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How can nonprofit organizations measure community engagement?

ASU Lodestar Center

Understanding the benefits of building social capital may be effective in creating a participatory culture. In addition to encouraging collaboration and shared purpose, nonprofit organizations should ultimately aim to achieve sustained engagement and a participatory culture (Atlee, 2009). Affordable Hous. & Cmty. Frumkin, P.

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#ThankYouWednesday After A Successful #GivingTuesday

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But let me reflect on how amazing yesterday was. In 2010, Gates and Warren Buffett publicly launched the Giving Pledge to encourage billionaires to donate the bulk of their wealth to charity, which includes one from Zuckerberg, although it does not describe the scale of his gift.

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Yes, Audience Participation Can Have Significant Value

Museum 2.0

I can't say that any one experience--working on a collage with other visitors, swinging on a hammock, discovering a participatory display for pocket artifacts in the bathroom--directly contributed to increased attendance and giving. This community was ready for a museum that reflected the unique creative identity of Santa Cruz.

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Why I Blog

Museum 2.0

You''re in for a treat, with upcoming posts on creativity, collections management, elitism, science play, permanent participatory galleries, partnering with underserved teens, magic vests, and more. Reflective time is important, especially when your work is hectic. It is this community--you--that I want to reflect a bit more on.

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Blueprint Book Club Part 1: How Do You Create a Future-Thinking History Museum?

Museum 2.0

The majority of the book is a tour of the conceptualized physical institution, with smaller sections devoted to the political history of the project and the activities (mostly participatory, distributed, and digital) that the team undertook from 2009-2011 to start building their constituency. The early participatory projects are terrific.

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Quick Hit: My Work with the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

Museum 2.0

It really reflects what we're trying to do here to transform our institution into as relevant, dynamic, and successful an organization as possible. It wasn't until 2010, when MAH executive director Paul Figueroa resigned for health reasons, that the idea of the potential fit between Simon and the MAH first emerged.

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Guest Post: The Denver Community Museum

Museum 2.0

This post shares her reflections on the project, its design, and its impact. set up any participatory elements and organize the opening, which occurred the following Friday or Saturday. To help fill in the blanks, I often added participatory pieces which allowed the visitors to take an active role. I was shocked.and very happy.

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