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Across this world, museums have creatively curated ways to help their local and broader communities connect with the arts.

The Dixon Gallery and Gardens of Memphis, TN, responded by creating an handful of virtual classes from art projects for at-risk teens to weekly meditation sessions. One aspect of their online classes that made this organization stand out was their in-person delivery of art supplies to students from the museums painted art truck.

Other museums such as the Frick Collection in Manhattan started “Cocktails with a Curator” series where a Frick curator offers insight on a piece of work from a collection with a complementary beverage.

By and large, museums had to go above and beyond to connect with their current audience but also to new and potential audience members from all backgrounds all over the world. Covid enabled, if not forced museums to break barriers and to help end or limit the bourgeois reputation these organizations often carried. Now that art world is living in its new existence, museums and all art institutions need to continue to be mindful of maintaining an openness to all audiences of all backgrounds and ensuring the arts remain approachable both online and in-person to everyone. 💻📲🖼

{Debra Gudema for DLG Nonprofit}

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Fundraising galas for museums, performing arts and orchestras transitioned to the virtual platform during the pandemic. While it was a new challenge, it’s key to look back at what door this opened.

Online galas created a silver lining in the organizations exposure to a broader audience around the world. This was vital to the nonprofits image and ability to connect with a wider range of audience members from various backgrounds. Virtual galas removed the stiff and closed image these otherwise coveted high ticket priced events usually represent enabling all to celebrate.

While many galas are back to in-person, organisations should still consider an online aspect of the night so that barriers do not create limits to anyone’s attendance or participation. When we remove barriers we open an organisations mission to meet the overall community.

{📸: TreCharmantes}

Debra Gudema for DLG Nonprofit

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Executive Director Belinda Tate of @kalamazooinstituteofarts recognises the importance of arts education and exposure of the arts for today’s youth. Their leading initiative “Art Detectives Program” involves storytelling and hands-on art projects allowing youngsters to gain a broader perspective of the art world while learning about artists and various mediums 🖼

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#art #artmuseums #arteducation #executivedirector #belindatate #debragudema #kalamazooartinstitute #artsmatter #artforkids #dlgnonprofit #michiganarts #dlgnonprofitconsulting {pic via: Susan Andress}

{Debra Gudema for DLG Nonprofit}

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It’s about making giving an easy, in-the-moment process ✨

“There are opportunities to tie giving with GPS, allowing donors to receive alerts when causes they care about are holding events nearby or their headquarters are around the corner. Other intriguing tools out there include SnapDonate, developed in the United Kingdom, which enables giving by taking a picture of a charity’s logo with your phone.” -Katherine Lagana, Fidelity Charitable CTO ✨

#fundraisers #donorsmatters #diversity #digitalgiving #socialnetworks #fidelityinvestments #fidelitycharitable #transparency #technology {📸: @fidelityinvestments}

{Debra Gudema for DLG Nonprofit}

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Museum transparency is key especially when it comes to the community having the opportunity to meet the senior staff, which remains a huge goal for ED Linda Harrison of The Newark Museum of Art

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#dlgnonprofit #dlgnonprofitconsulting #transparency #executivedirector #communityengagement #audienceoutreach #museumnews #meetandgreet #nonprofitmarketing #nonprofittips #lindaharrison #newarkmuseum

{Debra Gudema for DLG Nonprofit}

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The American Alliance of Museums received a $4M grant in early 2019 to support diversity and inclusion at museums in the US with a strong mission of enhancing diversity at the board level.✨

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“Museum trustees and leaders can and must do more. The tone of an institution, the priorities for each museum, the budgets, they’re all established at the board level.

Without change at the top, progress will likely remain slow. Without that strong understanding and solid commitment by the board, this kind of work ends up being nice to have instead of need to have.” -Laura Lott, President and CEO, American Alliance of Museums ✨

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#nonprofit #consultant #nonprofitlife #boardofdirectors #millenials #youngprofessionals

#insidephilanthropy #boarddiversity #endbarriers #outreach {sources: AAM/Art Net}

{Debra Gudema for DLG Nonprofit}

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“It’s really important to be able to communicate the operation’s mission and goals in a compelling way, and in a way that intersects with a donor or potential donor’s interests. When you’re dealing with people who are making contributions to organizations they care about, it’s one of the most important and meaningful things that they’re doing” - Katherine Brown, Executive Director, New York City Ballet 👯‍♀️

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#dlgnonprofit #dlgnonprofitconsulting #donors #donorrecognition #donorappreciation #nonprofit #ngo #nonprofitlife #consulting #support #donate #donorawareness #giving #nonprofitmarketing #nonprofittips #debigudema #prospects #fundraising #annualcampaign #newyorkcityballet #executivedirector #katherinebrown #storytelling

{Debra Gudema for DLG Nonprofit}

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Looking to reach a broader audience? Then establish PopUp exhibits/events/concerts particularly in the summer season at various locations to connect with new prospects and audiences. This is about giving the arts and culture to your community for free or low cost and making the PopUp interactive as a way to engage the public making them feel part of process and experience ✨

