Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2012

Nonprofit arts organization Zero1 needed a way to help people make sense of its biennial, Seeking Silicon Valley, scheduled for September 2012. As recently noted by Frank Barry of Blackbaud, technology plays a key role as the art and culture sector engages its audience. To tackle the challenge, Zero1 decided to create an app.

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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

AUGUST 17, 2010

What should we be building to help artists make and sell art, engage their audiences, and connect to other artists? What lies just beyond the current state of the art, for the arts? If your panel isn’t on the list, add a link and title in the comments. What artistic problems need a dose of geek teamwork?

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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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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

And remember this important tenet: many expert bloggers look at their work as a mix between art and science: the right words can get you started, but if you aren’t applying a good bit of logic to your target audience it may all be for nothing. And of course, a comment section is the best way to get to know your audience.

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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. The guiding principle is uncovering relationships between the works of art themselves rather than explicating information or theoretical concepts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Please feel free to post a link to their blog in the comments section. Blog: Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology. Blog: New Voices of Philanthropy. This time around I limited the list to individuals bloggers, rather than blogs maintained by associations, publications, PR firms, etc. Please follow: 1. Blog: MobileActive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

But to be effective, nonprofit leaders also must excel at using their personal brands and voices in service of their organizations’ missions and strategies on Instagram and other social media channels. 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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NetWits

JULY 12, 2012

Know that writing is an art…AND a science. Every bit of content should showcase your school’s mission and voice. If you have ideas or thoughts from your school to share, please comment; I’d love to hear them! Use the right language. Avoid industry jargon and acronyms. Is your school’s unique story clear?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Whoever wrote this comment card: thank you. They diversified the voice of immigration in the exhibition and encouraged people to share their own histories verbally. Response mail art after the visit. The trick is to invite many voices in many forms. You made my month. Collaboration in the months before the show.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Kristiansen captured the drama on this video clip of Mena Trott's Keynote calling for more civility in blog commenting. Mena got angry at the comments because they were not so civil - particularly those from Ben MetCalfe who Mena called out publically. Warning she says the F-word on the clip.)

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

A policy for how to respond to negative comments or social media workflow. You also need to think about its voice and tone and how it can be relevant and engaging to your target audience. Please share in the comments. The potential for an army of bot trolls to disrupt an activism campaign. There are two design tasks.

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NTEN

AUGUST 14, 2014

The beautiful murals you''ll find throughout the streets of Philadelphia provided a perfect backdrop for this gathering of nonprofit arts professionals. Add them to this list by posting in the comments! And it wouldn''t be a social media panel without social media from the social media panel (how very meta)!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, March 16, 2011 How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man posted by Michael Soto , 2nd Year Fellow – Public Allies Arizona / Arizona Citizens for the Arts Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to serve my country. I agreed with him and thanked him, with a hoarse voice, a handshake and a nod.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

So, I twittered about it as part of the demo and asked my network to leave some comments on the flickr photo. Within in about 5-10 minutes, we had over 100 comments (plus lots of annotations on the photo using the notes feature on Flickr). consultant for nonprofits, social entrepreneurship, arts and environmental issues).

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2015

Last week, Ian David Moss and I both blogged about the process of developing a theory of change for the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, one way we''re answering these questions is with a theory of change. Museum of Art and History social bridging' Here''s my post , and his.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

This week, a look at the third section of Visitor Voices , the excellent book coedited by Kathy McLean and Wendy Pollock. There is the Art Gallery of Ontario's portrait exhibition In Your Face , for which the museum solicited and displayed thousands of visitor-created self-portraits. First, museum content.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Schools and other arts organizations are rising to the challenge. Artists and arts organizations are contributing their spaces and their creative energies. And pop culture icons, from basketball players to rock stars , are making highly visible commentary with their clothes and voices. What should be our role(s)? inclusion'

