Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

When you look at more niche nonprofits—like those focused on arts and culture —fundraising plays a critical role in enabling your organization to make a positive impact on their communities. The arts are important to modern culture and society, yet competition from other causes can encroach on the ability of your nonprofit to raise funds.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. Funding Priority: Arts & Culture. Ford Foundation.

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sgEngage

JULY 22, 2024

The last few years have been exceptionally hard for arts and cultural nonprofits. Just as organizations started to see patrons coming back to museums, live performances, and art classes, this year saw state governments from Florida to California severely reduce financial support for arts and cultural organizations.

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Stream Arts Culture Management 77

Forum One

MARCH 30, 2023

Forum One’s recent design work with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) Simmons Talks series was a dream come true: an opportunity to put passion behind a design that I believe in and honor the work of others who inspire me. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Once upon a time, there was a beloved children’s museum in the middle of a thriving city. The brilliant team at the museum set out to find a bigger space and ran a successful capital campaign to expand to a much larger location. Like the set of the movie Night at the Museum , these guests had the whole museum to themselves.

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Gift Raise Museum Arts 87

sgEngage

OCTOBER 7, 2022

While there are dozens of sessions designed to pique anyone’s interest, we wanted to highlight some specifically created for the arts and culture audience. The post An Arts & Cultural Professional’s Guide to bbcon 2022 Virtual first appeared on npENGAGE. Monday, October 17, 1:00-2:00 pm ET. Blackbaud Product Update Briefings.

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Culture Arts Virtual Guide 86

Volunteer Hub

JULY 26, 2021

Holocaust Museum Houston needed a volunteer management solution to help them recruit, engage, and manage volunteers, following expansion. Opened in 1996, Holocaust Museum Houston has become a valuable resource for community residents and people around the world. Expansion led to an increased need for volunteers and software.

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NetWits

MAY 9, 2012

Pinterest for Arts and Cultural Organizations, really? So what does all this mean for Arts and Cultural Organizations ? As Arts and Cultural Organizations (museums, zoos, galleries, festivals and foundations), you have so many powerful images to choose from. Museum of the Moving Image. Clyfford Still Museum.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

4) Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop :: shop.artic.edu. The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop sells unique and beautiful objects from around the world in support of the arts. 8) Field Museum Store :: store.fieldmuseum.org. 23) SFMOMA Museum Store :: museumstore.sfmoma.org.

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Forum One

MARCH 30, 2021

We are very excited to connect with the amazing people who work hard to amplify the online museum experience at this year’s virtual MuseWeb 2021 conference in April. Conversational Marketing: Can Chatbots Increase Engagement with Your Museum? Speaker : Christine Perlick , Senior Account Manager, Forum One.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 27, 2022

In this episode of The NonProfit Voice Tech Series, Mark Becker is joined by Shana Bradley, coordinator of prospect development at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and Ryan Woroniecki, an adviser at DonorSearch, to discover how to approach wealth screenings, as well as the impact they can have on a nonprofit organization.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

bbcon 2021 Virtual , happening October 13–15, will bring together thousands of arts & cultural professionals from zoos, museums, aquaria, performing arts organizations, gardens, and beyond for three days of cutting-edge thought leadership, virtual peer networking and unforgettable experiences.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 7, 2021

A genuine social media shout out from a happy visitor is fantastic for marketing your arts and cultural institution; consider it like a testimonial but not as arduous to solicit. According to The Art Newspaper’s annual survey in 2021, visits to the world’s 100 most-visited museums plummeted by 77% in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. Funding Priority: Arts & Culture. Ford Foundation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2022

For example, a small art museum held an? art auction ?this The advantage of this model for the museum was threefold: . The advantage of this model for the museum was threefold: . this winter, but with a twist. The auction itself was held online, on an?auction selected artworks in person. .

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Hosting Benefit Fundraising New York City 314

Big Duck

JUNE 3, 2024

Related Content BrandsBlue EngineBuilding a brand for change CampaignsParent Project Muscular DystrophyEngaging the community to raise funds BrandsKeys to ChangeCreating clarity about vital community services BrandsThe Newark Museum of Art Attracting visitors with an updated vision and brand BrandsKeshetBuilding a brand for a thriving organization

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Brain Community Support Museum 105

Forum One

MARCH 25, 2021

Arts organizations serve as a vital heartbeat for local communities, infusing creativity, transforming spaces, and bringing together diverse audiences. The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts: Elevating a world-class cultural landmark. The Frist Art Museum: Inspiring cultural curiosity in Nashville.

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Arts Culture Arkansas Experiment 46

Forum One

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

We are honored to share the news that the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Talking About Race and American Jazz Museum rebrand has been selected as finalists for the inaugural Anthem Awards ! Our team partnered with the Museum to bring the resources to life visually. American Jazz Museum.

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Museum Award Kansas City Kansas 46

Forum One

APRIL 13, 2021

Museums, archives, and libraries share many goals and functions. The items that museums, archives, and libraries collect reflect the human spirit. Art, artifacts, books, and manuscripts are all documents of human innovation, thinking, and activity. They have been produced by people putting energy into telling their stories.

