dduquette(25)•in #explore1918•2821 days agoMaking it Rain: How Various Sums of Money Could Positively Impact Cultural NonprofitsPrivyet Steemrades! This week, those of us working on the @phillyhistory project have been tasked with considering how we would use various sums of money to mak...5dduquette(25)•in explore1918•2821 days agoMaking it Rain: How Various Sums of Money Could Positively Impact Cultural NonprofitsPrivyet Steemrades! This week, those of us working on the @phillyhistory project have been tasked with considering how we would use various sums of money to mak...5
dduquette(25)•in #explore1918•2827 days agoTo Protect and Conserve: Addressing the Needs in the Cultural Sector Regarding Collections ConservationGreetings Steemites. This week, those of us here in HIST 5151 on the Philly History Project are focusing our readings on issues in cultural institutions related...1dduquette(25)•in explore1918•2827 days agoTo Protect and Conserve: Addressing the Needs in the Cultural Sector Regarding Collections ConservationGreetings Steemites. This week, those of us here in HIST 5151 on the Philly History Project are focusing our readings on issues in cultural institutions related...1
dduquette(25)•in #explore1918•2834 days agoIt Takes A Village to Represent Itself: How Community Centers Can Help Decentralize Cultural NonprofitsIn her new post, "Present Perfect Public History: The Future of Audience-Centered Cultural Organizations," @cheider provides a brief history of settlement house...1dduquette(25)•in explore1918•2834 days agoIt Takes A Village to Represent Itself: How Community Centers Can Help Decentralize Cultural NonprofitsIn her new post, "Present Perfect Public History: The Future of Audience-Centered Cultural Organizations," @cheider provides a brief history of settlement house...1
dduquette(25)•in #explore1918•2835 days agoPlan B: What Do We Do If No One Applies For Our Funds?Over the past few weeks, those of us here on the Philly History Project have reached out to various cultural nonprofits in and around Philadelphia to see if the...3dduquette(25)•in explore1918•2835 days agoPlan B: What Do We Do If No One Applies For Our Funds?Over the past few weeks, those of us here on the Philly History Project have reached out to various cultural nonprofits in and around Philadelphia to see if the...3
dduquette(25)•in #explore1918•2843 days agoWhere There's a Will, There's a Way: Creating a Document Directing Deaccessioning Upon a NonProfit's DemiseI, @dduquette, resident of Steemit, being of sound mind, not acting under duress or undue influence, and fully understanding the nature and extent of all my pro...9dduquette(25)•in explore1918•2843 days agoWhere There's a Will, There's a Way: Creating a Document Directing Deaccessioning Upon a NonProfit's DemiseI, @dduquette, resident of Steemit, being of sound mind, not acting under duress or undue influence, and fully understanding the nature and extent of all my pro...9
dduquette(25)•in #explore1918•2843 days agoWhat Not to Do In a Deaccession: Lessons from the Franklin Institute and the Berkshire MuseumLast week we discussed acquiring collections from collectors, and what a process that can be. This week, however, we are tackling a more complicated issue: deac...0dduquette(25)•in explore1918•2843 days agoWhat Not to Do In a Deaccession: Lessons from the Franklin Institute and the Berkshire MuseumLast week we discussed acquiring collections from collectors, and what a process that can be. This week, however, we are tackling a more complicated issue: deac...0
dduquette(25)•in #explore1918•2849 days agoOne Man's Treasure: Michael Zinman and His Trove of Early American Republic ManuscriptsOne of my favorite literary tropes has to be that of the eccentric millionaire, who for some reason focuses his personal spending on some particular set of obje...2dduquette(25)•in explore1918•2849 days agoOne Man's Treasure: Michael Zinman and His Trove of Early American Republic ManuscriptsOne of my favorite literary tropes has to be that of the eccentric millionaire, who for some reason focuses his personal spending on some particular set of obje...2
dduquette(25)•in #explore1918•2857 days agoHave You Tried Turning it Off and Back On?: Suggestions for the Philadelphia History MuseumWeek after week, those of us in the Nonprofit Management course affiliated with the Philly History project read about the nature, operations, and problems of Ph...5dduquette(25)•in explore1918•2857 days agoHave You Tried Turning it Off and Back On?: Suggestions for the Philadelphia History MuseumWeek after week, those of us in the Nonprofit Management course affiliated with the Philly History project read about the nature, operations, and problems of Ph...5
dduquette(25)•in #explore1918•2866 days agoIntrospection and Innovation: How the Historical Society of Pennsylvania Redefined Itself>One of the prospective locations for the proposed History Center in Philadelphia was here, at 12th and Market Street. In recent weeks, one of our assigned read...0dduquette(25)•in explore1918•2866 days agoIntrospection and Innovation: How the Historical Society of Pennsylvania Redefined Itself>One of the prospective locations for the proposed History Center in Philadelphia was here, at 12th and Market Street. In recent weeks, one of our assigned read...0
dduquette(25)•in #loi2018•2876 days agoLetter of Intent: Preserving the Memory of PennhurstThe Pennhurst Memorial & Preservation Alliance seeks to create a museum and interpretive center to educate visitors from around the world on the history of inte...2dduquette(25)•in loi2018•2876 days agoLetter of Intent: Preserving the Memory of PennhurstThe Pennhurst Memorial & Preservation Alliance seeks to create a museum and interpretive center to educate visitors from around the world on the history of inte...2
dduquette(25)•in #explore1918•2877 days agoThose in Glass Houses Should Keep Windex Handy: The Need to Maintain Cultural Nonprofits' FacilitiesFor some cultural nonprofits, one of the issues that annual budgets do not always adequately account for is facility maintenance and development. Some nonprofit...3dduquette(25)•in explore1918•2877 days agoThose in Glass Houses Should Keep Windex Handy: The Need to Maintain Cultural Nonprofits' FacilitiesFor some cultural nonprofits, one of the issues that annual budgets do not always adequately account for is facility maintenance and development. Some nonprofit...3
dduquette(25)•in #nonprofits•2884 days agoI've Got 99 Problems, and Most of Them Are the Board's Fault: The Pros and Cons of Large and Small Cultural InstitutionsThis week one of my tasks from @phillyhistory was to consider the pros and cons of large, medium, and small cultural institutions. For the purposes of this post...3dduquette(25)