In the visual arts, there is no guarantee that work will be preserved for any time after it has been created. While physical pieces are certainly more permanent that performances, all works are subject to deterioration and destruction. Some pieces are more susceptible, such as work made of fragile material or located in an unstable […]
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The Digital Dark Age is what some are calling the potential (or in some cases realized) threat of the loss of information stored digitally. Bit rot, digital decay, and link rot are all common phenomenon that plague arts organizations today and will likely continue to burden arts organizations for the foreseeable future. However, despite the […]
Introduction Over the years, the world of theatre has steadily gotten more diverse in the characters that are presented in a play or musical. This is largely due to the enhanced presence of minority playwrights’ work taking centerstage at community and regional theaters nationwide. However, much work still needs to be done as over 70% […]
As nonprofit fundraisers, we are continually searching for efficient systems to discover, approach, solicit, and measure support from prospects. The market for fundraising software is over-saturated with business management technology that is constantly evolving. An increasingly prevalent trend in startup software is the integration of artificial intelligence technology, which has become more popular today thanks […]
The Giving Block is one of the main companies making it possible for nonprofits to accepts Crypto donations directly, instead of indirectly through an avenue like a Donor Advised Fund. It is part of a growing number of companies that facilitate direct Crypto donations for a fee, like Engiven. The Giving Block reports “the total […]
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The AI Stack
What it means for the arts and how to implement it today Introduction As I quickly approach my graduation from one of Carnegie Mellon University’s data analytics programs, I’m encouraged to reflect on the key lessons I will take into the work force. One consistent lesson is what it takes to incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) […]
Cryptocurrency has the potential to and is already beginning to disrupt philanthropy and the ways that nonprofit organizations collect donations. In previous eras, philanthropic innovation was spurred by “new sources of wealth,” as with John D. Rockefeller creating America’s first foundation or Bill and Melinda Gates translating his immense success in the tech revolution into […]
Intro In 2021, TikTok updated its privacy policy which allowed it to collect biometric data on its users, including faceprints and voiceprints. Rather than explicitly informing its users about this change, they only communicated that they were issuing a “privacy update” upon opening the app. Once people found out what the update entailed, they started […]
Blockchain, while a relatively new concept, is becoming more common to hear about in the media and news. You may have heard recently Snoop Dogg revealed himself as the Twitter-famous NFT influencer, Cozomo de’ Medici or Tesla started accepting Dogecoin payments for some of their merchandise, but most people are still wary of this technology […]
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The Tao of DAO
Introduction: DAO!, it stands for Decentralized Autonomous Organization, a term you might hear out of the pages of anarchist science fiction novel. A group of individuals convene over the internet, discuss a communal goal over a Discord server, then pool their funds for collective action of unprecedented scale. DAO’s have been used to acquire rare […]