Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Marc van Bree and I were chatting about some of the collaborative arts marketing strategies that some arts organizations have experimented with on Twitter. Since there have been a few examples, I asked Marc if would write a post looking at some of these. What was the objective? Editor’s note: download a PDF of the plan.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Have you asked yourself similar questions? If you have asked yourself some of these questions, here are some thoughts about how to build lifelong relationships—starting at a very young age. Individuals with a giving history spanning five years get 10% off a membership for two years. Be creative. I often say it is in my DNA.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If we had known the full consequences of Steve Jobs showing us that first iPhone on stage in 2007 and its impacts on our lives, attention, interactions, children, environment, physical and mental health, what hard questions would we have asked? We didn’t ask. Generative AIs have the power to transform education.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

It also complicates the question of what is acceptable in a museum. I thought about all of this when reading about the recent incident at the Perez Art Museum Miami, where artist Maximo Carminero smashed a vase by Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei in an unauthorized act of visitor participation. But art museums are coming back from the dead.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

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. A History of Knowledge Work in Philanthropy Knowledge building and philanthropy have a long past. When we ask a question, we can open new ways of understanding.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

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? The answers to these questions will help guide your design decisions anytime you encounter organizational changes… or global pandemics. (For

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Museum 2.0

MAY 10, 2017

This is the tenth 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. When we started working on the food side of the Abbott Square project, it raised some basic questions about community inclusion. It could be.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2013

My biggest question for these social psychologists is this: how do we apply their lessons to our work? As we start the process at our museum of updating our permanent history gallery, one of our specific goals is to increase intergroup understanding in our community. Direct questioning.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 17, 2013

Last week I had a conversation that changed my perspective on this question. Meanwhile, arts industry leaders worry about " oversupply " of organizations in the face of dwindling demand. Arts organizations can operate on their own timelines and internal values. This is the wrong analogy and the wrong question.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Interviewing and deciding Choosing the right vendor is more art than science. Project Background: Include stakeholders and history of need. What is your firm’s history with our cause and technology stack? Filter out the junk and only share the top proposals with the team. Use our simple RFP generator, SNORKL.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 5, 2019

My favorite question Geoffrey asked me was about engaging with people who were critical of the transformation of the MAH. Here's his question and my full answer (which was edited down for length in the published article). To people who were unsure if their story, their art, their voice mattered in our community. It was not easy.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

Thinking about this, I was struck by the resonance with conversations swirling in the arts field about "little a" art: art that happens in the home, in churches, in parks. This gets a bit at the confounding question of how to measure "quality" in a participatory project. That''s expected. It''s complicated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

I just got back from doing a plenary session at the Arts Summit organized by the Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations. It's gathering of arts leader from throughout New York State. I spoke about social media and future leadership in the arts - and also did a workshop. So back to the question.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 1, 2011

This Friday, March 4, I'll be moderating a panel discussion about experiencing art in virtual environments at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (4pm, 1 hour, free). Our guests are two of the people behind the Google Art Project - Anna de Paula Hanika and Kai Kewei. What would you like me to ask?

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 17, 2018

It's time to make your dreams a reality and apply to become the next executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH). But it is my honor and pleasure to tell you what a great job it is (and to answer any questions you might have). Have questions? You, brilliant manager. You, fearless fundraiser.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2013

How can arts and cultural organizations start leveraging content marketing? There are 5 steps to start a content marketing program at your arts and cultural organization. The most common question following this is “How do I know what the key personalities are for my organization?” Absolutely! Know your Constituents.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Meetings with participants, staff or donors, to talk through strategic questions, or grantmaking rules and regulations. You can support them as they review materials in depth by: Asking them questions, and hosting optional discussion spaces. Integrate elements of creativity and art: some grantmakers include music, poetry, and art.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2015

In a face-to-face training, I might do an exercise with sticky notes where I get participants to write down answers to a question or two related to the content on sticky notes. For this meeting, we asked two questions: What makes a meeting a good, productive use of your time? A meeting hook does the same thing.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

The initial wave of generative-AI examples in the art, music, and written composition spaces has generated a lot of interest within the technology sector. Your charitable organization has probably fielded questions from curious supporters and internal audiences on the ways it might be leveraged. Is it just a fad?

