NC, reviews the project proposals of its artists-in-residence. Proposals involve sculpture, performance, participatory-projects, videos, and installation that use and respond to the museum’s collection.

Artist 49

Artist Museum Proposal Participatory 49

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2011

Are there other organizations in the community that do what it is I propose to do? If so: Is what I propose different from what any of them already do? Youll need to determine whether your proposed program fills a specific niche or if its a duplication. Better Together: Collaboration and Nonprofit Netwo.

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Organization Arizona Proposal Philanthropy 86

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Illustration by Jonny Goldstein of my SXSW panel proposal. I hope you’ll also vote for my panel proposal, Nonprofits and Free Agents in A Networked World and while you’re there vote for the other awesome nonprofit panel proposals (I’ve shared a list below). What artistic problems need a dose of geek teamwork?

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Comment Artist Social Media Hype 97

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

I worked for the Chalkboard Project fresh out of university, a nonprofit organization founded and fueled by Foundations for a Better Oregon, a coalition of foundations in Oregon focused on collaborating to make a meaningful impact to issues in Oregon – in the case of the Chalkboard Project, that focus was on public education reform.

Oregon 140

Oregon Foundation Ideas Award 140

Tech Soup

JANUARY 24, 2012

state of grantseeking , the state of community development , and arts and humanities organizations ! ” Grantmakers, both government and private, will be looking for this type of collaboration in the proposals that are funded in the years to come. She is guest blogging for TechSoup on the current. Read her posts.

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Education Grant Government Award 50

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The Wealth of Networks, Chapter 3 November 16, 2006 I bet you thought I’d stopped reading? At Omidyar Network there’s been an effort to write proposals for 9 $5,000 grants. Or given up?

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Chapter Network Open Source Wikipedia 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

million to the winning ideas across six categories, including: Health, Arts & Culture, Food & Shelter, The Planet, Neighborhoods and Education. We collaborated with organizations that are dedicated to making a positive difference in the world to design and implement the Pepsi Refresh Project.

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Project Contest Award Grant 104

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My Theory of Practice July 10, 2008 I finally had the reason to begin to more completely articulate my theory of practice. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy. 2 admin 07.11.08

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Practice Open Source Consultant Articulate 100

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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Story Interview Museum Audio 53

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Gregg Swanson from HumaniNet picks out a few projects that are based on collaboration/partnership and a track of record of doing projects like the one proposed. Ten Tech Proposals Empowering Human Rights, Local Leadership, and Community Education is. Zen and the art of nonprofit technology wonders about Open Source Feminism.

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NTC Nptech Netsquared Summary 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

The NPTech Blog Chatter Confessions of a non-profit IT director blog rasied ruckus with his proposal for creating a closed forum and new NTEN Affinity Group : nptechhelp. The Knowledge-at-Work blog writes about when learning and knowledge collide -- and the importance of collaborative learning networks. Steve Bridger from NFP 2.0

Nptech 50

Nptech Tag South Dakota Second Life 50

Neon CRM

JULY 20, 2023

While this is particularly prevalent in historical or arts nonprofits, you’ll see it in almost every sector. This might include state-of-the-art machinery, computers, software, or other tools designed to improve operations and further the cause. Conducting a Feasibility Study A feasibility study is all about early due diligence.

Campaign 52

Campaign Phase Guide Library 52

Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Opportunity Collaboration. Opportunity Collaboration. Opportunity Collaboration / Cancún Yucatán, (Int.) Participants will network and learn about other areas of practice, discuss a range of opportunities and challenges faced by different sectors, and work collaboratively to improve impact measurement. Oct 9 - 14.

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Conference Calendar DC Washington 111

Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

On June 4, we opened The Tech Virtual Test Zone , a new 2000 sq ft gallery at The Tech Museum of Innovation featuring exhibits on the theme of art, film, and music that were originally developed in Second Life by a community of creative amateurs. However, the contest also prevented us from legitimately fostering collaboration.

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Virtual Tech Lesson Develop 21

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Two weeks ago, I wrote about t he use of the word "quality" in the arts and its many forms. Inspired by Stacy, I wanted to share some of the work we are doing at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History to clarify what we mean by engagement. I don''t think these goals are universal by any means to the museum or arts field.

