Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 18, 2007

Org charts, like maps, aren't given the attention they should be, especially in large institutions. They're visually muddled, and even when you do get the information, job titles are often confusing at best; at my museum, the woman who maintains the artifacts is called the "Collections Manager." I was captivated.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

The above chart represents the responses from survey participants. In the meantime, we'd love to hear about where you think your org falls in this Tech Adoption spectrum -- let us know in the comments below! In this article, we're taking a closer look at what we mean by "Tech Adoption". What is Tech Adoption? "We

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Now, not all of you will get to spend every other week for months chatting with Rob about museums, but I wanted to offer you a slice of how wonderful that can be. This week Rob will share some ideas about museum work. The Activity Level Discussion in Museums: Is a Role Marketplace an Answer? People make museums.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Our nonprofit museum had outgrown our grass roots. When we had seven people, we barely needed an organizational chart. I had never heard anyone at any organization say, “that re-org sure was great!” She was a retired HR executive and a treasured museum volunteer. Was the re-org perfect? I was scared. Of course not.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Though when I read Susan’s tweet, I did wonder how many people at 22 can get hired at a museum in anything but a part-time job. Blog research in 2029 museum pros will have solved which work issue? We are charting our course every day. As Susan Spero reminded us, in 2029, our current 12-year-olds would be graduating from college.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2016

We believe that partnerships build a stronger museum and a stronger community. Like most museums and nonprofits, we have a donor database. Instead of each staff member tracking their own community partners, we're building a shared database of all the partners who contribute time, money, and talent to the museum. SALESFORCE.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2006

Tagging " Beneath the Metadata: Some Philosophical Problems with Folksonomy " has been making the rounds on various nonprofit technology lists, particularly in the library and museum communities. Read David Weinberger's reply (Berkman Fellow and author of an article called " Why Tagging Matters ") to the article here.

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