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2017

This is the fourth 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. At first, we wanted to fix up the plaza and add some art. Ask how much it’s worth. So we played it cautious. We put a $250,000 price tag on that.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 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. When we first started talking about redeveloping Abbott Square as a community plaza for downtown Santa Cruz, we ran into some basic questions.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer. I was assigned to the art school to track art classes and enrollments, and to work on reporting and making sure records were polished and current. You will be answering many questions in your grant proposals. Q: What are the best grant writing courses?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

They diversified the voice of immigration in the exhibition and encouraged people to share their own histories verbally. 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. The clotheslines were always full.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

We provide services to every sector, whether it’s arts and culture, human services, foundations and associations, and more. Simultaneously, a fundraising goal was set at $1 billion–the largest campaign in history by a community foundation. TAG: Great question! Q: What types of organizations do you work with?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Originally posted in April of 2011, just before I hung up my consulting hat for my current job at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. This post shares some of the most interesting questions I''ve heard throughout these experiences. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments! The Museum 2.0

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 21, 2021

If event participation is not up to date in Salesforce, contacts may either be sent the wrong event information or sent nothing at all related to the event in question. The giving history on her actual record is now understated. Data integrity can be boiled down to three Cs — currency, cleanliness, and completeness. The post ?

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

This is a question I broached in “ What Will a Post-COVID Nonprofit Economy Reveal ? ” Here are several questions for your consideration. In the case of social and political upheaval, these might include coming together with others to advocate, share music and art, create and offer support (sometimes virtually).

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Our participants came from a variety of sectors including museums, advocacy, arts, religion, and education. The first question asked was “What changes have you seen in your audience during 2020? their audience over social media – Instagram, YouTube and Facebook– by appealing to their “history buffs”. What was positive?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2014

This was the question at the heart of last week''s MuseumCamp. MuseumCamp is an annual professional development event at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History in which teams of diverse, creative people work on quick and dirty projects on a big theme. It builds more responsible environmental stewards.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 21, 2011

I'm reaching the end of my consulting days, with just one more day on the road before I dedicate myself to Santa Cruz and The Museum of Art & History. On Monday, April 25, I'll be participating in an online video chat with Andrew Taylor and James Undercofler to explore new business models for arts organizations.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 25, 2021

I’ve been asking myself this question for months. With how negative and cynical many museum professionals (especially myself) sound about museums on Twitter and in other professional spaces the question that follows is: “Why do you keep choosing to work in museums since you think they are so awful/bad/whatever?”

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 27, 2012

Now, a year later, I've seen the beginnings of how that question has borne out at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) , as well as hearing from folks around the museum industry about the interplay of exhibitions and events at their own institutions. And so, in this post, a few findings, and more questions.

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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'

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Beth Harris and Steven Zucker's content about art history is social and dialogue-based in format. These instructors aren't teaching you the equivalent of a high school course in math or art history. This is an epic moment in the history of education, who wouldn’t want to be part of it? the way the best museums do.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton – Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab. Ruth Cohen – American Museum of natural History. Ruth Cohen – American Museum of natural History. For years we have been producing digital media to fulfill our mission of educating the public about science and history.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 9, 2011

It's a little living room in a lobby area that invites people to lounge on comfortable chairs, leaf through magazines and books related to art and Santa Cruz history, and generally hang out. The area that houses the Creativity Lounge also shows art. But Lisa questioned this. I disagreed, and the puzzle stayed.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2018

For the past five years, each summer, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History has hosted MuseumCamp. Come share your projects, challenges, questions, wild successes and epic failures with creative changemakers from around the world. Registration is first come, first served. Learn more and register here.

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