Museum 2.0

JANUARY 30, 2013

Earlier this year, I was fascinated to read the account of a participatory project at the Morrison County Historical Society in Minnesota, in which community members were invited to write essays about “what’s it like” to have various life experiences in the County. Whenever we are creating content, we like to use it in a variety of formats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Here at GiveMN , we’ve harnessed the power of our networks to raise record amounts of money online for nonprofits in Minnesota and engage record numbers of people in an annual, one-day giving event— Give to the Max Day. All told, Minnesota nonprofits collectively raised $10,041,021 in one incredible day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

#TechFail #GenerosityWin on Minnesota’s Give to the Max Day: Understanding social media’s role in damage control and crisis communication Guest post by Jeff Achen, GiveMN Digital Strategist. Thousands of Minnesota nonprofits and schools were lighting up Twitter and Facebook with posts about the need for support and requests for donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2013

I’m in Minnesota for the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference where I am doing a plenary session on Saturday morning and two breakout sessions. The Unantipcated Benefits of Content Curation – article in NTEN Journal and other resources. Additional Resources. NetSmart: How To Thrive Online. How To Focus in an Age of Distraction.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

Have some fun with it by creating teaser videos to create anticipation on social media, like Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota does every year on Facebook (and this year on YouTube, as well!). Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota does a great job with auction item reveals. The BIG announcement. Show your skills.

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Forum One

JANUARY 23, 2014

Our recent work with a number of states (California, New York, Minnesota) has brought us face to face with an uncomfortable fact: state websites are generally English-only. state and government websites offer only a minimal level of support for multilingual content and translation. read more.

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Forum One

JANUARY 23, 2014

Our recent work with a number of states (California, New York, Minnesota) has brought us face to face with an uncomfortable fact: state websites are generally English-only. state and government websites offer only a minimal level of support for multilingual content and translation. read more.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 24, 2022

So when their day job employer, the Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM), decided to start using CauseVox for their peer-to-peer fundraising, Zephyr was all in. Don’t be afraid to reuse content: you can always make small adjustments to make it seem fresh. Read on to get an inside look or watch it in webinar form here !

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

He''s also a member of NTEN''s Membership Committee and gave a great presentation at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofit''s annual conference, Nonprofits in Motion , earlier this month in St. Check out: Free-to-Members webinars: Content Strategy for Nonprofits: The Content Life-Cycle (Nov.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2015

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Your Nonprofit Website: Creating Content. Minneapolis, Minnesota: NPtech Give and Take. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Maximizing Your Nonprofit AdWords. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Design for the Non-Designer | MCN Lunchtime Communications Group. Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Thursday, June 11, 2015.

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2013

How Do Activists & Nonprofits Use Content Curation , Curation Empire. Building Content Strategy , Laura Girardin. Key Takeaways from the Minnesota Nonprofit Technology and Communications Conference and the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference , Jason Samuels. What is Content Curation? 13NTC Recap , Microsoft Citizen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Giving Days have been a proven technique to raise millions of dollars and generate attention for the local nonprofit community. The grandfather of all Giving Days – Give the Max Day in Minnesota has helped raise $46 million for nonprofit organizations across the state of Minnesota since launching in November 2009.

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2015

One noteworthy campaign he was involved in was former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe’s. Jonathon Hosea is the community & content manager at Achieve, a national research and creative agency for causes. . In his role, Justin primarily focuses on issues involving race, discrimination and human rights.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

Not content to simply focus on "shiny tech," we'll explore what the true potential for social change is in each case, where community organizing work can be made more effective, and where it will have to push technology forward. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Working with the Media | MCN Communications Roundtable.

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NTEN

MAY 7, 2013

How Do Activists & Nonprofits Use Content Curation , Curation Empire. Building Content Strategy , Laura Girardin. Key Takeaways from the Minnesota Nonprofit Technology and Communications Conference and the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference , Jason Samuels. What is Content Curation? 13NTC Recap , Microsoft Citizen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2006

The intent of the project is "By tagging content related to Minnesota's election, more voter s will be heard." " They are using tags to aggregate voter-generated content about Minnesota's 2006 election and politics. and then aggregating tagged content on their site.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Diversity — how to make sure the organizing team, presenters, attendees, and content are inclusive and reflective of the community. Covina, California: Monetization of Content. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Digital Dumpster Fire: Tips to Handle Social and Online PR Problems ( Communications Networking Lunch).

