Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits September 19, 2008 Here are a few interesting tidbits that have come my way over the course of the last few days There is a new online fundraising platform, founded by an ex-Convio person. Go figure.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The Portland Arts and Culture Social Media Convening Workshop. James Leventhal facilitated a workshop in Portland last month along with Adam Rozan of the Oakland Museum of California and Stephanie Weaver of Experienceology. Flickr Photo by James Leventhal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Our book tour starts at the end of January, so if you are in San Francisco, Oakland, Boston, NYC, or Washington, DC, please join us. This year I facilitated several labs, including several for the Knight Foundation Arts Program to learn about the local arts ecosystem in four cities, including Philadelphia, San Jose, Charlotte, and Macon.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights is a civil rights and restorative justice organization for prisoners and for Oakland young adults. Museum of Children's Art is an arts program where low-income Oakland families can explore interactive spaces where they create, share and connect with each other through art.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 24, 2011

Still totally inspired by Save Oakland Library. One Million Bones is a collaborative art installation designed to recognize the millions of victims and survivors who have been killed or displaced by ongoing genocides and mass atrocities. A list of some of the people, things, and events that inspired me, or added fun to my week.

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MAY 31, 2011

I was joined by Lori Fogarty (ED of the Oakland Museum of California), Adam Lerner (ED and Chief Animator of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver), and Beck Tench (Director for Innovation and Digital Engagement at the Museum of Life and Science). I learned three big things from this panel: Risk-takers need space-makers.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Last week fifty people squeezed into the Marcus Bookstore in Oakland to hear young women share their stories, their rants, and their issues from a new collection of women's writing, We Got Issues! A Young Women's Guide to a Bold, Courageous and Empowered Life edited by arts activists Rha Goddess and JLove Calderon (pictured here).

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 25, 2007

Well, Chris Waters of the Nomad Cafe in Oakland not only thought about it, he made it happen. We participate in the City of Oakland's Maintain-a-Drain program, and do our part daily to remove litter from the street in our neighborhood. Get help from an agency like the Oakland Business Development Corporation (OBDC).

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JANUARY 24, 2007

Reem Rahim is the Co-founder and Vice President of Marketing of the Oakland-based green business Numi Tea. She is also the creator of the beautiful cover art on the tea's boxes. In the Fall of 1999, brother and sister Ahmed and Reem had a vision to revive the "serenity, creativity, and comfort that is inspired by the simple art of tea."

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MARCH 1, 2007

Scotlan Youth Program in West Oakland. If you haven't already, I encourage you to listen to, or read their stories, and contact them if you want to get involved. Listen Read Nola Brantley, Parenting and Youth Enrichment Director, and the Coordinator of the Sexually Abused and Commercially Exploited Youth Program at the George P.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2012

Art, however, does not come to museums pre-hardened. At the museum of art and history where I work, we are grappling with the question of how to help people enjoy themselves while keeping the art and artifacts safe. The level of touching, especially of art, has increased. How will we deal with this? all over the place.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

13 Causes I'd Give to If Friday the 13th Was My Lucky Day Art in Action: Youth Leadership Training Program Mission: "Art in Action empowers youth leaders by engaging arts for social change through personal, social, political, and cultural education." People's Grocery blog, Brahm's Blog. Mission: "Spot.Us

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Listen Read Nola Brantley, Parenting and Youth Enrichment Director, and the Coordinator of the Sexually Abused and Commercially Exploited Youth Program at the George P.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Listen Read Nola Brantley, Parenting and Youth Enrichment Director, and the Coordinator of the Sexually Abused and Commercially Exploited Youth Program at the George P.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 6, 2008

If the space allows, be a low-cost gathering space for your community to have meetings, readings, exhibit art, post events, etc. For example, we have a small store in Oakland called Issues that sells international newspapers and magazines. Organize other local businesses.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Scotlan Youth Program in West Oakland. Please note that since the interviews take place over two years, some people's work has changed and they may have new job titles, or may be working somewhere else now.

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MARCH 1, 2011

When she’s not coaching, writing, or leading groups, she’s either painting up a storm, reading in her hammock, practicing yoga, making arts and crafts, or indulging in a midday nap (one of the fabulous perks of being self-employed). Women here in Oakland.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

LINK LOVE Bay Area folks, join me November 15th for Jennifer Lee's Right-Brain Business Plan Workshop in Oakland. In the first edition of this partnership, I interviewed Erin O'Connor Jones , the Director of Candidate Services and Managing Associate at Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group. It's been a been a busy few weeks!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Melbourne, Australia: The Art of Storytelling: How to Get Your Story Straight. Oakland, CA: Office 365 for Nonprofits. September 2. Naples, FL: Digital Storytelling Workshop. Vancouver, Canada: $ocial Media? Using Small Wins to Grow Social Media Revenue. September 9. Toronto, Canada: Digital Storytelling. September 10. September 17.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2011

