M+R

MARCH 14, 2024

Museums can have a hard time soliciting smaller dollar annual gifts tied to mission, rather than a new exhibit, and this is a great place to turn the focus to why donor support matters. Pi Day, celebrating math and science, is the Museum’s signature day of giving.

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Forum One

AUGUST 6, 2024

As a major historic landmark and tourist attraction in New York City, Trinity Church Wall Street has a vast audience base, including international tourists (Alexander Hamilton’s gravesite is there), active churchgoers, music lovers, art historians, academics, and community groups.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The seven winners, selected from more than 1,700 entries from more than 87 countries, were announced at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. Community Building – Kiva Award: $10,000 Kiva is an international nonprofit that expands financial access to help underserved communities thrive.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 5, 2023

We are excited to share that the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Freedmen’s Bureau Search Portal , NYU’s Congressional District Health Dashboard , and March of Dimes have been named Anthem Awards finalists. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 14, 2011

Dear Museum 2.0 As of May 2, I will be the executive director of the Museum of Art & History at McPherson Center in Santa Cruz, CA (here's the press release ). I am closing down my consulting business at the end of April, but the Museum 2.0 Here are a few things that make the MAH an exciting museum to me: It's small.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 25, 2021

TL;DR A lot of really shitty people hate museums and hate that museums would even attempt social justice therefore museums are okay, maybe. It is well documented that most jobs in museums pay poorly. Gainful, full time museum employment is also notoriously difficult and competitive.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 1, 2022

There are billions of historical documents housed in archives, museums, and libraries around the world. Case in point: the Freedmen’s Bureau Search Portal , produced by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Two data sets are used in the search portal.

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Forum One

MAY 13, 2022

Her technical and management experience working with many of our clients, such as the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and The Elisabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation , has informed the way that she supports staff and sets up systems for success. It’s wonderful to see Molly’s hard work and dedication recognized.

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Forum One

MAY 3, 2021

The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, and we’re absolutely over the moon that two of our client websites have been nominated. The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Help them win the People’s Voice Award by voting today.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

After the International Committee on Museums spent some time debating the definition of museums, many folks took up the charge on social media to give their own definitions. I know I’m missing early innovators of interaction in museums; feel free to tell me who in the comments.) We need new #MuseumVerbs.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The 2022 inaugural competition received nearly 2,500 entries from 36 countries worldwide and winners are selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Talking About Race is a widely referenced and shared section of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture ’s website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

2) Amnesty International Store :: shop.amnestyusa.org. Proceeds benefit Amnesty International, a nonprofit that works for the human rights of all people – no matter who they are or where they are. 4) Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop :: shop.artic.edu. 6) Field Museum Store :: store.fieldmuseum.org.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2012

Without any official IT roles on this small staff, MAH takes advantage of free online tools to manage information and programs internally, and to curate museum activities and art for their community.

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Forum One

JANUARY 30, 2024

The judging panel for these prestigious awards is the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), a diverse assembly of social impact leaders and experts dedicated to rebuilding our world. This groundbreaking online platform offers unparalleled access to millions of records from the U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

Just a few of The Singing Auctioneer LLC’s valued clients include: Make-A-Wish Foundation, The Salvation Army, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Zoo, Meals On Wheels, Best Buddies International and many, many more.

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2023

They are presented by the International Awards Associate , and judged by a group of industry innovators, creators, designers, and communication professionals. We partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world. We partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world.

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Forum One

AUGUST 3, 2023

The dotComm Awards are judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), and are an international competition celebrating excellence in web creativity and digital communications.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 22, 2012

Imagine you've just been tasked with developing an innovative, future-thinking national museum for your country's history. Blueprint is the story of a group of people who tried to create a Dutch Museum of National History (INNL). The Museum directors released Blueprint as a showcase for these plans.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Explore the March of Dimes case study Smithsonian NMAAHC’s Freedmen’s Bureau Search Portal The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Freedmen’s Bureau Search Portal now makes more than 400,000 pages of volunteer-transcribed records and previously-unavailable data sets accessible for anyone to search.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Robinson Museum and is listed on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail. Grambling also advances the study and preservation of African American history, art, and culture. . who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997 and is memorialized in a campus museum. It’s the home of the Eddie G.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

