Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

"Fundraising is about relationships." "The The key to fundraising is listening." Anyone who has worked in fundraising has likely heard these missives again and again. As a designer, I'm always trying to ensure that participatory activities, however casual, impact both the participant and the organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2015

And, because those of work in the social good sector know that giving is to become a habit or part of culture, it can’t be transactional. We can’t treat donors like ATM machines, only asking for money. Today is ThankYouWednesday because it was a huge success, including financial with 52% increase in giving.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

The idea of including stakeholders in the process is often referred to as co-designing, or participatory design. Because many nonprofits rely on galas for the bulk of their annual fundraising (networking! How could we create fully-remote fundraising events that people would WANT to attend at home? fancy food! silent auctions!

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 21, 2014

Give your supporters resources like The Top 3 Things to Do After Making A Fundraising Page that gives step by step instruction on the best way to get your message out. Take notes, whip something thoughtful up and send it to them along with a link to a quick, easy fundraising page. Annual Fund Fundraising Arts & Cultural museum'

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2012

For years, I'd give talks about community participation in museums and cultural institutions, and I'd always get the inevitable question: "but what value does this really have when it comes to dollars and cents?" We started the summer with no money and a strategic vision to be a thriving, central gathering place.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

which heralded a new, participatory web culture. These innovative tools are meeting the fundraising, grassroots mobilization, volunteer engagement, and issue awareness needs of many organizations." things that it celebrated are now commonplace, and nonprofit technology and effectiveness still requires money.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2012

Talking about money, openly. I led a session with Eric Siegel and Ellen Rosenthal on museum business models and some of the issues we grapple with in managing money. In particular, we had a great group of 15 talking about participatory history experiences on Sunday. Participatory art and co-creation on the rise.

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