http://discussions.mnhs.org/MNLocalHistory Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:57:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many Minnesota historical organizations participated in an online/social media-fueled fundraising event dubbed "Give to the Max" through GiveMN.org on Tuesday November 17, 2009, which raised approximately $14 million for charities across the state. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports on Washington County Historical Society, which then prompts the question of how ... http://discussions.mnhs.org/MNLocalHistory/?p=219 The November-December issue of Museum from American Association of Museums carries an interesting article about how some museums are moving from their roots to "greener pastures" of larger populations, better buildings, fresh start, etc. In August 2008 this blog community briefly looked putting ourselves where people are bound to be (see: ... http://discussions.mnhs.org/MNLocalHistory/?p=215 Alison Circle, a librarian who writes the "Bubble Room" blog for Library Journal, recently had a posting on "Top Ten Things for Marketers to Try."  Number 5 is Learn a New Technology: "Last Friday I had a conversation with a friend about social media. I loved what she had to ... http://discussions.mnhs.org/MNLocalHistory/?p=210   The conversation about credentialing local history workers tends to be periodic. It often revolves around momentary needs to assure employers, the public and funders of the legitimacy of local history work. American Association of Museums' Emerging Museum Professional Survey provides a glimpse of new museum worker needs, which could inform the discussion ... http://discussions.mnhs.org/MNLocalHistory/?p=198 McLeod County Historical Society uses Past Perfect Museum Software on its network computer system, like many small historical museums. In the last three years we have been adding a tremendous amount of digital media, i.e. photos and recordings, to the system. This has created some storage and backup problems for us. My board would like ... http://discussions.mnhs.org/MNLocalHistory/?p=194 Dear Colleagues: http://bit.ly/MuseumSurvey I’m interested in learning how other museums and cultural institutions are engaging their communities through social media technologies.   Are you?    Help me gather benchmark data by completing this survey about what types of social media are being used by museums, how much time is spent on it and who ... http://discussions.mnhs.org/MNLocalHistory/?p=188 Like many museums, we receive copies of newsletters and mailing from a goodly number of our fellow historical organizations.  I will admit that I don’t always have time to digest everything that is printed.  But on occasion, an item will get my attention.   A copy that recently crossed my desk ... http://discussions.mnhs.org/MNLocalHistory/?p=186 In the world of betting, the over-under is a wager that an actual score in a game will be over or under a number set by a sportsbook manager. In the nonprofit world, the over-under refers to over-organization and undercapitalization. A lot of ink has been used to detail how little ... http://discussions.mnhs.org/MNLocalHistory/?p=182 The August 17 issue of The Daily Tell documents the efforts of a mid-size nonprofit with four employees in the Washington DC area in fundraising through a method dubbed "crowdsourcing." The nonprofit, Critical Exposure, used Social Media applications to raise $15,669 from 614 people. Through Social Media, Critical Exposure targeted a ... http://discussions.mnhs.org/MNLocalHistory/?p=180 David Grabitske asked me to post about our new website (http://www.morrisoncountyhistory.org) and the reasoning behind how I chose to assemble it the way I did. First, a bit of history. The Morrison County Historical Society first went online with a website in 2002. I had learned enough html to build the ... http://discussions.mnhs.org/MNLocalHistory/?p=176