Maximizing Your Membership Program: Tips from the Experts
I had the opportunity to attend the Association of Children’s Museums annual conference: InterActivity 2016. As I sat in a session, Membership from Here to There and Everywhere In Between, I had a...
View ArticleHow KidsQuest Converted Members into Loyal Donors
Does telefunding sound like an old-fashioned fundraising approach to you? What if I told you that real organizations were raising 5x what they spent and seeing 100% retention on new donors through...
View Article#BBCON 2016| What’s in It for Arts & Cultural Organizations
One of my favorite times of year is fast approaching—bbcon. October 26-28 in National Harbor, MD, some of the best and brightest minds in the social good space will come together to share ideas, gain...
View ArticleAdvocating from Anywhere: How to Make Your Mission Heard by the Masses
Advocacy is a way to showcase your organization’s mission while solving a problem at the same time. With a plan and resources, you can arm your biggest supporters with the tools they need to be...
View Article7 Ways for Arts & Cultural Organizations to Retain Members
Members are the catalyst of your arts or cultural organization. They believe in your staff, your mission and support your goals. And while attracting new members is a never-ending process, retaining...
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#GivingTuesday: The Arts & Culture Way
Approaching its seventh year, #GivingTuesday’s success isn’t slowing down and only increasing in donor participation. According to Blackbaud’s 2017 Charitable Giving Report, online giving on...
View ArticleSelf Care in the Museum Workplace
The following post was originally published on the Center for the Future of Museums blog. On Wednesday, August 8, over 300 museum professionals joined CFM director Elizabeth Merritt and Seema Rao,...
View Article3 Things Arts and Cultural Organizations Can Do to Make Visitors Feel More...
In her blog post “What Will Make People Feel Safe Attending a Cultural Entity Again?” Colleen Dilenschneider listed some of the factors that will make people feel comfortable visiting cultural...
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How the Currier Museum of Art Prepared for Its Reopening
After our complete closure on March 16, 2020 due to COVID-19, our museum staff was busier than ever preparing to navigate these uncharted times. Our focus was to maintain a connection with the public...
View ArticleQ&A with sgLEADERS: H. Beecher Hicks, III, National Museum of African...
The “Q&A with sgLEADERS” series on sgENGAGE aims to provide readers, including the next generation of social good leaders, with valuable insights from executives across the social good community....
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