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VolunteerHub Helps Holocaust Museum Houston Increase Volunteers by 478%

Volunteer Hub

Holocaust Museum Houston needed a volunteer management solution to help them recruit, engage, and manage volunteers, following expansion. Opened in 1996, Holocaust Museum Houston has become a valuable resource for community residents and people around the world.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

Bloomerang

The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. The arts and culture focus areas in this list include performing arts, artists, art education programs, museums, visual arts, and beyond. Areas served: Houston/Texas. Texas Instruments Foundation.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

Kindful

The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. The arts and culture focus areas in this list include performing arts, artists, art education programs, museums, visual arts, and beyond. Areas served: Houston/Texas. Texas Instruments Foundation.

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77 Quotes from VolunteerHub Clients

Volunteer Hub

Our volunteers make a difference and have the opportunity to change lives (including their own) every time they fill a role. Our volunteers, docents, and donors are instrumental in the success of the museum and its programs,” said Madelyn Strubelt, Director of Visitor and Volunteer Services for Holocaust Museum Houston.

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6 Creative Program Ideas for Arts & Cultural Organizations

Connection Cafe

Have you ever been to a museum with no permanent exhibits ? On a recent trip to Chicago, I checked out the Museum of Contemporary Art. Plus, I know the next time I’m in Chicago, the museum will be a totally different experience, so I’m highly motivated to go back. Engage New Audiences with Tailored Special Events.

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Bridging Offline/Online: Tweetups

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There e are different types of Tweet Ups. What’s A Tweet Up? It is an in-person meeting of Twitter users. It is also used to describe any in-person networking event that integrates social media. Some are spontaneous and informal. Others are pre-scheduled events with activities and presentations or part of an existing event.

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Empowering Staff to Take Creative Risks

Museum 2.0

Last week, at the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums in Houston, I was honored to chair a fabulous panel on empowering museum staff to take creative risks ( slides here ). Risk-takers and space-makers are different kinds of leaders. Beck beautifully described her entry into museum work.

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