The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 30, 2023

A Quick Look at Pride Month History Pride Month happens every June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots, which took place in New York City in June 1969. Provide training and resources to your team to create an inclusive work culture that values everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton - Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab Ruth Cohen - American Museum of natural History Elaine Charnov - The NY Public Library Jason Eppink - Museum of the Moving Image Syed Salahuddin - Babycastles Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library 100 Years of the flagship library in New York.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Erika Atkins, Director of Operations at Opening Act , a theatre program that teaches theatre skills to students from New York City’s most underserved schools to help them succeed in life. Their program includes about teaching artists. Does your nonprofit have a culture of wellbeing? How did your organization create it?

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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). Photo by Jeong Park. Courtesy of Asian American Arts Alliance.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

5 Macon Money Macon Money is an innovative project that aimed to unite social, racial, cultural, gender, and economic gaps - all while boosting the local economy! Jeff has been a DJ, music producer, graphic designer, illustrator and consultant to independent artists and small business owners. Everyone wins!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2007

I met her like ten years ago when I leading training workshops for arts educators, artists, and arts organizations throughout New York State on how to use the Internet. How much has our environment, culture, or information overload changed? Meet Susan Silverman. I was teaching Web1.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

They’re jocks, geeks, artists, musicians and cheerleaders…and we need their help. ANN CURRY | Today Show News Anchor | @AnnCurry. Doing good isn’t our job, it’s everyone’s. And as long as changing the world is relegated to a sector, it will never happen. Photo by clyatt.jasper ( Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 12, 2011

artist's influences and the exhibit, in the artist's own words. For example, YBCA's audiences loved having access to artists' own unfiltered words. And to see how other museums are innovating with mobile, including multimedia smartphone guides , check out what The New York Times has to say here.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

The album Instant Karma , a collection of John Lennon remakes by artists like U2, Ben Harper, and R.E.M., Dark Was The Night will be released on February 17th to raise money for Red Hot , an organization, "dedicated to fighting AIDS through pop culture." raises money for Amnesty's Darfur work. Thanks @abfdc for the tip).

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In the following years, New York adopted the Congress’s plan, designating the second Saturday in May as American Indian Day. National Native American Heritage Month was created with the intention to provide a platform for American Indians to share and honor their culture, traditions, music, art, dance, beliefs, and ways of life.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 6, 2013

They present masterpieces by white male artists and innovations by white male scientists. When non-white stories are told, they are always flagged as such--an exhibition of Islamist scientific inventions or women pioneers or African-American artists. Not as humans, or artists, or scientists, or dancers. I am a white woman.

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See3

JUNE 3, 2009

GATC mission “is to bridge cultures in conflict through the arts and to create innovative arts-education programs around the world.&#. The organisation began uniting musicians from cultures in conflict in 2004 with the pairing of a Jewish-Moroccan and a Muslim-Moroccan musicians.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 27, 2009

I've got 2 new posts up on WE Volunteer : HopePhones.org: Donate Your Cell Phone; Help a Medical Clinic September is Hunger Action Month: Getting Involved + Feeding America I've also started writing for a new blog for the Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship ( full disclosure: my Dad is the Co-Founder ).

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2008

The trip is being organized by the Artistic Director of Women Center Stage, Olivia Greer , who I interviewed last year, as part of Culture Project's EMANCIPATE program. On April 27 the eight musicians will meet again in New York City to perform new songs inspired by their trip as part of the Women Center Stage Festival.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2014

When basketball players are offering more cogent commentary on racial issues than cultural institutions, you know we have a cultural relevance problem. The recent series of events, from Ferguson to Cleveland and New York, have created a watershed moment. Museums are a part of this educational and cultural network.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

These clever names for membership tiers — which can easily be adapted to work for a zoo or any other organization — got me thinking about how arts and cultural organizations are getting creative with their memberships. S hortly after I joined the Blanton Museum in Austin, I got an invitation to hear an artist talk.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Stanfield, ArtBizCoach.com on the Arts and Healing Podcast LINK LOVE The October 1st episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show will feature New York Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof, and his wife his wife Sheryl WuDunn talking about their book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2007

Just over a year ago, musician, Olivia Greer , was commissioned by Culture Project , a New York City theater company, to write a song for the Women Center Stage Festival. Culture Project's mission is to present work that is socially relevant and that calls attention to issues of human rights and social justice around the world.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Concert tickets Buying concert tickets has become like a competitive sport, as passionate fans flood ticket platforms to see their favorite artist live. For example, if your town is known for gorgeous cherry blossom trees, offering paintings with these trees by a local artist can inspire bidding.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 9, 2009

I once asked Eric Siegel, the Director of the New York Hall of Science, why museums are rarely innovative shining stars on the cutting edge of culture. This is the model that governs most businesses and artistic endeavors. He commented that as non-profits, museums are built to survive, not to succeed. Then they die.

