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aria-label="visualization (6 items)">visualization</a> </div> </div> <div class="js-ajax-frame"> <section class="post-list"> <h3>Recent posts</h3> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2014">5 Mar 2014</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Gender role literacy: Girls in science?</a></h4> </div> <p>There are gender wars, and then there are casualties. It wasn’t until 2011 that the behemoth toymaker LEGO acknowledged girls’ desire to build with bricks, even though the company had long before made a seemingly effortless pivot to co-branding, video games, and major motion pictures. So it’s little wonder that girls face all-too-real obstacles when <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">9 Dec 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Challenges of crowdsourcing: Analysis of Historypin</a></h4> </div> <p>Crowdsourcing can build virtual community, engage the public, and build large knowledge databases about science and culture. But what does it take, and how fast can you grow? For some insight, we look at a crowdsourced history site: Historypin is an appealing database of historical photos, with dates, locations, captions, and other metadata. It’s called History <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">18 Nov 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Dinovember: Creative literacy starts young</a></h4> </div> <p>“Uh-oh,” Refe Tuma heard his girls whisper. “Mom and Dad are not going to like this.” It’s Dinovember, and his family’s plastic dinosaurs have been getting into mischief all month. Every year, Tuma and his wife devote the month of November to “convincing our children that, while they sleep, their plastic dinosaur figures come to life. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Read more</a> </article> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main role="main" id="main"><div id="twocolumns" class="full_width"> <div class="container default_page"> <div class="twocolumns-holder"> <section id="content" class="ajax-container"> <div class="title"> <h1>Tag: funding</h1> </div> <div class="post-2855 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-strategy tag-access tag-citizen-science tag-crowdfunding tag-funding tag-fundraising tag-indiegogo tag-innovation tag-kickstarter tag-outreach tag-outsourcing tag-volunteer" id="post-2855"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/02/19/what-is-crowdsourcing-and-how-does-it-apply-to-outreach/" rel="bookmark">What is Crowdsourcing? And how does it apply to outreach?</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/02/19/what-is-crowdsourcing-and-how-does-it-apply-to-outreach/" rel="bookmark">February 19th, 2013</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="size-full wp-image-4143 alignright" alt="Crowdsourcing" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Screen-Shot-2013-02-19-at-1.48.10-AM.png" width="103" height="102" />Crowdsourcing means involving a lot of people in small pieces of a project. In educational and nonprofit outreach, crowdsourcing is a form of engagement, such as participating in an online course, collecting photos of butterflies for a citizen-science project, uploading old photos for a community history project, deciphering sentences from old scanned manuscripts, playing protein folding games to help scientists discover new ways to fight diseases, or participating in online discussions. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/02/19/what-is-crowdsourcing-and-how-does-it-apply-to-outreach/#more-2855" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading What is Crowdsourcing? And how does it apply to outreach?">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/02/19/what-is-crowdsourcing-and-how-does-it-apply-to-outreach/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/citizen-science/" rel="tag">Citizen science</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/crowdfunding/" rel="tag">crowdfunding</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/funding/" rel="tag">funding</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/fundraising/" rel="tag">fundraising</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/indiegogo/" rel="tag">IndieGogo</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/innovation/" rel="tag">innovation</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/kickstarter/" rel="tag">Kickstarter</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outreach/" rel="tag">outreach</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outsourcing/" rel="tag">outsourcing</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/volunteer/" rel="tag">volunteer</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2557 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-learning tag-access tag-apple tag-classroom tag-exhibits tag-funding tag-ipad tag-kickstarter tag-models tag-museum tag-nina-simon tag-open-access tag-techdirt" id="post-2557"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/05/02/are-public-supported-crowdfunded-virtual-exhibits-possible/" rel="bookmark">Are public supported (crowdfunded) virtual exhibits possible?</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/05/02/are-public-supported-crowdfunded-virtual-exhibits-possible/" rel="bookmark">May 2nd, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><a href="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Screen-shot-2011-05-02-at-12.17.48-PM.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2558" title="ipad sponsor mockup" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Screen-shot-2011-05-02-at-12.17.48-PM.png" alt="" width="242" height="106" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Screen-shot-2011-05-02-at-12.17.48-PM.png 242w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Screen-shot-2011-05-02-at-12.17.48-PM-150x65.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px" /></a></p> <p>Virtual exhibits on tablet devices (e.g., the Apple iPad) put exhibits at the fingertips of students and the public. Visitors can browse science, art or culture from classrooms, during their commutes, or from their sofas. — But where does the money come from?</p> <p>As with physical museums, the problem with charging money for downloads is limiting visitation to enthusiasts. Access must free to get significant use on tablet computers in classrooms, or by people who would not otherwise pay. Aside from grant support or advertisements, are there other revenue models? Could funding come from the community?