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11 Nonprofits That Excel at Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Field Museum :: fieldmuseum.org. Nature Conservancy :: nature.org. Project Aware :: projectaware.org. CARE :: care.org. Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) :: glaad.org. London Symphony Orchestra :: lso.co.uk. Media Matters :: mediamatters.org.

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Self Care in the Museum Workplace

Connection Cafe

The following post was originally published on the Center for the Future of Museums blog. On Wednesday, August 8, over 300 museum professionals joined CFM director Elizabeth Merritt and Seema Rao, principal of Brilliant Idea Studio , to explore self-care in the museum workplace. But effort and efficacy are not the same.

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Mobile Fundraising: A Complete Overview — Pt. 2 of 3

NonProfit Hub

Health and wellness advocacy groups often use mobile fundraising as a way to raise awareness as well as money. Environmental awareness. Environmental conservation and preservation societies, on the whole, tend to use mobile fundraising to raise money and support for important legislation. Health and wellness. Animal rights.

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Crisis Lessons Learned When My Apartment Building Was on Fire

Care2

When your museum gallery space floods during a freak storm, you know you’re in for some headaches, tough choices, and unexpected fundraising challenges as you deal with major water damage. The sooner you can alert people that you are aware of the issue the better. “When can we go back inside?”

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Spirituality, Religion and Activism: What's the Connection?

Have Fun - Do Good

The Interfaith Power and Light campaign is, "mobilizing a national religious response to global warming while promoting renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation." You can download a copy of the article on the Regeneration Project site.

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How to Include Matching Gifts in Your Fundraising Plan

Connection Cafe

Arts and cultural organizations (museums, theaters, orchestras, etc.). Environmental organizations (conservation efforts, public parks, wildlife preservation, etc.). So many matching gift funds go unclaimed every year because of a simple lack of awareness.

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Thriving in the Knowledge Age: Interview with John Falk and Beverly Sheppard, Part 1

Museum 2.0

In 2006, John Falk and Beverly Sheppard, seasoned museum researchers and practitioners, released a co-authored book entitled Thriving in the Knowledge Age: New Business Models for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions. This is a pretty powerful and provocative book—you talk about rethinking the whole business of museums.