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. Guest Post: Interview with Georgina Goodlander: Fill the Gap Flickr Campaign by Debra Askanase, publisher of Community Organizer 2.0 In essence, it is visible storage for the museum.

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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 Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to create an environment at the Gardens that allows the community to come together for education, inspiration, and enjoyment.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2011

Talking to Monica, we found that we have a lot in common in trying to transform how our respective institutions serve and interface with the community. 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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Museum 2.0

MARCH 26, 2014

Last week''s New York Times special section on museums featured a lead article by David Gelles on Wooing a New Generation of Museum Patrons. In the article, David discussed ways that several large art museums are working to attract major donors and board members in their 30s and 40s. David describes himself as a "museum brat."

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AUGUST 20, 2009

I'm working on a section of my book about sharing social objects and am writing about the most common way that visitors share their object experiences in museums: through photographs. Conservation: Objects may be damaged by flash photography. Yes, some people (especially vocal museum staff!) But what about visitors?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 17, 2016

Let's say your organization has a mission to increase X (art, healthy kids, clean water, community cohesiveness, etc.). The more my organization has become focused on community engagement, the more we've balanced being experience producers with being experience co-creators/facilitators. I feel great about this approach.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 9, 2013

And thanks to you for engaging with their posts and with the reruns from the Museum 2.0 read The Northwest London Blues - a gorgeous essay by novelist Zadie Smith about libraries, British politics, and changing perspectives on community space. NAKED, BLEEDING THIEF BREAKS INTO MUSEUM, SPENDS THE NIGHT REARRANGING ITS STORAGE FACILITY.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2014

Museums have shifted the focus of their fundraising to better address demand from donors who want to know the difference their gift makes, said Ford Bell, president of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). Public society benefit – Diversification and impact. Arts and culture – Giving for 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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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 14, 2007

Inventory isn't a museum activity that inspires curiosity in many visitors. This summer, the Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art ( Österreichisches Museum für Volkskunde) is trying to change that. People often talk about non-collecting museums as the museums of the future. You can read more here in German.)

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

The conventional wisdom on museum memberships is that they are "one size fits many" programs whose primary benefits are free entrance to the museum and insider access to exhibition openings. But what about all the other people who love your museum? Want to know how the Brooklyn Museum is answering this question?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Museums, zoos, and aquariums are finding that crowdfundraising can be a strategic tool to add to their fundraising playbook. Here are 3 arts and cultural organizations that have given crowd fundraising a go for compelling causes: National Air & Space Museum. That’s the beauty of crowd fundraising. Register here.

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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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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2019

Nonprofit fundraising is often fraught with frustrations and complications as your team struggles to reach the community, but matching gift programs can effortlessly extend the reach of your organization. Arts and cultural organizations (museums, theaters, orchestras, etc.). The corporation.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

Braided River is a Seattle-based publishing organization that is committed to inspiring support for critical conservation efforts. The nonprofit creates books, media campaigns, and museum exhibits about preserving North America's wild places. Braided River — Second-Place Winner. " RE-Volv.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 26, 2007

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? This is partially driven by museums, which want to be seen as "forums" for discourse, but also by the expectations of a media-saturated public.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

I just returned from the American Association of Museums (AAM) annual meeting in Philadelphia. I led two sessions, one on visitor co-created museum experiences, and the other on design inspirations from outside museums. what is the value of the exhibition experience to non-participants, that is, regular museum visitors?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Speakers included Chicagoans like Rayid Ghani , founder of the Data Science for Social Good Summer fellowship; Mark Mathyer of the Museum of Science & Industry; and Lauren Haynes of GiveForward. I asked the members of the Communities of Impact about their takeaways, and Mark Mathyer said, “Transparency rules! I loved that.”.

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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 Libraries. Public Museums. Have a specific mission to help the broader community. Check the list below to ensure your eligibility. . Healthcare.

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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. askformore. Rachel Carson. You can thank marine biologist and writer Rachel Carson for that. Fund their work! Sheroes in the Arts.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 30, 2007

James Yasko is writing an article for an upcoming issue of Museum News on museums and Web 2.0. Here's the question: What advice do you have, as one who keeps up with technology as it relates to museums, to a group looking to incorporate Web 2.0 Do you want to become a community nexus? into their repertoire?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2015

The best end-to-end campaign was done by the Museum of Modern Art. My multichannel award goes to The Nature Conservancy. But only one nonprofit, The Nature Conservancy, sent me a text message with a donation ask. Another Year of Great Public Television. Happy Holidays from the Gibbes Museum! Ready for Another?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

TechSoup is a nonprofit with a clear focus: providing other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. A service of Tech Impact , npCloud is a nonprofit whose mission is to ensure all nonprofits can use cloud-based technology to better serve their communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

It’s a creative, visual way to tell your organization’s stories of protest to your online communities. The winning charity receives 50% of the community donations, the 2nd charity receives 30%, and the 3rd charity receives 20%. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme. Daily DoGooder :: thedailydogooder.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2014

Experiment with Google+ Communities. ? Follow and study Zoo Atlanta , New York Public Library , KQED Science , American Heart Association , and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). Follow and study Water.org , Surfrider Foundation , Oceana , Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) , and DoSomething.org.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

Best Looking Emails: This is a tie between the Museum of Modern Art and charity: water for showing that you can still design beautiful emails despite all the constraints. The Nature Conservancy gets the Best Text Message Award for the second year in a row. You’re invited to our Community Candle Lighting on Wed.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Experiment with Google+ Communities. Follow and study Zoo Atlanta , New York Public Library , KQED Science , American Heart Association , and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). . Follow and study Water.org , Surfrider Foundation , Oceana , Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) , and DoSomething.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2009

Jeff Gates was an influential member of this community and an early adopter. In the last few years, the Smithsonian American Art Museum. has been looking at our museum’s online information in the same way. Museums are changing. It was an exciting time to be online because we were at the beginning of World Wide Web.

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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

JULY 17, 2008

Traditional exhibition design, in which the museum has a specific story or message to tell, doesn't easily accommodate visitor co-creation. This realization--that a single museum voice was not the best way to tell a particular story--formed the basis for MN150 , the exhibition explored in this post. Present one per year for 150 years?

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