Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2015

This how you create a “ culture of impact.” million teen activists who had opted in to giving the organization their cell phone numbers and emails. The mistake: they sent a text message intended for a small sub-group of 4,000 members to its entire list of 2.1-million It’s about reflection and improvement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

While the speakers were talking, the avatars in Second Life were carrying on a lively debate in chat about the points raised, suggesting questions to be asked in the room in New York City, and passing along urls/resources related to the discussion at hand. "We are in a moment of time where 57% of teens produce and share media.

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Digital Learning Media Avatar 50

NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

” Presented by filmmaker Chelo Alvarez-Stehle, SOS_Slaves aims to raise trafficking awareness in teens while empowering them with the tools to take responsibility and speak out against this issue. SOS_Slaves is part of the transmedia project “Sands of Silence: Fighting Sexual Slavery and Trafficking.” JURY FEEDBACK.

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Game Change Classroom Machinima 81

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

I was surprised by her question. As cultural anthropology has swung away from a vision of authoritative history and toward the embrace of multiple perspectives, there is potential for those stories to come from all over the place, including visitors themselves. They are frequently about real people's stories.

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Museum Difference Participatory History 29

Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2007

Braincake isn’t some fakey attempt to pander to teens. It reflects the GMSP’s—and Jen’s—commitment to creating a set of programs by and for its audience: teen girls. Jen and I sat down to talk about building for teens, working the web, and the role of innovation in museums. The content starts with the teen team.

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Interview Museum Teen Myspace 20

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Most large American museums are reflections of white culture. There are expectations around what people wear, what they can and can''t do, and how they relate to each other that may be comfortable for whites while feeling alien for people who don''t grow up in a white culture. YES students defy expectations.

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St. Louis Museum Audience Teen 45

Museum 2.0

JULY 24, 2007

Cultural icons serve many important purposes, but these, I have reluctantly begun to realize, may be quite different from, and perhaps mutually exclusive with, museums focused on community well-being. And that gets back to my friend’s question: Do museums really want this? What does this “not sufficient by itself’ bit mean?

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People Museum San Jose Chapter 20

Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2010

Most large American museums are reflections of white culture. There are expectations around what people wear, what they can and can't do, and how they relate to each other that may be comfortable for whites while feeling alien for people who don't grow up in a white culture. YES students defy expectations.

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St. Louis Audience Teen Museum 53

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

And so at any point, if you have a question, a comment, you want to just co-sign, give me a plus one, please keep your chat up so that we can keep talking and I’ll be looking at it while I’m going through my slides. So I have a question for y’all. Do y’all know what that is? ” Okay?

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Management Work Video Slides 87

Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2013

School programs fall within this landscape, and our goal is not to see them as completely separate from the other work we do with youth—Kid Happy Hour, family festivals, teen program—but on a continuum. If these questions excite you, I hope you will consider applying. How will this affect our school programs and our work with teachers?

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Program Museum Work History 39

Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It made me think in ways that I haven't before about the relation of art--as expressive culture--to democracy. The exhibition is far from perfect, but it's a big step towards reflecting the "thriving, central gathering place" of our strategic vision. People love this and it's easy to manage with a sponge. with sharpies.

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Participatory Museum Blackboard Game 51

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2008

But this isn't just a financial question--it's also a question of reach. There are three key questions museum decision-makers should ask themselves in evaluating the value of virtual visitors: How much do we value outreach in our educational programming and content delivery? So where do online initiatives fit in?

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Virtual Museum North Carolina Evaluation 20

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Our desire to "protect kids"--which reflects twenty years of clamping down (at least in the U.S.) And so my question is, why are we keeping them away? Imagine an art museum that allowed patrons to bang on the exhibits the way you can in a science center. Why aren't we developing our audiences?" and displayed in the museum.

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Museum Professional Teen Map 20

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I was talking this week with Mark Allen, the founder of Machine Project (an alternative arts space in LA), about different models for community engagement in cultural institutions. In fact, I find that participatory products are often more likely to reflect a formal sensibility than their traditional counterparts.

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Voice Los Angeles Denver Museum 42

DipJar

AUGUST 24, 2022

It was the programming, culture, and vision of the library that attracted her, and the challenge that has kept her engaged and excited ever since. All of these are supported by wrap-around services based on the question, “what can we do to help?”. Providence Public Library first opened to the public in 1878.

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Library Public Local Reflection 105