Museum 2.0

JUNE 26, 2013

Over the past three years, the Detroit Institute of Art (DIA) has served as the museum poster child for the debate on the public value of the arts. Last year, the DIA was saved from financial crisis by voters in its three neighboring counties who elected to take on an additional property tax to support the museum.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2021

National Air & Space Museum. The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum maintains the world’s largest and most significant collection of aviation and space artifacts, encompassing all aspects of human flight and related works of art and archival materials. Canopus – Website for Cultural.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Photo Source: Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog. The Indianapolis Art Museum has been doing just that by sharing its institutional dashboard out for everyone to view. I remember blogging about it when I first noticed it in November, 2007. Is it risky to provide statistics about finances and results on a public Web site?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Woodson believed that it was important to establish a theme to help focus the attention of the public. You can do this by visiting a Black history museum or African American heritage site, by reading and sharing books written by Black authors, and by exploring Black music history. Donate to support their mission here.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The 17th Annual Davey Awards received nearly 3,000 entries from ad agencies, digital agencies, production firms, in-house creative professionals, graphic designers, design firms, and public relations firms. GOLD – Government Website. Gold – Government Website. Pacific Science Center. GOLD – Science Website. The Harry S.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

The Frist Art Museum. The Frist Art Museum is a destination for art, culture, and community in the heart of Nashville, TN. The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History DIY Exhibits. Excellence – Website for Cultural Institutions. Excellence – Website for Cultural Institutions.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The following post was originally published on the Center for the Future of Museums blog. On Wednesday, August 8, over 300 museum professionals joined CFM director Elizabeth Merritt and Seema Rao, principal of Brilliant Idea Studio , to explore self-care in the museum workplace. But effort and efficacy are not the same.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Museum technology nerds: this post is for you. I've been thinking recently about distributed content experiences--ways for people to interact with museum content (art, history, science, etc.) as they make their way through the world outside the museum. At the museum? but none of them are great. At the historic site?

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 12, 2010

There were so many fabulous recommendations for the next Museum 2.0 After much perusing, I've selected Sustaining Innovation: Creating Nonprofit and Government Organizations that Innovate Naturally by Paul C. For four weeks starting in January, each Tuesday there will be a Museum 2.0 post with a response to the book.

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Qgiv

MAY 1, 2023

Community festivals, government-sponsored activities, and educational activities for students are all essential parts of this month-long celebration. Read books written by AAPI authors and visit a museum to learn about significant figures in the AAPI community and their contributions. Donate to the foundation here.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 2, 2015

The book is a deep account of repatriation of spiritual objects from museums to native people, written by museum people and Blackfoot people together. This story starts in 1960s, though of course, the story of the Blackfoot people and their dealings with museums started way before that. But not to keep.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The Pacific Science Center (PacSci) is an independent, non-profit museum in Seattle with a mission to ignite curiosity and fuel passion for discovery, experimentation, and science for people of all ages and backgrounds. Silver – State Government Website. Silver – Federal Government Website. Pacific Science Center.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The Pacific Science Center (PacSci) is an independent, non-profit museum in Seattle with a mission to ignite curiosity and fuel passion for discovery, experimentation, and science for people of all ages and backgrounds. Silver – State Government Website. Silver – Federal Government Website. Pacific Science Center.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 17, 2020

This month, I’d planned to have a celebration of the fellow people in museums, including your coworkers and colleagues you’ve never worked with. It is a public health crisis, and it is real. Closing museums could have real impact on visitors but also strongly impacts on the economy. Then, a pandemic descended.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2017

We benefit from the resources, brainpower, and strength of organizations and individuals to help us support NGOs and public libraries worldwide. We were introduced to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through our common interest in libraries. Saved libraries $169,542,344 and counting.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2020

My public policy colleagues at Independent Sector and National Council of Nonprofits have crafted summaries of this bill and I have included links to their summaries here: National Council of Nonprofits and Independent Sector. This package also includes additional funding for a number of government programs and direct payments to individuals.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Nonprofits and libraries can use the infographic to help local government and other community leaders understand why increasing information technology access and use should be a critical community-wide goal. The Auburn Public Library is collaborating with Best Buy to offer free technical assistance to community members. Learn More.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 9, 2011

Who thinks social service organizations should fly under the same banner as those that organize the public for political change? It only came into general usage in the 1970s, with the publication of influential reports by the Filer Commission. Who would put hospitals in the same bucket as credit unions, and then throw operas in, too?

