Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2020

As an arts and cultural organization, you are among the most trusted sources of information in today’s world. By sharing facts about how to lower the risk of contracting or spreading the disease, arts and cultural organizations can help keep their communities healthy and instill a sense of calm. . Conclusion: .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

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. 6) Field Museum Store :: store.fieldmuseum.org. 18) SFMOMA Museum Store :: museumstore.sfmoma.org. 8) Getty Store :: shop.getty.edu.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

As I was discussing fundraising and membership with a coworker, I realized that my emotional connection to one particular type of organization created a foundation on which I base my giving. You gravitated toward the museum, zoo, gallery, symphony, cultural management organization because of your roots. Can’t think of any?

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Online virtual fundraising is one of the most popular ways for nonprofits to raise money. With the majority of daily activities taking place over the web, it’s no surprise that we’ve also observed a rise in virtual fundraising. Maybe your nonprofit hasn’t yet developed an online fundraising plan. Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 6, 2013

I write this piece in good faith about the organizations I know best: museums. The vast majority of American museums are institutions of white privilege. The popular reference point for what a museum is--a temple for contemplation--is based on a Euro-centric set of myths and implies a white set of behaviors.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2021

For example, last year I was delighted to receive an email from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco including information informing supporters about new tax deduction benefits made possible through the CARES Act. Remember this: Fundraising is a value-for-value exchange. Donors perceive this as relatively meaningless ‘fine print.’

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. Yeah, engaging those board members to be fundraising ambassadors. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started?

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Fundraising 10 Steps to Plan a Successful Membership Drive 9 min read Read Now Types of Nonprofit Membership Models There are a number of membership models you can choose from to structure your membership program. Offering memberships is this type of organization’s primary means of fundraising. Why should they want to be a part?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2014

2013 was a strong year for fundraising, with charities posting their best increase since before the economy plunged in 2008, according to the 2013 Charitable Giving Report. Here are fundraising strategies that proved effective across the sector: Healthcare – Investing in capacity. Higher education – Cultivating major gifts.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2013

I've written about different structures for participatory processes (especially in museums), and recently, I've been interested in how we can apply these structures to the design of public space. Children are easy to applaud, and easy to ignore. a school garden project) Children may still have a sense of real ownership of the project.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2012

For years, I'd give talks about community participation in museums and cultural institutions, and I'd always get the inevitable question: "but what value does this really have when it comes to dollars and cents?" We're hearing on a daily basis that the museum has a new role in peoples' lives and in the identity of the county.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Kristen Hadeed imagines a world in which all organizations have cultures that. She helps find a positive a ngle to most any fundraising challenge. Named one of America’s Top 25 Fundraising Experts, Lori is Founder of Ignited Fundraising. Kristen Hadeed. kristenhadeed.com. As founder and CEO of Kishshana & Co.,

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2012

When talking about active audience engagement with friends in the museum field, I often hear one frustrated question: how can we get adults to participate? In children's museums and science centers, this relationship is at its most extreme. And yet in the museum world, we still see interactives as being mostly for kids.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

There’s no reason that arts and cultural organizations can’t do the same thing. The same is true for your museum. If they dropped their children off at parents-night-out be sure to mention the current promotion on family memberships. Integrated Marketing Arts & Cultural Donor Relations fundraising Point of Sale'

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Connection Cafe

MAY 26, 2016

I had the opportunity to attend the Association of Children’s Museums annual conference: InterActivity 2016. As I sat in a session, Membership from Here to There and Everywhere In Between, I had a realization: No one is better at managing membership programs than children’s museums. Myrna Llaguno, Miami Children’s Museum.

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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. Why should cultural and arts organizations care about Kickstarter? Kickstarter is a symptom of changes in donor culture.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2015

*FOMO = slang for ‘fear of missing out’—and missing out is something we definitely don’t want ANY of our Arts & Cultural patrons to do! As an Arts and Cultural organization, the Annual Gala is your opportunity to celebrate your organization’s past, your current activities and projects, and what is still to come.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

A little known fact is that, before starting Convio, I was exploring three very different concepts: yield management for airlines; supply chain management for the automotive parts industry; and nonprofit fundraising after participating in a PBS pledge drive. In 1999, less than $100 million was raised online.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Exhibit labels in science centers ask more questions than any other kinds of museums, and yet the questions are often awful--teacherly, overly rhetorical, and totally meaningless. asked by a cop or mother, garners the full attention of asker and askee alike, museum questions like "what is nanotechnology?,"

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

If you lead a nonprofit, you know how important your fundraising events are. A fundraising event is the best way to engage with donors, garner support for your mission, and meet your revenue targets. But one question you might find yourself frequently asking is “What kind of fundraising event should we host next?”.

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

Nonprofits are adding stories to their fundraising messages. They bridge many divides — including cultural, linguistic, and age-related. Right now in Pakistan, that's one of the only ways to get food — so thousands of children are going hungry." "On Connect emotionally to your supporters and they'll give!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2015

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Examples of numbered lists include, “Five Reasons Why Conserving Wildlife is Important,” “Ten Simple Ways to Serve Your Local Community,” “Nine Powerful Stats about Domestic Violence in America,” and “Six Reasons Why You Should Read to Your Children.”

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

And I wrote two books which are also like my other two children. Something else that we have seen that we know about COVID-19 donors specifically are that they prefer to give online and social media is becoming increasingly integral, not only in marketing programs but also in fundraising programs for nonprofits. So pretty neat.

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