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Coming to AAM? Want to Meet People for Real Conversations on Issues that Matter Most to You?

Museum 2.0

Last week, I was talking with some colleagues at my museum about the upcoming American Alliance of Museums conference and asked them what kinds of people they wanted to meet at AAM. Hint: you can do this even if you are not going to the conference.) That''s it. Tuesday at 1:45pm in the "I wish somebody had told me."

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Hack Your Hellos: the Unofficial Way to Meet Someone New at AAM This Year

Museum 2.0

I''m getting ready for the American Alliance of Museums conference later this month. Hint: you can do this even if you are not going to the conference.) How can you tell if you want to go to "Museums and Communities" or "Museums and Social Issues" or "Museums and Very Cute Lizards"? That''s it.

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For example, if you join a modern art museum, there is a good chance you won’t have to pay admission to other modern art museums. Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? Hint: It’s the XYY Soup Kitchen.” You can also send fun cards using Felt. You just need to show proof of membership.

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It’s Time to #Showyourculture!

Connection Cafe

Everyone from engineers to sales representatives to our CEO Mike Gianoni got in on the fun, posting their favorite memories from arts and cultural organizations on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, using #showyourculture in their post so we could all follow along. Pictures drive engagement: Cultural events make for great pictures.

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Navigation by Recommendation: Lessons Learned from a Little Experiment

Museum 2.0

How do you find your way around a multi-faceted museum? I spent some time playing with this question last week at the Milwaukee Art Museum, a large general museum that is moving toward redesign of the permanent galleries. Tags: design participatory museum usercontent. Do you interrogate the map? Get deliciously lost?

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30 Virtual and Hybrid Event Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

However, that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fun. All of these forms of live performance go over well over live streaming and can even be made more fun than their in-person counterparts. It’s always a lot of fun to go to costume parties, it allows people the freedom to be creative – or even competitive.

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Not On Our Watch: The Least Depressing Book About Darfur You'll Ever Read

Have Fun - Do Good

My favorite, because it is so creative and have fun-do goody is the Harry Potter Alliance which, "seeks to motivate Harry Potter fans to take a stand against tyranny, genocide, global warming, and more, using parallels to the book series." And the Five Helpful Hints for Advocacy Initiatives 1. So refreshing. Don't be too long-winded 3.

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