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. Signed Memorabilia: Autographed sports jerseys, musical instruments, or artwork from celebrities can be a huge draw.

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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. Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. Connections: Relationships to lawmakers, celebrities, newsrooms.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

American Jazz Museum Best Arts Website Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films and features live music in their venues, The Blue Room and Gem Theater.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Forum One has partnered with NRDC to develop its website as well as additional digital assets, such as an immersive storytelling experience to celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary in 2020 and an offshore drilling position tracking tool to help constituents easily find their legislators’ positions on offshore drilling.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 4, 2023

American Jazz Museum Gold – Cultural Institutions Website Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films, and features live music in their venues, The Blue Room, and Gem Theater.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Read on to learn about the origins of National Native American Heritage Month, how you can celebrate, and what nonprofits you can support this November. Parker, a Seneca Indian who worked as the director of the Museum of Arts and Science in Rochester, N.Y. The earliest efforts were led in the early 1900s by Dr. Arthur C.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 6, 2020

Next is another role model of ours : Aubrey Bergauer , the Executive Director of the Center for Innovative Leadership & VP of Strategic Communications at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Admirers of Aubrey will be familiar with her groundbreaking work in her previous role as Executive Director of The California Symphony.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Consider things like ebooks, video or audio files, or even a private livestream session with a celebrity. It’s possible to add live entertainment to your fundraising events, and it doesn’t have to be just music. Why not consider comedy, dancing, theater, or even an interview with a celebrity? 9) Movie screenings.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Talking About Race is a widely referenced and shared section of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture ’s website. Our team partnered with the Museum to bring the resources to life visually. American Jazz Museum. In late 2021, we partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Musician’s clothing Costumes Musical instruments Include a certificate of authenticity with the item to reassure donors of its credibility. Celebrity meet and greets It’s not every day that you have the opportunity to sit down for lunch or a video call with your favorite celebrity. Specify what the cooking class will entail.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

SpringFundraising idea Number 2: Celebrate National Cereal Day with a pajama party for good. The Persian New Year coincides with the March equinox and is celebrated around the world (including the 1 million Iranian-Americans living in the United States). Celebrate National BBQ Month in May with a BBQ for your cause.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Musical Instrument Museum. This pairing speaks directly to my passion for the arts – my day job is as manager for individual giving at the Musical Instrument Museum , and I serve on several music-related boards, as well as perform as a flutist and singer. Maureen Baker , Manager for Individual Giving.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 17, 2015

posted by Maureen O'Brien Development Director Musical Instrument Museum. As the development director at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), which celebrates the music of every country in the world, my team has a platform to fundraise internationally. Madison, earning a double major in music and French.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 7, 2015

posted by Maureen O''Brien Development Director Musical Instrument Museum I recently had the opportunity to travel to Paris, France to attend the 5ème conférence de fundraising pour le secteur culturel (5th conference on fundraising for the cultural sector) put on by the Association Française des Fundraisers (French Association of Fundraisers).

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Everyaction

MARCH 22, 2018

Located in the heart of the French Quarter, this acclaimed music venue was founded in 1961 to protect, preserve, and perpetuate traditional New Orleans Jazz. At Preservation Hall , catch nightly acoustic concerts celebrating the city's musical legacy with some of its finest performers. Voodoo Museum. Riverboat Cruise.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

It is what it sounds like: a book of original sheet music, beautifully designed and complemented with artwork and text. Beck''s project is unusual because he deliberately resurrected a mostly-defunct participatory platform: sheet music for popular songs. Sheet music is a beautiful analogy for this.

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OCTOBER 8, 2021

Give fall lovers at your auction the opportunity to bid on a basket to celebrate their favorite time of year with an autumn-themed gift basket. Happy Holidays – For those who never pass up a chance for celebration, pull together a holiday-themed gift basket. Outdoor Auction Basket Ideas.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Virtual tours for museums. Your local museums may not be open for admission, but that doesn’t mean you can’t explore all they have to offer. Partner with your local museums to offer virtual tours to your donors, complete with fun, educational facts and some behind-the-scenes action. Gaming fundraiser. Virtual concert.

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Tech Soup

JULY 13, 2015

The Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library (MBWML) was established in 1958 and named to honor the mother of America's first president. The museum and library preserves the rich history of the Northern Neck through its collections, exhibits, tours, and educational programs. Celebrating a Region Rich with History.

