Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

As a nonprofit, you’re always looking for new ways to engage your supporters and donors. By creating images that evoke emotion, you can make your materials more impactful and persuade people to donate to your cause. Creative Ideas for Social Impact Imagery. And with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), you can do just that!

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

American Jazz Museum Best Arts Website Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films and features live music in their venues, The Blue Room and Gem Theater.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Overall, this work has helped to empower NRDC’s content managers, engage their audience, and amplify their impact. Their work includes research, education for families and health professionals, support for families directly affected by the maternal health crisis, and advocacy.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Written by Seema Rao Last month, I shared some of my thoughts about the best of museums over the last decades. (I I'll mention now, Kate Livingston, listed Museum Twitter as one of the best things, and I definitely thought this as I read people's responses. Many respondents talked about a fundamental shift in museums from them to us.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Read on to learn about the origins of National Native American Heritage Month, how you can celebrate, and what nonprofits you can support this November. Parker, a Seneca Indian who worked as the director of the Museum of Arts and Science in Rochester, N.Y. The earliest efforts were led in the early 1900s by Dr. Arthur C.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

What do Millennials want from a museum experience? Museum development officers and marketing professionals are all wondering if members of the Millennial generation (born after 1979) will support museums like our parents did. The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) seems to think we won’t. The New York Times.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 18, 2013

We all have aspirational social impact goals for our organizations. How can we learn from our successes and failures and adapt our work to increase impact? This is the second year that the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) is hosting Museum Camp. This year, the focus is social impact assessment.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2021

Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN. NMAAM is the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. Even though the museum is now open, the Museum Without Walls will continue.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2020

In the words of Stephanie Woerner, research scientist at MIT Sloan’s CISR, “Directors on digitally savvy boards have an understanding, tested by experience, of how digital technologies impact the way that companies will succeed in the next decade.”. But the initial costs should not be a deterrent.

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Forum One

JANUARY 30, 2024

Presented by The Webby Awards, The Anthem Awards recognize and celebrate the impactful endeavors of individuals, companies, and organizations worldwide. With a mobile-friendly design, the site aims to elevate the triumph of its mission and captivate the next wave of supporters. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands.

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DipJar

APRIL 14, 2022

The story of that day, the movement it spawned, and its lasting impact are told at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. The museum opened on February 1, 2010, the 50th anniversary of the sit-in that marked a watershed moment in the movement for justice. Photograph Credit :Mark Herboth, ArchDaily.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Major donors are the most valuable supporters of the nonprofit world. They build wings in museums, sponsor new research at hospitals, and provide large amounts of financial support for special projects. Be as transparent as possible about the path your donor’s funds are taking from contribution to action to impact.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The arts and culture focus areas in this list include performing arts, artists, art education programs, museums, visual arts, and beyond. They support artist-driven film and new media storytelling projects (documentary films) that explore aspects of inequality, as well as the organizations and networks that support these documentary projects.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

There is so much to learn about Black history and culture and how it has shaped our world, and there are several ways you can support Black businesses and organizations in celebration of Black History Month. Black-owned businesses often face unique challenges and they’ve also been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.

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Forum One

MAY 10, 2023

With a deep background in the arts and a passion for work that impacts the world, Jasmine brings in-house and agency experience to her role. On behalf of everyone at Forum One, I am excited to see our design expertise grow and benefit the mission-driven organizations we support. The post Welcoming Our New VP of Design, Jasmine Patel!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The 2013 Communities of Impact (CoI) pilot program consists of two groups, both focusing on the ways that nonprofits measure, learn from, and share their data. One of our big projects for the year will, we hope, create a space for 19 thought leaders to do just that.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2019

It’s 2019, and a whole lot is changing in the museum and nonprofit world. That’s not to mention how strained museums already are in terms of resources. According to the American Alliance of Museums, the average museum has 6 volunteers for every paid staff member , a ratio which s oars to 18:1 in museums with budgets under $250,000.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2021

