Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

I always learn something from his participatory style, humor, and techniques. Here’s a few things I learned. In some instances, you might need a longer amount of time to do this exercise, but the way this was facilitated with 50 people was highly productive and efficient. There are usually two aspects of this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Co-Act is a unique organization, a hub for accelerating collaborative action in Southeast Michigan’s nonprofit community. My style of teaching is participatory; I don’t lecture with PPT endlessly and involve the audience. My audience included many people who were blind. I make it okay to modify so no one feels excluded.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

Then I build out the content and discussion questions. In reviewing the data and themes from the audience input, some terrific questions about engagement popped out: How can we become better at using social media so that our channels experience more engagement and convert people to get involved? How can we get people to talk to us?

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sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

As a follow-up to the Women in Philanthropy Institute’s 2023 Symposium, hosted by the Indiana University Lilly Foundation School of Philanthropy, we gathered four dynamic grantmakers to discuss how they are doing the work to amplify female voices, especially women, girls, and femmes of color, in philanthropy. You know what you need.’”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2017

I’ve always dreamed of accessing a diverse network of people who do nonprofit capacity across different disciplines or what Nancy White has described as “ learning from adjacent practices.” Lack of shared definitions and shared language. Dearth of resources/cultural practices around curriculum sharing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2011

The report opens with a look at current practices of using networks for citizen-centered social action that are promising for the future. Bridging differences: Deliberately connecting people with different perspectives. Catalyzing mutual support: Helping people directly help each other.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Last year I spoke at more than 75 events and I can always guarantee at least one of the questions will be: “Please tell me what issues the 80 million people in the United States who represent some of the largest and most diverse opinions and demographics want to spend their time, activism, and dollars with.”. Social issue interests change.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Regardless of which approach your organization takes, here are a few things to think about as you and your colleagues sit down to develop your next strategic plan: Your supporters really don’t care how the ship runs; they care about what your organization is doing to help people and advance its cause. Won’t you join us?…".

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

I like to use half of any allotted time slot to talk and half for Q&A, so we usually have time to get into meaty discussions. Why should institutions engage with people in this way? Are there certain kinds of institutions that are more well-suited for participatory techniques than others? The Museum 2.0 Yes and no.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2015

You need an agenda, time, location, background reading, and participants. At the actual meeting, you start with an icebreaker or what Andrea calls the “hook” to get people thinking about the topic. At the actual meeting, you start with an icebreaker or what Andrea calls the “hook” to get people thinking about the topic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Each year they bring together diverse, passionate people for a sleep-away camp for adults where they learn together through active, creative workshops and activities. Nina Simon, the executive director of the museum, is an expert in participatory design and fantastic facilitator. People voted by clapping.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I like to use half of any allotted time slot to talk and half for Q&A, so we usually have time to get into meaty discussions. Why should institutions engage with people in this way? Are there certain kinds of institutions that are more well-suited for participatory techniques than others? The Museum 2.0 Yes and no.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

The film that lite the tinderbox of protests is disgusting and insulting to a people of Islamic faith and yes social media can accelerate protests and violent responses quickly (as it can accelerate social good.) “When people who were born and raised in dictatorships. ” Widad E.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Note from Beth: As visiting scholar at the Packard Foundation, I'm connecting with other people who are studying and learning about how networks work. He co-authored a paper called " Visual Diagnostics and Mapping for Scaling Change " and we had an opportunity to discuss it. Institute for Strategic Clarity, March 15.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2009

Join us for a discussion and exploration of how social media are being used to accelerate our transition to a global sustainable culture. Publishing plust interactivity, participatory. You can mount challenges that are effective in spreading the word and making our message accessible to more people who can make their own decisions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The convening used participatory methods to identify topics for small group conversations related to the theme and was expertly facilitated by Allen Gunn from Aspiration. ( I wrote a reflection last week about the facilitation techniques here ). We discussed some of the social media monitoring tools.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 22, 2009

