The Storytelling Non-profit
APRIL 18, 2022
Conflict demonstrates a clear problem that donors can solve by making a donation. Impact stories work well for fundraising because they demonstrate a need that donors can meet through donating. But what about arts organizations or museums? When writing a story to raise money, an essential part of the story is a conflict.
Museum 2.0
MARCH 26, 2014
Last week''s New York Times special section on museums featured a lead article by David Gelles on Wooing a New Generation of Museum Patrons. In the article, David discussed ways that several large art museums are working to attract major donors and board members in their 30s and 40s. David describes himself as a "museum brat."
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Museum 2.0
APRIL 18, 2011
I asked Wendy Pollock and Kathleen McLean, authors of the new book The Convivial Museum , to share a guest post about the book. They collaborated on this photo essay that demonstrates the simplicity and power of their vision. At first glance, our new book, The Convivial Museum , is about the most simple ideas.
Bloomerang
OCTOBER 20, 2021
With that in mind, ask yourself these questions: Do you have board members who are giving consistently? . These people are demonstrating that they believe in your mission and programming through their consistent support and loyalty to your organization. . Do you have volunteers who are volunteering multiple times each month? .
Museum 2.0
JULY 8, 2015
I wanted to open up conversation about how we judge the relative ethics of various sources of museum revenue--all of which have moral grey areas. This is a beautiful demonstration of participation inequality online. In the last week: 10,000ish people saw the blog post on the web or as an email. 3,125 people viewed the game.
Museum 2.0
OCTOBER 13, 2010
On October 20, a young woman named Kate will move into Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry and live there for a month. This post is not about the Month at the Museum concept or implementation. Instead, this post focuses on a fascinating aspect of Month at the Museum: the video applications. That will come later.
Museum 2.0
OCTOBER 30, 2013
When the music video was focused on Mexican culture, the researchers found that the white and Asian participants demonstrated a decrease in prejudice against Latinos, both immediately after the activity and six months later. My biggest question for these social psychologists is this: how do we apply their lessons to our work?
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