sgEngage

OCTOBER 7, 2022

While there are dozens of sessions designed to pique anyone’s interest, we wanted to highlight some specifically created for the arts and culture audience. The goal is to equip you with questions to make evaluating solutions easier and more effective. In this session, we’ll aim to separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to “AI.”

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Culture Arts Virtual Guide 81

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Nonprofits are often justified in their confusion about indirect costs because government agencies and foundations have different policies and rules around indirect costs, so there is more than one way to calculate a cost. Not sure if your organization’s stakeholders are ready to incorporate indirect costs into your planning?

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Rate Question Government Fund 83

NTEN

AUGUST 26, 2021

However, what brought me to Miami (the weather, being closer to friends and family, the ocean) is different from what has kept me here. That was before one of my art teachers in middle school told me how “hard” it was to be an artist. Actually, I didn’t take another art class until after grad school.

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Miami Question Ecuador Artist 53

.orgSource

AUGUST 14, 2023

There are differences, and people have been debating the merits of one app over the other ever since the two contenders stepped into the ring. I asked each of them the question using a slightly different prompt. ChatGPT is a state-of-the-art NLP model that can comprehend text and generate coherent responses.

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Language Model Mongolia Training 221

Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Perhaps the question we should be asking instead is: How can we use these tools to create efficiencies and enhance our work? For example, you will generate quite a different set of responses if you ask for information on “education” rather than “STEM education.” Will I be replaced by ChatGPT? 2013)… …and so on.

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Generation Artist Arts Instructional Design 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Earlier this month I was in Boston for the annual convention for Americans for the Arts where I facilitated a leadership development pre-conference workshop, “Impact without Burnout: Resilient Arts Leaders from the Inside/Out.” The five different styles included: Educator, Creator, Visionary, Organizer, and Creator.

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Reflection Arts Exercise Facilitation 64

BoardAssist

JULY 15, 2014

Do you feel you know the right questions to ask about your nonprofit’s strategy? This week, in her guest post for BoardAssist, she has provided six great strategy questions every board member should consider. How to Ask the Right Questions About Nonprofit Strategy. Here are some questions you might ask.

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Question Strategy New Jersey Government 84

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 5, 2019

Anticipate: The Art of Leading by Looking Ahead , gives readers practical guidance and concrete techniques to help leaders become more visionary. Develop a set of appreciative questions aimed at discovering what is going well, and why. Ask often, "What other options exist?" And, "What are we not seeing or saying?"

Arts 40

Arts Exercise Technique Conversation 40

.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

Performance, however, differs from morale, although the two are related. Every organization is different. Questions can cover the seven areas listed in the goals section above. Provide a mix of multiple-choice and open-ended questions allowing for individualized responses. Several years ago, I interviewed Stuart Meyer*.

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Team Evaluation Attitude Interview 221

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

If you offer many different paths on your site, a good strategy is to let users pick their own way forward. Once your website is designed and structured according to this technique, it becomes easier to update it when those needs change by asking these questions: Which tasks don’t apply anymore? Is this a temporary or permanent change?

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Technique Design Websites Brain 325

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Note from Beth: I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion in October at the recent Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson where I learned about some of the preliminary study result he discovered. The question. Arts organizations are not alone in this.

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Arts Social Media Studies National 110

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Anticipate: The Art of Leading by Looking Ahead , gives readers practical guidance and concrete techniques to help leaders become more visionary. Develop a set of appreciative questions aimed at discovering what is going well, and why. Ask often, "What other options exist?" And, "What are we not seeing or saying?"

Arts 40

Arts Netherlands Exercise Technique 40

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

As I think about arts & cultural institutions, I realize that my family is an ideal target for these organizations. What does our consumption of arts & cultural organizations look like? For performing arts, maybe something as simple as adding a reminder to my calendar on the day and time tickets go on sale.

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Arts Culture Organization Tips 30

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2017

To borrow from the song: “Art is a many splendored thing.” Art is also very subjective. Again borrowing: “One man’s trash is another man’s art.” So, what is the value of art? Recently, I attended a conference on arts education. Her question stayed with me for a long time. Difficult to objectify and quantify.

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Evaluation Arts Story Impact 56

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 30, 2023

Dilenschneider Awhile back, Dilenschneider shared these added insights with us: Question: How many of the 25 people you profiled in your book were on your original list of landmark figures you planned to profile? The idea is to inspire young people and help them recognize that they can make a difference.

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History Profile France Arts 72

The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 18, 2022

Causes and Stories with No Conflict There are a variety of different stories you can tell about your non-profit. This kind of story will still articulate values that donors connect with and could be motivating in a different way. But what about arts organizations or museums? What about schools or conservation causes?

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Storytelling Profit Articulate Arts 80

Bloomerang

MARCH 22, 2024

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Sometimes it makes sense; sometimes, you’d be better off with a different solution. Here are some of the problems where it may make sense to hire someone who is expert at delivering both state-of-the-art and cost-effective solutions.

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Consultant Develop Teach Problem 102

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 20, 2018

I don’t claim to have the clinical, psychological answer to a question like this, but I do know that human beings use stories to craft the world around them. Being able to emphatically and confidently tell your origin story will make a world of difference when talking to potential donors and volunteers. How did the characters change?

