Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2020

Monday, May 18th is International Museum Day , the mission of which is to raise awareness of the fact that, “museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.”.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 6, 2020

First up is Colleen Dilenschneider, the Chief Market Engagement Officer for IMPACTS, a global leader in predictive market intelligence and related technologies, and the publisher of one of our team’s favorite websites, Know Your Own Bone , which shares data and analysis about how cultural audiences think and behave.

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Forum One

JANUARY 30, 2024

By amplifying the voices that ignite global change, these awards honor work across seven core causes: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Education, Art & Culture; Health; Human & Civil Rights; Humanitarian Action & Services; Responsible Technology; and Sustainability, Environment & Climate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Amnesty International is a global movement of people fighting injustice and. Field Museum Online Store. The Field Museum is an educational institution concerned with the diversity and relationships in nature and among cultures. Paul Getty Museum Store. Global Goods Partners Fair Trade Gift Store.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

A recent survey from tech giant Twilio showed that 85% of global consumers want the option to communicate with businesses via text message. Give by Cell offers a suite of mobile fundraising tools to organizations, higher education, and museums and cultural institutions. So Is Text Messaging the New Email?

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Forum One

MAY 10, 2023

Most recently Director of Digital Experience at the Philadelphia Museum of Art , she has developed creative strategies for global consumer brands, like Virgin Mobile and American Express, as well as for cultural institutions and other mission-driven organizations.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The Anthem Awards were launched last year in response to the prevalence social good has taken within the national conversation and cultural zeitgeist. By amplifying the voices that spark global change, the Anthem Awards are defining a new benchmark for impactful work that inspires others to take action in their communities.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2019

It’s 2019, and a whole lot is changing in the museum and nonprofit world. That’s not to mention how strained museums already are in terms of resources. According to the American Alliance of Museums, the average museum has 6 volunteers for every paid staff member , a ratio which s oars to 18:1 in museums with budgets under $250,000.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2021

Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN. NMAAM is the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. Even though the museum is now open, the Museum Without Walls will continue.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

Forum One received 12 awards in six categories in this year’s awards for excellence and distinction in website design, development, and digital strategy across the categories of environmental awareness, health, art, cultural institutions, and associations. The Frist Art Museum. Excellence – Website for Cultural Institutions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

4) Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop :: shop.artic.edu. The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop sells unique and beautiful objects from around the world in support of the arts. 6) Field Museum Store :: store.fieldmuseum.org. 9) Global Goods Partners :: globalgoodspartners.org. 8) Getty Store :: shop.getty.edu.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2019

While we’re still calculating how much of that total cultural organizations raised, here are some campaigns that stood out: . Museums or performing arts centers can do the same but ask their followers to name new statues or caption new pieces of art. billion. . Whatever you decide, get creative! Donation matches are time-tested.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2010

"If we start losing cultural diversity, we begin to lose our whole sense of community because community is defined by culture. My dad is the co-founder of the Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship. They also enrich the community's culture, and they use cultural capital. They're really visionaries.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2021

Forum One received 10 awards in eight categories in this year’s awards for Canopus (platinum), Centauri (gold), and Arcturus (rose gold) across the categories of environmental awareness, cultural, art, health care services, associations, branded content, and website redesign. National Air & Space Museum. The Vilcek Foundation.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) NTI Nuclear Security Index (NTI Index) is the preeminent global data resource on nuclear security, assessing countries’ progress, highlighting security gaps, and recommending actions for governments to better protect nuclear materials and build an effective global security architecture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Stowe Boyd wrote about this “ bench learning ” and there are a few examples from Aquariums and Museums. Social Media Benchmarking: Gauging Success for Project and Organizations in Global Health and Development. Further, the survey examined the culture of data collection and measurement at a given project or organization.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Though we’re disappointed to not be exploring Seattle with all of our awesome Arts and Cultural friends, we are super excited for our first-ever virtual bbcon 2020 ! This year’s event will be global and free for all attendees, so there’s no excuse not to jump in! bbcon 2020 Virtual Schedule at a Glance. bbcon Day 1: Tuesday, October 6.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 22, 2014

Center for the Future of Museums: Khan Academy & Cultural Understanding : Smarthistory at Khan Academy is used by museum visitors, independent learners, professors, teachers and their students.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The following post was originally published on the Center for the Future of Museums blog. On Wednesday, August 8, over 300 museum professionals joined CFM director Elizabeth Merritt and Seema Rao, principal of Brilliant Idea Studio , to explore self-care in the museum workplace. But effort and efficacy are not the same.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2010