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

He didn’t seem to see the irony — or the connections between his comments. General funding for the arts has been entirely eliminated. In the same conversation he lamented to me how much government funding he was losing because of state budget cuts for his core mission and programs.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 29, 2011

Every day when I walk by our visitor comment board, I feel like I'm getting little gifts from visitors. Some institutions have even banked on that charm to create compelling ad campaigns featuring visitors' comments. The comments provide me with some mental uplift, and they inspire me to keep pushing.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 7, 2014

Dzauya Nkuchwayo is an Arts & Culture Consultant with more than 10 years’ experience within The Raiser’s Edge. But for Arts & Cultural organizations, we’ve got our performances and programs to think of as well. How did this camp program help enhance your art skills/confidence/desire to perform? Donor fatigue.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2007

But I’d been scribbling notes for an art museum label post for awhile, and then yesterday, the NY Times had a review of a new show at MOMA, Comic Abstraction. And it ended with this: No wonder it [MOMA] ends up showing shallow, label-dependent art rather than work that offers deeper, more contradictory encounters. The review was harsh.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Here’s my complete list (if I missed your panel, add it in a comment – there were so many entries …). A Unified Voice for the Nonprofit Technology Community: Possibility or Herding Cats? Understanding the Switch Toolkit: Mastering the Art of Change. Here’s a short list from Debra Askanase.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 27, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. Convergence" makes the following assertion: "To have a credible voice in this [technologically advanced] environment, nonprofits need to empower everyone in their organization to be a spokesperson." Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 31, 2014

In the community engagement universe, there''s a high premium on arts organizations becoming "embedded" in their communities. I learn twice; once in the writing, and once in the reading and engaging with commenters. In the past three years, the number of comments on this blog has declined significantly. Comments are down.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

One of my favorite comments on the first post in this series came from Lyndall Linaker, an Australian museum worker, who asked: " Who decides what is relevant? Community First Program Design At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History , we've gravitated towards a "community first" program planning model. Not your voice.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 9, 2017

Hosted by a sound art collective, Ultra-red, the 2015 event promised "to investigate listening as a political activity and to interrogate the stakes of participation in neoliberalism." When should you turn down the invitation to share your voice? There are many ways for voices to get chopped and twisted.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 23, 2014

They were “preaching the museum gospel” in NYC via alternative tours at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. We interacted with the art and with each other through dynamic photo challenges, kinesthetic activities, and conversations. I imagine that there are a lot more presumed barriers to break down at an art museum than a science museum.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

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. Blog commenters are contributors, as are people who engage in contests. Tags: Art Sector Arts & Technology engagement.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Has Apple become evil? 1 trackback } My iPhone 3G » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 08.12.08 at 1:35 pm { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 PW 10.03.07

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 11, 2015

In art institutions, we typically treat the curator as the arbiter of quality. and his voice getting lost in the waves. Why are we so afraid that great art will lose its power if we surround it with other work? Most visitors love the diversity, quality, and abundance of the art. Did you feel brave?

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 17, 2015

In 2011, I reviewed Sustaining Innovation , bringing in voices from Museum 2.0 readers like you as well as a colleague from one of the institutions Light profiled (Sarah Schultz, then at the Walker Art Center). please consider contributing your own experiences to the vibrant comment thread. The second post , in which Museum 2.0

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 4, 2013

It is a strong, museum-focused complement to an excellent three-parter on Createquity about the ethics and future of unpaid arts internships. Even though she worked just as hard as I did, it took her five years longer to get her foot on the arts employment ladder than it did for me.) community in the comments. Absolutely.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2013

Over the past two years, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History has undergone a significant transformation of program, audience, and resources. Our revolution is predicated on three big ideas: Art and history are something you do, not just something you learn about. Museum of Art and History risk institutional change Core Museum 2.0

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants October 30, 2006 This Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants has given me a chance to read some blogs I don’t usually get to read, since I’m so often focused in the tech field.

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