Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

The "Magritte and Contemporary Art: The Treachery of Images" exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art manages to both celebrate and betray fair use at the same time. Only a court of law can determine whether the purpose of the photography was fair use or not. It's really out of our hands.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

The fine came a month after Roskomnadzor, Russia’s telecommunication watchdog, warned the company it could face penalties for violating local laws. Much of it was on YouTube and was related to the country’s invasion and subsequent war with Ukraine. Blossoming business : Bloom, a Sudan-based fintech, banked $6.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2006

Direct Link to " Tales from the Public Domain: Bound By Law " Museum, Education, and Library IT networks have special interest or affinity groups on the topic of copyright and fair use. The MCN (Museum Computer Network) Intellectual Property Special Internet Group is chaired by. Amalyah Keshet.

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

For a national civil rights organization, we tested a "political" appeal — focused on the supporter's potential role in overturning a controversial law — against a version that told the story of a family affected by that law. You were part of a defining moment in the struggle for equality. We never backed down. We never gave up.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 23, 2007

Twas the night before Thanksgiving, and my mother-in-law had an important meeting to attend. Museum membership is not nearly as healthy as that of Weight Watchers. Museum members aren't ideological, like members of a political party or a movement. The same argument may be made of value members at museums.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

. “There’ll be a corner store, and we have one name for it, and then people remember all of the owners over time,” says John Marks, curator of collections and exhibits at Historic Geneva , a museum in Geneva, New York, that operates a Facebook page with frequent historic discussions.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

From our government and laws to environmental practices and different food dishes we enjoy, their influence is everywhere. What You Can Do: Visit a museum or reservation . Native American Disability Law Center. Mesa Verde was the first national park designated with the express purpose of preserving “the works of man.”].

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Public memorials like the US Holocaust Museum asked players to respect the space by not chasing virtual monsters in it. Writer and researcher Erica Neely says that laws and social norms aren’t prepared for how AR could affect physical space. Some groups are trying to get the jump on broader AR policy issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

copyright laws can be severe; if you have any question as to whether something constitutes fair use, err on the side of caution and double-check with the copyright owner or consult an attorney. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 2, 2014

I''ve been reflecting a lot recently on our museum''s work on " social bridging "--bringing people together across cultural, ethnic, geographic, generational, and socio-economic differences--and how to take it outside. Not that bonding with people we already know is bad, nor that we don''t want to support it at the museum.

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Neon CRM

MAY 23, 2023

Visit the Asian American Arts Alliance Website If You’re Passionate About the Law, Support the South Asian Bar Association of North America Anyone familiar with the legal system knows how invaluable it is to have a support network of peers and access to ongoing education.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2022

Last week, Haje Jan Kamps covered “blockchain-powered museum” Arkive’s $9.7 million seed round that it will use to build a decentralized museum curated by the crowd. Pitch Deck Teardown: Arkive’s $9.7M Image Credits: Arkive (opens in a new window). This week, he reviewed 12 slides from Arkive’s winning pitch deck: Cover slide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Jerry Michalski use the metaphor of the global brain to describe this. Now wonder some arts organizations - museums, orchestras, and now operas - have embraced crowdsourcing as a creative technique. This is known as Sturgeon's Law. At its most low tech level, wisdom of the crowds is a suggestion box. Think legos.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2008

It's been awhile since I've shared the progress of The Tech Virtual , the web and Second Life-based virtual exhibit workshop that The Tech Museum of Innovation opened in December of 2007. Some of these people are professional artists or exhibit designers, but most are just talented folks with an interest in museums. It's lovely.

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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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The Verge

AUGUST 3, 2021

While native medicinal practitioners used cannabis to treat illnesses in the past, a law introduced in 1935 under British colonial rule criminalized cannabis. Despite these laws, cannabis is the most-used illicit drug in Sri Lanka , with an estimated 600,000 users ; natural scientist Wasantha Sena Weliange believes that number is much higher.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2020

On Friday, March 27, the House of Representatives and the President signed into law H.R. 748, the third relief package Congress has passed, and the President has signed into law to address the US response to COVID-19. Institute of Museum and Library Services – $50 Million. Runaway and Homeless Youth – $25 Million.

