Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

In early January, I read through the year’s journal and think about accomplishments:What gave me a sense of purpose and feeling of professional fulfillment? 3) Start A New Journal: As I mentioned above, I keep an annual professional journal, part planner and part reflection tool. I also use it as a year in review tool.

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Forum One

MAY 28, 2024

Organized by the International Awards Association (IAA) , the awards recognize and honor the outstanding performance, talent, and effort of the best digital and creative professionals worldwide. These awards honored Forum One’s work in building websites, digital tools, and virtual experiences for our clients. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

We are excited to share that we have been selected for 12 Davey Awards for our “Creative David” excellence in web design. The Davey Awards are sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts , a top-tier body of select professionals from the “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Davey Award winners have been announced, and we’re proud to say that Forum One and our amazing clients have officially won 10 awards in website and app design for nonprofits, health, government, cultural institutions, and more. Forum One worked with the National Rural Health Resource Center to design their new website in Drupal 9.

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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.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2021

Organized by the International Awards Associate (IAA) , a group of industry innovators, creators, designers, and communications professionals deeply committed to recognize and honor the outstanding performance, talent, and effort of the best digital and creative professionals around the world. Canopus – Website for Art.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

This live, virtual session is perfect for nonprofit professionals who want to level-up their fundraising strategy and improve their organization’s online presence. She officially started her full time business in 2013, and has designed hundreds of digital and real products. How to make your “Donate” button stand out on your website.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

Researchers who have studied diversity for decades argue that positive outcomes associated with DEI have less to do with financial performance than with values, culture, and the kind of experiences that employees have within the organization. Unless you are committed to making a cultural change, the question of DEI is moot.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

We are excited to share that Forum One has been selected for 7 Davey Awards for our excellence in web design! The Davey Awards are sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts , a top-tier body of select professionals from the “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 27, 2022

To search for and hire the right people, every nonprofit should have at least one dedicated human resource (HR) professional. An HR professional brings four important dimensions to managing staff: 1.) professional development. recruitment, 2.) compensation, and 4.)

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Fundraising is a HUGE field and there are many great oranizations that help improve the quality of the sector like the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). AS works with nonprofits across a wide range of industries, including arts and culture, the environment, foundations, and government. Website: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

It was designed to complement existing technical assistance resources through tip sheets, examples, and links to multiple resources. This section of the report covers new ways of thinking about organizational culture based in continuous improvement based on feedback. The term means learning culture. Cultural Indicators.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The W³ Awards competition honors creative excellence on the web and recognizes the creative and marketing professionals behind award-winning sites, videos, and marketing programs. The site offers an intuitive and high-performing experience across devices, with a smooth ticketing process and user-centered design. AARP Livability Index.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The W³ Awards competition honors creative excellence on the web and recognizes the creative and marketing professionals behind award-winning sites, videos, and marketing programs. The site offers an intuitive and high-performing experience across devices, with a smooth ticketing process and user-centered design. AARP Livability Index.

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Award Colorado Washington Children 46

Media Cause

JULY 21, 2021

Last Summer, I officially transitioned from an Account Strategist to a Designer at Media Cause. Just saying that now…that “I am a Designer” feels surreal to me. I’ve always had an interest in design and art, but I never thought that it could become part of my career. The First Steps. Going All In.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Designed to assist and support an organization (and most commonly hospitals, museums, libraries, and arts organizations), these groups historically focus on raising funds, sometimes manage the volunteer corps, and nearly always maintain their own governance system.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Arts and entertainment has the longest road to full job recovery at 18.3 months, followed by religious, grant-making, civic, and professional nonprofits at 13.4 Many people fled expensive cities and put down roots in smaller communities that allowed them to get bigger places with designated office space, backyards and less stress.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Ever wish for a low-cost, energizing professional development experience where you can work intensely with diverse colleagues in a risk-tolerant environment? If you've ever wanted to design an object-based exhibit that really pushed the boundaries, this is the event for you. No you don't have to be a museum professional to participate.

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Whole Whale

MAY 20, 2021

Fundraising is a HUGE field and there are many great oranizations that help improve the quality of the sector like the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). AS works with nonprofits across a wide range of industries, including arts and culture, the environment, foundations, and government. Website: [link].

