Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

I was fascinated by our discussion, and Bob came to mind last month, when I was asked to write an article for the Association of Children's Museums quarterly journal, Hand to Hand , about children's museums and Web 2.0. To understand more, I turned to Elaine Gurian's article The Molting of Children's Museums? Why the uniformity?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2010

Social Culture. I’m donating all of my profits to the Sharing Foundation , which helps to care for Cambodia’s children. Allison is donating to the Hope for Henry Foundation , which provides gifts to children in hospitals with chronic diseases. Tags: Networked Nonprofit. Strategies for Being A Networked Nonprofit.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

In January, Blackbaud employees from all ov the world rallied together to celebrate our cultural customers through our #showyourculture initiative. Blackbaud employees love arts & culture: Not really surprising – Blackbaud has been working with arts and cultural organizations for over 30 years and has over 2200 cultural customers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2009

Sean felt that the definition of professional in our culture is about stripping out our individual personalities. You don't just want to blog about your pets and children all the time. Tags: change management. I asked Sean, why are we so scared of showing our human side? He feels that it is mistake.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

My co-presenter was the talented Bryce Skolfield , Director of Communications and Public Policy at the Children's Council of San Francisco. Next I covered some strategy points related to learning, capacity, and organizational culture. . Tags: social media technology training.

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See3

JUNE 3, 2009

GATC mission “is to bridge cultures in conflict through the arts and to create innovative arts-education programs around the world.&#. The organisation began uniting musicians from cultures in conflict in 2004 with the pairing of a Jewish-Moroccan and a Muslim-Moroccan musicians. Tags: see3 peace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Here’s a brief definition and cultural example of each: • In contributory projects, users are solicited to provide limited and specified objects, actions, or ideas to an institutionally controlled process. Participatory projects are most successful when you can find the right model for your staff culture, your users, and your goals.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. The aim to raise awareness on the richness of world cultures and the opportunities that cultural diversity and social inclusion can bring to societies.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. The aim to raise awareness on the richness of world cultures and the opportunities that cultural diversity and social inclusion can bring to societies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

She uses every avenue on the World Wide Web to raise funds for Cambodian children. She started tapping friends—and friends of friends—through her blog while adopting two Cambodian children in 2000. 4) Hidden heroes: These are people working inside old-style enterprises and use social media to change the culture and operations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2009

In Roteang Village, where the Sharing Foundation has programs that help over 1,500 children each and every day, there was a birthday bash at the orphanage for the 70 plus children. Many children in Cambodia do not go to school because their families lack the $10 for a uniform, required for school attendance. Sue Waters.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2015

” How is this influx of new people influencing Austin’s Arts & Cultural community? It was a fabulous date night (check out said caricature), and the next day I was telling all of my friends – with and without children – that they had to visit Thinkery. Genius, Thinkery, genius!

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

There are many dimensions to the digital divide, including income, gender, age, geographic location, culture and race. Eventually, the age gap will disappear as native users grow older and raise children who are native users. Tags: aarp age digital divide Newsletter NPTech NTEN Sami Hassanyeh.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Instead of saying in the middle of the campaign “we need $X”, they share an interview with one of the beneficiaries, or invite people to connect directly via twitter with children in Tanzania who attend the school funded through the campaign. I agree that every organization, city, region, and culture have differences that make us unique.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

To Write Love on Her Arms and Invisible Children are two of the most well-known nonprofits that came out of MySpace. MySpace is primary used to participate in pop culture. Tags: MySpace Uncategorized. So, my Ode to MySpace: 1. Nonprofits using social media… it all started on MySpace. Apples and oranges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2010

Last week, we had the final session of the “ Social Media Lab ,&# a social media peer group training with a small group of grantees from the Children, Families, Communities Program , that was launched a few months ago. Tags: Movement Building Networked Nonprofit Networks Training Design. An Unanticipated Outcome.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 21, 2010

I can’t imagine seeing a show like this in any other cultural context. The show was geared solely towards children. But the show would have also confirmed that the science center was for children, not for me. Tags: children's museums programs. Does making science fun really require turning scientists into clowns?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2010

They don’t like the Internet, they don’t even like electricity. We’re doing social media because we’re facile with it, but it takes patience to introduce to the rest our staff and have it become a part of our culture.&# Tags: Experimentation Training Design arts arts community artslabsf.

