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. But this year in my current role leading the Active Voice Lab for Story & Strategy I did more listening than screening. The first step is identify what impact might look like as this post explains. “I

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Elevating Latino Voices: How Nonprofits Can Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month From the rhythmic cadence of salsa music to the inspiring tales of pioneers who’ve blazed trails in fields as diverse as literature, science, and politics, the Latino community has enriched the American mosaic in countless ways.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

She has long pink hair, posts about her cat Bao and her clueless dad, has lots of fan art, and frequently retweets pieces of music that she loves. In a statement, Riot says: Seraphine is a digital influencer and artist in association with Riot Games. For the past few weeks, a new influencer has steadily grown in popularity.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2012

Nonprofit arts organization Zero1 needed a way to help people make sense of its biennial, Seeking Silicon Valley, scheduled for September 2012. As recently noted by Frank Barry of Blackbaud, technology plays a key role as the art and culture sector engages its audience. To tackle the challenge, Zero1 decided to create an app.

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The Verge

MARCH 9, 2021

We saw the need to start raising our voice a little more, to start organizing ourselves, to see what we could do, how we could make the case visible, how we could raise our voices among so many,” says Baruc. As the days passed, Wendy, a 33-year-old artist and designer, was still missing.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 17, 2020

There are craftspeople selling their designs on individual sites, artists putting out weird and wonderful constructions, and larger companies providing funny, snide, or positively frightening masks. Why not treat yourself to Rexi Co’s mask with fringes that will sway as you sing (although your voice will be a little more muffled than Peck’s).

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Last week, Douglas McLellan of artsJournal ran a multi-vocal forum on the relationship between arts organizations and audiences, asking: In this age of self expression and information overload, do our artists and arts organizations need to lead more or learn to follow their communities more? Here are three of my favorites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2013

Take for example Robert Falls who is the artistic director of the Goodman Theater he not only uses his personal Twitter account to highlight the Goodman’s shows, but also to share creative ideas, connect with peers, and discuss the art of theatre. It’s not that you don’t think it is a good idea.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 16, 2009

"I think about how many times I didn't like the color of my skin, because I didn't see myself in any art. I think about how hesitant I was to become an artist, because I didn't see role models, and even to this day how hard it is for me sometimes to find peers who are women of color, because of how systematically they are pushed out.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Favianna Rodriguez Activist printmaker and digital artist. World Pulse is a global media and communication network devoted to bringing women a global voice. Naomi Natale Founding Artist, One Million Bones. Listen: Big Vision Podcast interview (February 6, 2008) Read: Transcript on Have Fun, Do Good 5.

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The Verge

APRIL 14, 2022

Things like the interface being the same, things like pixel art, etc. Despite the history of it being Monkey Island , it was nice to be able to explore more openly about things like the art style and things like what the interface was. Should it not be a pixel art game?” Is that right? Gilbert: Yeah, that is correct.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

There are many artistic projects that offer a template for participation, whether a printed play, an orchestral score, or a visual artwork that involves an instructional set (from community murals to Sol LeWitt). Beck talks about this in the context of learning to play music as a young artist. There are twenty songs in Song Reader.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Traveling Postcards is a humanitarian organization that is gathering women’s voices worldwide, and creating a traveling collection of visual and written wisdom that so many women hold in their hearts. Each card is a piece of art in my mind. Connecting personal wisdom to effect positive change is our goal.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

Stability AI , the startup behind the generative AI art tool Stable Diffusion , today open-sourced a suite of text-generating AI models intended to go head to head with systems like OpenAI’s GPT-4. In any case, Stability AI hasn’t shied away from controversy historically.

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Candid

MAY 29, 2024

Imagine a librarian who has separate bookshelves dedicated to art history, women’s history, Latin American studies, and LGBTQ icons. The librarian receives a single hard copy of a book on bisexual Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Where should the librarian put the book?

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2023

Museums are magical places, where history, culture, art, and science seem to come to life. For a major dose of inspiration, take a look at what a number of our cultural institution and museum clients are doing to push the needle on digital experiences and spark engagement in the arts & culture sector.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 11, 2011

And now more than ever, people are reaching out to their members of congress through online channels to voice their concerns about some of these very issues. The festival, a one-time icon of artistic rebellion, is now the largest arts gathering in the world. But how is Congress responding?

