Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

As an educated, well cultured and traveled individual with an amazing life story, her empathy and passion allows her to tell amazing stories and inspire hearts to give. Jude, Make A Wish, American Cancer Society, and The Museum of African American History. She is even fluent in both Spanish and Greek.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 22, 2012

Imagine you've just been tasked with developing an innovative, future-thinking national museum for your country's history. Blueprint is the story of a group of people who tried to create a Dutch Museum of National History (INNL). By the end of 2011, the House of Representatives withdrew its political and financial support.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 26, 2018

One that has found remarkable success is California’s Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Executive Director Nina Simon, who was hired in 2011, says that in the years following the global financial crisis, the facility was struggling. “At I'm also always interested in how the national media portrays changes in the cultural sector.

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JUNE 21, 2011

I'm at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! Ruth Cohen - American Museum of natural History For years we have been producing digital media to fulfill our mission of educating the public about science and history. Tracy : Games are about subverting a system.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2011

I've now been the Director of The Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz for two months. Her goal is nothing less than to remake the MAH as the primary cultural touchstone of the Santa Cruz community, the place that best embodies the unique cultural vibe of Santa Cruz. "We I want to make this happen.'"

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2011

through oral tradition, cultural activities, and culture-specific behaviors), developing a sense of membership within an ethnic group, and (hopefully) developing positive feelings about the self and the group. [5] She plans to obtain a master’s degree in counseling and provide culturally relevant services to youth and families.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2012

But we've just compiled all our attendance data for the past year at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (our fiscal year ends on June 30), and several people have written to me asking for the numbers behind our turnaround. The busiest day in both 2011 and 2012 is our longtime community program, Free First Friday.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

It takes you through the technologies and tools for each channel for different goals and offers up lots of case studies from organizations such as National Wildlife Federation, Red Cross, AARP, Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, American Museum of Natural History, SEIU and others. The book offers some recipes for culture change.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

I stuck around for the main closing meeting, where the history and future of AI was presented. In fact, some of these new directions are already being implemented: as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, AI is running throughout 2011 global actions with a focus on reproductive rights, international justice and stopping corporate abuse.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

They’re less religious, less likely to have served in the military, and are on track to become the most educated generation in American history.” (PEW, Millennial Donor Report, 2011). They found that this generation is “more ethnically and racially diverse than older adults. PEW, 2010). Recommendations: Communication. Technology.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

They’re less religious, less likely to have served in the military, and are on track to become the most educated generation in American history.” (PEW, Millennial Donor Report, 2011). They found that this generation is “more ethnically and racially diverse than older adults. PEW, 2010). Recommendations: Communication. Technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2011

In early January, the American Museum of Natural History announced that it would hold a Brain Tweetup for 75 of its Twitter followers. It seemed clear that this experience would be quite different from my previous visits to cultural institutions. By Jay Geneske, 2011. Notes from a Tweetup by Jay Geneske.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Designed specifically for nonprofits, GiftWorks lets you manage your donor contacts and organize your email outreach by geography, interests, and giving history. Donor History : In previous versions of GiftWorks, it was only possible to see some tracking information for a donor (such as "created by" and "last action.")

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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. I arrived in 2011 with the explicit directive to execute a turnaround. We work hard to name and build our culture in many ways. We''re seen as a trusted and desirable partner to diverse cultural practitioners in our community.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 16, 2013

nonprofit donations in 2011. Research the Company’s History. Research a company’s background, key achievements, future plans, goals and recent history. Looking at a company’s donation history can help you understand whether your organization is a good match in terms of monetary donations and employee participation levels.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2019

It’s not too late for museums and cultural organizations, but the longer you wait to introduce digital offerings to your members, the more you stand to lose. Read more about retaining members: 7 Ways for Arts & Cultural Organizations to Retain Members. In 2011, 26% of people had at least one visual arts membership.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

The scariest question of all, the one I was so afraid to even say out loud was: “Are we trying to westernize a culture that is simply … not?” I needed to know more about aid, about philanthropy, about the history of Western involvement in international development. We say, “it’s better”. rms and underlines these theorists’ ?ndings.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2013