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 28, 2017

I can think of many extraordinary innovators in the nonprofit cultural sector--people and organizations creating brilliant programs, site-based experiences, and products. Why aren’t more cultural organizations franchising, scaling, and replicating like comparable businesses? There are no NDAs in the nonprofit culture sector.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Designate a night for a few fun games of virtual bingo. Student art show. Give your artistic students the opportunity to show off their skills by hosting a virtual art show. Create an online exhibition to showcase impressive art pieces your burgeoning young artists have created. Design challenge. Bingo night.

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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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Museum 2.0

MARCH 11, 2015

In art institutions, we typically treat the curator as the arbiter of quality. As our culture explodes in embracing creativity across the professional/amateur spectrum, museums have two choices: we can sharpen the line. Why are we so afraid that great art will lose its power if we surround it with other work?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Learning can be formal or informal, designed or serendipitous, individual or collective. Professionals tasked with a knowledge role often organize what feels like chaos—to create structure and focus attention on the most important information. It helps us to adapt, adjust, and evolve amidst complexity. Fast forward to today….

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

I feel strongly that there are huge issues with racial and ethnic diversity in museums and arts organizations that deserve a million more posts. One was a conference on pushing our practice in art museums. It took me awhile to catch on to the gender divide in museums, arts organizations, and libraries. That's why I wrote this.

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Arts Problem Open Museum 54

Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2021

Look no further than soffi.org to find a treasure trove of curated fundraising examples featuring interviews with the designers and copywriters and eye-candy examples of each piece. . Fundraising is both an art and a science. Find professionals with deep expertise and experience. First, determine your budget. Send the appeal.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Earlier this fall, I read this headline: "Stanford study: Participation in a cultural activity may reduce prejudice." When the music video was focused on Mexican culture, the researchers found that the white and Asian participants demonstrated a decrease in prejudice against Latinos, both immediately after the activity and six months later.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2012

Major research studies by the NEA and others demonstrate that adults well into their 60s are highly motivated to participate actively with cultural experiences. If you design interactives for kids, adults recognize that the experience is not for them, and they don't engage. What design choices have you seen that scream "kids"?

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2022

Community art project. Create a community art project at your mental health nonprofit. Start by treating the project as a form of art therapy and ask those you serve to create their picture of good mental health. Then open it up to the community and charge to take part in the community art project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2011

I’m also trying to shift my own practice into more design and train the trainers and coach the coaches versus direct delivery. Wikis can be terrific platforms for supporting professional learning in real time, but it requires a comfort level with “ learning in public.&# Learning in private is what most of us did in school.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Last week I was honored to be a counselor at Museum Camp , an annual professional development event hosted by the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH). Nina Simon, the executive director of the museum, is an expert in participatory design and fantastic facilitator. A mature employee knows how to manage up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2017

Different culture has different understanding of philanthropy and we use different words to represent various aspects of the concept. In most cultures, philanthropy existed a long time ago. The world’s largest association in advancing philanthropy is probably the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) in the US.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

“The Art & Science of Effective Gift Acknowledgements” Steven Shattuck is Chief Engagement Officer at Bloomerang. In this presentation, Kishshana will focus on building internal cultures that are diverse and inclusive and focus on why this is the secret ingredient in your organization’s special sauce. Steven Shattuck.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Joe, join our new Art Lovers Speakers Series.”) A lot of what we’ve inherited, it’s based on white dominant culture,” she said. “If Along with concise, engaging copy, incorporate: Images: If you haven’t already, invest in professional photography that brings your cause to life. Ask a question. (“How

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Designs and launches new initiatives, drives organizational strategy, and helps chart the future of Feeding America. 43 years of experience as a development professional, nonprofit leader, and LGBTQ+ community activist . Her career has been dedicated to connecting people and places through performing arts . Ami McReynolds.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 28, 2009

On Friday, I offered a participatory design workshop for Seattle-area museum professionals ( slides here ). We concluded by sharing the tough questions each of us struggles with in applying participatory design techniques to museum practice. The most reliable question I'm using works in art museums. instead of what is?)

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Best of all, there are professional Google Grants managers out there to help you navigate the program and make the most compelling ads possible. Although, most nonprofits don’t have enough free time to allocate to the program, which is why they outsource the work to professional Google Grants agencies.

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