Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

In his thoughtful preface to this project, I reconnected with five lessons I''ve learned from participatory projects in museums and cultural sites. The fact that there is no original recording by Beck of the Song Reader songs, no model upon which "covers" would be based, frees the reader to imagine the songs in any number of ways.

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CauseVox

MARCH 16, 2022

Our new, all-in-one donation form has everything you need to run robust fundraising in the easiest way possible on your website and on your CauseVox fundraising sites. This “buy now, pay later” model is a preferred donation type among nonprofits and donors. New Donation Form Enhancements. Pledge Now, Pay Later.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

AS works with nonprofits across a wide range of industries, including arts and culture, the environment, foundations, and government. The firm is especially committed to working with partners involved in performing arts, the environment and conservation, education, and women. Website: [link]. Website: [link]. The Munshine Group.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2012

Earlier this month, the Detroit Institute of Arts was "saved" by a voter-approved property tax (called a "millage") in its three surrounding counties. I'm focusing on the community response to the prospect of the millage and the way the public debate reflects broader conversations about the public value of the arts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2014

The site features innovative and high impact nonprofits with responsible track records in six key areas: Education, Health, Economic Development, Arts & Culture, Environment, and Human Rights, selected using this criteria. We’re seeing that business models and philanthropic models are not mutually exclusive.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

The first shift of volunteers arrived on site at 7:00 am and we were given an orientation and an overview about how computer refurbishing can be an economic empowerment tool for the homeless and save the environment. The Art of Story Capture I focused on shadowing Mark and Shawn and asked them questions about their practice of story capture.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

Peter received his Executive MBA from Imperial College London and primarily focuses his time on business consulting, marketing strategy, site architecture, frontend/backend development, SEO/SEM, and interactive media. Internal communications can be your organization’s greatest asset or greatest liability,” said Selby. Are you excited yet?

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CauseVox

MAY 12, 2022

With an embedded pop-up donation form, your donors will stay on your website, without a jarring redirect to a third-party site. The donate button on the top right hand side of Rez Refuge’s Site can be accessed from anywhere on the website. An emphasis on the user experience? This security results in greater giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

One of the themes I’m going to discuss is the Art and Science of Engagement. The art part includes all the ways nonprofits and schools can engage and connect with alumni of their programs through social channels. In the book, we share a couple of case studies and examples of engagement models. Register here.

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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. This new, experimental training is a hands-on deep dive into the MAH’s model. I'm excited to share the MAH's community-first model and to invite you to this in-depth, immersive learning experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Three Models. I’ve had the pleasure of working with ZER01 , the producer of the 01SJ Biennial , a multi-disciplinary, multi-venue event of visual and performing arts, the moving image, public art, and interactive digital media. Each &# Social Media Builder&# as a profile on the site.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Meantime, if you’re not familiar with DonorsChoose, the idea is a simple one: It’s a site where public school teachers could post what materials they were lacking in the classroom. There are 12,000 to 14,000 classroom project requests on the site at a time. Interview with founder Charles Best.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 24, 2011

This post features an interview with Sarah Schultz, a museum staffer at one of the institutions Light profiled in the book (the Walker Art Center). We just had a situation with an artist collective that came for a site visit and decided they wanted to build an igloo. Now the teen arts council model is no longer considered innovative.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Kickstarter, one of the leading crowdfunding sites, is a great tool to help get the masses on board with a project your nonprofit is trying to launch. You could use Kickstarter to fund projects such as a documentary exposing a social cause or empowering a group through an art project.

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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. Precarious business model. Even if an institution or a project is fabulous, it may not have a solid, replicable business model behind it.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

One Mango Tree uses a fair trade model to provide income-generating opportunities for women in impoverished and conflict areas around the globe. Show Notes I have two workshops coming up: September 21-October 12 I'll be offering my Juicy Blogging E-Course: The Art and Play of Blogging. At the moment, their work is focused in Uganda.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

We've see this model succeed at the MAH and at other community-centered organizations around the world. The model we landed on was movement building. We're excited about this movement-building model for three reasons: It taps diverse sources of expertise. We want to share the methods and tools that make it work. Consulting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2011

That model uses social media a mechanism to give feedback. I invited Patricia to do a guest post when the report was ready to be shared because of my work with arts organizations and social media. I made Tipping the Culture available on my website , before it could be moved to its own micro-site.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 17, 2016

