Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 14, 2012

Would you ever send out a print or e-mail newsletter, or sign off on a business card with a cropped or visually-defective logo and text so small that it was indecipherable? This is one of the most obvious mistakes nonprofits (and small businesses) make on the Social Web, and fortunately, one of the easiest to remedy. Absolutely not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

Photo by American Art Museum Note from Beth: This week I'm trying to understand crowdsourcing and nonprofits, hopefully with a crowd of other folks. It is an open study/storage facility displaying about thirty-three hundred objects from the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. We are storage, after all.

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DipJar

JANUARY 28, 2022

Managed by the Pinellas County Parks and Conservation Resources Department, the Gardens are free and open to the public year-round. The busy season, which runs from October to April, sees several thousand people every day. The Florida Botanical Gardens is an oasis of green in one of the state’s most densely populated counties.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Alexander Haas is an Atlanta-based fundraising consulting firm that serves clients nationwide, including those in higher education, museums, schools, performing arts, human services, healthcare, and religious organizations. Their services include those related to fundraising, organizational effectiveness, and business intelligence.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2016

The first nonprofit spotted on my #HagueDayTrip is the Mauritshuis – a #museum that holds a world-famous collection of Dutch and Flemish paintings from the fifteenth to eighteenth century. And though they were all quite busy running around working on behalf of animals worldwide, they took a moment for a group photo. .

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Whole Whale

MAY 20, 2021

Alexander Haas is an Atlanta-based fundraising consulting firm that serves clients nationwide, including those in higher education, museums, schools, performing arts, human services, healthcare, and religious organizations. Their services include those related to fundraising, organizational effectiveness, and business intelligence.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2011

As she said (and I'm paraphrasing): We're not in the business of giving people food or a bed in perpetuity. We're in the business of finding a solution to this problem. I'm trying to reposition our museum as a cultural hub supporting creative and intellectual community growth. These museums work differently.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. Braided River combines the arts of photography and literature to create books, media campaigns, and museum exhibits about preserving North America's wild places. Environmental Impact.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. Braided River combines the arts of photography and literature to create books, media campaigns, and museum exhibits about preserving North America's wild places. Environmental Impact.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 17, 2016

Relative to other museums, I think we spend less time producing an "onstage" experience and more time collaborating with community organizations behind the scenes to empower them to produce. Our museum is growing, and I'm always weighing different ways to expand our impact. I feel great about this approach.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2015

My graduate school class at the Wisconsin School of Business raised more than $10k for the Wisconsin Special Olympics. Museums, zoos, and aquariums are finding that crowdfundraising can be a strategic tool to add to their fundraising playbook. But here I am, still alive. That’s the beauty of crowd fundraising. Register here.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 4, 2015

If people on the street are talking about X, the museum should be talking about X too. Now" is not an easy business model to chase--especially for institutions rooted in permanence. I used to work at The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA. Or museums that extend their hours to match working people's schedules.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 12, 2010

But then I started finding more humble projects related to broader issues, and I began to see Kickstarter as a potentially fascinating space for museums and cultural institutions. The all-or-nothing funding approach makes many project creators conservative about their ambitions. The museum's page is much simpler.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 31, 2009

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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

If you are a location-based nonprofit, such as a museum or zoo, then also add your address. That said, Médecins Sans Frontière is an example of a verified account: 2) Ensure that your Instagram account is a Business Account. Once you have connected the two, you officially have a business account. Verified Badges.

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APRIL 23, 2021

If you find yourself needing to budget more conservatively, using volunteers instead of staff or receiving auction items as donations is a good idea. Art & History Museums Maitland is planning a virtual 3-day online art auction for summer 2021. You can even ask local businesses to hang these flyers for you.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

The Rapleaf Business blog also has some great advice on incorporating user generated content instead of working from scratch. Or the Women's Museum. If you haven't read Seth Godin's seminal " Flipping the Funnel ", yet, you should start there. What's that you say? Balderdash! Flickr makes it easy to get started!

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

Boulder Food Rescue works with local businesses to collect surplus food that would usually be thrown away and distribute that food to people who need it. Braided River is a Seattle-based publishing organization that is committed to inspiring support for critical conservation efforts. We had many excellent submissions to the contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

About three months ago Beth Kanter wrote about the Crowdsourcing of Vision at the Smithsonian Museum. I've been keeping a careful eye out for thoughtful comments that could turn into guest posts. That's where this post about crowdsourcing came out of it! From yesteryear to tomorrow Enter social software.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 22, 2009

Elizabeth Merritt is the director of the Center for the Future of Museums , a new project of the American Association of Museums (AAM). When I was given the opportunity to found the Center for the Future of Museums (CFM) I had been working for nearly 10 years with Museum Assessment and Accreditation at AAM.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

NONPROFIT CONTESTS USING SOCIAL WEB TOOLS Fight Hunger Viral Video Contest Nature Conservancy photo contest on Flickr March of Dimes photo contest on Flickr Freedom from Oil photo contest on Flickr SFMOMA podcast invitational. Sampling of nonprofits and green businesses on MySpace. They held a podcast invitational.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 26, 2007

Tuberculosis is traveling business class. What does your museum have to say about it? What do visitors expect of museums, and what do museums expect of themselves, when it comes to timeliness? In the public eye, museums aren't compared to timeless entities like the ocean. A Russian spy has been poisoned in London.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Cindy Olnick, Director of Communications, Los Angeles Conservancy). Susie Hall, Director of Outreach and Enrollment, Acton School of Business). “I The AE project was very enlightening for me as well. We found out some valuable information, and I’m excited to use this new-found knowledge to help shape our outreach efforts.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2007

This week, we're looking at the first section, Talking Back and Talking Together , which features comment boards, talk-back walls, and discussion forums at a variety of museums. A bit of business before we get started: next Tuesday, we'll cover section 2, Contributing Personal Experience. I invite you to do the same in the comments.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Are you passionate about conservation and environmental causes? Nonprofits like the Nature Conservancy , Union of Concerned Scientists , American Association of University Women , and NRDC do, too. French fashion designer and business woman Coco Chanel did much more than make clothing. askformore. Rachel Carson. Fund their work!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2014

Best Interactive Campaign – Heifer International – Heifer International needed to develop a fundraising campaign that would stand out among others and engage donors during the busy 2012 holiday season. They created a series of customized communications with constituents and potential donors, and increased holiday donations of 28 percent.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Here are the other winners of Nonprofit Impact Awards: Best Interactive Campaign – Heifer International – Heifer International needed to develop a fundraising campaign that would stand out among others and engage donors during the busy 2012 holiday season. Read the case study. Read the case study.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

If a supporter researches volunteer opportunities for a wildlife conservation organization, they will be directed to a relevant landing page on your site. Public Museums. Microsoft should send you confirmation of your Ad Grant status within 10 business days. . Check the list below to ensure your eligibility. . Public Libraries.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

It's Labor Day, and across the country, a working dichotomy is manifest in museums. Is this an outdated concept or a useful business strategy? For mostly practical reasons, museum staff offices have shifted over the last couple decades further and further from the public. You know what the museum's like. You get it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. GeoPollster is a new connected app that enables you to view the political donations of businesses that you check in to on Foursquare. Dipity :: dipity.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme. A Facebook app that creatively displays you and your Facebook friends in a virtual museum. For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet. Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application. GeoPollster :: geopollster.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Aradium is a new service that enables nonprofits and small businesses to create and host online stores inside of their Facebook Pages. GeoPollster is a new connected app that enables you to view the political donations of businesses that you check in to on Foursquare. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme. Easelly :: easel.ly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme.

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