Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

In a couple of weeks, one of the sessions I’m facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Jose is called “ How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training.” Why Extreme Content Delivery Does Not Equal Learning. Train the Trainers Model. Flexible Space: Designing for Interaction. Peer Learning Design.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 4, 2015

Now" is not an easy business model to chase--especially for institutions rooted in permanence. I used to work at The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA. The problem was not one of content but one of form. The solution is in focusing on changing form more than content. The content needn't.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

This post summarizes the content I shared in my presentation and offers some reflection on the conversational keynote. Use an excel spreadsheet to look at events, fundraisers, programs, web site content, performances, and other activities to socialize. Examples: San Jose Opera use of #Operaplot Twitter Hashtag.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2007

I read recently about an awesome project at the San Jose Museum of Art in 2001, Collecting Our Thoughts, in which visitors were invited to write the labels for an art exhibition (more another time). Most game content is banal, but it doesn't have to be. Which made my mind go to a far more irreverent destination: Mad Libs.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 5, 2008

This week, they hosted "Let Them Be Heard: Visitor Participation in the Museum Experience," featuring four presentations on incorporating visitors' content into museums. I was captivated by Chris Alexander 's story about participatory online/onsite efforts at the San Jose Museum of Art (SJMA).

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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. NTEN / San Jose, CA / $650. Fundraising. Social Capital 2016. Social Capital 2016. Feb 24 - 25. Strategic Partnerships. Fundraising. Mar 23 - 25.

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