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Twenty Hats

AUGUST 18, 2020

The first circle, which lasted for three years, included a handful of members from local nonprofits and government agencies. For eight months, 30 museum-based volunteer managers gathered to explore challenges specific to their brand of volunteer engagement. My second circle was much more specialized. Two volunteer leadership circles.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

According to the report, 99% of public libraries offer access to technology, and 90% report offering some sort of digital literacy skills training. TechSoup for Libraries has profiled some public libraries that are striving to make their communities digitally inclusive. Defining Digital Literacy. " The Role of Libraries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2011

In early January, the American Museum of Natural History announced that it would hold a Brain Tweetup for 75 of its Twitter followers. The event promised an after-hours look at their special exhibition Brain: The Inside Story , a chat with its curators, a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum, and an opportunity to meet other fans of AMNH.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2009

On Monday, I gave the keynote at the Museums in Conversation conference in Tarrytown, NY. I learned to cultivate creative greed while working on Operation Spy at the International Spy Museum, where I was lucky to be working on a project that was so new to us that we didn't have any pre-established models or structures for doing it.

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BoardAssist

MAY 16, 2017

Renewable energy is becoming increasingly accessible as prices continue to drop, and it offers a wealth of benefits: tax incentives at the state and federal levels, a more reliable and resilient energy supply, cost savings and even brand enhancement by demonstrating your public commitment to a low-carbon future.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer. CA: One of the best things that happened to me while volunteering for the local art museum is they funded my travel to Los Angeles and my tuition to take the week-long grant writing training bootcamp hosted by The Grantsmanship Center.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2008

Thanks to Bryan Kennedy from the Science Museum of Minnesota for providing this overview/reflection on the Museums and the Web conference that recently concluded in Montreal. Museums and the Web 2008 guest blogger Bryan Kennedy here. This multi-museum collaborative is undertaking a thoughtful process to tackle these issues.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

I''ve mostly seen museums employ one of two methods for formal community advisors: Create special "spots" on the board of trustees for certain kinds of community representatives. CON: can feel disconnected from the primary governance of the museum or can feel like a second-class board overall. I struggle with both these options.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2016

posted by Karla Lant Lead Writer, Museum of Science and Sustainability. Assigning value to nonprofit work in this way isn't just good for business; it's great for the vulnerable people and resources that nonprofits work to protect and serves the greater public interest, too. Tying your cause to the cost of running other businesses.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 19, 2013

Here are just three participatory processes I think are in serious need of improvement: Public comment at city council meetings. Have you ever stood in line for your two minutes on an issue at a government meeting? This is an issue we are actively grappling with at our museum. These suffer from an excess of equality.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2013

I've written about different structures for participatory processes (especially in museums), and recently, I've been interested in how we can apply these structures to the design of public space. While Dr. Hart is focused on the design of public gardens, his overall message is broad: there is participation, and there is tokenism.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 3, 2007

This week, we look at Chapter 5 of Elaine Gurian's book Civilizing Museums , Choosing Among the Options: An opinion about museum definitions in two parts. First published in Curator magazine in 2002, this essay presents five different museum "types" and their distinct opportunities and challenges.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? It also must have resources — such as an accessible dataset — available in the public domain to support the app. public libraries to the app. Caravan Studios' App Successes.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 19, 2016

Our museum has already had several requests to lend our support to bond measures that will be on the ballot in 2016. We reviewed a handful of existing policies from other institutions (local and national, museums and not), discussed their attributes, and started drafting/stealing/reworking with a Google doc. We only met once in person.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2008

Dear Museum 2.0-ers, ers, Next week, I'll be going to DC for a meeting convened by the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Museum and Library Services on "Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century." Over the last 50 years, public-facing museums and libraries in the U.S.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2014

Museums have shifted the focus of their fundraising to better address demand from donors who want to know the difference their gift makes, said Ford Bell, president of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). Public society benefit – Diversification and impact. Arts and culture – Giving for impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

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. For events, ongoing series, or recurring celebrations online, consider the following options for publicity: 1. Events (publicity or other perks). You just need to show proof of membership.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 20, 2015

For example, museums have to pay for large (and often valuable) collections, security and insurance. However, the higher overhead rate does not mean a museum is less effective than a food bank at achieving its mission. Do they have good governance practices? Is it growing or shrinking? Is the organization financially stable?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

They take care of your facility, give tours of your museum, welcome attendees to your annual gala, and pass out medals at fundraising races. Additionally, board members often have high-level connections in business, education, or even local and state government. Publicize volunteer grant opportunities. Request a Demo.

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