Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2009

At first glance, it sounds like user-generated content strategy but with a more disciplined story telling structure and intentional networked approach than getting your supporters to share your messaging points in their own words or activating the activists with social media or cause-related marketing.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

So here''s the story of how we are trying to take another approach at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, through a group called C3. Our work would become more relevant, our collaborations more timely, our network more diverse. At the same time, it sounded like something that wasn''t just for us.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 6, 2016

Five years ago, I left the consulting world to take the helm at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) at a time of crisis and change. Abbott Square will include free outdoor public seating, a public food market, and several areas for free art and cultural activities. I bridle under too much structure. I like change.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

You can collaborate with other nonprofits in your region or in your issue area to investigate whether you can all offer benefits for each other. For example, if you join a modern art museum, there is a good chance you won’t have to pay admission to other modern art museums. Consult with an attorney if you plan to do this.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 8, 2011

The City Gallery was mounting a contemporary art exhibition at the New Walk Museum called Play Ground , which featured artists who treat the gallery space as a kind of carnival instead of as an aesthetic temple. Sounds like that's a great way to play with the idea of the Ministry being a "shadow" organization within the larger museum.

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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. Art museums are the least likely to empower their own staff to initiate participatory projects but the most likely to work with artists whose approach to participation might be quite extreme.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Aaron: Sounds great. Aaron: Yeah, sounds good, Brian. So if you’ve conducted a capital campaign or you’ve researched a campaign for one that’s on the horizon for your organization, you’re well aware that a capital campaign is a balance of, you know, it’s an art and a science to ensure its success. .

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Neon CRM

JULY 20, 2023

While you may be thinking, “That just sounds like fundraising,” what differentiates it is its intensity and specific goal. While this is particularly prevalent in historical or arts nonprofits, you’ll see it in almost every sector. Some capital campaigns may run for a few months, and others may run for years!

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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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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Within the organization, the AARP Public Policy Institute maintains the AARP Livability Index , a key tool in their mission to promote the development of sound policies to address common needs for economic security, health care, and quality of life. Forum One partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

Art museums are the least likely to empower their own staff to initiate participatory projects but the most likely to work with artists whose approach to participation might be quite extreme. It's common in many museums to offer cart-based activities that invite visitors (mostly families) to play a game, try an experiment, or make art.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2009

One of the things that makes the visitor stories contributed in the Denver Art Museum's Side Trip exhibition so compelling and on-topic is a design approach that elevates visitors' responses to comparable footing with the predesigned content.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Within the organization, the AARP Public Policy Institute maintains the AARP Livability Index , a key tool in their mission to promote the development of sound policies to address common needs for economic security, health care, and quality of life. We partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Most importantly, you are looking for a system architecture that allows some partners to work completely privately, some collaboratively, and some fully integrated--and these options need to be concurrently deployable. User Flexible or Provider Flexible? You know that your needs will change over time. Only Technology or Strategic Support?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Collaborate With Social Media Influencers No, we don’t mean you should shell out thousands of dollars to get a famous YouTuber to talk about your organization on their channel. Or an art festival. Instead of participating in a structured event, supporters raise money on your behalf on their own time. Sound interesting?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 14, 2009

This may sound gimmicky, but it's incredibly emotionally powerful. At the Lab, your profile is a simple cache of personal data you can draw on as collaborator, co-creating the exhibit content. But what's the right visitor profile for a history museum or an art museum? When you make an audio mashup, your voice is part of the mix.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

If you are able to collaborate, if you have good relationships with different partners, I think that that’s wonderful. And it sounds like we’re going to have a lot of questions at the end. I’ve seen that quite a bit. So that’s great. So thanks for sharing that. But I can come back to them, if not. Rachel: Sure.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 14, 2007

Yes, an individual can bring clarity of vision to any project that might otherwise be sullied by the ups and downs of collaboration and compromise. Based in fact, created in the imagination" sounds lovely, but it also implies exaggeration, selective storytelling, and other risks museums are not often willing to take overtly.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

Sounds fun right? One of the most important take-aways from TransparencyCamp was the momentum and collaboration generated by the enthusiasm, generosity, and innovation of the individuals and groups coalescing around the idea that citizens have the right and the responsibility to know exactly what their government is doing and why.

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