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Forum One

MARCH 6, 2009

what are the human factors (culture change, trust, networks) that will enable full participation by all parties in all of the above? Seattle Children's. Tags: Global Health. Some of the key issues: how to get researchers, institutions, and governments to share and collaborate on their work. Health Alliance International.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Given the difficulty in unpacking all of the socio-economic, cultural, political, educational, and other mutually-reinforcing components of digital inequality, simple metaphors can't carry the weight. Tags: digital divide Newsletter NPTech NTEN. Better, perhaps, to allow that the digital divide most closely resembles, well, the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

Last week, we launched the first session of the " Social Media Lab ," a social media peer group training with a small group of grantees from the Children, Families, Communities Program. As a culture, we value answers over questions because answers allow us to take action faster, while asking questions makes us think. How do you do it?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Participants in the Summit recognized that if we can overcome challenges of verification, duplication, language, privacy, and culture, we will be in a position to empower the public to share valuable information with all of us. Tags: american red cross Data NPTech NTEN wendy harman.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

The top 100 included a mix of nonprofits with an operating budget of under $10 million with programs in designated Chase corporate responsibility areas: education, health care, housing, the environment, combating hunger, arts and culture, human services and animal welfare. . Because I know their work first-hand, they got my vote !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2006

I just received my copy of Henry Jenkin's Convergence Culture which has been on my list ever since I heard him speak at the launch of the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Learning and Media Initiative. ve created something that has some impact in the culture. Technorati Tags: VECoP More here on the event. Is it just a fad?"

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

After her husband’s sudden death in 1955, and with three children to raise, my grandmother grew the store, purchasing the ends of fabric bolts and ribbons from local mills, secondhand clothing, toys, dishwares, books, and an assortment of knickknacks to sell. Tags: participatory museum guestpost Unusual Projects and Influences.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

As cultural anthropology has swung away from a vision of authoritative history and toward the embrace of multiple perspectives, there is potential for those stories to come from all over the place, including visitors themselves. Children of the Lodz Ghetto ). Tags: Museums Engaging in 2.0 Projects participatory museum.

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2010

Here are some excerpts: Amber Eastman Black, Rosenberg Fund for Children. Amber's summary thoughts on her transition from accidental to purposeful techie: One thing I would add is that my approach at my job was possible because of an organizational culture that allowed it. we'd love to hear your story and your advice to others.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Seema) In some museum work places, the culture of stress is tied to perceived effort, as you mention. For example, when I taught studio classes, ages ago, I often did projects at home, because I wanted my children involved. Each museum staff has its own culture born of the particular challenges of their own work.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2009

I know that many people are uncomfortable with the growing culture of self-documentation, but no one should let their own aesthetic preferences dictate others' behavior without good reason. Of course, museums shouldn't let marketing desires, popular opinion, or cultural forces drive all decisions. This is prejudicial treatment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2009

Photo emailed from Cambodia by Elephant, Sharing Foundation 's in-country director In this post, I share some learnings as a free agent fundraise r (an individual who uses personal fundraising to raise money for a charity) who is leveraging their personal network to support a nonprofit's programs that help children in need. What do you think?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

There are many folks who've written about the problems with "value" membership and have recommended that cultural institutions reorient toward offering "affinity" or "relationship" memberships. Tags: membership business models. Because they validate the highly-problematic concept of membership as a discount. What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

Just yesterday I read a tweet that called the #nonprofit twitter tag a “cavernous echo chamber.” On poster children & social investment. “I Tags: guest blogging. Now don’t get me wrong, I love you people. I think you’re some of the most brilliant, passionate, tireless, amazing humans I’ve ever met. Generic license ).

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

What is the appropriate way to evangelize cultural institution use to the unconverted? Is it the "mission" of cultural professionals to help people connect to what we see as positive personal and community outcomes, and if so, how should we go about it? Tags: Unusual Projects and Influences inclusion comfort visitors.

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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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Museum 2.0

JUNE 29, 2009

It was a rare moment where the cultural and historical importance museums tend to bestow on all exhibits was sought and appreciated by the public. Michael Jackson belongs at EMPSFM (and visitors knew to find him there) because that museum is about pop culture and specifically music. Tags: visitors. I think I'm ok with that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

What is your sense of how these social networking tools, tagging, blogs and the like ??? re online, you blog and you have young children. I found a new balance since the children go to school and want to play with friends rather than with me. But my children still complain at times and tell me to close down the computer!

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Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2010

More so than teens in the past, teens today have grown up in a culture of fear around engagement with strangers. Tags: youth Talking to Strangers. Even though the primary threat to teens online is peer bullying, the media still often focuses on the dangers associated with interacting with strangers, especially strange adults.

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