Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

After the International Committee on Museums spent some time debating the definition of museums, many folks took up the charge on social media to give their own definitions. I know I’m missing early innovators of interaction in museums; feel free to tell me who in the comments.) We need new #MuseumVerbs.

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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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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

There’s very little “out-of-the-box” Universal Analytics was designed to be useful immediately, providing over 30 pre-made reports. While some of us exported our data from UA, those pre-made reports served the data needs of most people well. GA4 is built with a different approach.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 27, 2021

With the first wave of lockdowns in Spring 2020, the primary value proposition of membership vanished overnight, and closures caused many museums to reinvent their benefits and programming in digital formats. 100+ Membership Leaders Share Their Priorities For Digital Transformation in Museum Membership. And where is membership headed?

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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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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2019

18: International Museum Day — #MuseumDay. The Global NGO Technology Report is a biennial research project that seeks to gain a better understanding of how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide use web and email communications, online fundraising tools, social media, mobile technology, and productivity software.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2019

They build wings in museums, sponsor new research at hospitals, and provide large amounts of financial support for special projects. That way, these gift records are linked together for easy reference, tracking, and reporting. Reports can include: Major Gifts Follow Up Report. Major Gifts Identification Report.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2017

TechSoup offers many donated and discounted products for nonprofit museums and history organizations, such as historical sites and societies, of every type. Here's our guide to what's most popular with our over 8,000 museum TechSoup members. Our museum members particularly like Microsoft Project and SQL Server.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 6, 2013

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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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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sgEngage

JUNE 21, 2012

The Giving USA 2012 report is out and it gives us a look at philanthropic trends from 2011. Here are five interesting facts that I pulled from the report. Fundraising growth in the arts subsector was helped by an $800 million cash gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas from the Walton Family Foundation.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2016

They wanted to help museums and galleries across the UK make significant, sustained changes in the ways they engage community partners and visitors as participants in their work. The result, Our Museum , is an extraordinary funding program with a focus on community participation. I strongly recommend you read the report.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2013

Thus, nonprofits should ensure that the “Category” is correct for their Community Page [under "Edit"] and if able to do so, report their Community Page as a duplicate of their Official Page. The Field Museum Community Page. facebook.com/pages/Chicago-Field-Museum/112181505473945. The Field Museum Official Page.

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Neon CRM

MAY 23, 2023

You can check out their “Act Now” page for specific, actionable ways to fight racism, like contacting your elected officials, reporting incidents of AAPI hate, and learning more about their work. How to Support The Chinese American Museum If you’re in the area, visit the museum !

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 24, 2020

The museums of the world are collaborating to bring you #MuseumGames every Sunday, with a new crossword puzzle each week featuring clues from all sorts of museums. ??: While donations are going down, global interest in museums seem a boom industry. Do we refer to Mar a #museum social media guru, maven, connoisseur?

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 26, 2014

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. David describes himself as a "museum brat."

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Museum 2.0

JULY 3, 2013

I spend my professional time online reading blogs, reading reports, sharing articles, engaging in text chat. At our museum, Pinterest is a primary tool for brainstorming and sharing ideas. But what''s awkward for me is actually probably very good for museums. Museums Engaging in 2.0 I''d love to hear what you think.

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Forum One

JUNE 8, 2022

Forum One received 11 awards in seven categories in this year’s awards for excellence and distinction in website design, development, and digital strategy across the categories of government, DEI, education, arts, health, cultural institutions, and annual reports for corporate communications. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. The Harry S.

