Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2017

One of them was Vincent Law who is doing interesting work with teaching young children about giving and philanthropy. At one of the pre-conference master classes, I met 2 young women from Cairo. One of them was the curator of the world largest archaeological museum, Grand Egyptian Museum. I was there as a new trainer.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2012

But Vi doesn't work in a science museum. She was a free agent for a long time, until the beginning of 2012, when she joined the teaching staff of Khan Academy. Beth Harris and Steven Zucker, who are well known in museums for their excellent Smarthistory website and podcasts. the way the best museums do.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 23, 2007

and with it flocks of museum studies / education / exhibit planning graduate interns. I’m always curious when I meet these folks, who are about my age, choosing a different entry path into the museum world. The value proposition of museum grad programs is cloudy in my mind. Sure, it’s great to learn museum theory and history.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 27, 2015

I have an unusual education for the director of an art & history museum: a degree in electrical engineering. I've been getting a taste of what I'm missing by devouring Diane Ragsdale's terrific series of blog posts about the course she is teaching on Approaching Beauty for business students at UW-Madison.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Access to technology is important, but teaching computer and information technology skills is just as vital. The Role of Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

3) Cooking classes. Cooking classes have a broad appeal because they attract not just gourmet food, but also individuals who want to learn new skills. As an added benefit these types of classes are often easy to broadcast live. As an added benefit these types of classes are often easy to broadcast live. 6) Craft nights.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2014

She started volunteering for museums and eventually moved into the world of fundraising. Online training seemed like the best format for teaching technology planning. Many nonprofit employees don't have time to sit through a day-long class. How can you make it the very best class for you and your staff?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

With income from performances and classes down, and many granting organizations focused on other sectors, fundraising for arts organizations has never been more important. This includes summer art camps, museums, theaters, art galleries, and more. People love going to a play or attending a wine-and-painting class as a group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

m looking forward to teaching students who are able to gather and practice in a virtual environment which immerses them in the reality of the questions of liberty, identity and governance presented by our investment of energy and assets in a virtual world owned by a for-profit corporation.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton - Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab Ruth Cohen - American Museum of natural History Elaine Charnov - The NY Public Library Jason Eppink - Museum of the Moving Image Syed Salahuddin - Babycastles Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library 100 Years of the flagship library in New York.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 17, 2011

But I think it fits the graduating class of American Humanics (AH) students, all 18 of them. We held the American Humanics Senior Recognition Dinner on Monday, April 25th at the George Washington Carver Museum and Community Center , led by a first-generation AH alumna, Princess Crump. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2005

I sent the link to Art Mobs to one of the museum/tech lists I'm on because I wanted to see if there were other examples of blogging in a museum context. Julian from Pacific Asian Museum left a comment that pointed to a blog about Buddhist Art Happenings Around the World. (I

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For example, if you join a modern art museum, there is a good chance you won’t have to pay admission to other modern art museums. Can you adapt the training for donors as a group teaching session? Sometimes a nonprofit has access to world-class chefs, celebrities, artists, or architects or well-known lawmakers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 29, 2011

museums, recreation centers, etc.) You make a good point about the shelters for battered spouses whose shelters are invariably located in more salubrious or middle class areas for obvious reasons-they are intended to be shelters after all. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? city, county, etc.). All You Need is Love.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 12, 2009

April 5 is the first day of a class I’m teaching called Social Technology, in which we are focusing on designing an exhibition that features social objects , that is, exhibits or artifacts that inspire interpersonal dialogue. I’ll produce a report that will be shared here on the Museum 2.0 So how about it?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Now, not all of you will get to spend every other week for months chatting with Rob about museums, but I wanted to offer you a slice of how wonderful that can be. This week Rob will share some ideas about museum work. The Activity Level Discussion in Museums: Is a Role Marketplace an Answer? People make museums.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

This August/September, I am "rerunning" popular Museum 2.0 Let''s say you work at an organization that mostly caters to a middle and upper-class, white audience. Let''s say you work at an organization that mostly caters to a middle and upper-class, white audience. Most large American museums are reflections of white culture.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 22, 2021

They may be museums or research groups and may act as a financial support to other organizations that would, in turn, support the work of the nonprofit through sales, research, public awareness, or other means.

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

Others are looking at no demand at all, and with it, no revenue, because their mission involved gathering large groups of people in places like theaters, galleries, and museums. Some organizations are facing unprecedented demand as they deal with the lingering effects of the recession while attempting a return to normalcy.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

You can procure items that encourage residents to explore the city in a fun way, such as local restaurant gift certificates or tickets to museums or sports games. Class Fundraising Events. Recruit staff members or volunteers with special skills to lead a workshop and teach other supporters a fun skill! Let’s get started!

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Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2010

Let's say you work at an organization that mostly caters to a middle and upper-class, white audience. Diane is both visionary and no-nonsense about deconstructing the barriers that many low-income and non-white teenagers and families face when entering a museum. Most large American museums are reflections of white culture.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I have a few topics that I am passionate and knowledgeable about and happy to teach or help others interested in learning more. With platforms like School of Everything and the Free School, I’m willing to sign up and put on small classes or provide training for free. Libraries + Learning. But it happens in a vacuum.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2009

This guest post was written by Nicole Robert, a graduate student in the course I’m teaching at the University of Washington on social technology. As a graduate student in a museum studies program, I have learned how to develop an exhibit based on a collection of objects or a specific story. What’s the content? What’s the message?”

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 16, 2009

If you think of artists like Gaugin, or artists who paint naked indigenous women-- as women it's easier for us to get into a museum if we're naked in a painting. I remember having to walk into his house and saying, "You know, dude, I'm going to teach you how to paint a mural. I think that is really important. Come paint with us."

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Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2014

Contrasting that rich human narrative with the kind of gleamy tweaky technology narrative that was emerging from the NISE-NET meeting made me realize that generally speaking, science museums ignore many of the aspects of life that are the most resonant--mortality, sex, humor, tragedy, pity, joy. So we had the key players.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

In contrast, The Public School has a democratic framework--anyone can use their website to propose a class she'd like to take or teach. Check out the Public School website , and you'll see you can take classes in Spinoza and Japanese aesthetics. There are terms like "cosmology of the intangible" that raise my high art hackles.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 4, 2012

Last week, I finally watched The Art of the Steal , an arresting documentary on the controversy around the evolution of the Barnes Foundation from a suburban educational art facility to a major urban art museum (to open in May 2012). Unlike most art collections, Barnes' art was neither exclusively private nor a public museum.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

What’s in the crystal ball for museums and libraries? The IMLS (Institute for Museum and Library Services) has commissioned a preliminary proposal for an NAS (National Academy of Sciences) report on museums and libraries in the 21st century. What are the essential differences and similarities between libraries and museums?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

As many of you know, I’m writing a book about participatory design for museums. The book is intended to be a practical guide to participatory museum experiences focused on design strategies, case studies, and activities. I’m using a wiki to do so, and a few intrepid generous folks have signed up to give feedback on the evolving draft.

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