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#popup #popupartshow #popupart #fundraisingideas #nonprofitorganization #dlgnonprofit #dlgnonprofitconsulting #debigudema #communityoutreach #audienceoutreach #nonprofittips #nonprofitmarketing {pic: Rockport Music}

{Debra Gudema for DLG Nonprofit}

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Your nonprofit has an incredible story to share along with a cause that your prospects will want to support. Fortunately platforms such as social media allow storytelling to be visual, interactive, compelling and a way to connect with your community while you share the nonprofits mission. Social media and storytelling are a smart way to engage with current and new members while serving as a promotional strategy to broaden the core audience 👍

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#storytelling #supportthearts #museum #symphony #dlgconsulting #dlgnonprofitconsulting #ballet #nonprofitarts #fundraisers #audienceoutreach #diversity #socialmedia #mission #values #nonprofit #donors #connect #targetaudience #debigudema #promotionalstrategy #nonprofitconsultant {pic: Washington Ballet}

{Debra Gudema for DLG Nonprofit}

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What’s a great way to attract new and current members to your org? Having a mobile-focused website and app to guide visitors through exhibits, attend programs virtually, and to learn and discover your nonprofit. Today’s orgs are now in greater competition with Netflix, Apple and smartphone app games as more people enjoy the comfort to stay home in today’s busy times. A few nonprofits that have successfully embraced the app arena: The Met, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Perez Art Museum Miami, and the Royal Ontario Museum to name a few. Let’s get folks back into our nonprofits with increased user experience! 🎨🎼📱🖥

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#dlgnonprofitconsulting #dlgnonprofit #artsmarketing #nonprofitarts #debigudema #audienceoutreach #communityoutreach #mobileexperience #smartphone #online #userexperience #museums #orchestra #symphony #nonprofits #members #targetaudience {pic: The Met}

{Debra Gudema for DLG Nonprofit}

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How diverse is your organization? ✨

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The Cleveland Museum of Art initiated The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan “to create transformative experiences through art, for the benefit of all the people.” This means not only diversity in art pieces, but artist they represent, the types of programs they run, how and where they will market to prospective and current audiences, and ensuring diversity within board, staff and volunteer committees. I simply love this mission! 💛

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#diversity #artsmatter #inclusion #artseducation #clevelandart #equity #debigudema #nonprofitorganization #nonprofits #equality #diversification #nobarriers #dlgnonprofit #dlgnonprofitconsulting {pic: CMA}

{Debra Gudema for DLG Nonprofit}

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“It’s really important to be able to communicate the operation’s mission and goals in a compelling way, and in a way that intersects with a donor or potential donor’s interests. When you’re dealing with people who are making contributions to organizations they care about, it’s one of the most important and meaningful things that they’re doing” - Katherine Brown, Executive Director, New York City Ballet 👯‍♀️

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#dlgnonprofit #dlgnonprofitconsulting #donors #donorrecognition #donorappreciation #nonprofit #ngo #nonprofitlife #consulting #support #donate #donorawareness #giving #nonprofitmarketing #nonprofittips #debigudema #prospects #fundraising #annualcampaign #newyorkcityballet #executivedirector #katherinebrown #storytelling

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Zaida Ismatul Oliva is the new executive director for the Chica Project. This awesome nonprofit’s mission is to “close the opportunity divide for Latinas and other women of color.”

Wishing her great success in her new role! 👏👏

#chicaproject #nonprofits #dlgnonprofit #nonprofitnews #boston #bostonnonprofit #womenofcolor #chica #executivedirectors

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Let’s chat! Which museums have you visited during the pandemic? How was your overall experience? 🎨

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#onlineartgallery #virtuallearning #artmuseums #bocaartmuseum #bocaart #nonprofit #dlgnonprofitconsulting #dlgnonprofit #audienceengagement {pic via: MuseumNext}

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Fundraising galas for museums, performing arts and orchestras recently transitioned to the virtual platform. Yes, this is a new challenge but the silver lining is the organizations exposure to a broader audience around the world. This is vital to the nonprofits image and ability to connect with a wider range of audience members from various backgrounds. Online galas remove the stiff and closed image these otherwise coveted high ticket priced events usually represent. Cheers to online galas that now enable anyone to participate in great fundraisers, the arts and more! 👍

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#zoom #online #onlinegalas #virtualart #dlgnonprofit #audienceengagement #donors #newaudiences #connection #diversity #change #galas #fundraising {pic: trescharmantes}

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Museum transparency is key especially when it comes to the community having the opportunity to meet the senior staff. In Newark, NJ on Sept 4th, the Newark Public Library is hosting a Meet and Greet with the Newark Museum's new Director & CEO Linda Harrison 🌟

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#dlgnonprofit #dlgnonprofitconsulting #transparency #executivedirector #communityengagement #audienceoutreach #museumnews #meetandgreet #nonprofitmarketing #nonprofittips #lindaharrison #newarkmuseum