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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. Dipity :: dipity.com.

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Developing a Participatory, Provocative History Project at a Small Museum in Minnesota: Interview with Mary Warner

Museum 2.0

Mary Warner, the Museum Manager at the Historical Society, wrote a series of moving articles for her museum newsletter and later for the AASLH’s Small Museum Online Community about her experiences tackling big issues in a small museum. How do we get the history of the poor? But how did this specific project get started?

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. For example, if you join a modern art museum, there is a good chance you won’t have to pay admission to other modern art museums. Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc.

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30 Virtual and Hybrid Event Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Consider things like ebooks, video or audio files, or even a private livestream session with a celebrity. If you’re attempting to put together a concert for the first time, it may seem like a daunting or out-of-reach concept but keep in mind you don’t need to hire Drake or Justin Bieber to have a successful show.

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Guest Post: Nell Taylor on the Chicago Underground Library

Museum 2.0

Someday we want to collect audio and video, too, but we’d need a pretty serious operating budget to do that and at least one full-time employee. Never mind your work experience, what do you really want to be doing that the library can help you accomplish? This Pop Up Library just returned from a folk music festival.

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Adventures in Artist-Driven Public Engagement: Machine Project at the Hammer Museum

Museum 2.0

What happens when a formal art museum invites a group of collaborative, participatory artists to be in residence for a year? Will the artists ruin the museum with their plant vacations and coatroom concerts? But for museum and art wonks, it could be. Will the bureaucracy of the institution drown the artists in red tape?

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Self-Identification and Status Updates: Personal Entrypoints to Museum Experiences

Museum 2.0

I've become convinced that successful paths to participation in museums start with self-identification. The easiest way to do that is to acknowledge their uniqueness and validate their ability to connect with the museum on their own terms. Who is the "me" in the museum experience? Not so at museums.

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