Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Also, don’t miss out on my lists for Education and Arts & Culture funders. GCF seeks to target these areas to help fill the gaps in climate financing through Requests for Proposals (RfP) and pilot programmes which are focused on specific themes. See if any of these funders serve your community and if you qualify for funding.

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Conservancy Environment Grant Alaska 57

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Imagine an institution with a commitment to rigor, depth, and delight in the exploration of contemporary culture. The Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona ( CCCB ) has just launched a new biennial Cultural Innovation International Prize. They are soliciting project proposals for innovative forms of audience engagement.

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Audience Ideas Proposal Museum 42

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A nonprofit mission statement also serves as inspiration for employees, donors, and volunteers and provides the public with an overview of the organization’s mission and purpose. There Has Been a Change In Your Nonprofit’s Scope Over time, technology, politics, and culture will impact your mission and how you approach it.

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Examples Language Iowa Nonprofit 95

Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2023

Read on for our breakdown of the most important findings from the Giving USA 2023 Annual Report and our proposed solutions to the decline in household giving. Giving to public-society benefit organizations saw an 8.4% Giving to arts, culture, and humanities increased 2.9% when adjusted for inflation) in 2022.

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Giving Report Grant Gift 97

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether knowledge is spoken or not, it is public. Example: “Datamaking” as engagement I recently worked with an arts and culture intermediary nonprofit that focused on capacity development, network building, and connecting local nonprofits to state agencies and grants. It is voiced or expressed outwardly in society in some way.

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 74

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

The National Endowment for the Arts has the Our Town program, which supports arts projects that make communities more livable. Grant proposals benefit from showing an organization's IT sophistication, particularly in collecting data on outcomes of a grant in some depth. These collections are free for the public to access.

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America Fund Resource Library 56

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Every Saturday, the curatorial team at Elsewhere , a living museum in downtown Greensboro, NC, reviews the project proposals of its artists-in-residence. Proposals involve sculpture, performance, participatory-projects, videos, and installation that use and respond to the museum’s collection.

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Artist Museum Proposal Participatory 49

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

I worked for the Chalkboard Project fresh out of university, a nonprofit organization founded and fueled by Foundations for a Better Oregon, a coalition of foundations in Oregon focused on collaborating to make a meaningful impact to issues in Oregon – in the case of the Chalkboard Project, that focus was on public education reform.

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Oregon Foundation Ideas Award 140

BoardAssist

JANUARY 27, 2015

Did you realize that your nonprofit’s IRS Form 990 is available to the general public? Use language from fundraising solicitations, grant proposals, or the annual report. Or, work with your development, marketing, or public relations staff or advisors to create a fresh view of the organization’s accomplishments.

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Tips Charity Consultant Public 40

Museum 2.0

JUNE 26, 2013

Over the past three years, the Detroit Institute of Art (DIA) has served as the museum poster child for the debate on the public value of the arts. One option he put on the table in May is to sell off the DIA''s multi-billion dollar collection of art. There is an ironic sidenote to this "victory" for museum ethics.

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Detroit Museum Michigan Arts 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

With the launch of public voting on the Pepsi Refresh Project , now is a good time to discuss the efforts we’re taking to set the new standard for transparency in online contests. Anyone can apply for a grant and the public decides who wins. Each month, Pepsi will award grants up to $1.3

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Project Contest Award Grant 104

Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2011

It's a rough week for cultural practitioners. When I came to become the director of The Museum of Art & History two months ago, we were on the financial brink. At my institution, we're trying to build our capacity around this both by opening the books to staff and by use of public visual metaphors like the champagne bottles.

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Business Minnesota Museum Netherlands 50

NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Get cultured. Sarah Janczak suggests a visit to Landmarks'' public art series at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) - a current highlight is Skyspace from James Turrell. For a historic outing, Carolyn Appleton proposes a self-guided tour of the Texas State Capital. Austin also has a terrific street art scene.

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Austin Tips NTC Texas 36

Museum 2.0

JUNE 10, 2020

Nina Simon, Lauren Bentua, and many others would host us in the halls of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art. I would like to share them with you, in case they resonate as something you could do and/or propose in your organization. Many of you are probably old museumcampers. Ivel is one of my fellow campers.

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Museum Map Structure System 29

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Facebook users will be able to nominate non profits that serve the general public in the following areas: education, healthcare, housing, the environment, combating hunger, arts and culture, human services and animal welfare.