</p> <p>We posit that virtual exhibit apps could be free downloads, giving a preview teaser. Then, to see the rest of the exhibit, visitors pay for access, sponsor access for others, or request free access. Here’s how it might look: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/05/02/are-public-supported-crowdfunded-virtual-exhibits-possible/#more-2557" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Are public supported (crowdfunded) virtual exhibits possible?">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/05/02/are-public-supported-crowdfunded-virtual-exhibits-possible/#comments">2 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/classroom/" rel="tag">classroom</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/exhibits/" rel="tag">exhibits</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/funding/" rel="tag">funding</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ipad/" rel="tag">IPad</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/kickstarter/" rel="tag">Kickstarter</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/models/" rel="tag">models</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/nina-simon/" rel="tag">nina simon</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/open-access/" rel="tag">open access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/techdirt/" rel="tag">TechDirt</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-831 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning tag-access tag-blockbuster tag-exhibits tag-funding tag-journals tag-learning-2 tag-museum tag-open-access tag-staff" id="post-831"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/25/science-museums-are-disconnected-from-new-science-research/" rel="bookmark">Science museums are disconnected from new science research</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/25/science-museums-are-disconnected-from-new-science-research/" rel="bookmark">April 25th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2431" title="Science journals" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-25-at-1.34.25-PM.png" alt="" width="102" height="83" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-25-at-1.34.25-PM.png 182w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-25-at-1.34.25-PM-150x121.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 102px) 100vw, 102px" />The system of getting knowledge about science to the public is broken. One major crack in the system is a disconnect between science museums and new science research.</p> <p><strong>Science museums matter</strong></p> <p>Aside from the news media, which now has less science coverage as the journalism business contracts, museums play a vital role in how the public learns about science outside of school. New data show that science museums play an <a href="http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2011/apr/surveys-confirm-enormous-value-science-museums-%E2%80%9Cfree-choice%E2%80%9D-learning">important part</a> in this informal learning.</p> <p>Despite enthusiastic scientists who are using social media, leading citizen science, and supporting other kinds of outreach, the vast majority of scientific information is ensconced in journals and conferences.</p> <p>To connect this knowledge to the public, it’s common practice for closed-access journals to give journalists free (advance) access to new articles. But the same courtesy is not provided to science museums that would also benefit from new articles, as well as a back library of older articles. And science museums rarely budget for journal subscriptions. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/25/science-museums-are-disconnected-from-new-science-research/#more-831" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Science museums are disconnected from new science research">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/25/science-museums-are-disconnected-from-new-science-research/#comments">5 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/blockbuster/" rel="tag">blockbuster</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/exhibits/" rel="tag">exhibits</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/funding/" rel="tag">funding</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/journals/" rel="tag">journals</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/open-access/" rel="tag">open access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/staff/" rel="tag">staff</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2252 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management tag-apps tag-audience tag-education tag-flash tag-funding tag-games tag-ipad tag-mobile tag-twitter" id="post-2252"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/11/science-game-contest-awarded-50k-prize-to-ineligible-candidate/" rel="bookmark">Science game contest awarded $50k prize to ineligible candidate</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/11/science-game-contest-awarded-50k-prize-to-ineligible-candidate/" rel="bookmark">April 11th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><a href="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-11-at-2.05.52-AM.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2272" title="Cooney" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-11-at-2.05.52-AM.png" alt="" width="153" height="105" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-11-at-2.05.52-AM.png 153w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-11-at-2.05.52-AM-150x102.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px" /></a>The <a href="http://www.cooneycenterprizes.org/about-the-prizes/stem.html">National STEM Video Game Challenge</a>, awarded the $50k grand prize last week to a professional team that did not meet the eligibility criteria.</p> <p>This story came to my attention last week, when I wrote a <a title="You make me sick! Online game teaches science to middle schoolers" href="http://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/07/you-make-me-sick-online-game-teaches-science-to-middle-schoolers/">blog post about a cool online science game</a> for Middle School kids which won the grand prize as part of the contest run by the <a href="http://www.joanganzcooneycenter.org/">Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop</a> (the parent organization of Sesame Street) and <a href="http://www.elinemedia.com/">E-Line Media</a>. That article briefly mentioned anomalies in the contest, and the Cooney Center sent me an email: “Please take this article down as soon as possible because of a legal issue that is pending.” This made me wonder, is there a scandal on Sesame Street?