Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

It’s been a rough couple years for arts-based nonprofits. As pandemic aid has run out without patrons returning in pre-2020 numbers, many arts nonprofit across the country have had to shrink programming, cut staff, or close altogether. This includes summer art camps, museums, theaters, art galleries, and more.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. Funding Priority: Arts & Culture.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

There are all sorts of obstacles that are thrown up in front of artists’ Matt Buchholz’s artwork is usually a hit during the holidays. It’s been a little like whack-a-mole,” says Aaron Reynolds, the artist behind Effin’ Birds, a comic series of swearing birds. then complain to the original artist. And that’s just Facebook.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Generating content : Suppose you’re writing a grant proposal for an arts organization and want to explain why the arts are essential for youth development. Giving ChatGPT the prompt “Tell me why arts are important for youth development” generates two pages of text. 2013)… …and so on. 2013; Upitis et al.,

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

A painting by street artist Banksy with an environmental message and an estimate of up to 5 million pounds ($6.3 Hoppus said he was drawn to the subversion, humor and intelligence of Banksys work and the similarities between skateboarding, punk rock and art. I feel like street art and punk rock have the same core, Hoppus said.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Whether the model your foundation is using to help its grantees is a one-day master class or extended program, in the end, success is about having participants apply what they’ve learned and make these new skills an organizational habit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2011

Later, Michael Hoffman , who was in the audience, introduced me to his friends at “ The Calling &# and they suggested I write a guest post about anything I’m passionate about! So, here it is … Last summer, at Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Bootcamp, Chip Conley was the keynote speaker.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2012

When I started working in then embryonic field of nonprofit technology (back in 1992), my job as online network coordinator for Arts Wire (an online network patterned after the Well, but for artists) was to provide training and technical assistance to those brave artists and arts organizations who wanted to get online. When I started, I didn’t (..)

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 12, 2011

This week, the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy released a new paper by Holly Sidford called Fusing Arts, Culture, and Social Change. The majority of foundation funding for the arts goes to large, established organizations that present work that is based in the European canon for a primarily white, upper-income audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2006

I've been invited to be on the Honorary Committee for the Technology in the Arts Conference. The idea is to bring together a variety of people in the arts sector to examine the commonalities that exist in useful technologies as well as the opportunities for partnership. that was launched back in 1992.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Elton John AIDS Foundation. Prism Foundation. Pride Foundation. PFund Foundation. Horizons Foundation. The Vermont Community Foundation. The New York Women’s Foundation. Stonewall Community Foundation. New York Foundation. Maine Community Foundation. New Harvest Foundation.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2012

One of its project is the Burbank Senior Artists Colony , a first-of-its-kind senior apartment community with high-end arts amenities and programs (how cool is that?). The NOHO Senior Arts Colony and the Long Beach Senior Arts Colony will open in 2012. In 2011, he received the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Last month, the Irvine Foundation put out a new report, Getting In On the Act , about participatory arts practice and new frameworks for audience engagement. Here's what I think is really strong about the report: Coordinated, succinct research findings supporting the rise of active arts engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Note From Beth: Yesterday, I attended a convening called “ Beyond Dynamic Adaptability ” for arts organizations about cultural participation in the arts. Guest Post by Vincent Stehle. The recent passing of iconic protest singer Gil Scott Heron reminds us, as he so memorably sang, “The revolution will not be televised.”

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2021

Arts organizations serve as a vital heartbeat for local communities, infusing creativity, transforming spaces, and bringing together diverse audiences. The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts: Elevating a world-class cultural landmark. The Frist Art Museum: Inspiring cultural curiosity in Nashville.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

This year as part of my role as Visiting Scholar for Nonprofits and Social Media at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation I’ve been coaching grantees. The organization has a small administrative staff. If you are in the Silicon Valley in the next few days, check out the event.

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Charity Village

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Nominations are now open for the 2022 Sobey Art Award, as one of the most generous prizes for contemporary artists in the world celebrates 20 years of championing visual arts in Canada. The Award propels the careers of artists through financial support and […].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2006

In two weeks, several hundred arts leaders from around the country will gather on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University to discuss the role of technology in the arts field at the Technology in the Arts Conference. Tell me a little bit about how you got into arts management? Was that your progression? Actually, I???m

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Texas A&M University has brought AR/VR production into its celebrated Visualization program , letting students learn to build state-of-the-art virtual productions before they leave college. The businesses in Fast Company s Most Innovative Companies in AR/VR reflect that trend. Air Force to add more advanced AI into its experiences.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Kellogg Foundation This resource helps answer a key question on many leaders’ minds: How can leaders and companies create a culture that embodies a feeling of inclusion and a sense of belonging for all employees? Kellogg Foundation in partnership with the University of New Mexico This report examines how W.K.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