Let's say your organization has a mission to increase X (art, healthy kids, clean water, community cohesiveness, etc.). On the other hand, in onstage mode, we could present more highly visible opportunities for people to be empowered and connected through art and history. Where do you start in considering these questions?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 26, 2023

How to sell merchandise with ease through dropshipping Through the art of dropshipping, an organization can design and create products for individuals to purchase without having to stock and sell the products themselves. Explore the products the dropshipping site you chose has to offer and think about what your audience may want.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2006

I met Janet Salmons many years ago while I working on various arts and technology projects in New York State for the New York Foundation for the Arts. I started in the Cornell University Center for Theatre Arts , where I founded and directed two programs: Cornell Theatre Outreach and the Community-Based Arts Project.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Mansfield explores the sanctity and lineage of historic sites, from Japanese Shinto shrines (completely rebuilt 61 times in 1300 years), to igloos (rebuilt annually, oldest documented human dwelling), to the USS Constitution (80-90% rebuilt since it first sailed). They arbitrated replicas, reproductions, models, and props.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

We had a delightful interview with Amber Hacker and Julia Smith at Interfaith Youth Core about how they connect their organization values to wellness and thriving. Here’s the statement from their web site: Our team is our most valuable asset, and we’re committed to making IFYC a place where people thrive. Have story?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2017

This is the eighth 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. We were developing something that departed from our core services, on a site that we didn’t currently activate, with money we didn’t yet have.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 8, 2018

Berkshire Museum officials argue that art is not core to their institution going forward and that they are therefore deaccessioning material that is no longer relevant to their mission. By deaccessioning the most valuable art in their collection, the Berkshire Museum is transferring valued public assets into private hands.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

Despite having modeled institutionalized sharing for literally centuries ( hello, public libraries! ) In some models, it's not sharing that's taking place at all; it's renting a commodity owned by the community, rather than owned by the company. Why Nonprofits and Libraries Should Be Central.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Michelle Murrain, Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Blog. It is a very small liberal arts college in Vermont, where everyone knows everyone's name. You can learn more about her impressive accomplishments by reading the official CV/Bio at her web site. The paper is a must read. Here's my interview: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

I was able to pull this off because my course took place in the Digital Learning Commons “ D-Space ” – a state of the art flexible classroom space. The model is called “SAVI” : Moving and doing (Somatic). Or you could use them to divide the room. Talking and hearing (Auditory).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Social != Apparently, the data stays in the container (the social network site) and probably can’t move beyond it. We want applications that can use data from multiple social networks.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

Art spaces masquerading as laundromats and letterpresses. From a museum perspective, I think there's a lot to learn from these venues' business models, approach to collecting and exhibiting work, and connection with their audiences. Want some waffles with your art? Community science workshops.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Here's a site that already has the audience everyone wants: women and moms who make most of the household buying decisions.” Add “pin it” buttons to your blog or web site so your visitors and supporters can create their own pin boards that highlight your cause. Build a Board of images modeling healthy food choices.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

They were off-site for the first time in years, holding a special study session sparked by an exhibition about foster youth, Lost Childhoods. Even a smash hit program is hard to scale up in this model. At the MAH, we've tried wherever possible to break out of unidirectional program models. But to me, the benefit is clear.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 18, 2008

People who engage deeply in any online community, whether a bulletin board or social networking site, want to meet in person. On 8.16.08, the Museum of Art and History (Santa Cruz, CA) hosted FreelanceCamp, a free unconference that brought 150 designers and techies from the south bay area together to talk shop. Other person: Nope.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2017

This is the ninth 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. The “we” isn’t always staff; in most cases, our staff work with community partners in a participatory, co-creative model.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

” Nonprofits once limited to raising money through cookie sales, charity balls, and foundation grants now have access to almost limitless fundraising streams with new technology platforms, micro-funding models, and evolving culture of giving. They also jointly run the street art blog StreetSideSF.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

Tom Dawkins , Co-Founder, StartSomeGood : StartSomeGood is a "crowdfunding" platform, that attempts to bring many of the features Kickstarter has brought to the arts sector to the social change sector. StartSomeGood's funding model is based on a tipping point model instead of an "all or nothing" model like Kickstarter.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Do you consider yourself an "activist" for your organization, avocation, or art form? Sure, I admire cultural organizations that have a strong mission to change education or diversify access or transform the role of art in everyday life, but I'm an insider. Why AREN'T we asking visitors to join the fight for arts education?

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