</p> <p> <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/11/science-game-contest-awarded-50k-prize-to-ineligible-candidate/#more-2252" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Science game contest awarded $50k prize to ineligible candidate">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/11/science-game-contest-awarded-50k-prize-to-ineligible-candidate/#comments">1 Comment</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/flash/" rel="tag">flash</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/funding/" rel="tag">funding</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/games/" rel="tag">games</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ipad/" rel="tag">IPad</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/twitter/" rel="tag">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2155 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interactivity category-learning tag-classroom tag-flash tag-funding tag-games tag-learning-2 tag-obama tag-sbir" id="post-2155"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/07/you-make-me-sick-online-game-teaches-science-to-middle-schoolers/" rel="bookmark">You make me sick! Online game teaches science to middle schoolers</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/07/you-make-me-sick-online-game-teaches-science-to-middle-schoolers/" rel="bookmark">April 7th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2169" title="You make me sick!" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-07-at-12.44.19-AM.png" alt="" width="140" height="91" />“This is your target” the game says, pointing at an ordinary looking cartoon woman in a T-shirt and track pants. “If you pay close attention to the host’s weaknesses, you can make a disease that will get the host super duper sick!” <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/07/you-make-me-sick-online-game-teaches-science-to-middle-schoolers/#more-2155" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading You make me sick! Online game teaches science to middle schoolers">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/07/you-make-me-sick-online-game-teaches-science-to-middle-schoolers/#comments">2 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/classroom/" rel="tag">classroom</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/flash/" rel="tag">flash</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/funding/" rel="tag">funding</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/games/" rel="tag">games</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/obama/" rel="tag">Obama</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/sbir/" rel="tag">SBIR</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-1190 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-strategy tag-congress tag-funding tag-lobbying tag-museum tag-politics" id="post-1190"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/28/museums-advocacy-day-lobbying-for-museums/" rel="bookmark">Museums Advocacy Day: Lobbying for museums</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/28/museums-advocacy-day-lobbying-for-museums/" rel="bookmark">February 28th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1204" title="Museums Advocacy Day" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-28-at-3.47.08-PM.png" alt="" width="211" height="57" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-28-at-3.47.08-PM.png 211w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-28-at-3.47.08-PM-150x40.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px" />Museums increasingly realize that if they want government funding and support, they need to make a case for it, and get their voice heard. So today and tomorrow is ‘<a href="http://www.speakupformuseums.org/MuseumAdvocacyDay.htm">Museums Advocacy Day</a>.’ Flocks of staff, volunteers, trustees, students, even museum enthusiasts are rallying to make a strong case to legislators for governmental support, both online and on Capitol Hill. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/28/museums-advocacy-day-lobbying-for-museums/#more-1190" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Museums Advocacy Day: Lobbying for museums">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/28/museums-advocacy-day-lobbying-for-museums/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/congress/" rel="tag">congress</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/funding/" rel="tag">funding</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/lobbying/" rel="tag">lobbying</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/politics/" rel="tag">politics</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="footer"> <div class="container"> <nav class="page-nav"> <ul> <li id="menu-item-4498" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-4498"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4497" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4497"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/about/">Mission & history</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4499" class="popup menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4499"><a title="popup" class="js-btn-show-popups" href="#wrapper">Browse topics</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4666" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4666"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/contact/">Contact IDEA</a></li> <li>Copyright © 2025 <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog">IDEA</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </footer> </div> <script type='text/javascript'> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7 = {"apiSettings":{"root":"https:\/\/www.idea.org\/blog\/wp-json\/contact-form-7\/v1","namespace":"contact-form-7\/v1"},"cached":"1"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/scripts.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/themes/ideaorg/js/jquery.main.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js'></script> </body>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Y68B45MT0H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-Y68B45MT0H'); </script> </html>