Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Her nerdy, entertaining videos about math evoke the power of free choice learning while poking gentle fun at the drudgery of how math is often taught in school. She was a free agent for a long time, until the beginning of 2012, when she joined the teaching staff of Khan Academy. But Vi doesn't work in a science museum.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Have people register for your event, then livestream the class to your participants so they can learn some new skills and recipes from the comfort of their own homes. Make sure to advertise your artists and makers on your social media platforms leading up to the opening of your shop with photos and videos. Student art show.

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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. And, many of our community members were just learning too. . My job was the network weaver.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

You don’t have to be the world’s best artist to create a respectable infographic to help you make sense of your data, but it does take a little consideration and small amount of inspiration. I’ve been looking for free, low cost, easy-to-master tools and templates to reduce some of the sweating. Here they are: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2011

At SXSW and facilitating a panel called A Global Discussion About Networked Nonprofits and Free Agents , I introduced myself with this photo of me and Lena, the master trainer from Yemen for the E-Mediat Project. The photo shows us modeling “shoulder to shoulder&# learning.

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Achieve

JANUARY 18, 2023

including free platforms like Zoom. Your nonprofit will likely already have many of these tools, but if you don’t, there are several free or cost-friendly options available so you don’t have to break the bank. they’ll be curious to learn more about how they can get involved with your cause. to store and manage donor data.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Here’s how you can use peer to peer fundraising on CauseVox : Learn More: Download the Ultimate Guide to Peer to Peer Fundraising (free). An UnGala frees up your organization and staff, helping you focus your energy where needed most and raise a lot quickly, with a higher ROI. Feel free to use elements of both.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Auction website so that registrants can learn about event details and how to participate. Interested in learning how to attract, cultivate, and wow sponsors? Some things to ask for might include: Book collections Technology, like phones, laptops, tablets Certificates to local businesses Art pieces. Art-themed Auction.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2023

Learn more about the origins of Pride Month, how you can take part in celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community, and what nonprofits you can support! Learning about the people that brought the movement to life and the reason why Pride Month exists will help you better understand the meaning of the month!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Sign up for “The Grant Hunt Simplified” to learn the best way to search for grants and to receive this free template, as well as many others that are crucial to your grant research success. At Grantli , I’ve created a Grant Tracking Template that will easily keep all of your grant deadlines in one place. Areas served: Southern Florida.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

I hope you’ll also vote for my panel proposal, Nonprofits and Free Agents in A Networked World and while you’re there vote for the other awesome nonprofit panel proposals (I’ve shared a list below). Free agents use social-media channels like Facebook and Twitter and can create social movements in the palms of their hands.

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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. Our revolution is predicated on three big ideas: Art and history are something you do, not just something you learn about. You can download all the slides here. Sounds great.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 24, 2011

This post features an interview with Sarah Schultz, a museum staffer at one of the institutions Light profiled in the book (the Walker Art Center). Guard staff who are willing to let an artist step between two panes of glass to perform. A crew that has the capacity to build a sign at the last minute. How do you loosen up funds?

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 20, 2022

Use a free QR code generator online. If you aren’t an art aficionado, this one’s for you! The crux of minimalist design is converting seemingly simple design elements, such as lines, shapes, and colors, into an artistic and attractive product. Download the image and paste it into your flyer. Additional Resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

After the workshop was over, my hosts took on a tour of Free Geek, a truly unique nonprofit organization in Portland. There was something very engaging and even artsy about this community of geeks volunteering their time, hanging out together, and shoulder-to-shoulder learning. Maybe Free Geek has a franchise plan?

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2018

We partnered with foster youth, former foster youth, artists, and community advocates to create an exhibition that used art to spark action on issues facing foster youth. Short story: we learned a lot. You can download it for free right now. What did we learn? We wrote a toolkit about our process.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Dear friends, We're about a month from the deadline to apply for MuseumCamp 2017 at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH). A month before MuseumCamp, the MAH is opening a new exhibition, Lost Childhoods , co-developed with foster youth, youth advocates, and artists in our community. You want to learn with them.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Hundreds of unique, hand-made art postcards, containing words of compassion and solidarity are hand delivered to individuals and communities all over the world, bringing connection, hope, visibility and voice to women and girls whose lives have suffered from isolation, violence or repression. Each card is a piece of art in my mind.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Detail on distribution of artworks in the Tate collection by birthdate of artists, visualized by Florian Krautli. The Tate is providing metadata about artworks and artists in its collection--over 70,000 artworks in all. What does "big data" look like for museums? These visualizations are fun. the list goes on.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 8, 2010

