Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

28: Digital Learning Day — #DLDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 18: International Museum Day — #MuseumDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay. 5: Safer Internet Day — #SID19.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2017

23: Digital Learning Day — #DLDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 18: International Museum Day — #MuseumDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay. 4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

22: Digital Learning Day — #DLDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 18: International Museum Day — #MuseumDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay. 4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Cause awareness and giving days are powerful themes upon which to launch digital marketing and fundraising campaigns. Fueled by a strong passion for the Internet, Heather spends her days (and some nights) helping nonprofits worldwide utilize digital marketing and fundraising tools for social good. January 15: Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In today’s digital age, creativity and impact are more vital than ever for organizations that aim to connect effectively with their audiences. These awards honor the power of big ideas over substantial budgets and emphasize the importance of storytelling and innovation in digital design.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Ruth Cohen – American Museum of natural History. Jason Eppink – Museum of the Moving Image. Research libraries have been facing daunting challenges in the digital world, but not everything is digital in research and the library really wants to connect people with the curators and staff that can help them.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

In early education, children learn the fundamentals of reading and writing in order to communicate, collaborate, and contribute in the world. Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age.

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

By Ryan Davis, Director of Social Media Strategy, Blue State Digital. The United States Memorial Holocaust Museum had 1100 pictures of children who were victims of the Holocaust. It wasn’t known how many of these children survived, and many photos were missing identifiers. Remember Me.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 10, 2021

New records for sales of the digital good seem to be reached each week with an upcoming sale of NFT artist Beeple’s ‘Everydays’ compilation went for $69 million in March, 2021 (source: The Verge ). NFT stands for non-fungible token, which is a digital asset similar to Bitcoin. Non-Fungible Tokens: The Basics.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

I was fascinated by our discussion, and Bob came to mind last month, when I was asked to write an article for the Association of Children's Museums quarterly journal, Hand to Hand , about children's museums and Web 2.0. To understand more, I turned to Elaine Gurian's article The Molting of Children's Museums?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Why does your museum open its doors each day? Will they be visiting with children? What other museums do they follow/enjoy visiting? Quality is always preferable over quantity when it comes not just to email marketing, but digital marketing more broadly. Get to know your subscribers and followers. Where are they located?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2015

17: Digital Learning Day — #DLDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 18: International Museum Day — #MuseumDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay. 4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Museums have used games to engage visitors for decades. From full on role playing games to scavenger hunts, games can be digital or analog. SR: I came to games before I came to museums. My grandmother cheated at Candyland and uno. :) Games, I think, have a nice Venn diagram of overlap between museum lovers.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

first installment of our 2013 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge webinar series, Creating a Culture of Storytelling. Image: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Pacific time for this. Our guests will speak to the importance of creating a culture. of storytelling at your nonprofit, library, charity, or social benefit.

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M+R

AUGUST 11, 2021

They’re assets, like Pokémon cards and also like actually awesome digital art, that can be owned and traded—only they’re all digital. The thing that makes them special IS that they can be owned, and that the ownership can be proven because it’s recorded and tracked on a public blockchain ledger (a digital record of transactions).

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Disaster Fundraising Stream Donor 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session about leadership and social media as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits. Lean on Your Staff.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 26, 2009

On a recent trip to DC, an old friend showed me around a new exhibit at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), From Memory to Action: Meeting the Challenge of Genocide. The USHMM pledge wall is notable for its blending of digital and analog technologies. But it wouldn't have been nearly as powerful.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

The team at EdVenture Children’s Museum is spreading the value of play. Especially its ability to promote the development of social skills, imagination, communication, cooperation, creativity, reasoning, memory, and more among children. Its performances engage the community, inspiring imagination and creating lasting memories.

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Pencils of Promise (PoP) was founded in October 2008 to help build safe and healthy learning environments for young children worldwide. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs): A cryptocurrency token that is an indivisible and unique record on a blockchain associated with a particular digital or physical asset.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2010

Last week, I gave a talk about participatory museum practice for a group of university students at UCSC. During the ensuing discussion, one woman asked, "Which audiences are least interested in social participation in museums?" So what's a museum to do--especially one that is funded to encourage youth and teen participation?

