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10 Questions …. Kate Behncken, global head, Microsoft Philanthropies

The NonProfit Times

What percentage of the aid provided by Microsoft Philanthropies is technology in one form or another versus financial support for projects unrelated to tech infrastructure or products? We’re harnessing IoT sensors and AI to enhance conservation efforts, providing park rangers with advanced tools to protect wildlife.

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Ocean Conservancy: The Art of Social Media Experimentation, Learning, and Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of speaking with Vikki Spruill, Ocean Conservancy 's President and CEO and members of her communications team, Laura Burton Capps, and Dove Coggeshall about their recent experiments and learning on Facebook. You can't answer this question "What's the Value?" unless you experiment and learn.

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What do we know about LGBTQIA+ nonprofit leaders and staff? 

Candid

Still, the data raises the question of why many are reluctant to collect and/or share information about LGBTQIA+ and transgender identities. “It The arts have historically been a haven for LGBTQIA+ individuals, providing a platform for self-expression and exploration of identity.

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Is it OK to Smash That? The Complications of Living Art Museums

Museum 2.0

His project, Is It Necessary? It also complicates the question of what is acceptable in a museum. I thought about all of this when reading about the recent incident at the Perez Art Museum Miami, where artist Maximo Carminero smashed a vase by Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei in an unauthorized act of visitor participation.

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Guest Post by Debra Askanase: Fill the Gap Campaign Crowdsourcing for Citizen Museum Curators

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by American Art Museum Note from Beth: This week I'm trying to understand crowdsourcing and nonprofits, hopefully with a crowd of other folks. Some questions I don't know the answers to: What are the best examples of nonprofits using social media to crowdsource advice, program evaluation, ideas, or other uses?

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How Helpful is Teaching Nonprofits How to Fish?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I was thrilled that Paul Connolly agreed to write a guest post sharing some of the public learning taking place through the OE Goldmine Project on the Packard Foundation OE Wiki. As a technology trainer, capacity builder, and consultant working with nonprofits, I always ask the fishing question, [.]

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Does the Most Powerful Work Live Onstage or Behind the Scenes?

Museum 2.0

Let's say your organization has a mission to increase X (art, healthy kids, clean water, community cohesiveness, etc.). The partners we work with--to catalyze projects within and beyond our walls--are just as important as our visitors to fulfilling our mission. If we can make our mission more overt for more people, that's powerful too.