” And that’s a difficult question to answer – whether it is your social or network strategy or a work of art. They are fully dedicated to their craft and want their artistic contributions to be authentic and tangible. The first step is identify what impact might look like as this post explains. “I

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2021

A donor advised fund is NOT a private foundation, nor does it operate as such. Smaller arts organizations will be funded because they benefit artists and audiences from culturally rich regions and identity groups that donors often overlook. Scott has not chosen to do.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2006

Last Sunday each of us wrote a post to answer the question, “Who is your favorite artist (visual, dancer, performer, writer or musician) and why?” Our programming is woven across disciplines at California College of the Arts and serves the diverse populations of the San Francisco Bay Area." art activism social change

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 23, 2013

If you asked me a month ago what the biggest barrier was to American arts organizations adopting practices that support active engagement in the arts by diverse participants, I would have said two: money and legitimacy. The funding and validity that a major foundation can provide. We have the arguments and the energy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

I've been involved with teaching and learning technology for nonprofits since 1993 when I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts' online network for artists, Arts Wire. Social Media Trainer's Bag of Tricks View more presentations from Beth Kanter. My job was the network weaver.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

But this month, it's as if there was a subliminal email sent to a crew of bloggers in the arts suggesting a salon about audience diversity, and how/why to move in that direction. This never seems like a good idea. The posts are meaty and the commenting is robust. You should go and tell us all about it.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A solid fundraising strategy is essential for every area of higher education institutions to thrive, and performing arts programs are no exception. Effective fundraising can help your program put on better shows, train students more effectively, and ultimately boost its reputation for high-quality instruction in the arts. Social media.

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

Gateway to the Arts is a Pittsburgh-based organization that exposes young people to the arts through performances, classroom visits by professional artists, and integration of arts into school curriculum, all with a staff of six. In 2008, Gateway to the Arts was in need of a major overhaul. We had a non-logo.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Still, Luum, which has raised $10 million to date from Foundation Capital and others and is about to begin talking with investors about a Series A round, is convinced it has the right team to chase and grow what it sees as a big and underserved opportunity in the beauty space. But these are individual lash artists.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Maine Health Access Foundation did an experiment on Facebook , including it in its channel to promote a funding opportunity but also posted the initial letters of inquiry on their Facebook page to get feedback. Crowds create original works of knowledge or art. The Royal Opera used Twitter to crowdsource a new opera.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 3, 2021

While the Wikimedia Foundation accepts donations in Bitcoin, he says the money raised through that “hasn’t been massive.” But Wales sees potential for NFTs to supplement the traditional ways artists make money, especially around internet culture. The artistic concept is to take people back to that moment when I set up the website”.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2021

The auction is being held on the NFT platform Foundation , and bidding is currently at around $8,000, with more than five hours remaining at the time this article was published. Nyan Cat sold on Foundation for about $592,000 in cryptocurrency at the time of sale. I don’t agree with that personally,” Ripps said. “It

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Here are a few tried-and-true go-to items that will give your auction a solid foundation and appeal to all types of supporters. Concert tickets Buying concert tickets has become like a competitive sport, as passionate fans flood ticket platforms to see their favorite artist live.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2013

Are there foundations funded initiatives or other efforts to encourage learning from failure in the nonprofit sector? 6. Irvine Foundation Arts Innovation Fund. Are there nonprofits that have a culture of placing Little Bets or affordable losses and learning from them? What are some examples? Here’s a few.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Last year, for instance, it ran TRANSFER , which featured 30 brands and artists, panels, interviews, DJ sets and musical performances. It also ran BEYOND THE STREETS, a virtual art fair that attracted over 250,000 attendees. NTWRK has also embraced live events and virtual festivals as another way to engage audiences.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

I''m part of a cohort of ten arts organizations in California funded by the Irvine Foundation to strengthen our work to engage low-income and ethnically-diverse people. ON TACKLING A STUCK THING// Deborah Cullinan (Executive Director of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts ) spoke about the change process. Here''s what hit me.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Although theory, strategy, data, or intellect may have provided the impetus, or foundation for how they have fun and do good, Joy is their fuel. Leonie Allan, Goddess Guidebook Buy art from artists. My main takeaway from their rainbow of stories is that there are *so* many ways to have fun and do good.

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