Museum 2.0

JANUARY 8, 2014

It''s not a great photo of people enjoying the museum. At any given time, we are on a hunter/gatherer mission for an upcoming project at our museum. When one of these needs arises, we approach it in a simple way: we ask people. It means making the path to participation clear, easy, and fun.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 21, 2020

This week we're hearing from Eastman Museum's Kate Meyers Emery. They have created elevated and new digital opportunities for public access and engagement within their respective museums at a time when physical access is not possible. My team will also continue to protect and monitor the museum. I’m new to this but excited.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2014

MuseumCamp is an annual professional development event at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History in which teams of diverse, creative people work on quick and dirty projects on a big theme. The San Lorenzo Levee group used movement of homeless people as an indicator of social disruption. Taking photos.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2012

The events are informal, personal, and fun, but our feedback mechanism--onsite and post-event surveys--not so much. full description here , photos from the event here ). We used a simple paper signup list to link individuals to their photos during the event so Kathryn could tie it all together. We got more feedback.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

Fun Team Events | Best software for entertainment activities Fun Team Events blends entertainment and philanthropy by offering a distinctive and enjoyable avenue for your donors to support your cause. Pricing Reach out to Fun Team Events for pricing details. Gamify your online fundraising event with this software.

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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. Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? Experiences: People love getting to do something unique, interesting, and valuable, even more than they like “things.”

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 13, 2013

Visitor-contributed photos surround a collection piece in Carnegie Museum of Art's Oh Snap! so I was intrigued when I heard about a recent success from Jeffrey Inscho, Web and Digital Media Manager at Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. is a project that lets real-world and virtual visitors share their work in our gallery.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Flickr Photo by AstridWestvang. I’ve been busy interviewing people who work for nonprofits for my next book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , with Aliza Sherman. Random fun from the IFYC “giddy committee.”. Our values reflect this commitment.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2013

It's not every day that a visitor buys pizza for everyone in the museum. Or that we take a group photo together at the end of the day. Then again, Saturday was hardly normal at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Or that visitors form a spontaneous "laugh circle" on the floor. It was pretty freaking amazing.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Recently, I was giving a presentation about participatory techniques at an art museum, when a staff member raised her hand and asked, "Did you have to look really hard to find examples from art museums? Aren't art museums less open to participation than other kinds of museums?" I was surprised by her question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Photo by Trav Williams. The Leading Change Summit was more intimate (several hundred people), participatory and interactive, intense, and stimulating. Documenter: Using a digital camera, the documenter should capture photos of the process – the set up, the activity, and the products from the activity. What you know?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2010

Scope out the Location: Make sure it is networking friendly, so people can chat and exchange business cards. Encourage Live Tweeting during the event and don't forget to encourage photos. Name Tags: Make sure you have name tags and if are you hosting, be a good host and introduce people. Be creative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2011

QR Codes (Quick Response) is a bar code that can be scanned by your mobile phone (with a free app) and are currently being used with print media (or t-shirt media) to point people to more information online. QR Codes: fab or a fad for Museums? View more presentations from Museums Computer Group.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 1, 2007

As the host, I asked bloggers to post about, How Does Your Nonprofit Have Fun and Do Good? Your favorite fun, creative nonprofit campaign (i.e. How you make nonprofit work fun for you, your colleagues and constituents. Extra points if you include an amusing photo, cartoon or video with your post. fundraising, advocacy).

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

In the fall of 2010, America was horrified by the tragic actions of gay young people who took their lives after suffering prolonged bullying and harassment. Dan Savage, a popular gay columnist, wanting to take action, recorded a simple video with his partner, letting young people know that “It Gets Better”. Remember Me. Most Jewish.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

Lots of museums these days have video comment booths to invite visitors to tell their stories, but how many of those booths really deliver high-impact content? Last week, I talked with Tina Olsen, Director of Education and Public Programs at the Portland Art Museum, about their extraordinary Object Stories project.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Auctions are a classic fundraising event that can not only raise an impressive amount of money but also provide your supporters with a much needed night of fun. Whether you choose the Roaring 20’s or want to host an 80’s event, decade-themed fundraising auctions are some of the most fun occasions to both plan and attend.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2012

I like to ask myself this question periodically, challenging myself to find substantive ways for visitors to contribute to our museum. And when I think back on the past year, some of the most magical things that have happened at the museum have NOT been designed by us. We don't have to convince them that it's their museum.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Flickr Photo by WiserEarth - WiserEarth's team from Around the World play Peek-A-Boo With Book. The photo above shows WiserEarth ’s team from around the world in the Bay Area during break from a staff retreat reading the Networked Nonprofit. Photo by KK. Flickr Photo by KK. Flickr Photo by James Leventhal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

Only add your location if you are a location-based nonprofit, such as a museum, zoo, performing arts venue, etc.: Now the fun begins! Finally, make note that people can “Like/Repin or Comment” on your Pins. Edit/Set up your Pinboards. Upload your first Pins. Go mobile with Pinterest. e-Newsletter. Happy pinning!