I''ve now been the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History for three years. We talk a lot at our museum about empowering our visitors, collaborators, interns, and staff by making space for them to shine. We''re investing a lot in a public plaza project outside of the museum.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Gretchen Jennings convened a group of bloggers and colleagues online to develop a statement about museums'' responsibilities and opportunities in response to the events in Ferguson, Cleveland and Staten Island. Museums are a part of this educational and cultural network. Where do museums fit in? Here is our statement.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2011

I've now been the Director of The Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz for two months. But the point is that the MAH, like just about every other museum in the known universe, was content to define the museum experience as something removed from the outside world, a rarefied church-like space of refined artistic reflection.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 28, 2020

Many museum conferences have a moment of unfettered camaraderie and unvarnished joy--that moment is at karaoke. Because museum people are the most creative, devoted, and scrappy people in the world. As the museum field eventually bounces back, there will be pressure for us to accept not only the pre-covid status quo, but even less.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Honoring the Pioneers: Dedicate time to spotlight Latino figures from history, highlighting their enduring impact on American society. Resources for Recognition: Compile and disseminate resources that educate on Latino history, contributions, and more. How can you ensure your celebrations are respectful and inclusive?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Stacey Marie Garcia came to the MAH first as a graduate intern in the summer of 2011. I chose to focus my thesis on Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs. The purpose of my thesis was two-fold: To research and analyze community and civic engagement practices, methods, theories and examples in other museum programs.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

The Frist Art Museum. The Frist Art Museum is a destination for art, culture, and community in the heart of Nashville, TN. The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History DIY Exhibits. The National Museu m of Natural History has a mission to promote a greater understanding of the natural world and our place in it.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 11, 2012

I get excited about a lot of things in my work at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. That's how I felt when artist Ze Frank got in touch to talk about a potential museum exhibition to explore a physical site/substantiation for his current online video project, A Show (s ee minute 2:20, above).

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Museum 2.0

MAY 2, 2012

Today is my one-year anniversary as the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. A year ago, I put my consultant hat on the shelf and decided to jump into museum management (a sentence I NEVER would have imagined writing five years ago). I'm open to any questions you want to raise in the comments.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 24, 2020

We've morphed ourselves into an alternate history. The museums of the world are collaborating to bring you #MuseumGames every Sunday, with a new crossword puzzle each week featuring clues from all sorts of museums. ??: While donations are going down, global interest in museums seem a boom industry. The work we do matters.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

When I started at The Museum of Art & History (MAH) in May, one of my priorities was redesigning our website. We made two key decisions that I think are somewhat unusual in doing this work: We tried to create a single message that clearly defines what the museum is about and put that front and center.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 14, 2010

This external profile technique was also used at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum when it first opened to let visitors connect with the stories of particular people affected by the Holocaust. Internal profiles let visitors get deeper into their own skin, whereas external profiles let them try on someone else's.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2017

Throughout history, philanthropy plays a very important role because it directly impacts our wellbeing. Not only as a professional member, I served as a chapter president and on International Board of Directors for the past 4 years. One of them was the curator of the world largest archaeological museum, Grand Egyptian Museum.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

For examples of text-free avatars, see the United Way of Southwest Michigan and Amnesty International : Instagram Bios. If you are a location-based nonprofit, such as a museum or zoo, then also add your address. Kudos to Conservation International ! Second, write a compelling Instagram bio. Verified Badges.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 17, 2012

When I started this blog in 2006, I made a multi-media introduction to the concept of "museum 2.0" Venue as content platform instead of content provider: the museum becomes a stage on which professionals and amateurs can curate, interpret, and remix artifacts and information. The museum gets better the more people use it.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2013

Last week, my museum hosted Hack the Museum Camp , a 2.5 day adventure in which teams of adults--75 people, of whom about half are museum professionals, half creative folks of various stripes--developed an experimental exhibition around our permanent collection in our largest gallery.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Amnesty International USA :: @ Amnesty. National Museum of American History :: @ AMHistoryMuseum. American Rivers :: @ AmericanRivers. American Solar Energy Society :: @ ASES_Solar. Americans for the Arts :: @ Americans4Arts. American Wind Energy Association :: @ AWEA. Ashoka :: @ Ashoka. Autism Speaks :: @ AustismSpeaks.

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