Finding: Maximizing Attendance to Cultural Entities May Depend on Social Media (DATA)
Colleen Dilenschneider explores digital engagement and how it is critical for motivating visitation of people who might care to attend cultural entities – both those who already visit and those who might be interested in doing so.
Fake News, a.k.a. Information Disorder: an ongoing reading list
Jenny Arch has created a resource list of relevant articles on fake news and misinformation.
Dear Future Museum Educators: Three Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago
Guest blogger Allison Clark provides advice that she wished she received 10 years ago.
Strategies for Keeping Your Best Nonprofit Employees
Amy Chapman and Lauren Ballard discuss one of the most effective steps nonprofits can take to ensure their continued well-being is to retain their best employees, which reduces costly turnover and helps ensure organizational success.
Are You Protecting Your Staff From Sexual Harassment?
Since the allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein surfaced, the topic has dominated the news cycles with more and more famous persons and political leaders answering to accusations of misconduct in relation to colleagues, acquaintances, and clients. Unfortunately, sexual harassment and assault is not limited to the world of entertainment and politics.
Field Study: Benchmarking Visitor Behaviors and Mobile Device Usage in the Museum
Results of visitor field studies at the Carnegie museums.
Phased-In Giving: A New Trend in Setting the Board's Give/Get Policy
As New York’s leading personalized nonprofit board matching service, BoardAssist spends a lot of time working with nonprofit boards to help them craft their nonprofit’s give/get policy — or how much board members should be asked to annually generate for the boards on which they serve. One creative new trend we are seeing is establishing a phased-in give/get.
Getting Everything Done When It Feels There's too Much to Do
Annette Rubin provides suggestions for getting everything done, even when it feels so overwhelming, culled from the experiences of individuals who somehow manage to do it all (or at least most).
10 Practices Successful Marketers Recommend to Engage Your Audience
John Hall discusses engaging your audiences through successful marketing.
Questions to Begin a Conversation about (Re)Designing Your Organization for Equity
Ryan Antony Nicotra provides a list of questions about the language, culture, design, and learning that he believe could lead us to spark important conversations within our organizations that lead to positive change in our work as we seek to shape a more equitable field for our future. By no means is this list all-inclusive or conclusive. In the spirit of partnership, he invites you to share your own thoughts and questions in the comments section below.
