ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2017

To borrow from the song: “Art is a many splendored thing.” Art is also very subjective. Again borrowing: “One man’s trash is another man’s art.” So, what is the value of art? Recently, I attended a conference on arts education. Difficult to objectify and quantify. Math doesn’t have to be justified.

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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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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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Qgiv

AUGUST 23, 2024

Fundraising is all about connecting with your audience with personal and relevant messages. Demographics like a donor’s age, education level, and occupation are the clearest places to start with donor segmentation. You can segment your audience and craft your next appeal to speak to each group’s motivations based on their responses.

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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. The Center for the Future of Museums maintains a good list of top ten resources on demographic change as related to museums.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Wuxiaworld was founded in 2014 by Jingping (JP) Lai, a former American diplomat and passionate fan of Chinese fantasy martial arts novels, or Wuxia, who started translating Chinese martial arts fiction into English out of his love for these works. Tapas Media aims to turn digital comics into the next big entertainment franchise.

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Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2024

Culture, arts, and environmental organizations live and breathe memberships. What are their demographic attributes? This strategy doesn’t just boost your visibility; it’s your direct line to engage with a diverse audience and start meaningful conversations. Nonprofit membership models are all around us.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2019

Today, OF/BY/FOR ALL is introducing a new free resource - a guide to creating and implementing demographic audience surveys that are accurate, respectful, and useful. I remember the first time I understood how powerful it was to have demographic data about our participants. Knight Foundation - to write this toolkit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2012

I caught up with Christy Thomas, Marketing Administrator, and Annika Nonhebel, Education Director from Axis Dance Company , a participant in a capacity building program I designed called “ Becoming An Arts Networked Nonprofit.” 1.) Tell me about AXIS Dance Company?

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 25, 2023

No, we’re not talking about mysterious magic spells; we’re talking about the art of utilizing S tuff W e A ll G et to elevate your event experience and drive your mission forward. These items can range from branded merchandise like tote bags and t-shirts to unique giveaways that resonate with your audience.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Founded by former Adobe CTO Abhay Parasnis, Typeface attempts to combine generative AI with a brand’s tone, audiences and workflows to — as Parasnis rather aspirationally puts it — “reimagine” content workflows and corporate content development.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

A snapshot of the market for the arts? The demographics of the museum visitors would match those of the city at large. Now, as a museum director, I''m thinking about that goal less abstractly and more concretely in terms of what a target audience can and should look like. The demographics are what they are.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 6, 2011

Social media is a powerful marketing tool for businesses of all types, and it is especially useful for nonprofit organizations, which typically struggle more to reach a large audience on a tighter budget. Facebook is a leader in social media, with approximately 500 million users across various demographics. Like this article?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Twitter and Nonprofits April 10, 2008 This actually was a post to the Progressive Exchange discussion list. I love twitter, which in some ways surprises me, and in some ways doesn’t.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

» Tuesday Feb 17 2009 Reaching Baby Boomers: The Next Big Demographic in Nonprofit Online Fundraising Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 03:50PM | by Allyson Kapin By: Allyson Kapin , Blogger-In-Chief Direct Mail acquisition is one of the most expensive ways to raise money these days. Facebook : Fastest growing demographic is 55+.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2013

How can arts and cultural organizations start leveraging content marketing? There are 5 steps to start a content marketing program at your arts and cultural organization. The most successful content is the content that is personalized for an audience. Are there any trends in the age or demographics of your visitors?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The mission is to promote participation and practice in dance, movement, and performing arts traditions from around the world while using the arts as a key tool to revitalize community. They used social media to win “ Deals for Deeds ” contest. as a first time donor.

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Tableau

MAY 18, 2022

The Iron Viz contenders had 20 nail-biting minutes to build an awe-inspiring visualization that would energize and electrify a panel of three viz-savvy judges and a massive live audience of data enthusiasts from across the globe. This year’s data set centered around the global impact of education on a given region’s demographics.

