Arts Museum Strategy Teen 
Connection Cafe
JULY 23, 2019
It’s 2019, and a whole lot is changing in the museum and nonprofit world. That’s not to mention how strained museums already are in terms of resources. According to the American Alliance of Museums, the average museum has 6 volunteers for every paid staff member , a ratio which s oars to 18:1 in museums with budgets under $250,000.
Museum 2.0
JANUARY 15, 2014
This week, my colleague Emily Hope Dobkin has a beautiful guest post on the Incluseum blog about the Subjects to Change teen program that Emily runs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Subjects to Change is an unusual museum program in that it explicitly focuses on empowering teens as community leaders.
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Museum 2.0
JUNE 15, 2016
This month, I'm sharing a few chapters from my new book The Art of Relevance in advance of its release. Here's one of my favorite stories about the London Science Museum and their work to make their science shows relevant to families with deaf or hearing-impaired family members. This chapter appears midway through the book.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
But to be effective, nonprofit leaders also must excel at using their personal brands and voices in service of their organizations’ missions and strategies on Instagram and other social media channels. Aside from having a personal branding strategy, what exactly makes an effective personal brand for a nonprofit leader? Visibility.
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). It's easier to secure grants for community-based programming or exhibitions, but it's not easy to get funding for some of the core work that museums do.
Museum 2.0
MAY 8, 2013
Like a lot of organizations, my museum struggles with two conflicting goals: The museum should be for everyone in our community. At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History , we''re approaching this challenge through a different lens: social bridging. And rarely the twain shall meet.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 20, 2015
Later, when were chatting with a small group of people in the lobby, we noticed a group of teens walking by looking a little sad. Virtuous Cycle of Engagement: The goal for the Met’s digital strategy is to show great content and to engage with people online, so much so that they will want to get on a plane and visit.
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