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Library Museum Content Digital 79

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

4) Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop :: shop.artic.edu. The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop sells unique and beautiful objects from around the world in support of the arts. 6) Field Museum Store :: store.fieldmuseum.org. 6) Field Museum Store :: store.fieldmuseum.org.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

After our complete closure on March 16, 2020 due to COVID-19 , our museum staff was busier than ever preparing to navigate these uncharted times. Carey Cahoon is the Database Administrator and Strategist at the Currier Museum of Art, overseeing and providing staff support for Altru. Co-Author: Carey Calhoon.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

million volunteers making things happen in the arts and cultural space. In order to sustain this type of impact tech savvy art museums, zoos, historical sites, botanical gardens and many other types of arts and cultural nonprofits understand that technology is key to sustaining their growth. YouTube – [link].

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Candid

MARCH 27, 2024

In February, bucking end-of-year trends, none of these human services sub-categories were searched more often than the arts and culture sub-categories listed above. For example, arts and culture groups saw month-over-month increases of 111% in January and 61% in February.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Susan Neyman, US Marshals Museum Resurrect Events Planned Givers Can’t Forget “We reinstated a beloved event, the 1892 Society Luncheon, which brings together planned giving donors and prospects for an afternoon of a delightful lunch, a brief history of the Society, a presentation about current projects and future plans, and questions and answers.”—

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

This month, we're thinking about the way we do work in museums. As someone texted me recently, Art History grad school didn't teach us anything about working with others in museums. Sharing articles that work is a great reason to stay on Museum Twitter by the way. Exposure to all sectors of museum work is important.

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sgEngage

APRIL 6, 2021

Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN. NMAAM is the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. Even though the museum is now open, the Museum Without Walls will continue.

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Music Museum National Nashville 53

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 1, 2010

March’s theme is Modern and Contemporary Art. Below are 5 museums throughout the world that are creatively utilizing social media: Twitter: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Lima. Facebook: Moscow Museum of Modern Art. YouTube: Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. MySpace: Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Have you ever been to a museum with no permanent exhibits ? On a recent trip to Chicago, I checked out the Museum of Contemporary Art. As I walked around delighting in the weirdness that is contemporary art, I realized how advantageous it can be to not have any permanent exhibits. Use Your Space Creatively.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 25, 2021

TL;DR A lot of really shitty people hate museums and hate that museums would even attempt social justice therefore museums are okay, maybe. It is well documented that most jobs in museums pay poorly. Gainful, full time museum employment is also notoriously difficult and competitive.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 3, 2024

If you’re a museum, zoo, cultural organization, aquarium, garden, or any nonprofit with a physical presence people can visit, you have a great opportunity to raise money and boost your membership sales by marketing your membership as the perfect gift. Film lovers If you’re an arts nonprofit , try tapping into the local movie scene.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Every day for the past two months, a man has entered the largest gallery in my museum. It also complicates the question of what is acceptable in a museum. If an artist can come into a museum and smash stuff, what does that tell visitors? It is not acceptable to walk into a museum and destroy another artist''s work of art.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2020

Monday, May 18th is International Museum Day , the mission of which is to raise awareness of the fact that, “museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.”. 2019 saw more than 55,000 museums across 150 countries participate.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2024

Lots of nonprofits have membership programs—art organizations, cultural institutions, advocacy groups, parks, clubs, and YMCAs , to name just a few. For example, if you were a children’s museum, you could offer a ‘night at the museum’ benefit for a premium. Reserve exclusive benefits to encourage people to opt for higher tiers.

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Model Museum Survey Bookmarking 89

Museum 2.0

MAY 7, 2020

As a Historic Interpreter for Telfair Museums, I would lead visitors through the Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters on a 45 minute guided tour of antebellum Savannah history discussing politics and urban slavery. When the Museum closed I was expecting the next few weeks to be different. I set up digital lunches.

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Greater Giving

JULY 16, 2024

Focus on opinions that include: Behind-the-scenes Tour: Offer a unique perspective with a tour of a local museum, TV Studio, sports team, stadium, or business. Art Enthusiast’s Dream: Offer a private art studio session with a local artist or tickets to an exclusive art exhibition.

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Ideas Captivate Arts Artist 87

Connection Cafe

MARCH 6, 2020

I had a total fan-girl moment meeting Colleen when she delivered the Arts & Cultural track’s keynote at bbcon 2019 in Nashville last October. These are just a few of the countless women in the arts and cultural space who we we’re grateful to work with. Robert Gilmor , Jr.”

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 14, 2011

Dear Museum 2.0 As of May 2, I will be the executive director of the Museum of Art & History at McPherson Center in Santa Cruz, CA (here's the press release ). I am closing down my consulting business at the end of April, but the Museum 2.0 Here are a few things that make the MAH an exciting museum to me: It's small.

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