Or this one by Lacey Criswell, of Bike Night at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. This image of opening night at the Oakland Museum of California, April 2010, is by photographer Daniel Kokin. We found one of our favorite photos on Flickr, taken by Austrian photographer Thom Trauner, who captures the essence of the issue.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

2006 Alli Chagi-Starr, Co-Founder, Art in Action / Art & Media Director, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights’ Reclaim the Future Program. Alli is now the Business Partners & Events Manager at Green For All and Art in Action Youth Leadership Program). Scotland Youth Program in West Oakland.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The First Wave includes 6 museums, 5 performing arts organizations, 3 public libraries, 3 parks, and 3 community centers. We selected a First Wave that reflects diversity of geography, size, and sector, so we can see who this works best for and why. Half are led by people of color or indigenous people.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

Trans*H4ck is based in San Francisco, but has held events in Boston, Chicago, Oakland, Las Vegas, and more. 's space can be used for creating all kinds of sustainable things, such as clothing, food, shelter, and art. The organization is currently fundraising to build an online hackathon and social app collaboration center.

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JANUARY 16, 2009

"I think about how many times I didn't like the color of my skin, because I didn't see myself in any art. Favianna is the co-founder of the EastSide Arts Alliance and Visual Element. The kind of art I do is art that gets engaged into the public. I think that it's a shame, because art, I think, is a human right for anyone.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Listen Read Nola Brantley, Parenting and Youth Enrichment Director, and the Coordinator of the Sexually Abused and Commercially Exploited Youth Program at the George P.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 10, 2006

SOUL is a training center based here in Oakland. We just recently moved to downtown Oakland, and we talk about ourselves as a school to build a movement. And in terms of how I got involved with SOUL, I was actually teaching for a very brief period in the Oakland middle schools. So I’m only 26.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 17, 2010

I see this happening in the overflowing visitor comments on the walls of the Oakland Museum of California, the lines snaking through the Minneapolis Institute of Art to submit to Foot in the Door --so many places.

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APRIL 29, 2021

Her career has been dedicated to connecting people and places through performing arts . Selected in 2009 as one of Puget Sound Business Journal’s Women of Influence and nominated in 2015 as one of Metro Vancouver’s YWCA Women of Distinction in the category of arts, culture, and design . San Francisco Ballet. Kristin Bertell, m.a.,

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 8, 2010

I'm giving a free talk at the Smithsonian American Art Museum on the evening of the 22nd, and then a free workshop on the 23rd at the National Postal Museum on designing better mechanisms for visitor feedback and response. April 29 - I'm heading to the Oakland Museum for the preview of its reopening. Both are open to the public.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Let’s walk through a selection of unique nonprofit websites that not only incorporate these elements but go above and beyond to impress visitors and inspire donations: Interlochen Center for the Arts. Top Nonprofit Website: Interlochen Center for the Arts. North Shore Animal League. Mustard Seed Communities. Gooley Hemophilia Center.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 13, 2008

It's interesting, a man from Oakland is doing a documentary on street recyclers, the people who go around and pick up recycling from all of our bins, and that's how they make their living. AD: I originally found a couple of artists that were interested in turning it into a piece of art. And, "Why did you do it?" Is there a new project?

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JANUARY 30, 2009

Jennifer is a certified coach, artist and yogini based in Oakland, California. She was also featured in the book, The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear and her art visioning work is showcased in The Vision Board: The Secret to an Extraordinary Life. You've also written and created the Right-Brain Business Plan e-Book.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2010

Kathleen showed lots of participatory elements in the redesigned Oakland Museum of California. It's only been open for a few weeks, and they already have lots of visitors sharing stories, making and sharing art, and adding their voice to the exhibitions. Finally, museums as "facilitators" of visitors' own experiences and interests.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Michelle Murrain: @pearlbear from Oakland, CA. Blog: Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology. Britt Bravo: @Bbravo from Oakland, CA. Neff: @daveiam from Austin, TX. Blog: 501derful.org. Kris Putnam-Walkerly: @Philanthropy411 from Cleveland, OH. Blog: Philanthropy 411. Heather Mansfield [Me]: @nonprofitorgs from Springfield, MO.

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JUNE 29, 2006

Today's Big Vision Podcast transcript is from an interview with arts activist, Alli Chagi-Starr. We'll be taking with arts activist Alli Chagi-Starr, the Cultural Arts Director for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights ' Reclaim the Future Program. You can hear the orginal podcast on Gcast , Odeo or iTunes.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

This week's Ask Britt question, sent in by a reader, is, "How can I combine the creative arts with social impact? The arts are a wonderful way to make a difference in the world because they are fun, engaging, and oftentimes help you to tell stories, all key elements to attracting and keeping people involved in a cause. Great question!

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JUNE 30, 2007

The speakers were Alli Chagi-Starr, who is the Co-Founder of Art in Action ; Ilyse Hogue, the Campaign Director for MoveOn.org ; Melinda Kramer, the Founder and Director of Women's Earth Alliance ; and Reem Rahim, the Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing for Numi Tea. As Britt said, I'm a founder of Art in Action. Not really?

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