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Favorite Software and Hardware for Museums and History Organizations

Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2017

TechSoup offers many donated and discounted products for nonprofit museums and history organizations, such as historical sites and societies, of every type. Here's our guide to what's most popular with our over 8,000 museum TechSoup members. Our museum members particularly like Microsoft Project and SQL Server.

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Museum History Software Adobe

8 Museum Apps Doing Good

Care2

JULY 13, 2012

This week we’ve found apps from museums. Mobile apps are an interesting way for museums to advance their educational missions beyond people’s expectations. ArtClix from the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. iOS/Android: ArtClix enhances uses mobile to enhance the museum experience. MoMa by the Museum of Modern Art.

St. Louis

St. Louis Museum Mobile Camera

Developing a Participatory, Provocative History Project at a Small Museum in Minnesota: Interview with Mary Warner

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 30, 2013

Mary Warner, the Museum Manager at the Historical Society, wrote a series of moving articles for her museum newsletter and later for the AASLH’s Small Museum Online Community about her experiences tackling big issues in a small museum. How do we get the history of the poor? How did this project get started?

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History Museum Minnesota Participatory

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme. Dipity :: dipity.com.

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Fun Resource Audio Stats

Ze Frank Takes Over (My) Museum

Museum 2.0

JULY 11, 2012

I get excited about a lot of things in my work at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. That's how I felt when artist Ze Frank got in touch to talk about a potential museum exhibition to explore a physical site/substantiation for his current online video project, A Show (s ee minute 2:20, above).

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Museum Participatory Artist History

Dreaming of Perpetual Beta: Making Museums More Incremental

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 17, 2012

When I started this blog in 2006, I made a multi-media introduction to the concept of "museum 2.0" based on Tim O'Reilly's four key elements of Web 2.0: Venue as content platform instead of content provider: the museum becomes a stage on which professionals and amateurs can curate, interpret, and remix artifacts and information.

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Museum Artist Remix Professional

How Much Time Does Web 2.0 Take?

Museum 2.0

APRIL 10, 2008

On Monday, David Klevan (from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum) and I spoke at the MAAM Creating Exhibitions conference about Web 2.0 and museums. I provided the Web 2.0 framework, and David shared lessons learned from the huge range of projects the Holocaust Museum has initiated. The time cost of Web 2.0

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Web Time Museum Audio

Content Curation Tweet Chat Recap

Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2012

The best advice is to take a tip from libraries and museums and curate all that information. You may already be using content curation tools if you visit the web on a regular basis. For example, Summify measures sentiment and a user’s reading history to highlight content. What Is Content Curation? The Human Element.

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Content Romania Pennsylvania Newsletter

Sending Collections on the Road: Geocaching and Museums

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2008

I’ve received a few inquiries over the last year about museums and geocaching. to ask him all the dumb questions about geocaching and museums you can imagine… and a few more. Sounds like there might be some overlap with your museum audience? Both geocaching and museums are fundamentally about exploration and discovery.

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Museum Teen Arts Project

150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For example, if you join a modern art museum, there is a good chance you won’t have to pay admission to other modern art museums. History: Simply being around a long time has some cachet and may mean you have access to historical wisdom, knowledge, and records. Mention the donor on the event web page. These exist already!

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Donor Sponsor Accessibility Music

Tell me a Story: Narrated Online Collections with VoiceThread

Museum 2.0

APRIL 17, 2007

I try not to focus too heavily on web tools on this blog, but this application is too lovely to pass up. It's called VoiceThread , and it's a program that allows you to create an elegant slideshow of images with audio (and text, and scribbles) to go along. there may be some great opportunities for collaboration for museums, too.

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Story Online Artist Museum

50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Fun Resource Mobile Social Media

Guest Post: Nell Taylor on the Chicago Underground Library

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

A Community-Based Approach to Collecting and Cataloging CUL is a replicable model for community archives that accepts every piece of print media from a certain area without making quality or importance judgments, going back as far in history as possible. Geography is fluid, though.

Chicago

Chicago Library Public Culture

Paul Rusesabagina & Bloggers for Darfur

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 22, 2006

It isn't up yet at this writing, but you should be able to hear an audio recording of the session once it is posted, here. Post a photo of a candle on your blog or web site with a link to Bloggers for Darfur, and to their Flickr Group. The event was hosted by the World Affairs Council. Send a Million Voices for Darfur e-card to Bush.

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Darfur Blogger Rwanda Badge

The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

This morning I attended the MacArthur Foundation Digital Learning briefing that was taking place at the Natural History Museum in NYC. I also had a web browser window open so I could watch the videocast of event. Photo from public photos tagged with macarthur in NMC flickr stream. local time). local time).

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Digital Learning Media Avatar

100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Web Tools Free Mobile

85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Web Tools Free Mobile

Backwards Interview: My Advice for Incorporation of Web 2.0 into Museums

Museum 2.0

APRIL 30, 2007

James Yasko is writing an article for an upcoming issue of Museum News on museums and Web 2.0. Here's the question: What advice do you have, as one who keeps up with technology as it relates to museums, to a group looking to incorporate Web 2.0 Set your high-concept goals and find a Web 2.0 And my response.

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Museum Advice Interview Web

70 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Web Tools Free Social Media

60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Fun Resource Mobile Social Media

111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

With YouTube’s resources behind the project and tablets changing the way donors and supporters consume Web content, you’d be wise to spend two minutes reserving and protecting your nonprofit’s Zeen username. Wufoo allows individuals and brands to easily create web forms through a simple drag and drop interface.

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Free Mobile Nonprofit Social Media

60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

Fun

Fun Resource Mobile Social Media

Event Management Software for Nonprofits: 23 Top Solutions

Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2024

Leveraging a DonorSearch integration , you can identify supporters with a rich history of philanthropic giving and a high giving capacity. Stand-out features: Mobile bidding via the Handbid app or web-browser option. Audio and video meetings. Attendee screening for giving capacity. A workflow builder to help automate tasks.

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Software Management Registration Nonprofit

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Favorite Software and Hardware for Museums and History Organizations

8 Museum Apps Doing Good

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Developing a Participatory, Provocative History Project at a Small Museum in Minnesota: Interview with Mary Warner

Webinars

33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Ze Frank Takes Over (My) Museum

Dreaming of Perpetual Beta: Making Museums More Incremental

How Much Time Does Web 2.0 Take?

Content Curation Tweet Chat Recap

Sending Collections on the Road: Geocaching and Museums

150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Tell me a Story: Narrated Online Collections with VoiceThread

50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Guest Post: Nell Taylor on the Chicago Underground Library

Paul Rusesabagina & Bloggers for Darfur

The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Backwards Interview: My Advice for Incorporation of Web 2.0 into Museums

70 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Event Management Software for Nonprofits: 23 Top Solutions

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