Over the past two years, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History has undergone a significant transformation of program, audience, and resources. When I came to the museum in May of 2011, we were on the brink of closure financially. Museum of Art and History risk institutional change Core Museum 2.0

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2012

For years, I'd give talks about community participation in museums and cultural institutions, and I'd always get the inevitable question: "but what value does this really have when it comes to dollars and cents?" but I didn't have numbers to back it up. Trust and love from our old friends.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

The LIN mission is to foster a culture of philanthropy and social responsibility by providing support services to local nonprofits, skilled volunteers, and donors who are committed to building strong communities. Founder and CEO Veronica Colondam was honored as the Social Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in 2011.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This morning, I had the huge honor of presenting the keynote at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, ON. I agree that every organization, city, region, and culture have differences that make us unique. And I don’t mean a public culture, but the mindset of our organizations and boards, and in our sector. org before?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Stacey Marie Garcia came to the MAH first as a graduate intern in the summer of 2011. To apply the results of my analysis to produce a community-driven program design specifically for implementation at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (the MAH). You can download and read the full version of my thesis here.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2013

I was surprised by the extent to which reality TV culture imprinted on the experience. When I hosted a panel on risk-taking at AAM in 2011, all of the panelists agreed that we don''t see our work as "risky"--we just see it as the work we are compelled to do (scroll down to the second part of this post ). Thanks for all the memories.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

2008 was a benchmark year in online fundraising history as Obama won the presidential election with 87% of funds coming through social networking. Only having launched in March 2011, they just broke $25,000 in funds raised in ventures on their site, with donations ranging from $3 to $2,000.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

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 honestly think the only kind of cultural institution that cannot support audience participation is one in which staff members don''t respect visitors or what they have to contribute.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

I wrote The Participatory Museum for two reasons: to explore the "how" of participatory design in museums, cultural centers, libraries, and science centers to create a version of this blog that was more "shareable" with organizational leaders and trustees By many measures, the book has been a success.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 17, 2012

From 2006-2011, I focused almost entirely on #1 and #2, playing with ways to invite visitors to actively participate with professionals to co-create powerful experiences around museum objects. We're using #3 and #4 to achieve #1 and #2 in the Museum 2.0

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Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2016

I never felt like I stumbled into the gallery where no one else dares to tread (as I often feel when I enter the dioramas in many natural history museums, or the period rooms of art institutions). Their vision statement is "to inspire Glasgow's citizens and visitors to lead richer and more active lives through culture and sport."

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

I don’t have an identity grounded in an single culture, nation or land. As of Febuary 2011 however, they have added a feature that goes a step beyond: streetview history. At one time, I would have referred to this as being nomadic. Now I can just say I’m Mobile Me , to borrow a term Apple has abandoned. Our Stories.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 23, 2013

There are more than enough people in the field who are enthused about active participation, and recent reports like the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy's Fusing Arts, Culture, and Social Change have sparked field-wide conversations about how philanthropy might more equitably support institutions that serve marginalized communities.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

When I started at The Museum of Art & History (MAH) in May, one of my priorities was redesigning our website. You can see the site circa February 2011 here , and the current site here. If you look at the MAH homepage now, you will see: Clear, unchanging value proposition in the middle: "Your Place to Explore Art & History."

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

In honor of Constitution Day, 2011, an essay from Stan Stahl. at a time of deep global, social, cultural, political and economic challenge. We are in the very midst of revolution, the most complete, unexpected, and remarkable of any in the history of the world." You can find his blog here. A republic, if we can keep it. "We

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2012

Teach human history, art, and culture: @ Smithsonian. Related Links: Favorite Nonprofits 2010 and 2011. Prevent further nuclear proliferation: @ Plough_Shares. Organize workers in America to fight for a living wage: @ SEIU. Safeguard human rights in a politically volatile world: @ Amnesty.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, May 13, 2011 Research Friday: Do you feel the force of the demographic tsunami? In the history of the United States, three large-scale cultural shifts have fundamentally altered who we are and how we care for each other. For years, we have tried to teach others about "cultural competency" through workshops.

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