Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. I've covered arts organizations and social media here and there over the past three years and last winter co-wrote a cover story article with Rebecca Krause-Hardie for ArtsReach.

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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. Classic modern and cutting edge design products for adults and kids, including items produced exclusively for the Museum of Modern Art (New York).

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 2, 2015

You can work privately on your own, or interact with your fellow students in the comments of each lesson’s posts by asking questions, sharing reflections, and posting links to your blog posts for feedback. I individually answer all of the questions you post in the comments of each week’s lessons.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2009

As someone who spent half her career working for and with arts organizations this news makes me sad: A report yesterday from the USAToday that quotes Bob Lynch , the President of Americans for the Arts estimating that 10,000 arts organizations will close this year, 10% of the total number.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 15, 2015

"The arts are future-making." I wrote this down when Deborah Cullinan said it at a meeting of arts leaders about a year ago. Deborah''s vision for the arts leading the way to stronger future inspired me. Deborah''s vision for the arts leading the way to stronger future inspired me. The arts ARE future-making.

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AUGUST 17, 2015

It’s no secret that arts pricing is one of my favorite topics (See here. I do recognize, however, that arts pricing may not be at the top of everyone’s happy hour conversation starters. That’s why I love this blog post from TRG Arts , which pulls together arts pricing terms into one list with easy to understand definitions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

As a trainer, it is always great to experience someone else facilitating so you can have empathy for participants, get some new ideas or reflect on your trade craft. Here’s what my reflection: Technology Tools To Poll Participants. Help participants digest and reflect on some content shared during the session.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 4, 2010

I hope you'll share your thoughts in the comments. Wikipedia Loves Art, Take One The first version of Wikipedia Loves Art first took place in February 2009. Over 13,000 photographs were submitted by 102 photographers at the fifteen different institutions, documenting about 6,200 pieces of art.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 28, 2013

Earlier in 2013, I was amazed to visit one of the new “Studio” spaces at the Denver Art Museum. The Denver Art Museum is no stranger to community collaborations, but we’ve been dipping in our toe a little more deeply when it comes to developing permanent participatory installations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

I did my first presentation about the Internet when I started working with Arts Wire in 1993. Arts Wire was patterned after the Well and was designed as an online conversation community for artists and arts organizations. Or participating in the online conversation on Arts Wire. This was circa 1997.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Genuine: It reflects their character, behavior, values, and vision. He shares photos and reflections from business trips. Take for example this shot of fireworks and the accompanying reflection. He gives you the inside story about the work of art. You will see photos of Met art works as well as art in other museums.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2011

Thirteen students produced three projects that layered participatory activities onto an exhibition of artwork from the permanent collection of the Henry Art Gallery. This post shares my reflections on the projects and five things I learned from their work. You can explore the projects in full on the class wiki.

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NTEN

MARCH 28, 2011

Hopefully, this means that all of the posts I haven't yet found will be added in the comments and we can all create a comprehensive list together. Please just drop it into the comments so we can all check it out! There are SO many posts to read that I figured I should round them all up in one place and share them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2011

Earlier this week, I wrote a post called “ Content Curation Is Listening and Engaging &# about the art and science of curating information. I’ve been reflecting on Scoble’s observation that curation is about knowing your sources, seeing patterns, and being organized. Flickr Photo by JC Burns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2011

His comment made me reflect over the past 32 years of working in the nonprofit sector. They hired me and it turned into a decade of learning and teaching others (artists, arts organizations, and arts educators) how to integrate this technology into their work and organizations.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Please let us know in the comments. Also, check out the #14LCS experience on Twitter and Instagram , along with the hashtags for each track: Impact Leadership ( #14LCSImpact ), Digital Strategy ( #14LCSDigital ), and Future of Technology ( #14LCSFuture ). Also, check out the #14LCS community discussion forum.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. The next day, a big order of diapers came in from Amazon – and they thought it must be her that donor that left the comment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Screen capture here : I've been running small experiments on the art of retweeting for a couple of weeks and it's time for a reflection. . I also share some meta reflections or wisdom about what works or doesn't work in using social media for nonprofits. . Bytes of Wisdom or humor : I share some geek humor now and then.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

But this one resonated clearly, as I got 75 retweets and 61 comments. As someone texted me recently, Art History grad school didn't teach us anything about working with others in museums. And here are a few suggestions from commenters. This month, we're thinking about the way we do work in museums. Read Fierce Conversations.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 24, 2013

Check out this inane AT&T commercial about a woman whose absorption in her smartphone is so great that Facebook updates become substantiated as pieces of art in the museum through which she strolls. But I feel that they are societal issues, not issues specific to museums or art institutions. Ready for something ridiculous?