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 13, 2012

All that they need to move from potential to actual is 1) they need to know your organization exists and 2) they need content about your organization to share with the world and let everyone know how great your organization is. Which leads me to point #2 – online super users are always looking for content to share with their followers.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2016

Paul, Minnesota: Print and Digital Newsletters | MCN Communications Round Table. Victoria, British Columbia: Resolving the Design and Content Challenge: Automated and Curated Newsletters. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Friday, January 8, 2016. Monday, January 11, 2016. Tuesday, January 12, 2016.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Gearing Up for Give to the Max Day. Decatur, Illinois: Storytelling, Planning, and Scheduling Content for Your Nonprofit #Storymakers2017. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina: The Content Marketing Blueprint. Storytelling and Content Strategy Best Practices. Friday, September 8, 2017.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

I was looking for ways to be accessible to our constituents, grow our audience, and virally promote our content, so Twitter seemed like the way to go. Our Executive Director, Jeff Blodgett ( @jeffblodgett ), is on Twitter, but I still am working on showing him of some of the benefits beyond just broadcasting links to our content.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) has hosted a gala for the last four years, but in 2020 and 2021 they knew it wouldn’t be an option. But what took it to the next level was when fundraisers personalized their pages with unique content and ongoing updates. Let’s take a look. A Toast To AuSM.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 11, 2008

And next week, come here for a guest post by Bryan Kennedy from the Science Museum of Minnesota reflecting on his experiences at the conference. Who knew it could be so easy to get the conference content without having to leave home? You can also follow the Twitter tweets here (and find some good folks to follow).

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

I used the example of two very different exhibitions that solicited visitor-contributed content: Playing with Science at the London Science Museum, and MN150 at the Minnesota History Center. The Minnesota History Center team solicited visitor nominations for exhibition topics and then built an exhibition out of those contributions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2005

(Closest thing right now is the attention stream created for the nptech tag community - although the focus is on one slice of the nonprofit sector) There are a few adhoc decentralized nooks and crannies in the blogosphere where you can find listings of nonprofit blogs or aggregated content of interest to nonprofits. Rebecca MacKinnon???s

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 7, 2007

In general, yes, I think that museums maintaining blogs is an effective, cheap way to get changing content out to the public frequently. Approach #2: Aggregate Content Blog (star example: Food Museum blog ) These blogs distribute news related to the content of the museum. Provide content that no one else does--and lots of it.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 13, 2010

What the Videos Reveal I'm hooked on these videos, but I feel mixed about the content. I wish I had time to watch all the videos and code them for their content and style, but I don't (graduate research project, anyone?). I've watched a couple hundred. The finalists were interesting, but not inspiring.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 5, 2011

He currents works at Animal Humane Society in Minnesota's Twin Cities as the e-Communications Manager. We need to go beyond the greeting and personalize the content of our websites and emails. Jonathan has been working in the nonprofit sector for the past ten years but has been a lover of all things tech (aka geek) his entire life.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 10, 2008

It may take you only a few minutes to create a blog, but doing so means (hopefully) a commitment to frequent content posts. activities you can initiate without requiring frequent content updates. The most time-consuming part of this is not posting content (how time-consuming can 140 characters get?) The time cost of Web 2.0

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Social Capital 2016 is a content-rich, invitation-only conference bringing together the brightest nonprofit and corporate minds for a candid exchange on growing strategic partnerships. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Minneapolis, MN / Less than $200. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Minneapolis, MN / Price TBA. Fundraising.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Social Capital 2018 is a content-rich, invitation-only conference bringing together the brightest nonprofit and corporate minds for a candid exchange on growing strategic partnerships. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Minneapolis, MN / $209. Fundraising& Grants. Social Capital 2018. Social Capital 2018. Feb 27 - Mar 1.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

So if you have to leave early or maybe get interrupted or you just want to review the awesome content you’re about to hear, don’t worry. Well, in 1990, I got a chance to work for the governor of Minnesota and I realized I didn’t want that job. So Free Arts Minnesota, I gave them $100 gift. So use that chat box.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 16, 2021

You can also meet the challenges of day-to-day work with content literally right at your fingertips. . Recorded Webinars, Podcasts, and Other Content. Recorded Webinars, Podcasts, and Other Content . There is an ever-growing wealth of content that’s recorded through video or audio (like podcasts) that is worth exploring.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Annual Conference. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Annual Conference. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Duluth, MN / $299. Join the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits for our 2016 Annual Conference. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Brooklyn Center, MN / Not available. State/Local.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 20, 2007

Liza Pryor, from the Science Museum of Minnesota, offers a list of arguments why museums should be engaging with social technologies—worth co-opting for any tough chats with marketing or executives about the value of blogging, public comment-sharing, and the like. high quality visitor content) related to others (e.g.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

static content delivery machines) to 2.0 dynamic content aggregation and network machines)." at the Brooklyn Museum , Tech Virtual at The Tech , and MN150 at the Minnesota History Center. (By But this blog is mostly push content. I started the Museum 2.0 community who are thinking along the same lines.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Both of these designers presented compelling images and evidence from exhibit work and child development experts about the idea that you can make sophisticated, muted exhibits that help children slow down, focus, and enjoy themselves with interactive content. The researchers don't judge the content of the cues (i.e.

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