The MatrixFiles

JUNE 15, 2021

It’s a great question. It sounds really weird to say this because organizations that put on conferences are devoted to offering high quality education. One client is now known for a great Jeopardy game where the questions are all about their accreditation program!

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 14, 2011

Should museums play music - in public spaces and or in galleries? I asked this question on Facebook and Twitter, and the responses have been varied and fascinating. Pros for music: Music helps designers frame the atmosphere for the intended experience at the museum. Repetitive music annoys staff.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Each message I received asked a variation of one of the following questions: “Is eTapestry nearing the end of its product life?” Consumers switched because it was a true game-changer, even if it meant spending hours digitizing your entire CD collection while changing the very way you purchase music.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

It was everything their donors had missed about the Jungle Party, down to the food, the music, and the socializing. They hired a professional emcee and professional auctioneer to run the event up on stage, and filled their outdoor venue with fun and thematic décor. TIP: Bring the energy of your live event to your virtual stream!

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

I don’t like the way I sound or look on camera.” Through your explainer video, you explain something, like your program or mission, and answer a few common questions that people might have. You compile photos and videos of your organization’s work and set the montage to music. As with many things, practice leads to comfort.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

A lot of our food and music influence comes from her. . Music and dancing are very important in Hispanic culture, you have to know how to dance the bachata, merengue, salsa, etc. Even though I grew up learning Spanish, I am still always learning because there are so many different sounds and slang across backgrounds.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Fortunately there are a few questions you can ask yourself to help you craft a compelling video story. Use these questions to guide your storytelling strategies and then add your text, images, video clips, and even narration to Adobe Spark Video! Who Am I Talking To? How Can I Captivate? Publish and Share.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

It is what it sounds like: a book of original sheet music, beautifully designed and complemented with artwork and text. Beck''s project is unusual because he deliberately resurrected a mostly-defunct participatory platform: sheet music for popular songs. Sheet music is a beautiful analogy for this.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2013

It’s a stage full of people, putting years of training and practice on display in a complex and often dazzling dance of sound over time – all in order to tell a story together. Looking through this frame gives us an opportunity to ask and (hopefully) answer the question ‘what needs do workers have?’

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

While video is an effective medium, the perceived costs of equipment and editing tools coupled with the question of what will. The hour-long chat answered many commonly held questions organizations have, as well as offering follow up resources. The chat began with the most important question of what makes a video effective?

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

But, it’s time to face the music for the opportunity to share what, in short, as cliche as it sounds, has changed the trajectory of my career, and life. That is a loaded question so I’ll opt out for something with a little more structure—what did the RiseUP Fellowship teach me? What I Learned from the RiseUp Fellowship.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 15, 2017

That's because the authors answer the most asked questions by even experienced athletes and fitness buffs. Davis Today, author Davis answered the following questions for me: Question: Why do so many people find it so difficult to exercise? Question: What are some additional benefits of exercise that people might find surprising?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

One important question that drives storytelling is why do we tell stories? Questions, to ask include: Does the story build on existing relationships or is it meant to cultivate new ones? Obtaining free music, photos, or video clips is possible through online searches for creative commons licensed content. Learn More.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2013

I eagerly read about a new social psychology research study in which whites, Asians, and Latinos engaged in a simple collaborative activity--making a music video together. When the music video was not focused on Mexican culture, no such change occurred. Direct questioning. But each of these studies yields another useful nugget.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

The glaring light off the tiny screen zaps your brain of sound ZZZs. A few colleagues use alarm clocks with CDs and wake up to music. Colleague Christine Egger wakes up to “ It is a Beautiful Morning ” and she says “ It is much better than a wake up call.” I don’t.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

From questions about the actual production of the files, to distribution, to listener metrics and feedback, there are plenty of moving parts that can raise questions. This method is great for its ease of use and immediacy but will not allow you to add any sound effects, music, or cut in other voices and input.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 25, 2021

I’ve been asking myself this question for months. With how negative and cynical many museum professionals (especially myself) sound about museums on Twitter and in other professional spaces the question that follows is: “Why do you keep choosing to work in museums since you think they are so awful/bad/whatever?”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Bo Eason Eason shares the following great advice: Question: How can a person stay focused and not let distractions take her/him off course? Question: How can a person get and stay motivated every day? That sounds outrageous, right? Question: What’s the difference between a “goal” and a “declaration”? Everyone quits.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

Sounds a lot like Edupunk, doesn’t it? The questions and problems are generated exactly from the needs of the participants – what do they need to do? Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 23, 2014

