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From the yearly archives: 2009
When it comes to showing the worth of local history, some have noted a certain amount of difficulty in making the case to elected leaders. Perhaps one way for local historical organizations in Minnesota to further demonstrate the practicality of their missions is to become involved with the 2010 Census. In a press release earlier [...]
Local History News check up
by David Grabitske
on December 21, 2009
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· in Local History Standards, Nonprofit Issues
In June 2009 Local History News switched to Informz, which enables Minnesota Historical Society to monitor how well this service is used. Prior to the switch it was not possible to tell beyond anecdotal evidence how well Local History News was read. Just looking at the last two months of issues, Local History News has: a net [...]
The sudden death of longtime Blue Earth County Historical Society volunteer Orv Jensen was truly unexpected. When I worked at BECHS in the early 1990s, Orv and his colleague Win Grundmeier were already veteran volunteers, and they did much to educate me about this field. Thanks, Orv, for all you did for me. You will [...]
New York Times for December 5, 2009 carried an article, “Charities Rise, Costing U.S. Billions in Tax Breaks.” After noting that the Internal Revenue Service approves 99 percent of all applications to become new 501(c)(3) charities, and that the $300 billion donated to public charities last year cost the U.S. treasury $50 billion in lost [...]
Heritage Tourists visit Facebook
by David Grabitske
on December 7, 2009
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· in Information Technology, Marketing, Visitation
In “A New Study Reveals Popularity of U.S. Cultural and Heritage Travel” on Gozaic a summary of new findings is provided. What caught my attention was that 42% of heritage travelers use Facebook. It would be interesting to know if there is any kind of a trend, or which of the many social media outlets [...]
An article from Thursday December 3, 2009 in BusinessNorth highlights potential one reason for the sudden closure of Minnesota Discovery Center (formerly Ironworld) in Chisholm just before Thanksgiving. That reason is a lack of identity for the organization: is it a historical repository or an amusement park? Having a strong sense of what it is that [...]
The Pope County Historical Society‘s November newsletter arrived on Monday. In it was an appeal for county families that create Christmas letters for family and friends to send a copy to the Pope County Museum for inclusion in their family history files. I have to admit that I and my family for a great many [...]
Vertically integrated all along
by David Grabitske
on December 2, 2009
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· in Collections, Digitization, Exhibits, Information Technology, Interpretation, Visitation
For decades business leaders have suggested that governments and nonprofits would do well to follow the example of business by becoming more specialized, flatter organizations. A recent Wall Street Journal blog talks about how some businesses are now reversing their decades old pursuit of specialization in favor of vertical integration: controlling raw materials, manufacturing, and distribution. [...]
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 well did others do? Any [...]
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: Getting in the way). That’s [...]
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