Museum 2.0

JUNE 22, 2009

I'm working on a personal project (slowly) to open a cafe/bar venue that is also a design incubator for participatory exhibits. There's a whole section of this blog called Unusual Projects and Influences. The further I go on my own personal design process, the less I care about this issue. Do you jump in or do you shelve it?

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Action Ideas St. Louis Museum 31

Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2024

It’s actually FUN; a way to meet like-minded folks. They fear rejection Make sure board understand a “no” is not personal. Don’t forget, MRI studies show merely thinking about and considering giving lights up the pleasure centers of our brain and brings a warm shot of ‘feel good’ dopamine. Build a personal relationship.

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Help Fundraising Philanthropy Charity 72

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And, dang, you’re busy and you’re a super-smart person. Now personally, I would like to see this 52 be like 82 but I will take the 52. Donors want to know that your board members are personally involved, they want to see that your board is diverse and inclusive of all perspectives and backgrounds.

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Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 64

Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Not an invitation or thank you card, I’m talking about a hand­written, personal letter written on paper. Good writing, and I mean good writing, should be a top priority at your nonprofit because good writing is a tool of tremendous power, influence, and leverage. Each of these communication vehicles influences its readers in some way.

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Tips Sample Nonprofit Skills 97

Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

We’re going to have some fun over the next hour or so. So not only are we dealing with our own personal limiting beliefs, but we’re also dealing with the limiting beliefs that actually come along in our organization and actually in our sector as a whole, right? Thanks, Mother Nature, and thanks, brains, right?

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Raise Money Video Brain 97

Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

We’re going to have some fun over the next hour or so. So not only are we dealing with our own personal limiting beliefs, but we’re also dealing with the limiting beliefs that actually come along in our organization and actually in our sector as a whole, right? Thanks, Mother Nature, and thanks, brains, right?

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Raise Money Video Brain 68

Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

But because of pandemic-related restrictions on in-person interactions, online fundraising increased by 32% in 2020. When donors give online, you can capture their personal information and save it to your donor database. Sending emails allows you to create personalized messages and deliver them directly to your supporters’ inboxes.

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Ideas Guide Online Fundraising 98

OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

[Event-ebook-top] There are plenty of ways to raise money, but one of the most popular (and let’s face it: fun!) If you’ve got event fundraising on the brain, you’ve come to the right post. Keep in mind that the type of event you choose to host will also influence the kind of venue you select.

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Fundraising Registration Hosting Images 52

Nonprofits Source

APRIL 12, 2023

As you hone your approach to leveraging social media for marketing purposes, remember to rely on your association management software (AMS) to help you personalize your outreach, gather data on how your strategy is working, and help you keep track of new members. Videos : Our brains process visuals 60,000 times faster than text.

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Social Media Associations Guide Media 52

Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

But because of pandemic-related restrictions on in-person interactions, online fundraising increased by 32% in 2020. When donors give online, you can capture their personal information and save it to your donor database. Sending emails allows you to create personalized messages and deliver them directly to your supporters’ inboxes.

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Ideas Online Fundraising Tips 77

CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Our brains are wired for visual information; people process images 60,000 times faster than words. For the average person, it’s less than 8 seconds. 2) Personal & Team Fundraising Pages. To lighten your load, rally your support base to set up personal and team fundraising pages as part of a peer-to-peer fundraiser.

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Websites Fundraising Site Create 52

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

The staff concentrated on museum operation and just did not have time, energy or brain space to seriously explore the challenges of a new permanent exhibition. Museums for groups of 60 persons only. We had a lot of fun. However, in the meantime, Naturalis had been reorganized and trimmed into a highly efficient organization.

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Museum Process Wiki Netherlands 20

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

And you have to always keep your impact growing, scaling activities in balance with your capacity, because, you know, it’s no fun. . But three months is a little too long for that human brain to imagine. You can really imagine eight weeks well in your human brain. . So one person can own, do we have the right goals?

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Video Goal Method Impact 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2015

The discussion started with each board member writing their personal passions on sticky notes. I asked each of the board members to take a few minutes and share their one burning question that pertains to the Foundation’s marketing and communications with the person sitting next to them. Everyone had quite a few to share.

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Training Train Florida Social 50

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

Y’all don’t know this about Steve, but he has backed every harebrained scheme I’ve ever had since day one and continues to encourage me as a professional and thereby encouraging all of the communities that I influence as professionals in our sector to just show up and be ourselves and do the darn thing and do the best work we can.

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Management Work Video Slides 92

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Send us a tweet if you’re a Twitter type person, I’ll be looking at those as well. He is the most enthusiastic person in the world doing this work. There’s less personal contact, more virtual communication, and there are consequences for this. Andy: So I have the privilege of starting things. Steven is amazing.

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Money Question Raise Video 109

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

And this person called it creepy. It lights up the pleasure centers of their brains, it gives them what is called a warm-glow feeling. And they’re just going to exhibit more avoidance the more reminders of their personal death they receive but it’s still relatively low risk because. Not today and really not ever.

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Video Giving Gift Donor 131

.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Where does your association fall on the scale from nerd to influencer? There is a welcome post-pandemic trend to make demographic diversity a top priority and to think of the board as a brain trust that represents the members’ boldest ideas and vision. The boardroom shouldn’t be a forum for personal agendas. Association 4.0

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Associations Leadership Attitude Demographics 221

Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2021

I’m going to talk to you about how to unlock your influence. So powerful, productive, and persuasive, that was what we talked about, and how you do that and influence. So what I’m going to share with you today is what influence is, what it isn’t, and how to use it in a way that moves other people easily into action.

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Product Video Donor Structure 73

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

If someone donates through your Facebook link, thank the person publicly if possible. While the logical portions of our brains may be able to take in large numbers, our emotions have a harder time. Harness the power of impact by: Telling stories that focus on ONE person or family. Letting people know when someone donates!

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Hints People Giving Donation 132