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Between high-altitude hijinks, run-ins with wildlife, and very long days of hiking, I finished John Falk's new book, Identity and the Museum Visitor Experience. In other words, if you are a curious person, you will go to museums to learn new things.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2010

Photo by Neatonjr.   I've written about  how nonprofits can use it , including arts organizations like the Brooklyn Museum as chronicled on Shelley Bernstein's blog. Back in December, the Brooklyn Museum started to experiment with FourSquare running a promotion to get people to check in and get a free membership. 

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Events are many people’s favorite thing about charity fundraising. However, that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fun. Many people love to eat, but many of us aren’t as close to being culinary experts as we would like to be. 3) Cooking classes. 5) Online classes. 9) Movie screenings.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

How do you find your way around a multi-faceted museum? I spent some time playing with this question last week at the Milwaukee Art Museum, a large general museum that is moving toward redesign of the permanent galleries. We quickly learned a few things: You really can't guess what people will like. Get deliciously lost?

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2011

Most of our relationships, after all, are with people, and when we try to put an institutional face on relationship-type transactions, it can kill the intimacy or makes it feel creepy and commodified. This expresses itself most powerfully in museums when we talk about building relationships with visitors over time.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Last week, as part of my museum's year-long Loyalty Lab project , we hosted a workshop for Bay Area museum professionals with special guests Ian Kizu-Blair and Sam Lavigne of the game design firm Situate. Ian and Sam design real-world games that encourage people to engage in ordinary environments in extraordinary ways.

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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. to ask him all the dumb questions about geocaching and museums you can imagine… and a few more. Leary , is something of an expert. I sat down with Seth!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2022

Donors find the idea of winning a coveted prize to be exciting, fun and new, and nonprofits have an opportunity to expand their reach beyond an existing donor base to a broad audience that cares about the cause. In this scenario, you can get very targeted with your prize, and have fun catering to your members’ preferences!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. A directory of quotes by famous people, this websites list thousands of inspirational quotes useful for Tweeting and Facebook Status Updates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

One of the best projects that illustrates the basic idea of Web2.0 - listening and conversation and stakeholders creating their own experience with your organization - comes from the Brooklyn Museum of Art. o is Transparency - and the best example of that is what the Indianapolis Art Museum has done with its pubic metrics on its web site.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

This summer, we''re offering some amazing museum internships, as well as MuseumCamp : a weekend-long professional development experience that is part retreat, part conference, part summer camp. INTERNSHIPS If you want to join us in Santa Cruz for more professional learning, consider an internship at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 30, 2007

Are you having fun yet? Whether on Flickr with photos, on del.icio.us But is it fun? For internal web managers, tagging also improves accessibility for people who are blind by adding text descriptors to images so that site visitors understand the content of those images. and make it fun by adding another player.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Pin pictures of people in their costumes at your holiday party carnival. Hold a Santa-Con celebration to get in the Christmas spirit, get pictures of people's paint-smeared faces at Holi, take advantage of when neighborhood kids show up to trick-or-treat at your door. If you're a museum, zoo, or aquarium: 19.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 4, 2007

Last week, I received an inquiry from Mary Maher, editor of Hand to Hand, a magazine put out by the Association of Children's Museums , about Museum 2.0. Why, Mary asked, were there no posts about children's museums on this site? Why aren't children's museums represented on Museum 2.0? stuff naturally.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2009

Submitted by Nina Simon, publisher of Museum 2.0. I’ve had it with museums’ obsession with open-ended self-expression. The point, in the context of this conversation, is that a minority of social media users are creators—people who write blog posts, upload photos onto Flickr, or share homemade videos on YouTube.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2009

This week, the Denver Art Museum (DAM) opened a new temporary exhibition called The Psychedelic Experience , featuring rock posters from San Francisco in the heyday of Bill Graham and electric kool-aid. It is an incredible museum experience. The visitor is given a copy of her poster and the museum keeps a copy as well.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 13, 2015

Visitors in front of the African Elephant Diorama at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC photo) This guest post was written by Karen Wise, Vice President, Education and Exhibits at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. “I You’ve made it better without changing it.” Those words haunt me.

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