Museum 2.0

MARCH 25, 2021

People are very aware of the rabid fandoms around various mainstream geek culture, things like Star Wars or Marvel movies for example. This emotional response is a sign of an unhealthy relationship to cultural production. Often extreme fans of these media properties refuse to tolerate any serious critique.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

I've been spending time recently interviewing people who run unusual cultural and learning venues. Art spaces masquerading as laundromats and letterpresses. Machine Project is a non-profit storefront arts venue that hosts a dizzying array of eclectic classes, workshops, events, and occasional exhibits.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 12, 2022

By better understanding the wide cultural roots of this season of generosity we can fine-tune the means to communicate with all who make up our communities. We all know that in Western Culture, Christmas typically dominates the holiday season. In parts of Europe Christmas falls on different days.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2015

What comes to mind when you think of nonprofit strategy? Every nonprofit needs strategy: it’s essential to making mindful choices. For example, a nonprofit music lesson provider might face competition from school music programs, but also from sports and other after-school activities, or from video games. SWOT analyses?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

With those factors in mind, we’ve put together a list of 52 nonprofit event ideas to help serve as a “vision board” for your organization’s next event. For nonprofits whose missions lie in the arts and culture spaces, many of the events listed here are pretty par for the course. We’ve broken them down into six major categories.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

The curatorial team or a multidisciplinary team who have the audience in mind when decisions are made about the best way to connect visitors to the collection?" What is on their minds. Community First Program Design At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History , we've gravitated towards a "community first" program planning model.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 12, 2010

Or produce an art exhibit with elementary school students. For the most part, Kickstarter projects are managed by young, creative individuals with small projects (and smallish funding goals) in mind. Why should cultural and arts organizations care about Kickstarter? Kickstarter is a symptom of changes in donor culture.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

This summer, we opened two exhibitions at my museum that are highly relevant to local culture. Both of these exhibitions are relevant to the cultural identity of Santa Cruz. These boards connect modern-day surfers to something greater than themselves: across oceans, across cultures, across time. The rechewed meat of culture.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

Growing a Strong Volunteer Culture Every year, thousands of new librarians and archivists graduate from MLS programs. Never mind your work experience, what do you really want to be doing that the library can help you accomplish? This Pop Up Library just returned from a folk music festival.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

When selecting a gift for a friend or a loved one, you usually keep their interests in mind while you’re shopping around. To keep the bids rolling in all night, keep trendy items in mind when selecting your auction items. Know your supporters. Rather than focusing on single pricey gifts, try bundling smaller donations into one basket.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Metaphors October 10, 2006 I’m a fan of metaphors. I think we better start thinking big while at the same time being very hard-nosed about our own processes, cultures, and attitudes.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 20, 2021

It also has the power to make our culture more equitable for everyone. In many ways, the photos we see in the media have created our culture for us, and have defined the standards of who and what is supposedly good, normal, and valuable. Inclusion: A culture where diverse perspectives are welcomed and valued.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

When you think of MySpace, what is the first thing that comes to mind? By the standard set by a culture that judges MySpace as dangerous, perhaps these in-person interactions are even MORE dangerous. Imagine a music store where each CD lists the names of the last 20 people to pick it up, and what those people ultimately bought.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Innovation Festival aligns a community of innovators and agitators, bringing to life the future of business and culture with a mix of playfulness and sophistication, captivating keynotes, hands-on workshops, and intimate site visits at the most dynamic studios, startups, and centers of creativity in New York City. 11/10/2016. Nov 11 - 14.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

This week's Ask Britt question, sent in by a reader, is, "How can I combine the creative arts with social impact? The arts are a wonderful way to make a difference in the world because they are fun, engaging, and oftentimes help you to tell stories, all key elements to attracting and keeping people involved in a cause. Great question!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2021

Regardless of what your goals are for the campaign – fundraising, engagement, acquisition, or just building a culture of gratitude – here is a framework you can use to take your campaign to the next level and take advantage of the flexibility that an integrated digital engagement approach can provide. decrease in overall giving and a 6.2%

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2016

And she could make music again. Regardless of whether you’re an art museum, a hospital, or some completely different type of organization, data and algorithms have a tendency to outperform human intuition in a wide variety of circumstances. And keep in mind that these tasks aren’t just for your old data. Dust her off.

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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. I think there’s really an art to being able to put somebody at ease.It Will the artists ruin the museum with their plant vacations and coatroom concerts?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Well, that 80%, 60% of that money goes to large institutional organizations like hospitals and universities, and large cultural institutions, like museums, zoos, and libraries, and religious organizations. So these are key things you want to keep in mind. They’re top-of-mind ownership. Plus, it’s super competitive.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 11, 2007

While sub-zero degree collection storage may thrill some of you, I was most interested by Witchey's recap of Elizabeth Broun's (from SAAM) keynote address on "American Art 2.0." Book, video, and music stores are 2.0 When you go to the library or the music store, you probably have some clear intentions in mind.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2010

This session was participatory in several ways, including interactive music-making machines in the audience and half the time reserved for Q&A. It's only been open for a few weeks, and they already have lots of visitors sharing stories, making and sharing art, and adding their voice to the exhibitions.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 16, 2007

As an illustration, consider the following names: Pirate Museum Art Museum Rock Star Museum History Museum What makes you excited about some of these and yawning at others? But the Experience Music Project? In my mind, they missed a huge opportunity to be the Pirate Museum. Sony Wonderlab? Will those brands define new genres?

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Powwows are celebrations of indigenous cultures that include music, food, art, and dance in regalia—to name a few components. What to Keep in Mind. It’s always a good move to improve your cultural competency and be respectful to others. Powwows are not meetings held at work or for group projects.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Many of them had almost nothing by way of material resources, but they had imagination, and if you have imagination, you can, it turns out, light the dark with all kinds of creative arts. They were using music, dance, poetry, and storytelling, and they were succeeding. BB: Why do you think the arts is such a powerful tool?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

We’re trying to change hearts and minds. Now, type in the chat if you know this reference, if you know this pop culture reference. There are people doing art. But what works best, music, humor, entertainment, surprise, relatability. It’s focused on music and video effects. Okay, so AI and chatbots.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

Today's Big Vision Podcast transcript is from an interview with arts activist, Alli Chagi-Starr. We'll be taking with arts activist Alli Chagi-Starr, the Cultural Arts Director for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights ' Reclaim the Future Program. You can hear the orginal podcast on Gcast , Odeo or iTunes.

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