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton - Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab Ruth Cohen - American Museum of natural History Elaine Charnov - The NY Public Library Jason Eppink - Museum of the Moving Image Syed Salahuddin - Babycastles Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library 100 Years of the flagship library in New York.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 12, 2010

But then I started finding more humble projects related to broader issues, and I began to see Kickstarter as a potentially fascinating space for museums and cultural institutions. game and the Neversink Valley Museum's capital campaign launch materials. The museum's page is much simpler.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 15, 2008

The presumed answer is "yes" your museum needs a blog, a pony, or a set of comfy couches. Does your museum need a custom online social network? Many museums have been experimenting in these spaces by creating institutional profiles, museum affinity groups, and connecting with visitors and other museum professionals individually.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2014

By Madeline Turner : A lover of words, fellow middle children, bold ideas, and Thai food. Tweets about #marketing, #nonprofit and #nptech,#arts and #museum best practices. — Frank Barry is the Director of Digital Marketing at Blackbaud and blogger at npNGAGE. Managing Editor @Blackbaud. Find Madeline On Twitter.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

It’s also a time for gifts and new clothes, making this a great chance to raise funds or donations of new clothing, especially for children. They can be your point person for crafting customized poems for supporters who donate $5.75, $57.50, or $575 in this one-day digital fundraiser. Have a Gala Where No One Shows Up (April 1).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2015

Examples of numbered lists include, “Five Reasons Why Conserving Wildlife is Important,” “Ten Simple Ways to Serve Your Local Community,” “Nine Powerful Stats about Domestic Violence in America,” and “Six Reasons Why You Should Read to Your Children.” Or an arts organization could write about the top 10 museums to visit in a lifetime.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The National Council on Mental Wellbeing drives policy and social change on behalf of over 3,100 mental health and substance use treatment organizations and the more than 10 million children, adults and families they serve. Support Children’s Colorado Foundation. Silver – State Government Website.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The National Council on Mental Wellbeing drives policy and social change on behalf of over 3,100 mental health and substance use treatment organizations and the more than 10 million children, adults and families they serve. Support Children’s Colorado Foundation. Silver – State Government Website.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 11, 2007

On Musematic , Holly Witchey has rigorously recorded her recent experience at WebWise, a " IMLS/RLG/OCLC/Getty sponsored conference" on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World that was held March 1-2. To museum ears, this is fairly blasphemous--the idea that people want to use our content, not our exhibits. I like this.

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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. Images: Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library.

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The Verge

MARCH 8, 2022

Smeets, who moved to the microscopes because he found the electricity inputs “very invisible,” matched the leaf patterns seen with the microscopes to different tones using a digital audio workstation (DAW). In 2012, Data Garden was invited to create an installation at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2008

This week marks one month of live activity for the Tech Virtual Museum Workshop , a collaborative, online platform for exhibit development. But museum folks, no matter how much we want to collaborate, don't move quickly. A month ago, I invited you to join this project. Now, a month tired-er, I still want to invite you.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

From standard digital donation forms to peer-to-peer fundraisers , there are a wide variety of ways that nonprofits can fundraise virtually. 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. What are the different ways to fundraise online?

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Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

Given that they were the children of the financial crisis of 2008-2009, they didn’t have the income to support significant giving. We evolved to focus on leveraging technology, like web design, social media, and other digital tools, to advance the causes nonprofits care about. Q: What is a digital agency?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2020

T alk of “social distancing” alongside announcements about museums and other cultural attractions closing or canceling events or performances may mean that you antici p ate a decline in attendance until COVID-19 passes. Consider alternative, digital programming . If this is the case, be honest about it.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 15, 2009

They often interview children as sources for their stories. Some shows feature young "digital diarists" sharing their opinions and ideas. The shows are usually brief, as short as three minutes, and focused on news from the field as reported by UNICEF correspondents. Listen/subscribe on iTunes. Voices on Genocide Prevention by the U.S.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

As many of you know, I’m writing a book about participatory design for museums. The book is intended to be a practical guide to participatory museum experiences focused on design strategies, case studies, and activities. I’m using a wiki to do so, and a few intrepid generous folks have signed up to give feedback on the evolving draft.

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