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Learning Contest Lesson Philanthropy 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Creative Commons points out the projects that support free culture and open content on their site and on. Gregg Swanson from HumaniNet picks out a few projects that are based on collaboration/partnership and a track of record of doing projects like the one proposed. " and tells exactly why. Open Source Software is Fair Trade !

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NTC Nptech Netsquared Summary 50

Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

The art of writing letters, and writing in general, has fallen by the way­side. To do that, you need to value quality writing as much as you value quality programming, and you need to adopt a culture of quality writing as early in your lifecycle as possible to harness its power and influence. Case Study: The lost art of writing.

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Tips Sample Nonprofit Skills 99

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

What happens when a formal art museum invites a group of collaborative, participatory artists to be in residence for a year? But for museum and art wonks, it could be. I think there’s really an art to being able to put somebody at ease.It Will the artists ruin the museum with their plant vacations and coatroom concerts?

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Artist Museum Project Public 39

Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Innovation Festival aligns a community of innovators and agitators, bringing to life the future of business and culture with a mix of playfulness and sophistication, captivating keynotes, hands-on workshops, and intimate site visits at the most dynamic studios, startups, and centers of creativity in New York City. 11/10/2016. Nov 11 - 14.

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Conference Calendar DC Washington 111

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

This post is even more relevant today to the broader conversation about audience diversity in the arts than when it was published three years ago. Most large American museums are reflections of white culture. I''m white, and several of the things Diane told me about are things I don''t notice because I''m part of the majority culture.

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St. Louis Museum Audience Teen 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

1: Create a Facebook culture inside your organization. Networked Nonprofits have a created a Facebook culture inside their organizations. Here’s an example of 25 SMART social media objectives from arts organizations. This post summarizes the knowledge shared by many nonprofit folks on how to use Facebook effectively.

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Facebook Network Metrics Nonprofit 101

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

She’s also certified by the Institute of Cultural Affairs, in the USA, for facilitation. “Because we raised this $20,000 and have this gallery and classroom space, 200 children from our local special-needs programs are able to do art therapy on site for free or reduced rates.” Grant proposals.

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Report Measure Process Impact 83

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 26, 2005

Last weekend I went to a great house party/fundraiser for Art in Action camp , a 10-day cultural boot camp for budding teen activists. I wish that when education budgets were made for public school systems, someone would read that quote to the decision-makers to remind them what it is like to be a young person today.

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San Francisco Jordan Giving Proposal 40

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2011

The longer I consult with museums and cultural institutions, the more time I spend peering into people's eyes, wondering: do folks here feel able to innovate? Instead, Light defines innovation as "an act that challenges the prevailing wisdom as it creates public value." Is this a place where staff members are comfortable taking risks?

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Discussion Minnesota Phoenix Structure 39

Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2017

Some sectors like healthcare, arts & culture and higher education, report average planned gifts 3 to 4 times that amount. In a more global setting however, ROI has non-monetary objectives such as public awareness of a product or new sales leads. It is generally accepted that the average bequest amount in the U.S.

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Conversation Giving Gift Charity 20

Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2020

In the HEROES Act, changes are proposed for PPP that further expands its scope, especially for nonprofit organizations. Here are a few of the amendments proposed by the HEROES Act –. 10M each for National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities. $5M 5M for the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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Proposal Organization Social Homeless 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2009

Chris Anderson’s The Long Tail Note from Beth: In 1993, I worked as the "network weaver" for an online network for individual artists called "Arts Wire" where I facilitated online conversations, provided technology support and training. In the last few years, the Smithsonian American Art Museum. It’s written in my performance plan!

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Museum Arts Artist Conservancy 82

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I was talking this week with Mark Allen, the founder of Machine Project (an alternative arts space in LA), about different models for community engagement in cultural institutions. For example, consider two independent arts organizations in Los Angeles -- Machine Project and The Public School.

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Voice Los Angeles Denver Museum 42

Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2017

The American Civil Liberties Union received $24 million in online donations in the weekend that followed the news of Trump's proposed Muslim travel ban. The nonprofit Meals on Wheels, which delivers food to families in need across the country, took in more than $100,000 in donations after Trump proposed federal budget cuts.

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Gift Philanthropy Nonprofit Proposal 50