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Everyaction

JULY 12, 2018

Located in the heart of the French Quarter, this acclaimed music venue was founded in 1961 to protect, preserve, and perpetuate traditional New Orleans Jazz. At Preservation Hall , catch nightly acoustic concerts celebrating the city's musical legacy with some of its finest performers. Voodoo Museum. Live Music.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Maybe it's a live music concert, or a museum visit, or a play. Museums and other venues are offering special programs for teens, for hipsters, for people who want a more active or spiritual or participatory experience. For myself personally, this gulf rears its head every time I go to a live music concert.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Last Friday night, my museum hosted a fabulous (in my biased opinion) event called Race Through Time. We created Race Through Time in partnership with a local networking group called Santa Cruz Next , whose primary aim is to support and celebrate ways that young professionals can and are changing our community for the better.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 5, 2016

I've learned so much from my dad about making art, putting on a great show, inviting audience participation , and navigating celebrity. No museum puts up a label that says: “Our last curator thought this painting was lousy and kept it in storage. Their music was relevant to the crowd. I loved the piece. Here's that chapter.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 14, 2009

I've become convinced that successful paths to participation in museums start with self-identification. The easiest way to do that is to acknowledge their uniqueness and validate their ability to connect with the museum on their own terms. Who is the "me" in the museum experience? Not so at museums.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 4, 2015

If people on the street are talking about X, the museum should be talking about X too. I used to work at The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA. Our mandate was to be the museum of Silicon Valley--not of its material history, but its pulse of innovation. Other times, grounded in the museum's collection.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

This summer, we opened two exhibitions at my museum that are highly relevant to local culture. Before the Princes of Surf exhibition, these boards rested deep in the collection storage of the Bishop Museum in Hawaii. We celebrated the anniversary with a surf demo, paddle out, and luau. Killer content. Substantive programming.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

One of my favorite comments on the first post in this series came from Lyndall Linaker, an Australian museum worker, who asked: " Who decides what is relevant? Community First Program Design At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History , we've gravitated towards a "community first" program planning model. My answer: neither.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2024

It’s now celebrated in countries around the world, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. There are many ways you can celebrate National Nonprofit Day with your donors and volunteers to make them feel appreciated and inspired. Here are six tips to help you plan your celebration: 1.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Afterward, have a live-stream to celebrate your participants and give them the ability to connect with each other and hear from someone at your organization. Here’s a look at the Faurschou Foundation’s Virtual Tour of their Museum in Brooklyn, NY: [link]. It’s a great way to have everyone engage with each other. Virtual Movie Night.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

There is so much to learn about Black history and culture and how it has shaped our world, and there are several ways you can support Black businesses and organizations in celebration of Black History Month. The weeklong celebration only grew in popularity over time and eventually, President Gerald R.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme. A Facebook app that creatively displays you and your Facebook friends in a virtual museum. Animoto :: animoto.com. BrainyQuote :: brainyquote.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme. A Facebook app that creatively displays you and your Facebook friends in a virtual museum. Animoto :: animoto.com. noCloud :: npcloud.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

The Noun Project’s mission is to share, celebrate and enhance the world’s visual language by serving as a portal to unique icon sets. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme. A Facebook app that creatively displays you and your Facebook friends in a virtual museum. Noun Project :: thenounproject.com.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 22, 2008

Why discuss gifting on Museum 2.0? One of my greatest interests is the "p articipatory museum," in which there is substantive, unfacilitated visitor-to-visitor interaction. When I heard the tollbooth story, I started thinking about gifting as a model for participatory experiences in museums. No, I'm not angling for a present.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

You can procure items that encourage residents to explore the city in a fun way, such as local restaurant gift certificates or tickets to museums or sports games. Everyone needs to have a night on the town to just let loose and celebrate. Then, each attendee will wear the headphones and start dancing to the music!

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Museum 2.0

JULY 3, 2007

This week, we look at Chapter 5 of Elaine Gurian's book Civilizing Museums , Choosing Among the Options: An opinion about museum definitions in two parts. First published in Curator magazine in 2002, this essay presents five different museum "types" and their distinct opportunities and challenges.

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JUNE 29, 2021

Livestream some 60s music and entertainment. Music can always add a fun touch to any decade-themed event! How about creating a virtual auction event themed around a type of collectible, like sports memorabilia or music memorabilia? The Lake Wales History Museum recently hosted an online auction dedicated to vintage furniture.

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