Elsewhere in podcast-land, Radiolab did a fascinating piece about cultural appropriation and gate-keeping in hip hop music. It asks basic questions about who can define authenticity and quality in an art practice that was historically based in a specific cultural identity but is now being assimilated/exploited/expanded. Sound familiar?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

Bo Eason Recently, Eason shares the following great advice: Question: How can a person stay focused and not let distractions take her/him off course? Question: How can a person get and stay motivated every day? That sounds outrageous, right? Question: What’s the difference between a “goal” and a “declaration”?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. A creative fundraiser can make any of these items sound attractive to the donor. Throw in beer and pizza and music and it can be fun. Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food?

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See3

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

The result is www.MyFreeWillPower.com , centered around a series of three animated music videos, to be released over a 6-week period. We wrapped compelling words, visuals, and sound into a thought-provoking series, with each video riffing on a different word: “Free&# , “Will&# , and “Power&#. .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

You’ll be great with this and it sounds like it will feed your soul in some new and better ways. I decided several weeks ago, for a variety of reasons, to retire my independent consultant hat. I want to smell the sweat of working for change in our society, from the inside out. { at 5:25 pm Good luck, Michelle. 3 Beth 03.19.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2006

The sound is a little tinny -- it's a function of built-in mic of my camera. I've been told that newer versions of my camera like the SD630 have better sound quality. My question: Is this the best option for compressing an AVI file in Windows environment to get the right balance of file size and sound/video quality?

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.orgSource

JULY 17, 2023

For example, Amazon’s Alexa along with the site’s personalized recommendations for movies, books, and music are provided by various AI models. The people who are closest to this technology have already sounded an alarm,” Amy said. You are already experiencing AI’s magic in many applications. That bragging is not unfounded.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Bo Eason Today, Eason shares the following great advice: Question: How can a person stay focused and not let distractions take her/him off course? Question: How can a person get and stay motivated every day? That sounds outrageous, right? Question: What’s the difference between a “goal” and a “declaration”? But it’s true.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

bbcon 2019 last month in Music City was the biggest and best one yet, breaking the record with over 3,000 attendees from close to 1,700 unique organizations. I’m guessing this type of scenario sounds familiar to many of you reading this. An individual story is far more meaningful when it can be connected to a broader impact.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

And this leads to a basic question, one I haven't figured out: how do you encourage visitors to participate when they speak different languages? You could even get creative with documentation--photos instead of text, music instead of words--but it's limiting. designate the difference between languages using design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2006

Practice with a Video Camera This sounds painful, but you tape yourself and then watch it. This is how kids studying music school self-assess their peformance. The article suggests that you evaluate your performance using the following questions: Does this person engage me? Do I want to hear more? Is he convincing?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

Use a script: Write out your questions in advance and this keeps you on track. Speaking of good audio, I raised this question on the video bloggers listserv and David Tames (who took the photo stills in the video) offered some great tricks here. How to make smooth transitions between music and talking. So, I like let them know.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

Furthermore, one of the things that actually one of my colleagues did that had to change was music and other sounds playing on a website designed for some of our clients; they could not easily locate the place to turn this music off and it disabled them from using a screen reader. About Net2 Think Tank: Net2 Think.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

But my question is more than just exigency. It’s asking the questions of what happens when nonprofits incorporate what might be considered the wrong metaphors? And I have to beg the question – why is it that we even think about “business process&# for nonprofits? And precisely (!)

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Ultimately, any approach to answering these questions is limited at some point by the size of the audience involved. Over time, she encountered the music in multiple locations--in a symmetrical architectural space, with family. The quest for relevance begins with knowing your audience. Who are the people with whom you want to connect?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2006

This one records a message or music. " Peter gives us analysis of the landscape: Building a community of small-scale philanthropists sounds like a novel idea. That's question the " Gifter Site , a series of experiments in social giving to change the world, is asking. His deadline is Jan 10th, so check it out!

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Museum 2.0

MAY 23, 2008

The question is not "how do we make an exhibit so good that all want to create?" To answer these questions, we need to look at the range of who we serve. With social media and participatory experiences, we shouldn't just focus our design efforts on what sounds cool or is easy to conceive.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

There is no question that you will get out of twitter what you give. For the longest time I shunned Twitter without ever really giving it a chance, as it sounded dumb just by definition. We are still in innovator phase here, not even early adopters have signed on. And, wow, yeah, you can be highly successful in twitter.

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