May, 2003

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Art & Gadgetry

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Art & Gadgetry: The Future of the Museum Visit is an excellent article about the current experimentation and usage of hand-held devices in art museums. Hand-held devices are part of a drive toward augmented reality experiences. Unlike virtual reality, which offers imaginary experiences, augmented reality uses computers to supplement the user perceptions of his or her actual surroundings.

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Study Gauges How Classical Fans

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Study Gauges How Classical Fans Connect to Music, Symphonies - funded by the John and James L. Knight Foundation as part of its Magic of Music Initiative. The research has fueled innovative use of technology in the symphony orchestra world.

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Hadyn in Your Handheld

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The museum world has been experimenting with how handheld devices might enrich the visitor's experience. The CIMI Handscape - White Site includes a list of links to articles and studies on this topic. However, most recently Roland Valliere, from the. ">Kansas City Symphony has been experimenting on how to use these devices to enrich the experience of concert goers.

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Nonprofit Suffering: Action Steps

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Chuck Bean, executive director of the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington, recommends workplace-giving campaigns and other measures to. help the region's nonprofit sector survive economic malaise , funding cuts, and scandal at the local United Way, in a letter to the editor in The Washington Post.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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Arts Darwinism

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HARLEM DANCE THEATER. Cuts in funding have forced the Dance Theatre of Harlem, in New York, to lay off 19 of its 27 staff members and reduce its budget by $3-million, reports. The Washington Post. The Ballet Tech company, in New York, has canceled its upcoming season to avoid a projected $665,000 budget shortfall, reports. The New York Times.

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Arts Suffering

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If you read, in succession, headlines about how the harsh economy is impacting the arts around the country, it is extremely depressing news. HARD TIMES TAKES CENTER STAGE. This article from the SF Chronicle reports how even the large cultural and arts institutions, the "crown jewels of the Bay Area art scene," are hurting from dwindling donations, volatile endowment funds, cuts in government grants and smaller, choosier audiences.

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Arts Policy Reports

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Solid policy research into the nonprofit arts and culture sector, once rare and anecdotal, is now accumulating. This month I'm gathering and reviewing various reports. I'll start close to home. Boston Foundation's report on arts funding was designed to answer two fundamental questions: How does the financial support available for metro Boston???s arts and cultural sector compare to that of other regions across the country?

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