Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2014

Two years ago, we mounted one of our most successful participatory exhibits ever at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History: Memory Jars. These methods revealed that the majority of participants had a meaningful experience with the memory jars that stuck--even in followup a year after the initial project.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

We want to share the methods and tools that make it work. By building a change network, we will empower diverse organizations to share methods and expertise with each other. We selected a First Wave that reflects diversity of geography, size, and sector, so we can see who this works best for and why.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The majority of our public programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History are created and produced through community collaborations. For our Art That Moves event, our Membership and Development Director suggested the incredibly popular Tarp Surfing activity. What tools and methods have you found beneficial?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I'm a huge fan of work and the way she thinks - especially after she road the Scare House ride on the Santa Cruz boardwalk with me and did a brilliant reflection on its design. Despite its long history, few researchers studied the use and impact of citizen science until the 1980s.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

These are the slides and notes for the talk I gave at the American Alliance of Museums conference on Monday, April 27 about the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. When I became the director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History four years ago, I took this work with me. Our visitors are about 8% Latino.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

I’m here with our Art Director, Devyn Taylor. This is our reflective moment, Devyn. This is well documented, and even the history of people describing themselves as white goes back to the slave trade. This article references the book The Politics of Design. Danielle Coates-Connor: Hello, I’m Danielle Coates-Connor.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

These days, it’s rare to see an auction rely on the old-school method of paper bids. For instance, your website should have a dedicated logo or banner that both reflects the goals of your specific auction and illustrates your organization’s core mission. Choose your auction platform. Also, use impact statements!

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

I''ve mostly seen museums employ one of two methods for formal community advisors: Create special "spots" on the board of trustees for certain kinds of community representatives. So here''s the story of how we are trying to take another approach at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, through a group called C3.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2008

The title of this post is a play on a book I read The Book of Learning and Forgetting by Frank Smith in 1998 when I was working with arts educators on integrating technology into their lesson plans. Smith's book explains the history of learning theories and practice. Chel Pixel has another method that shared in the comments.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Whether quietly spearheading some of the world's most groundbreaking scientific and medical research or not-so-quietly leading revolutions on the battlefield, our history is ripe with stories of ferocious, adventurous, enlightened, and persistent women. Sheroes in the Arts. Thought Leaders. Revolutionaries. Game-Changers. Marie Curie.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2013

” They have a specific method for this: The Rules. Presentations should cover 5 areas: (a) General overview: goal, history, timing of the failure; (b) What went right? (c) One method they use is the “ Joyful Funeral.” During this reflection, many new ideas on how to pivot and iterate rise up.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

At this year's AASP Summit, presenters will focus on cutting-edge technology and business methods using case studies. It is our turn to make history. National Arts Marketing Project Conference. National Arts Marketing Project Conference. National Arts Marketing Project / Austin, TX / $575. 10/26/2016. INBOUND 2016.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

You might sort your audience by age, gender, giving preference, giving history, or donation type. Determine Your Audience’s Preferred Methods of Contact. It’s no secret that different demographics respond differently to different marketing methods, so plan accordingly! Your base of supporters is unique!

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Here are some questions your team can ask to help you reflect on last year’s results: What was our goal last year, and did we meet it? Try grouping your new donors by one of the following: Gender or age Contact method preference Average donation size Event attendance or volunteering history.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 13, 2017

Plan for the meeting to last around 30 minutes and include a review of the organization’s history, mission, and board structure/requirements on the agenda. Organization history. Board meeting frequency: The frequency of board meetings iss at the discretion of each organization and reflects the organization’s needs and bylaws.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

You have to create messages and experiences that are true to your brand and relevant to people, reflecting their needs. You might collect contact information and record donation histories. Giving method preferences. In order to ask for donations via direct mail, you’ll need to get familiar with the art of writing letters.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

This is not to say that science centers are more censored than art or history museums—every kind of museum has its own hang-ups. Imagine an art museum that allowed patrons to bang on the exhibits the way you can in a science center. Focusing on youth audiences can lead to heavy and sometimes inappropriate self-censorship.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2014

For a long time, I’ve admired their ambitious work, from exhibitions on complex topics like network science to integration of contemporary art into their galleries to incredible dedication to advancing the careers of diverse youth in Queens. Then again, the New York Hall of Science isn’t just any science center. So we had the key players.

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