. ** One of the things on my new moon goal list is to put together a class about The Art of Blogging: Creating Juicy Content for Artists, Writers, Creative Entrepreneurs and Do-Gooders. How do you learn best: e-book, phone/teleclass, video, audio/mp3, webinar, discussion? Format: virtual or in-person?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 19, 2011

It feels like that's a way in which the arts can be visionary, be change agents, and also be really fun and playful, which is primary to living." - Gabriela Masala This month's Big Vision Podcast guest is Gabriela Masala talking about how to organize have fun do good flash mobs. Gabriela is the Founder of the One Love Alliance.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

I learn a ton from her every day and wanted to share her thinking--and her graduate thesis--with you. There were times when coordinating a fire art festival while researching social capital theory made me want to burn my computer. Visitors bond and bridge through participatory experiences at MAH.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

I've been spending time recently interviewing people who run unusual cultural and learning venues. Skill-sharing free schools. Art spaces masquerading as laundromats and letterpresses. Want some waffles with your art? It's run by Jon Rubin, an artist and professor of social practice at Carnegie Mellon, and his students.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2014

MuseumCamp is an annual professional development event at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History in which teams of diverse, creative people work on quick and dirty projects on a big theme. We encouraged teams to think like artists, not researchers. It strengthens your community. How do you measure that? To be speculative.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2012

Successful mobile apps are almost always the result of continued experimentation, learning from failure failure , and gradual improvement over time. ArtClix from the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. Choose a photo from the map or gallery to learn about the architecture, the context behind the image, and related anecdotes from St.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 31, 2012

The Arts Dinner-vention Project - date TBD. This one was cooked up by Barry Hessenius, former director of the California Arts Council and public art blogger extraordinaire. Barry is asking the universe to send him names of "unheralded arts sector leaders" to be considered for an all-star dinner party in 2013.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Product Marketing Manager for Arts and Cultural Solutions. Laura’s experience working at and serving on the board of multiple arts organizations around the country shape her insights into the nonprofit community. If your family enjoyed learning about wooly mammoths, they might also enjoy our new exhibit on cavemen.”.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

After years of staging events, you may feel like there’s nothing you haven’t covered, from art auctions to wine tastings to trivia nights. Here are some to consider: Art: Art auctions serve a valuable purpose because they don’t just raise funds, they also spread awareness and appreciation of the works being auctioned.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Beth has been living plastic-free since 2007 and blogs about her adventures at FakePlasticFish.com. I have a couple of friends, artists Richard Lange and Judith Selby Lange, who scour the beach regularly for plastic trash to include in their art projects. The eighth guest blogger in my have fun, do good series is Beth Terry.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 23, 2024

For instance, a large nonprofit focused on preserving arts and culture might segment its audience by location and focus its stories on the most well-known museums or cultural landmarks in a donor’s state. Mike graduated from the Ramapo College of New Jersey with a BA in communications and enjoys playing the bass guitar in his free time.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event. The possibilities are endless!

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Museum 2.0

MAY 25, 2010

During my time at RISD studying industrial design, I developed relationships with two museums on campus: the Museum of Art and the Nature Lab. The Rhode Island School of Design was established in 1877 alongside its Museum of Art, an important resource for RISD students. Both are free for students.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2008

NTEN Members get exclusive access to ask questions and hear them answered, for free! What did you learn that from your experience that you apply to starting and maintaining conversations with stakeholders? At the same time I discovered places like the Well, ECHO (east coast hangout) and Meta Network (where arts wire has hosted).

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

The conventional wisdom on museum memberships is that they are "one size fits many" programs whose primary benefits are free entrance to the museum and insider access to exhibition openings. What about the families who show up on your free days religiously or the ones blogging about your new artifacts? This was made for them.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 17, 2012

We scrounged for free couches. We invited local artists and community groups to perform. As things got better financially, as we learned more about what worked and didn't, we replaced furniture and enhanced our exhibitions. We make room for interns and artists and people who walk in the door with crazy ideas.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Cooking classes have a broad appeal because they attract not just gourmet food, but also individuals who want to learn new skills. Anything people might want to learn, from hands-on activities such as painting to more classroom-type settings such as Spanish lessons. 4) Happy hours/wine tasting. 5) Online classes. 7) Shopping.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

Community First Program Design At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History , we've gravitated towards a "community first" program planning model. Find representatives of this community--staff, volunteers, visitors, trusted partners--and learn more about their experiences. But there was no such program focused on the arts.

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