Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

" Dr. Valerie Hill is an adjunct instructor at Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Science and is also a librarian herself. " In the spring of 2011, there was exhibit called "Virtual Texas" that featured historical replicas – such as The Alamo, and the Texas Capitol building, circa 1830.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2010

For example, just take a look at the explosion of mobile apps for museums. The Capital Area Food Bank of Texas (CAFB) recently launched iPheedANeed , the first iPhone application launched by a food bank to-date. iPhone apps are not a build it and they will come project! But there is a whole more possible than simple content delivery.

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NTEN

JUNE 12, 2012

The official selections will be announced by the end of July and the festival will take place at the Spirit of Texas Theater at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, Texas on September 12-14. They are accepting films through June 30, though it's only free to submit through June 15th. Submit now!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Sarah Janczak suggests a visit to Landmarks'' public art series at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) - a current highlight is Skyspace from James Turrell. For a historic outing, Carolyn Appleton proposes a self-guided tour of the Texas State Capital. Austin also has a terrific street art scene. Take home a unique souvenir.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 12, 2017

On the last night of the conference, other scholars and I went to the final reception at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. I am honored that ARNOVA is willing to extend their resources and invitation to the 47th conference in Austin, Texas. This only motivates me more to continue in research.

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AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Fort Worth Zoo visitors check out exhibits online, virtual video conference | The Republic : The answer for Dorris came by investing in much-needed technology and joining Connect 2 Texas, a network of museums and scientific nonprofit organizations that provide lessons via video conferencing for a relatively modest fee.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

Read the transcript of the Nonprofit Commons meeting, featuring Dr. Valerie Hill of Texas Woman’s University School of Library and Information Science discussing libraries, museums, and immersive learning. NetSquared is organizing technology-for-social-good events all over the world. From the Nonprofit Commons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

James Leventhal facilitated a workshop in Portland last month along with Adam Rozan of the Oakland Museum of California and Stephanie Weaver of Experienceology. Meanwhile in down at action camp in San Antonio, Texas, I heard through Twitter that copies of the Networked Nonprofit were offered in a raffle.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 12, 2010

But then I started finding more humble projects related to broader issues, and I began to see Kickstarter as a potentially fascinating space for museums and cultural institutions. game and the Neversink Valley Museum's capital campaign launch materials. The museum's page is much simpler.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2015

As a Texas girl, I am not exaggerating when I say I thought I literally might freeze to death. Museums, zoos, and aquariums are finding that crowdfundraising can be a strategic tool to add to their fundraising playbook. But here I am, still alive. That’s the beauty of crowd fundraising. Bonus: No one has to jump into a frozen lake.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Rosita Bradham lives in Austin, Texas and has over 10 years’ experience working with or at arts and cultural organizations. Jeffrey Leib is a consultant based in New York City and works with clients such as The Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Jazz at Lincoln Center, to name a few.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

The Brooklyn Museum let a local artist take over their Instagram for a day. Source: KPMG campaign raising funds for North Texas Food Bank.). This method can help increase brand visibility to an audience that might not be familiar with your organization. If you’re currently running a campaign, this is a great way to promote!

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Worth, Texas. Exhibit labels in science centers ask more questions than any other kinds of museums, and yet the questions are often awful--teacherly, overly rhetorical, and totally meaningless. asked by a cop or mother, garners the full attention of asker and askee alike, museum questions like "what is nanotechnology?,"

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Innovation is officially one of Convio’s core values and something every employee is evaluated on, so it was a good topic for me to dig into last week when I attended the Texas Nonprofit Summit here in Austin. From “Stop Competing… Start Innovating!". The theme was officially “Leading the Charge for Social Change.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Museum APIs: What Are They Good For? In Museums, context can be hard to come by. It's Not All About You: Respecting Your Users Dinosaur to Digital: A Museum Convergence Success Story. The SXSW Interactive Festival.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Museum APIs: What Are They Good For? In Museums, context can be hard to come by. The final program is done through a combination of an open submission and community voting process.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 19, 2009

They edit the conversations into radio shows, which are then made available as a podcast (you can listen to episode featuring me, #89: Museum Secrets, here ). Mercedes and Zachary pick people randomly out of the database, call them, and ask a contributed question. But it's more complicated than that. They listened, responded, and shared.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Workers leaving Pennsylvania shipyards, Beaumont, Texas (LOC) Originally uploaded by The Library of Congress About a month ago, the Library of Congress put two sets of photographs (about 3000 images total) up on Flickr. Museums Engaging in 2.0 Flickr is a photo-sharing site (learn more here ). It's the people. Projects usercontent.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Museum APIs: What Are They Good For? In Museums, context can be hard to come by. Oh, and please do give a thumbs up to the panel Beth and I cooked up: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change ]. The SXSW Interactive Festival.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

Historical societies and museums might especially benefit from using this app. See how the Texas State History Museum used StoryPress to share the mission and story of the museum. Please tell us your nonprofit technology news and trends in the comments below. Images: Shutterstock.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 3, 2011

Dear Museum 2.0 I published The Participatory Museum in March (with help from many of you!) While I did learn a ton from my experiences, especially in far-flung places and small museums, it was also exhausting. Fascinating and fun to stretch out from museums for a bit. readers, 2010 was a big year for me.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

All this delightful non-fiction makes me wonder: why aren't museums great at telling these same kinds of deep, intense stories? This seems strange given that museums are organized around objects. It has introduced me to corrupt university fundraisers , the true history of Tom Dooley , and the world's oldest marathon runner.

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