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Goal Museum Evaluation History 48

Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

The following organizations currently offer grant and funding opportunities for women and/or accept letters of inquiry or proposals. They invest in women across the Americas by funding community initiatives and fostering collaborations to create social change. Proposals can be for either core or project-specific support.

Empowerment 104

Empowerment Grant Fund Resource 104

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The following organizations currently offer grant and funding opportunities for women and/or accept letters of inquiry or proposals. They invest in women across the Americas by funding community initiatives and fostering collaborations to create social change. Proposals can be for either core or project-specific support.

Empowerment 81

Empowerment Grant Fund Resource 81

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The measure of impact is to determine whether the comments and feedback strengthened or improved the final proposal. Crowds create original works of knowledge or art. The Royal Opera used Twitter to crowdsource a new opera. Crowdsourcing for knowledge creation can include “mashups of data.&# 2) Crowd Creation.

Measure 96

Measure Fund Impact Minnesota 96

Care2

MAY 15, 2009

They were able to use the platform for organizing offline events, finding and collaborating with volunteer organizers, and more. Butterfield was speaking from the floor about the proposed energy bill on the hill. They were active and dedicated to making it work and raised 90,000+ friends.

Social Media 34

Social Media Tools Online Advocacy 34

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

What happens when a formal art museum invites a group of collaborative, participatory artists to be in residence for a year? But for museum and art wonks, it could be. Are you asking your collaborators to solve your problems or to help tease them out in new ways? No, this is not a reality TV show.

Artist 39

Artist Museum Project Public 39

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

It was a packed hearing and all these people were bringing up challenges (to the proposal). Art Risser never moved, and he never raised his hand — even when they mentioned him by name. Let’s learn to collaborate better and commit to doing it more. I wondered 'Why doesn't he defend it,'” Toone said. “He This bird is huge!”

California 95

California San Diego Impact Story 95

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And that might involve collaboration, saying, “We acknowledge that there are others in the community that do this better or more effectively. “Because we raised this $20,000 and have this gallery and classroom space, 200 children from our local special-needs programs are able to do art therapy on site for free or reduced rates.”

Report 84

Report Measure Process Impact 84

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And if you can develop those relationships with funders, if you can develop great core content, if you can leverage materials for different kinds of proposals, then that is really going to set you up for success. . If you are able to collaborate, if you have good relationships with different partners, I think that that’s wonderful.

Grant 119

Grant Build Video Strategy 119

Care2

MAY 4, 2007

When I learned about YPAC, I thought it was pretty smart idea, of course, so I proposed a partnership to Thaddeus Ferber , Chair of YPAC, to help accelerate the online organizing that YPAC is spurring in the child advocacy sector. Given the collaborative nature of YPAC, I suppose I shouldnt have been surprised that Thaddeus was game.

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Case Study Policy Advocacy Collaboration 28

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2011

Of the 26, two are museumish: the Minnesota Zoo and the Walker Art Center, and three are arts organizations: Artspace, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater and Theatre de la Jeune Lune. These managers, directors, and leaders spend their time encouraging internal collaboration rather than furthering their own pet projects.

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Discussion Minnesota Phoenix Structure 39

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

The runner up winner was Maureen Dowd from Open Museum What I propose to do with the library you are offering is read it, try it, share it, and let you know how it works for me, my colleagues and the people we influence. As you know, it takes more than access to create a successful social media network. A Few Whuffie Winners!

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Library Social Media Louisville Media 94

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

But what if you’re looking for some new foundations or you heard of a foundation you really want to get in touch with and it says, “We do not accept unsolicited proposals”? I wrote this one just a month or two ago about what to do with unsolicited proposals. Do you say, “Oh, forget it then. No, no, no.

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Grant Video Donor Foundation 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

Measuring outcomes for social media tools and strategy is as Avinash Kaushik notes in his recent post on the topic , "an evolving art (not quite a science yet) and you have to be up to the challenge of both thinking a bit differently and be ok with leveraging several different tools." which is very hard to so.

Measure 50

Measure Social Media Tools Technorati 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2009

Chris Anderson’s The Long Tail Note from Beth: In 1993, I worked as the "network weaver" for an online network for individual artists called "Arts Wire" where I facilitated online conversations, provided technology support and training. In the last few years, the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Collaborator.

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Museum Arts Artist Conservancy 82