The digital storytelling approach illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. National Air & Space Museum. The Vilcek Foundation.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Our county board of supervisors had brought their official meeting to the museum. In it, I argued that museums could give up control of the visitor experience while still maintaining (a new kind of) power. Museums could make the platforms for those experiences. I value platforms for their power to scale impact.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 16, 2017

Like Seema, I've been looking for ways to increase active resistance of racism, hate, and bigotry--both as an individual and as the leader of a museum. Seema and I have started an open google doc to assemble ideas for specific things museums and museum professionals can do to resist oppression. Museums are ideas.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The digital storytelling approach powerfully illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. NTI Nuclear Security Index. I’m Determined.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

4) Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop :: shop.artic.edu. The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop sells unique and beautiful objects from around the world in support of the arts. 6) Field Museum Store :: store.fieldmuseum.org. 6) Field Museum Store :: store.fieldmuseum.org. 8) Getty Store :: shop.getty.edu.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

By amplifying the voices that spark global change, the Anthem Awards are defining a new benchmark for impactful work that inspires others to take action in their communities. Talking About Race is a widely referenced and shared section of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture ’s website.

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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. Our relationships boost our impact far beyond what we might have achieved alone. You may have never heard of the IMLS before now, but I'm certain you have benefited from its impact.

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Forum One

MAY 3, 2021

Two outstanding examples of our team’s collaboration in the mission-driven space have been recognized with Webby Award nominations this year, and we are so incredibly proud of the work that everyone has done to make these sites shine and create impact and positive change in the world. Talking About Race.

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Forum One

AUGUST 3, 2023

Their work includes research, education for families and health professionals, support for families directly affected by the maternal health crisis, and advocacy. Overall, this work has helped to empower NRDC’s content managers, engage their audience, and amplify their impact. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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Forum One

MAY 13, 2022

Honored for her experience helping mission-driven organizations accomplish impact through digital strategy, Molly Mattessich , Forum One’s Managing Director of Project Delivery, has been named to the Women We Admire list of Top 50 Women Leaders of Virginia. It’s wonderful to see Molly’s hard work and dedication recognized.

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Forum One

MARCH 30, 2023

Forum One’s recent design work with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) Simmons Talks series was a dream come true: an opportunity to put passion behind a design that I believe in and honor the work of others who inspire me. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2021

While the pandemic has had a significant impact on artists and cultural institutions, it has forced many to take a fresh look at how they are building immersive, innovative digital experiences for arts and culture. The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts: Elevating a world-class cultural landmark.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

The digital storytelling approach powerfully illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. The Frist Art Museum. The Vilcek Foundation.

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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 1, 2014

Recently, we''ve been talking at our museum about techniques for capturing compelling audio/video content with visitors. It made me dig up this 2011 interview with Tina Olsen (then at the Portland Art Museum) about their extraordinary Object Stories project. We ended up with a gallery in the museum instead. That is more curated.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

I''ve now been the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History for three years. We talk a lot at our museum about empowering our visitors, collaborators, interns, and staff by making space for them to shine. I''ve never worked in such a supportive, energized, active environment.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

When it comes to fundraising, innovation and creativity are key to capturing the attention and support of your community. Whether you’re representing a school, church, memorial, museum, hospital, sports team, or park, a brick fundraiser offers a unique and enduring way to engage supporters while leaving a lasting mark.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Why does your museum open its doors each day? What other museums do they follow/enjoy visiting? Personas are data-driven but fictionalized representations of your supporters. Patron personas also allow you to more effectively segment the highest-impact supporters who need your team’s individualized time and attention the most.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The digital storytelling approach powerfully illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. The Frist Art Museum. Outstanding Website.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Within the category of “Outstanding Non-PR Agency” of the year , Forum One is recognized for both the innovative digital communications work it does for the enterprise mission-driven sector, as well as its agility and empathy in supporting its employees.

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