Tom Aageson, the co-Founder of the Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship. In addition to being the co-Founder of the Global Center, he is also the Executive Director of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation. Here's the direct download (mp3) link too.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The Frist Art Museum. The Frist Art Museum is a destination for art, culture, and community in the heart of Nashville, TN. Climatelinks is a global knowledge portal for USAID staff, implementing partners, and the broader community working at the intersection of climate change and international development. Climatelinks.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 24, 2020

The museums of the world are collaborating to bring you #MuseumGames every Sunday, with a new crossword puzzle each week featuring clues from all sorts of museums. ??: While donations are going down, global interest in museums seem a boom industry. Do we refer to Mar a #museum social media guru, maven, connoisseur?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 26, 2018

The Washington Post covered the MAH's transformation as part of an article about museums engaging new audiences. The whole second half of the article was dedicated to our work: Smaller museums can be especially scrappy in finding ways to connect with the community. It’s something that any museum, of any size, can work toward.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 18, 2018

Today, I'm thrilled to announce the launch of a new global initiative, OFBYFOR ALL. OFBYFOR ALL is a framework to help civic and cultural organizations become OF, BY, and FOR their communities. This project is led by the MAH but global in scope. We're building a global network across sectors, organizational types and sizes.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2013

How can arts and cultural organizations start leveraging content marketing? Surely this doesn’t apply to zoos, museums, and theaters does it? There are 5 steps to start a content marketing program at your arts and cultural organization. Arts and cultural organizations have an unfair advantage when it comes to content creation.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

These are phenomenal statistics and your organization should participate in this global day of giving. Arts and Cultural organizations are capitalizing on this giving movement by creating a clear call-to-action attached to customized campaigns. This global day of giving was created for you!

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 29, 2009

By a strange and lucky coincidence, I was at the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum (EMPSFM) in Seattle for a two-day workshop. EMPSFM is one of a handful of museums worldwide for which the death of the King of Pop is a very big deal. Are museums only relevant when they can serve our most pressing needs?

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 10, 2021

November 20, 2021 is Family Volunteer Day – a global day of service that celebrates the power of families who work together to support their communities and neighborhoods. Museums and Cultural Organizations: Families can serve as tour guides, interpreters, greeters, or program ushers. Remember, a family can be many things.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 17, 2020

This month, I’d planned to have a celebration of the fellow people in museums, including your coworkers and colleagues you’ve never worked with. In this time when convenings have become treacherous, museums, zoos, and aquariums, as a collective, possess much of the affordable public space in the world. Then, a pandemic descended.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Our goal is to help civic and cultural institutions become more representative OF, co-created BY, and welcoming FOR their diverse communities. We'll offer an online program for change, support a global community of practice, and keep expanding the program based on community input. How do you build a movement for institutional change?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2020

Cultural institutions aren’t always the best at this—we are often all in or all out. Megan Smith incisively covered the sad state of staffing in the museum industry pre-coronavirus, as well as her fears for staffers post-coronavirus, in a previous post for Museum 2.0 , so I won’t belabor this one.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2018

The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History keeps growing and experimenting in our quest to build a stronger, more connected community. The positions are: OFBYFOR ALL Communications Catalyst : to fuel the OFBYFOR ALL movement by organizing civic and cultural professionals online and at conferences around the world.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 23, 2014

Museums, Politics, and Power is a new blog that lives up to its name. It presents global perspectives on these juicy, interrelated issues. Elsewhere in podcast-land, Radiolab did a fascinating piece about cultural appropriation and gate-keeping in hip hop music. This week, a kitchen sink of inspiring bits. Petersburg.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006

What are the positive contributions young women are making towards resolving wars- both in their own countries and globally? Image & Identity: Culture behind clothes Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2007 Appearances aren’t everything, or are they? Clothes can express a part of who we are or the culture we represent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

I was honored to be the keynote speaker for the Bay Area Microsoft/TechSoup Global Connection Day on Monday. TechSoup Global was the co-sponsor and it was great to catch up with long-time colleague, Marnie Webb , Co-Ceo. Each principle is also illustrated with some practical and tactical advice that ladders up to strategy.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2009

On Monday, I gave the keynote at the Museums in Conversation conference in Tarrytown, NY. Greed, because creative greediness motivates us to hunt down and steal the best design techniques the world has to offer, and generosity, because giving those great ideas and applications away is the only way to change the larger cultural landscape.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 25, 2008

I'd love to see a museum offer temporary tattoos instead of stickers at entry. I expected it to be both physically and culturally uncomfortable, something like going to a dentist in a Harley garage. They are the kind of people we can't even get to the museum door, let alone through it. It's worth the cultural trip.

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