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Tableau

MAY 18, 2022

The Iron Viz contenders had 20 nail-biting minutes to build an awe-inspiring visualization that would energize and electrify a panel of three viz-savvy judges and a massive live audience of data enthusiasts from across the globe. This year’s data set centered around the global impact of education on a given region’s demographics.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Demographics: Foundations and corporate funders will want to know who is benefiting from your nonprofit’s services. You know the specific demographic and program attributes each potential funder is seeking. It’s not about chasing the money, but rather about enhancing your offerings to better serve, broaden, or diversify your audience.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

A Matter of Demographics. Part of Pinterest’s potential is it’s unique demographic user-base. Here's a site that already has the audience everyone wants: women and moms who make most of the household buying decisions.” Pin masterpieces from the budding artists in your arts classes. Pinterest Guidelines.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 6, 2013

Two weeks ago, Roberto Bedoya asked several arts bloggers, including me, to write a post reflecting on Whiteness and its implications for the arts. I am in no way an expert in issues related to racial and ethnic representation in the arts. I never saw comparable adjectives used in the European art labels at the museum.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Ustream provides a live streaming video window, an archive of the video, the ability for the audience to log into the chat room and ask questions and a social stream. Engaging the audience is a very important to the success of this genre. If people aren’t participating in the discussion on your org, are you not reaching your audience?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 26, 2023

How to sell merchandise with ease through dropshipping Through the art of dropshipping, an organization can design and create products for individuals to purchase without having to stock and sell the products themselves. Explore the products the dropshipping site you chose has to offer and think about what your audience may want.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

As you can no doubt gather, you might not need to invest valuable time and resources into all four, because a lot of the audience is redundant. Beth points us to a great post on Read/Write Web about some demographics information on the users of the different networks. Choose wisely and, as always, make sure its worth it. com , Inc.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

As you can no doubt gather, you might not need to invest valuable time and resources into all four, because a lot of the audience is redundant. Beth points us to a great post on Read/Write Web about some demographics information on the users of the different networks. Choose wisely and, as always, make sure its worth it. com , Inc.

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sgEngage

JULY 18, 2023

Know Your Audience You’ll find that you have a unique community on each of your social media platforms based on the demographics they draw and the culture they foster. Are you an art museum that posts behind-the-scenes looks at your collection on Instagram?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

The key thing that is different with setting a social media objective is that it is not about reaching a mass audience and blasting your message out, it is more about reaching the influencers, developing relationships, having a conversation, and getting insights. Dosh Dosh, Social Media Marketing Campaign Objectives and Audience Defintion 2.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

Who is your audience? well educated demographic, avg income over 100K. look at stats and compare to your audience to see if it is a fit. well educated demographic, avg income over 100K. look at stats and compare to your audience to see if it is a fit. We’re live… ! existing and target.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Giving your audience a bite-sized version of your full content will keep them wanting more. With 127 million followers to date, National Geographic has certainly mastered the art of Instagram. If you already have a certain target demographic in mind, make sure to anchor your content to those people. Curate Your Photos .

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2013

Arts and cultural, environmental and educational organizations are similarly challenged by the impact of new technologies on audience or constituent behavior and more accessible and affordable alternative forms of entertainment or expression, let alone evolving and changing tastes and values.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Are you working with new demographics? Think about what would best speak to your audience. These are adjectives and verbs that describe your nonprofit’s work and its impact, align with your nonprofit’s brand, and best speak to your audience. If you answer yes to any of the following questions, you’re likely due for a rewrite.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

» Tuesday Feb 17 2009 Reaching Baby Boomers: The Next Big Demographic in Nonprofit Online Fundraising Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 03:50PM | by Allyson Kapin By: Allyson Kapin , Blogger-In-Chief Direct Mail acquisition is one of the most expensive ways to raise money these days. Facebook : Fastest growing demographic is 55+.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

You have to ask, how is polling the audience and seeing the aggregate results helping people learn? Help the facilitator understand who is the room at the beginning (demographics, experience, attitudes, knowledge about the topic) – a quick and dirty participant assessment. In other words, to what end?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2009

Social networking/media can help you in your core mission: bringing art and music to people. The central mission of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association is to present classical music through the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to Chicago, national and international audiences. And that’s a goal or objective too.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 9, 2019

It’s been nearly two months since bbcon 2019 in Nashville, and I’m still thinking about the live music, inspiring mainstage content, and incredible sessions delivered in the Arts & Cultural track. Connection is Everything. This idea of human connectivity is the driver behind your patrons’ connection with your organization and its mission.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 29, 2023

They can be held in-person or online, and they can easily be paired with other events, which can range from a virtual golf tournament to a charity art exhibition. Your organization can procure a range of items based on your audience preferences to make sure the event appeals to their unique interests.

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