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The AI Alignment Forum

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Subjective Naturalism: Richness & Austerity A naturalistic perspective treats an agent as part of the physical worldjust another system subject to the same laws. We then present the JeffreyBolker (JB) framework , which better accommodates an agents self-model and avoids forcing her to consider things she takes to be impossible. [2]

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

Museum of Children's Art is an arts program where low-income Oakland families can explore interactive spaces where they create, share and connect with each other through art. They use science and clean water laws to improve habitats and communities reliant on a thriving Bay ecosystem.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2016

posted by Karla Lant Lead Writer, Museum of Science and Sustainability. Her particular speciality areas as a writer include technology, science, technical writing, business, law, finance, insurance, education, course development, copywriting, academic writing, and other nonfiction.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2016

posted by Karla Lant Lead Writer, Museum of Science and Sustainability. Her particular speciality areas as a writer include technology, science, technical writing, business, law, finance, insurance, education, course development, copywriting, academic writing, and other nonfiction. Virtual meetings are part of working in 2016.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2009

Last month, the Christian Science Monitor published an article entitled, "Museums' new mantra: Connect with community." It took me a couple weeks (and various museum blog responses ) to realize what bugs me about this article--it treats "connecting with community" as a marketing ploy, a "mantra" rather than a mission.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2016

posted by Karla Lant Lead Writer, Museum of Science and Sustainability. Her particular speciality areas as a writer include technology, science, technical writing, business, law, finance, insurance, education, course development, copywriting, academic writing, and other nonfiction.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2020

As with most legislation, it is unlikely that this bill will become a law in its current form as passed by the House, however it begins a conversation among the House, Senate and Administration on the next phase of COVID-19 relief. 5M for the Institute of Museum and Library Services. On May 15, the U.S.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 21, 2007

You have a kiosk in your museum where visitors can record 30 second videos of themselves sharing their personal opinions on global warming. Media release forms are (typically) used in formal situations—promotional shoots, program recordings—in which the museum, not the user, dictates the circumstances and use of the content.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2008

At any given time, do you know: how many visitors are in your museum? how many members are in your museum? Shockingly, for many museums, large and small, the answer to these questions is no. The store and the museum entrance are strangers. Imagine museums that… well, we’ll get there. So what about museums?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 3, 2009

We tried this at the Denver Art Museum last week, and it is incredibly challenging—you can’t just put out a box of chocolates and expect people to talk. Virtual-to-real design workshop at Museums and the Web—Friday, April 17 in Indianapolis. meet my husband and parents-in-law. But not the dog. He doesn't do workshops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

Charlie Nesson , Founder Berkman Center at Harvard Law School, also reflects on the Clay Shirkey post and the description of the "one time look virus." In reading Nesson's post, I was fascinated with the description of Harvard Law School's virtual court project: my sense is that second life is an ideal environment for mock trials.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Vu’s passion to make the world better, combined with a low score on the Law School Admission Test, drove him into the field of nonprofit work, where he learned that we should take the work seriously, but not ourselves. There’s tons of humor in the nonprofit world, and someone needs to document it.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 16, 2007

They're not expensive for the manufacturers to put in—10 to 20 bucks—and it would save more fuel than all the laws passed in the last 25 years. How could museums be part of this? There are lots of science museums with exhibits that provide simulations of exactly these phenomena. All from a simple display." This game matters.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 2, 2008

Yesterday, I was telling a friend about what I perceive as the essential challenge to involving visitors in co-creation in museums: finding compelling questions that open people to the experience of sharing. Recent questions include: What's your law? 2004) What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?

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The Verge

MARCH 19, 2021

Or is there a place where people can still do let’s plays and all that with games when YouTube is trying to figure out how to keep advertising going and keep the children’s privacy law COPPA in mind? People were having graduations in Minecraft , people were going to the museum in Animal Crossing. Gaming is stronger than it’s ever been.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2010

It also helped me identify people I should be spending more time with in the short term (and it made me think of you, Museum 2.0 B Corp is newer--right now it's a national trustmark (a certification, like organic), though Maryland just passed a law making "benefit corporation" a legal designation. Finally, we looked at assets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. 4) Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop :: shop.artic.edu. 8) Field Museum Store :: store.fieldmuseum.org. 23) SFMOMA Museum Store :: museumstore.sfmoma.org.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 26, 2007

Museum 2.0 Last summer, when we moved off the grid, my mother-in-law began giving us pioneer-era technological gifts I’d never encountered before, including a food mill. is on semi-vacation this week. I’m writing this from Lake Tahoe. For those as blissfully clueless as I, a food mill looks like a conical colander.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. 4) Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop :: shop.artic.edu. 6) Field Museum Store :: store.fieldmuseum.org. 18) SFMOMA Museum Store :: museumstore.sfmoma.org.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Public charities primarily deliver programs to advance social well-being and by law may not engage in partisan political activities. public charities all have two key things in common: They are, by law, nonpartisan, and they exist to work toward the public good. Public charities represent 1.5 million of the 1.9 million U.S. nonprofits.

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