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Year One as a Museum Director. Survived!

Museum 2.0

Today is my one-year anniversary as the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. A year ago, I put my consultant hat on the shelf and decided to jump into museum management (a sentence I NEVER would have imagined writing five years ago). I'm open to any questions you want to raise in the comments.

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The Next Generation of Major Donors to Museums: Interview with David Gelles

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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.

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Strategic Fundraising For Small Arts + Culture Nonprofits

Bloomerang

And that community impact is big: Small nonprofits educate and inspire, bridge generational gaps, celebrate cultural identities, and more. The team at EdVenture Children’s Museum is spreading the value of play. An ED must also advocate for the significance and transformative power of arts and culture in community life.

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Nonprofits Live: User-Generated Content Recap

Tech Soup

In this edition of TechSoup's Nonprofits Live, our guests spoke about why they employ user-generated content and how they tap into their communities for it. We welcomed the following experts: Amy Sample Ward , Membership Director of the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN). Paula Goldman , Director at Omidyar Network.

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The Event-Driven Museum, One Year Later

Museum 2.0

A year ago, I wrote a post speculating about whether events (institutionally-produced programs) might be a primary driver for people to attend museums, with exhibitions being secondary. Many museums, big and small, thrive on events. At our museum, about 68% of casual visitors (non-school tours) attended through events this year.

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Guest Post: A Shared Ethics for Museum Internships

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Is your museum running on interns? It is a strong, museum-focused complement to an excellent three-parter on Createquity about the ethics and future of unpaid arts internships. I got my first real job in a museum (at the Guggenheim) after a life-changing internship. It''s probably a path you had to navigate too.

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How to Keep Donors Engaged Using Emerging Technologies

Cloud 4 Good

When we limit barriers of entry, we can better reach those who are not ready to attend in-person events again, unlock access to a new generation of givers, and gain the ability to reach all donors exactly where they’re at. is the Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives at Pencils of Promise in New York City. Learn More About C.J.