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2007

From the perspective of our work, it really means that the more we amplify different voices, the more we are doing our job. Working with Women Center Stage has helped Greer to connect her interests in art and social justice activism as well. Growing up in a family of activists, she struggled with how to bridge her art and activism.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Creating Cultures and Practices for Racial Equity: A Toolbox for Advancing Racial Equity for Arts and Cultural Organizations , by Race Forward This toolkit aims to help artists, arts advocates, culture bearers, and cultural workers to imagine, plan, and implement racial equity strategies in their organizations.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 1, 2012

That contemporary art museum is on the front of the LA Times again," she said. I can't believe that an art museum can be front page news in LA for days." LA MOCA has indeed been front page news, especially in the art world. It's amazing to see papers like the LA Times cover the debate about the future of an art museum deeply.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2007

But I’d been scribbling notes for an art museum label post for awhile, and then yesterday, the NY Times had a review of a new show at MOMA, Comic Abstraction. And it ended with this: No wonder it [MOMA] ends up showing shallow, label-dependent art rather than work that offers deeper, more contradictory encounters. The review was harsh.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Users on Beams are encouraged to join interest-based groups and (asynchronously) listen or clip into topic-based threads — on, well, whatever you want to talk about, be it art or politics, fashion, food or music etc etc… Topics on Beams are a real pick’n’mix — and the overall experience can feel pretty random.

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Neon CRM

MAY 23, 2023

If you’ve ever watched a video on YouTube, used a USB device, had a bone marrow transplant, gone surfing, or enjoyed any number of movies, musicians, or artists, you’ve experienced one of the countless contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). Courtesy of Asian American Arts Alliance. Photo by Jeong Park.

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The Verge

MARCH 29, 2022

I am personally fascinated by how art and business work together, especially in music. I invest in art heavily. With art, I’ll buy one because I’m going to have it hanging on my wall. of the artists that are making music and putting it out there cannot survive off of streaming income. Welcome to Decoder. What’s up guys?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2013

Lifting my arms and voices to say “I FAILED, NOW LETS MOVE ON.”Led 6. Irvine Foundation Arts Innovation Fund. California arts organizations conducted 28 experiments to achieve new relevance for audiences, communities and professional artists with support from The James Irvine Foundation.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Our Fund has redesigned its grant process to focus on three key areas with its discretionary grants: Health & Wellness, Social Justice & Equity, and Arts & Culture. Priority is given to projects that collaborate with and center LGBTQ+ voices and communities. Areas served: Southern Florida. Horizons Foundation.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

A Young Women's Guide to a Bold, Courageous and Empowered Life edited by arts activists Rha Goddess and JLove Calderon (pictured here). Leadership Institute of Arts and Activism. My teeth ground in frustration as I reminded her that I am Javier's other mom. In 2005, they launched the WGI!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2008

In 1995, I remember a group of arts organizations and artists on Arts Wire marked World Aids Day/ A Day Without Art by turning the gray backgrounds on our web sites to black. Published by Global Voices bloggers on World Aids Day 2008. Over the years, web awareness raising campaign have gotten more sophisticated.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Writing my masters thesis for Gothenburg University’s International Museum Studies program while also working four days a week as the Director of Community Programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History this spring was certainly a challenge but also an incredible opportunity.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2011

In line with the design, drawing, and multimedia editing tools that form the backbone of Adobe, they invest in organizations that are addressing arts and creativity, education, and youth service issues. The Foundation's community grants program has two focus areas: Arts and Creativity. Youth Voices: Creating with Purpose.

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Kindful

MARCH 11, 2021

Look for a facilitator who uses tactics to control hijackers, manage disputes, give everyone a voice, create buy-in, and build consensus. Facilitating a high-impact, memorable retreat is an art and the best facilitators are master artists. They use a pre-retreat assessment process.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

Well-planned events enable nonprofits, community groups, businesses and government agencies to showcase AAPI arts, food, performances, and more. The Art of Celebration: Showcasing AAPI Cultural Richness Incorporating cultural performances and art displays is a great way to bring the essence of AAPI heritage to life at your event.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 19, 2010

Last week, Dr. Louise Govier posed this provocative question in an excellent paper on co-creation in the arts: Leaders in co-creation? Why and how museums could develop their co-creative practice with the public, building on ideas from the performing arts and other non-museum organisations (free to download).

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

A law meant to protect Indigenous art might just be lip service The first embroidery stitch María Méndez Rodríguez learned at the age of 7 was the chain stitch. Despite the long hours and creative details that their designs entail, the creations of Méndez and other artists in the community often go underappreciated.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Through Sagar’s groundbreaking research, it’s a pioneer in bringing hard neuroscience to the art of creating digital humans, which are a staple part of the Hollywood special effects arsenal. Soul Machines stands apart for two reasons.

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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 want to have an artist collective sleepover at the museum?

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It made me think in ways that I haven't before about the relation of art--as expressive culture--to democracy. It is multi-disciplinary, incorporates diverse voices from our community, and provides interactive and participatory opportunities for visitor involvement. We see it as a long-term investment for the museum.

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