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Candid

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Met Museum receives $125 million pledge for Modern Wing renovation. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has announced a $125 million pledge from trustee emeritus Oscar L. Tang and Agnes Hsu-Tang to fund the renovation of the museum’s Modern Wing. A weekly update with the latest news from PND. December 2, 2021.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

18: International Museum Day — #MuseumDay. 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. Based upon the survey results of 6,057 donors worldwide, the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report summarizes donor data across six continents about how online and mobile technology effects giving. 1: World AIDS Day — #WorldAIDSDay.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 7, 2022

For museums, gardens, zoos, and aquariums to serve all people in their communities, staff must be aware of the societal disparities and gaps that interplay with their operations, decisions, and programs. Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT ®—a complete fund accounting software solution with unparalleled reporting, budgeting, and analysis tools.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 18, 2013

These are the questions that underpin Museum Camp 2014 , a professional development experience in which diverse people from the arts, community activism, and social services will measure the immeasurable together. This is the second year that the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) is hosting Museum Camp.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2011

I asked Wendy Pollock and Kathleen McLean, authors of the new book The Convivial Museum , to share a guest post about the book. At first glance, our new book, The Convivial Museum , is about the most simple ideas. Why do visitors still report discomfort, confusion, elitism, exclusion? Nothing new here!" readers might say.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 7, 2011

I have a confession to make: I've never cared much about museums on the Web. When smart people talk about digital museums and virtual experiences, I nod and compartmentalize it as someone else's bailiwick. And it breaks a lot of conventional rules about museum homepages. Is this the future of all museum websites?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 15, 2015

I decided to give myself a gift this year: permission to change the Museum 2.0 But I also know there is huge potential to improve Museum 2.0. My decision crystallized last week, when I read Diane Ragsdale's thought-provoking post about the Irvine Foundation's recent report on the cultural lives of Californians.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

bbcon 2021 Virtual , happening October 13–15, will bring together thousands of arts & cultural professionals from zoos, museums, aquaria, performing arts organizations, gardens, and beyond for three days of cutting-edge thought leadership, virtual peer networking and unforgettable experiences.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

18: International Museum Day — #MuseumDay. 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report. Based upon the survey results of 4,084 donors worldwide, the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report explores the impact of gender, generation, and ideology upon giving and volunteerism. 1: International Workers’ Day — #LaborDay.

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Kindful

JANUARY 5, 2022

The Nonprofit Advertising Benchmark Study is a report from Whole Whale , a B Corp digital agency that works with nonprofit and social impact organizations. These three nonprofit types are: Performing Arts Companies, Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events, and Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The State of Babies Yearbook is an annual report that provides a narrative of the data collected on the developmental needs of babies and toddlers that is shared with policymakers and caregivers to inform legislation and improve outcomes for babies and toddlers. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. The Frist Art 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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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The 2013 Charitable Giving Report includes 24 months of overall giving data from 4,129 nonprofit organizations representing more than $12.5 The report also includes online giving data from 3,359 nonprofits representing $1.7 This is the first year that we have included faith-based organizations in the published report.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

This August/September, I am "rerunning" popular Museum 2.0 Originally posted in April of 2011, just before I hung up my consulting hat for my current job at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. I''ve spent much of the past three years on the road giving workshops and talks about audience participation in museums.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

This came the "dashboard" for the Indianapolis Museum of Art , an ongoing effort to measure various aspects of the Museum's performance. According to the web site, the goal is to seek to quantify and report out on areas of activity of general interest to museum studies specialists, colleagues, and patrons.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 12, 2015

Trendswatch 2015 , the annual forecasting report from the Center for the Future of Museums , is now available! And, while the report itself is great, a live webinar that digs into the research is even better! In case you missed the event, here’s a recap of two of the top trends to watch this year: Open Museums and Content.

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Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

According to a recent retention report , published by the Work Institute, the voluntary turnover rate for nonprofits is around 27 percent. The same report claims that if this trend continues, the voluntary turnover rate for nonprofits could reach 35 percent by 2023. Retention has always been a top challenge for volunteer coordinators.

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VQ Strategies

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Just this week, Points of Light released its Civic Life Today: A look at American Civic Engagement Amid a Global Pandemic report, which states that: Prior to the pandemic, voting and donations to nonprofits were the primary ways people participated in civic life. Today, people believe civic action is more important than ever before.

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