Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I was seeking a way to combine my interest in technology and helping people. For example, with email, I think many people check it reflexively because of their device notifications, boredom, or having the false notion that busyness (e.g. So I tell people that you can do it all and you can have it all. Is it doing anything well?

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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. Many, many memories. See the photos here.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 26, 2022

I wanted to share some highlights from that conversation, which may be helpful for nonprofits as they reflect on the pandemic and look ahead to continued economic uncertainty. Let’s take the example of an arts organization: Is there a gap they can fill that drives support? Be courageous and curious about innovation. Embrace partners.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Pride Month is a great time to celebrate and reflect on the work activists and nonprofit organizations are doing to support the LGBTQ+ community. At Grantli , I’ve created a Grant Tracking Template that will easily keep all of your grant deadlines in one place. Seventh Generation Fund For Indigenous People. PFund Foundation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I don’t remember why I was perched on a table in art class, but I do remember the drama of leaping between this bully and his victim. Although this defining incident taught me I could make a difference, I can remember always being concerned with whatever seemed unfair, inequitable, or just plain stupid: “Why do people litter?

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Grambling State University was opened in 1901 by a group of Black farmers who wanted to organize and operate a school for Black people in their region of the state. Through its undergraduate major courses of study, GSU embraces its founding principle of educational opportunity and seeks to reflect the diversity present in the world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Proceeds benefit Amnesty International, a nonprofit that works for the human rights of all people – no matter who they are or where they are. 4) Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop :: shop.artic.edu. The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop sells unique and beautiful objects from around the world in support of the arts.

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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. Staff members wanted to protect the MAH’s focus on reflecting the diversity of our community. All those people eat. It could be.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 26, 2022

I wanted to share some highlights from that conversation, which may be helpful for nonprofits as they reflect on the pandemic and look ahead to continued economic uncertainty. Let’s take the example of an arts organization: Is there a gap they can fill that drives support?

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In fact, He encourages His followers to seek the welfare of the places in which they live (Jeremiah 29:7). He promises as cities flourish, His people dwelling within will also flourish. Obeying these commands pursues the common good of a city and its people. God loves cities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

He welcomed me to the Bay Area and asked if I would be interested in doing some trainings for the local arts community. One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations. Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. I said yes. Put Your Learners on the Stage and Hand Them the Mic!

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 28, 2016

This month, I'm sharing a few chapters from my new book The Art of Relevance to celebrate its release. One of my biggest aha moments while writing The Art of Relevance was moving away from the idea that there are "traditional" audiences and "new" audiences and instead thinking about people in terms of "insiders" and "outsiders".

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The tendency of philanthropic professionals, big donors, and other relatively privileged people to assume that they know what is best for the people who are directly affected by the problems that need to be addressed. A Place Where You Can Speak Your Mind to That Foundation. Fund The People: Talent Justice Initiative.

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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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MAY 1, 2023

million people. Exploring Asian and Pacific art is also a great way to delve into AAPI history. If there isn’t a location nearby, you can check out the National Park Service’s AAPI Heritage website to virtually visit and learn about places significant to the AAPI community and their history. By that time, there were 1.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. I've covered arts organizations and social media here and there over the past three years and last winter co-wrote a cover story article with Rebecca Krause-Hardie for ArtsReach.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 15, 2015

"The arts are future-making." I wrote this down when Deborah Cullinan said it at a meeting of arts leaders about a year ago. Deborah''s vision for the arts leading the way to stronger future inspired me. Deborah''s vision for the arts leading the way to stronger future inspired me. A fitness trail for urban life.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

More people working in or with grantmaking organizations now have some term related to knowledge work in their titles or job descriptions. We can learn through reflection and come to deeper understandings. Knowledge, however, is socially constructed and located specifically in place and time.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

The pandemic revealed the importance of having a strong digital infrastructure in place to weather storms, seamlessly run your entire mission, and set you up for future growth. Mary Nemerov, Chief Philanthropy Officer, California Academy of Arts and Sciences. Jarrod Bell, Chief Information Officer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 26, 2019

And when I went too far over the edge, she’d give me a well-placed kick. And I know I have a small part in it as a spacemaker who carved out room for the idea that it was OK for a museum to be all these things to all these people in our community. I didn’t have the words at the time to identify what Anna was doing.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 26, 2023

Why Merchandise Makes Sense People support what they know. The more familiarity you can create for your organization, the more likely people are to want to get behind it. Define your mission, vision, and values: Your branding should always reflect the mission, vision, and values of your organization. Here’s how!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

True inclusion and equal representation of all people requires overhauling both systems and ways of thinking. An organization, company, or other entity can have all of the diversity numbers in the world, but until everyone feels included and that there is a place and voice for them, it is all for naught. Intentional Marketing .

