Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

Although fundraising for arts organizations has unique challenges—like justifying the need to ask for support from donors for your arts and culture versus donating to the efforts of front-line workers—art in all forms is something that every community needs. Your donors want to feel like they are helping push your mission forward.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

It is open to creators from all backgrounds – from charities to video game developers to artists. Nonprofit Success Story: Ushahidi, a nonprofit headquartered in Kenya, used Kickstarter to launch production of BRCK, a Wi-Fi router and mobile modem built to withstand the elements. where Ushahidi won its first challenge!).

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Pinterest has a lot of potential, especially for organizations whose stories lend themselved to visual storytelling. I thought I’d take the examples Joe as a challenge and see how many creative nonprofit Pinterest Board ideas and use-cases I can come up with. Share the story of each animal in the Pin Description.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Looking closer, I saw that each seat had its own handwritten label, telling the story of the Philadelphia cultural institution from which it originated. They were there for artist talks. Some students folding clothes. It's a challenge in all process-driven work. They were there for project brainstorming. Empty pegboards.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I've covered arts organizations and social media here and there over the past three years and last winter co-wrote a cover story article with Rebecca Krause-Hardie for ArtsReach. The Museum solicited photographs from artists via an open call on their website, Facebook group, Flickr groups, and outreach to Brooklyn-based arts organizations.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Of course, they’re also challenging to manage as you’re handling the donations of items on one end and funds on the other. 5Ks are a great option as they’re relatively short but still challenging enough for more seasoned runners. Tap your network to see what kinds of artists and craftspeople are out there and are available to teach.

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NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

Ludwig is a game aimed at educators and students alike. To create an informative and immersive experience, goldextra took a documentary style approach in gathering data, conducting interviews, and learning about the challenges refugees and border police face. JURY FEEDBACK. BOTTOM LINE & FUNDING. JURY FEEDBACK.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what mistakes nonprofits should avoid when crafting compelling stories: Dear Charity Clairity, I’ve been hearing a lot about storytelling and want to be sure I avoid common pitfalls. A story is not a category Don’t lead with your service category!

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 14, 2011

The trustees, staff members, volunteers, and supporters are dedicated people who both love the museum and appreciate the seriousness of the challenges it faces. Like museums of all kinds, the MAH has faced serious challenges in the past few years with regard to community relevance and financial sustainability. We'll need interns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

Flickr Photo by Vaguely Artistic. Back in 2007, when Facebook opened it doors to people older than college students and nonprofits started the early experiments on Facebook Causes, Froggy Loop did an extensive analysis " The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes " using the dollars per donor analysis.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. This can include the history of the organization, testimonials, ways to access important documents or files held by the nonprofit, stories of impact, personalized swag, and a welcome letter, or more. Some organizations use donor perks or benefits to do this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

gThe above video is one of the many social networking strategies that The Genocide Intervention Network used to transform itself from a small student group to national non-profit. the ability to follow the flow of stories and information. Go read it. " He describes what Ian observed what happened with his youth audience.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

There are lots of ways to do peer-to-peer fundraisers, and holding events like a bike ride, a cook-off, or a “challenge” (insert first obligatory mention of the Ice Bucket Challenge) are some of the best ones. Art Exhibition You can never go wrong with highlighting local artists. Use that to your advantage!

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

I see four main reasons: Most participatory experimentation in museums starts in educational departments, and many educators primarily engage (and are funded to work with) students. Teens are not the only people with stories to tell. Teens are a known (and somewhat controllable) entity.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

If you are a college student, or someone in career transition, who wants to find work that fulfills your big vision for a better world, I have a few words of advice, and some books to recommend. I get a degree in X, I get a job in X), can be extra challenging. My advice: 1. Looking for a job can be a lonely, frustrating experience.

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood, and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. The 2022 Seat the Table program examined “The Triumphs and Challenges of Black Education.”

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

This idea can also be paired with a number of other fundraising event possibilities like movie nights, lock-ins (for older students), and other childcare activities. Workers (they don’t have to be students!) Ask everyone to submit a fun story or tidbit about something from their childhood. 40 Days of Lent challenge.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. The 2022 Seat the Table program examined “The Triumphs and Challenges of Black Education.”

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So I’m sure that all of you are saying, “Yes, that’s exactly why we’re here,” but the challenge becomes when we are working so hard to make a difference in the lives around us, a lot of times we just don’t, you know, know what we should be tracking or how we should be reporting. And for a good reason.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. The 2022 Seat the Table program examined “The Triumphs and Challenges of Black Education.”

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

The most surprising group to create, share and promote original content is middle and high school students. Interro-Bang challenges young players with tasks that are centered on making a difference in the world. Challenges were delivered weekly to players by the World Bank and visionary game designer, Jane McGonigal.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

This post appears here in excerpted form; you can read the whole story here. We tested five versions of the prompt sheets--some with instructions focused to the subject of the exhibition (artists' takes on nature), others with more open-ended instructions designed to encourage a broader range of responses. and the response of a 38 y.o.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

We experimented with many different forms of visitor participation throughout the building, trying to balance social and individual, text-based and artistic, cerebral and silly. We invited a private art school to fill a very public wall with paintings made by students in response to the question, "How would you depict love?"

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 7, 2006

We also just started our first internship program – we are taking college aged students on the road with us this summer, giving them a first hand opportunity to go on the road and get a crash course in grassroots campaigning the way that Lokahi does it. What is the biggest challenge of your work? I lead my students when I teach.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

A growing number of nonprofits are offering match or challenge programs as part of their email campaigns. Help Us Face the Challenges in the Year Ahead – Right Now. Breaking: New Match Gift Challenge. Students Need Your Help to Help Others. Stories that haunt me. Our most challenging year yet.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Use expert-only vocabulary – stop making entry points for general public, students, families Social science of war. If humans have become so much more intelligent in the last 100,000 years, why can’t we evolve out of wars? and displayed in the museum. and displayed in the museum.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 4, 2012

It was primarily used as a teaching collection for youth and adult students. The Barnes Foundation allowed a limited number of public visitors two days a week, but visitors were second-class citizens compared to the students. But the fundamental story is fascinating and really challenged some of my basic ideas about museums.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

And, at a time when the international women's movement is facing challenges, it would be great to have a reminder that good news is going on, that good work is being done, that progress is happening. I'll tell you a story about one instance in which the women were using poetry, actually. BB: What is the biggest challenge in your work?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

In addition to being an artist, performer and dancer, Alli is also a writer whose most recent piece can be found in the Code Pink anthology, Stop the Next War Now. What's the biggest challenges in activism and using the arts and activism and how do you keep from giving up?

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