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Storytelling Arts Nonprofit Story 54

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The crucial art of compartmentalization. Earlier this year, Bryant shared these additional insights: Adam Bryant Question : How useful can The Leap To Leader book be to the reader if they have not already read your, The CEO Test, book? Bryant : The two books are complementary but very different. Ways to navigate office politics.

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Leadership Management Ratio Interview 92

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

A few months ago, I listened in on a Google Hangout with Eugene Kim and Dave Gray where they discussed the question “Is documentation learning?” Project Planning: Includes two methods, one for agile planning and the other for complex projects.

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Facilitation Arts Pakistan Exercise 139

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Bjorn Billhardt Nathan Kracklauer Today, the authors answer these questions for us: Question : How will readers benefit from making the book part of a book club experience as you recommend readers do? Question : How does spending 12 weeks using the book compare to the length of time to earn an MBA degree?

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Skills Learning Knowledge Leadership 92

Whole Whale

MAY 19, 2023

Experiment with different elements and see how the AI interprets your prompts! They also respond to prompts differently and are capable of image dimensions beyond a square output. ArtHub AI Library : A collection of AI-generated art prompts and a platform for artists to showcase their AI-generated artwork.

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Images Build Library Generation 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Anticipate: The Art of Leading by Looking Ahead , gives readers practical guidance and concrete techniques to help leaders become more visionary. Develop a set of appreciative questions aimed at discovering what is going well, and why. Ask often, "What other options exist?" And, "What are we not seeing or saying?"

Arts 40

Arts Netherlands Exercise Technique 40

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This isn’t to be confused with cockiness, but rather a genuine sense of comfort in knowing that you are fully familiar with the art and science of fundraising, and you have a keen devotion to the mission or cause that you are serving. Fundraising is aptly described as a combination of science and art.

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Fundraising Attitude Arts Causes 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I work with organizations primarily in four different areas: tackling technology distraction, managing information overload, achieving greater work-life balance in a digital world, and mindful leadership. Wow, this is such an important question. Describe some of your mindfulness work with nonprofit organizations.

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Life Arts Digital Work 74

Bloomerang

JUNE 2, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Someone donors could call back with questions if they wanted to.] Performing arts organizations call subscribers. Visual arts and recreation organizations call members. Visual arts and recreation organizations call members.

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Donor Charity Gift Test 93

Blue Avocado

MARCH 12, 2024

One of the questions I’m often asked is: “How do I find grants?” But I don’t hear the more important question: “How do I know the grant is right for me?” First, let’s start with the most basic question. There are several different ways to find grant prospects. Tips for reviewing your nonprofit’s grant prospects.

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Grant Award Fundraising Fund 92

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 21, 2015

Anticipate: The Art of Leading by Looking Ahead , gives readers practical guidance and concrete techniques to help leaders become more visionary. Develop a set of appreciative questions aimed at discovering what is going well, and why. Ask often, "What other options exist?" And, "What are we not seeing or saying?"

Arts 40

Arts Netherlands Exercise Leadership 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

I chatted with Avi and answered some of his questions. Not long after that, Avi helped Stacey Monk develop a strategy for the very first Tweetsgiving. So, with your next social media beginning, be sure to hit the pause button at the end asks some questions that might lead you to new insights. What would you do differently?

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Los Angeles Social Media Arts Practice 103

sgEngage

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Every arts and culture organization has a brand and that brand has a purpose. For arts and culture organizations, brand purpose is often about facilitating learning and engaging visitors in unforgettable experiences that provide educational and social value. The purpose of a brand is a reason for the brand to exist beyond making money.

Communication 72

Communication email Marketing Museum 72

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Joe Patti runs a performing arts center in Ohio. he has been blogging about arts management. His posts open up questions and ways of thinking about audiences, marketing, management, and engagement that get me thinking differently. Grasstronaut offers long-format essays and interviews about grassroots and DIY arts spaces.

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Arts University Ohio Empowerment 43

Museum 2.0

JUNE 18, 2014

And it''s got me thinking about how we build energy and audience for the arts in this country. Barry Hessenius recently wrote a blog post questioning the theory that more art into the school day will increase and bolster future adult audiences for art experiences. If kids were checking out art supplies from the library.

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Arts Build United States Audience 47

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Learning and knowledge are intimately connected but are actually different. Once we embrace knowledge work, not as a technical task but as social construction, we then start to ask exciting questions about relationships, purpose, and movement. Although these may sometimes be talked about as the same, there are important differences.

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 67

Museum 2.0

APRIL 17, 2013

Last week I had a conversation that changed my perspective on this question. We all care about making a difference in our community. Here are some of the big differences we noticed: Their work involves life-or-death situations. The consequences of risk-taking and experimentation are incredibly different.

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Arts Work Museum Homeless 51

Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

As Beck put it : The opening up of the music, the possibility of letting people work with these songs in different ways, and of allowing them a different accessibility than what’s offered by all the many forms of music available today, is ultimately what this collection aims for. They are designed to do different things.

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Participatory Arts Music Learning 52

Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

Virtual fundraising is not less than in-person fundraising, it’s a different animal altogether. Make it about making a difference! People are so different in how they respond to humor. This craft combines art, journaling, and self-care and has taken off over the past couple of years! But not all of them are right for you.

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Virtual Ideas Online Fundraising 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

New Zealand Workshop: Burning Questions. One technique I use is the “Burning Question” board. What question do they want to answer by the end of the day? I’ve used the burning question technique in many different ways over the years, this is an example of one way to do it.

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New Zealand Arts Australia Open 96