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APRIL 13, 2021

The items that museums, archives, and libraries collect reflect the human spirit. Art, artifacts, books, and manuscripts are all documents of human innovation, thinking, and activity. They have been produced by people putting energy into telling their stories. Using data to optimize content.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 8, 2010

This is the second installment of a book discussion about Ray Oldenburg’s book The Great Good Place. As I was reading The Great Good Place I identified with Oldenburg’s description of Main Street USA, small town America, and rural life. How can a local history museum connect with third places in the community?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event. Use that to your advantage!

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

This takes the spotlight off of the brand, the event, and its presenters, and asks the consumer to think, to feel, to reflect, to stop, to get the chills, to get lost in the moment. . The goal must make sense to a wide number of people. Think carefully about how you want people to act on the information you are providing. .

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 4, 2010

Wikipedia Loves Art, Take One The first version of Wikipedia Loves Art first took place in February 2009. The Wikimedians asked if the museum would coordinate a project in which people could photograph artworks in cultural institutions to illustrate Wikipedia articles. I hope you'll share your thoughts in the comments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2006

The Art Museum Social Tagging Project is a group of art museums is looking at integrating folksonomies into the museum Web by developing a working prototype for tagging and term collection, and outlining directions for future development and research that could benefit the entire museum community. A tag is a user???s s collection.

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CauseVox

JUNE 29, 2022

It doesn’t matter how many people you get to click through your emails or social media posts; if your donation page doesn’t convert, you won’t see any payoff from that hard work. They use the form title to include their slogan: “Commitment to People, Commitment to Place,” highlighting their values. Pledge Now, Pay Later.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2011

I've now been the Director of The Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz for two months. It really reflects what we're trying to do here to transform our institution into as relevant, dynamic, and successful an organization as possible. We all know Santa Cruz is such a creative place," she said.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

Predictably, this often results in nonprofits prioritizing donor stewardship and relationship-building with that small pool of people who make large gifts. As Tim Sarrantonio, Neon One’s Director of Brand reflected, a 5.2% How many people were able to get groceries as a result of your food pantry’s GivingTuesday campaign?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 26, 2018

One that has found remarkable success is California’s Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. She says that the museum made changes in hiring and board recruitment practices, and invited the community in to help reshape the facility into a place that reflected and represented its people and their interests.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2013

Then again, Saturday was hardly normal at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. It was an opportunity for people who participate with Ze Frank's projects online to come together in real space and connect with him and with each other. It was pretty freaking amazing. Online to onsite migration isn't always easy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Planning Time Frames Differ: I kept reminding people that the strategy they came up didn't have to be finished or perfect. This group shared that they usually have many meetings to focus on the message, objective, audience, and research. Tool mastery may belong to younger people, but.

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EveryAction

MARCH 2, 2017

More to eat: Mintwood Place (Columbia Heights). Songbyrd may seem like a coffee place, but it brings a lot more to the table, including a robust live music and event calendar. Check out the local art that is featured regularly. Are you and your fellow conference-goers looking for a place to blow off some steam?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Many times, communication is something people don’t feel is their strong suit. The call to action leads seamlessly from the emotional engagement that just took place. Hospice and homelessness can both be taboo subjects that can make people uncomfortable. We tell stories. Step 5: Call readers to action. Meet Dewey: Part 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Note from Beth: Last week I was in New Orleans for the National Assembly of State Arts Councils meeting. I facilitated a peer session with Public Information Officers and a Mini-Workshop on managing and measuring a social media presence. Story of Stuff takes it a step further, encouraging people to stop buying and start doing!

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