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NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

This " Demo Spotlight " highlighted six upcoming games to present their work in front of a stellar jury: Frank Lantz of Zynga New York and NYU, Ken Perlin of the Games for Learning Institute , and Connie Yowell from the MacArthur Foundation. SOS_SLAVES. JURY FEEDBACK.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 7, 2010

This week, I met New York choreographer Dean Moss and learned about his fascinating contemporary dance piece Kisaeng Becomes You (2009). As New York Times critic Claudio La Rocco put it , "[they] decided to roll the dice every night and gamble the entire show on several dazzling, sophisticated bursts of audience participation.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2023

The march in New York City and parallel events that took place across the country are considered a watershed moment for LGBTQIA+ rights and the push for liberation of the LGBTQIA+ community. Their approach is holistic, with a variety of programs focused on cultural arts, wellness, and social justice.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2012

Eric talked about how the New York Hall of Science is trying to fund risk-taking, not just talk about it or under-resource it. And I talked about some of the challenges of finding the right income and expense models for a museum that operates more like a community center than a traditional cultural institution.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

David is a journalist turned entrepreneur who has written for Wired , Seed , Columbia Journalism Review and The New York Times. Now, it's almost not even breaking news to say that newspapers are facing, to be quite frank, an economic death spiral. It is traditionally very guarded. Where did the idea come from?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

This week, an interview with Brooklyn Museum 1stfans managers Will Cary (membership) and Shelley Bernstein (technology) and artist An Xiao. So you weren't targeting "Brooklyn artists" or some other demographic group. T he Twitter Art Feed features a new artist every month. This was made for them. Will: Right.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

The New York Women’s Foundation. New York Foundation. New Harvest Foundation. Launched in 2020, the Black Trans Fund (BTF) seeks to change culture by shifting the narrative about Black trans communities towards joy and resilience, and away from violence and despair. Areas served: New York City.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 9, 2023

And as New York City Ballet co-founder George Balanchine once said, “ My muse must come to me on union time.” Bring people behind the scenes Show your impact in action, but also consider your company culture. Consider a Humans of New York approach. Take the Course 12. Fox Foundation.

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Candid

DECEMBER 26, 2024

At this moment in the arts and social justice sectors, were seeing greater visibility of disability cultureled by disabled creatives including artist, composer JJJJJerome Ellis , filmmaker Jim LeBrecht , and writer Alice Wong. For example, since 2020, 45 disabled creatives have received the United States Artist Fellowship Awards.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 8, 2023

In the wee hours of June 28, 1969, New York City police conducted a raid on the Stonewall, a gay nightclub in Greenwich Village. The bar’s patrons and neighbors—including legendary trans activist Marsha P. Johnson—fought back, kicking off six days of civil unrest that became a flashpoint for the burgeoning gay rights movement.

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Whole Whale

MAY 1, 2024

And as New York City Ballet co-founder George Balanchine once said, “ My muse must come to me on union time.” Bring people behind the scenes Show your impact in action, but also consider your company culture. Consider a Humans of New York approach. Take the Course 12. Fox Foundation.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 12, 2007

I think for a lot of us who grow up in the "First World, " and hot and cold water runs--even me, I live in New York. But what I admire about filmmakers like Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas is that they've transformed culture. It's hard to imagine American culture without Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

The New York Women’s Foundation. This funder invests in and strengthens the capacity of women-led movements to advance meaningful social, cultural, and economic change in women’s lives, specifically across three areas: Economic Justice, Safety, and Women’s Health. The New York Women’s Foundation.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The New York Women’s Foundation. This funder invests in and strengthens the capacity of women-led movements to advance meaningful social, cultural, and economic change in women’s lives, specifically across three areas: Economic Justice, Safety, and Women’s Health. The New York Women’s Foundation.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 26, 2010

I’ve long been interested in the intersection between maker culture and museums. On September 25 and 26, the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) hosted the first East Coast substantiation of the Maker Faire. The park is among the largest and most heavily used in New York, but it’s not glamorous.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2011

with geeks, artists, and civil society activists. society organizations and other organizations involved in cultural. The New York Times used data mapping and visualizations to examine Netflix Queues. It will bring together academics, policy makers, and lawyers. fields are also exploring the potential of using open data.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 11, 2008

We’re not accustomed to the idea that they are enfranchised in the cultural process. Both the New York Times and the Washington Post commented that the resulting show is not that visually impressive, but they are comparing Click! There’s a value of this exhibition that extends beyond the exhibition itself.

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