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4 Important Membership Trends Every Museum Needs to Consider

Connection Cafe

It’s 2019, and a whole lot is changing in the museum and nonprofit world. Looking to the present and the future, here are four big trends to take notice of to ensure the ongoing success of your membership operation. That’s not to mention how strained museums already are in terms of resources.

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Rethink, reuse, and repurpose: How to create more social media content with less work

Candid

Unless you work for an animal shelter with cute puppies or a museum with extensive collections you can photograph as needed, it can be a challenge. We highlight trends in the sector, drill down into nonprofit data, offer tips for fundraising and grantwriting, and share free resources. Alter the tone.

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On White Privilege and Museums

Museum 2.0

I write this piece in good faith about the organizations I know best: museums. The vast majority of American museums are institutions of white privilege. The popular reference point for what a museum is--a temple for contemplation--is based on a Euro-centric set of myths and implies a white set of behaviors.

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Forum One Wins 11 Communicator Awards

Forum One

National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Talking About Race. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. Nation’s Report Card, National Assessment of Educational Progress Long Term Trends. Excellence – Website for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Farm to School Census. Distinction – Website for Government.

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Qgiv Partner Showcase: Achieve

Qgiv

We did significant academic research on the millennial generation and emerging giving trends. We also work with animal shelters and animal-related causes, as well as with the arts, whether it’s museums, education, or other types of art institutions. For those unfamiliar with them, Steve Case was the founder of AOL.

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Equity in Arts Funding: We're Not There Yet. We're Not Even Close.

Museum 2.0

There's the barrier of the concern that this work is "social work" and not art--and therefore doesn't belong in a museum or a theater. He got to see the museum process from the inside. The exhibition project was grant-funded, and it was specifically targeted to support African-American artists and audiences.

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4 Strategies to Increase Donor Loyalty

Bloomerang

Over the period of the pandemic, the Merkle “ 2021 Loyalty Barometer Report ” showed four trends in consumer thoughts on rewards and benefits. . People love to stretch their dollars , so try to offer opportunities for challenge grants, gifts made possible through economies of scale or ripple effect giving. .

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