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2013

Then again, Saturday was hardly normal at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. You can see more comments from participants here and here and see a photo set from one participant here. Or that visitors form a spontaneous "laugh circle" on the floor. Or that we take a group photo together at the end of the day.

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NTEN

MAY 2, 2012

Hopefully, you will find any posts that we've missed and add them in the comments, so we can create a comprehensive list together! We'd love to check it out, so please post the link in the comments, or add it to this open Google spreadsheet. Reflections from 12NTC Panel on Data Visualization , Beth Kanter. Session Blog Posts.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Whoever wrote this comment card: thank you. In front of each of those paintings, you could stamp your pastport, reflect on the artwork and the question, and share your story. Response mail art after the visit. design exhibition Museum of Art and History participatory museum usercontent' You made my month.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 31, 2013

Reflective time is important, especially when your work is hectic. But I know that even in times of chaos--especially in those times--it''s important to take time to reflect on what you are doing and making and learning. It is these other aspects--learning, reflection, community--that keep me going. To me, Museum 2.0

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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. Please leave me a comment or if you're interested in contributing a post, please fill out this form. How do you truly involve the general public and ask them to engage , online with art?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Chuck offered a quote from an advisory psychologist who commented that "children should be the brightest thing in the space." The REFLECTS project blends practical institutional demands with deep research. How can a device-based guide offer the same range of experiences packaged in a small container?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Our values reflect this commitment. As a result, staff didn’t feel as if they had permission to use it. “After the CEO sent out an email to everyone to remind them about this benefit, and also shared how they were planning to visit an art museum as part of their creative time, staff members started to use this benefit.”. Have story?

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

arts organization , and a Canadian wildlife organization to better fulfill their missions. TechSoup Global reflects on collaboration and inspiration at the TechSoup Global Contributors Summit. Tell us about it in the comments! See how technology is enabling Indian NGOs , a U.S. TechSoup has new product donations!

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 14, 2017

This is the second installation in a series of posts on the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH)'s development of Abbott Square , a new creative community plaza in downtown Santa Cruz. The MAH fundamentally has two jobs: we bring art and history out into our community, and we invite our community in. We want to break out.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

It has some of the same feel as the disconnected affection of people wishing you a happy birthday on Facebook, with professional reflection baked in. Seeing so many cheerful one-liners in my inbox made me think about how different my work situation is today than the last time I reflected on it in public in 2012, at my one-year anniversary.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 28, 2017

Here are a few of my hypotheses (and I’d love to hear yours in the comments). Arts institutions have beat the innovation drum for decades now. Many of us are proud of how our cultural organizations reflect and respond to our local communities. Please share your questions or comments! Precarious business model.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2009

"   I've been trying think through a benchmarking process that would identify metrics to track, how to track, and how to reflect on the data to make improvements in your blog.   Reader engagement consists of metrics for: Conversation (commenting). Reader Sharing (bookmarked items). Should also note, re.

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Care2

JUNE 22, 2007

A printed page is viewed with reflected light, while a page on a computer screen is luminous. Post a Comment | by Share Article in Email Marketing , Guest Blogs Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2011

The cards focus on strengths-based reflections and are an easy tool to get meetings started on a positive note, even if you are discussing challenging issues. If you have your own tips for nonprofit success, please share in the comments section below. Sorry about the missing comments, folks! Second, use tools and practices.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Matthew had more than 40 volunteers to plan shifts for, along with a method for encouraging participants to reflect on and share their experiences the next day. Sharing the Experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I'm a huge fan of work and the way she thinks - especially after she road the Scare House ride on the Santa Cruz boardwalk with me and did a brilliant reflection on its design. If you want a chance of winning a copy, leave a comment saying how you might apply some of the science of participation to your social media strategy.

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