I'm working on a personal project (slowly) to open a cafe/bar venue that is also a design incubator for participatory exhibits. The further this moves towards reality, the more I'm focusing on how I'm going to serve the people walking in the door and the less I'm thinking about my colleagues. Maybe not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

The new social tools that we are here to discuss are not so new anymore. There have the been the well discussed successes like DonorsChoose and Lil Green Patch. We are asked to contain those people and make sure they do what we want, and also ensure only the “good” ideas are accepted. Yes, that difficult word, BUT. And control?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 14, 2011

The best way I can really push my own participatory practice and thinking is to operate an institution and work with a community I care about over time. The more I learned about the Museum, the more I talked with people about it, the more I saw that it was a better fit for my goals than the cafe.

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Forum One

APRIL 2, 2010

But, these platforms also provide the potential for government organizations to improve the satisfaction of their employees as well as citizens by enabling more open, transparent, collaborative, and participatory communications and offer the potential to increase workplace efficiency, productivity, and innovation. technologies.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Since the announcement, there has been a lot of discussion focused on the expected component of the directive that pushes federal agencies to make data available in machine readable formats. This concern is understandable, but it shouldn't delay efforts on the part of federal agencies to take action. Stay tuned.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

I've been increasingly turning to that word as a descriptor for the mixture of advocacy, passion, and action that I try to bring to my work. A national election is the ultimate participatory project. I realize as I write this list that we do invite certain people to participate in these conversations, but not our onsite audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

For more on these projects and to meet the people behind them, check out the upcoming Games for Change Festival (April 21-23 & 25), NYC’s largest gaming event and the leading international event for games with impact, bringing together the social change community and game makers. government and encouraging participatory democracy.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 15, 2008

Let's discuss what it means, how it works, where it can go. There are huge positives to tapping into these networks (which we've discussed here before), including connecting with visitors "where they are" and co-opting easy-to-customize applications for museum purposes. In this case, it's debatable. Some reasons include.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

People curious to learn more about these trends packed a room at the National Press Club in Washington on September 16 to discuss the challenges and successes of content syndication. The speakers wasted no time discussing the values and benefits when opening up the flow of information.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 15, 2015

We were discussing the potential for cultural organizations to have significant impact across communities: on planning, health, education, and quality of life. Last week, I got to see Deborah''s vision in action. A hexagonal ping pong table that invited six people (often strangers) to play together. A soundtrack for the street.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 22, 2008

Why discuss gifting on Museum 2.0? When I heard the tollbooth story, I started thinking about gifting as a model for participatory experiences in museums. This post discusses participatory gifting in three parts: the why, the what, and finally, the how. No, I'm not angling for a present. Collect the e-card.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 29, 2009

Two weeks ago, I conducted a participatory exhibit design workshop with staff at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Your mission should be an actionable measuring stick. The Smithsonian's current (and historic) mission has only one actionable statement: "increase and diffuse knowledge."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

They identify a list of questions for the field to consider -- many of these topics the nonprofit blogosphere has been discussing in parallel as it relates to nonprofits and social media integration. The topics include: Control and Transparency: How comfortable is the foundation with the participatory nature of Web 2.0 communications?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

And for anyone attending the event and looking for some insight into how to get in on the philanthropic and social advocacy action, here are some of my recommendations on sessions, events and activities that have gold stars next to them on my personal event agenda. The Beacon: Lounge with a Conscience! ” 13.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 4, 2010

It's rare that a participatory museum project is more than a one-shot affair. The Wikimedians asked if the museum would coordinate a project in which people could photograph artworks in cultural institutions to illustrate Wikipedia articles. It started with a request from a group of New York Wikimedians to the Brooklyn Museum.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2009

If people can take their own photos, they won't buy them in the gift shop. To me, an open photo policy is a cornerstone of any institution that sees itself as a visitor-centered platform for participatory engagement. Yes, some people (especially vocal museum staff!) Yes, some people (especially vocal museum staff!)

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2009

In almost all cases, museums assure me that they want to be in conversation, that they want to be responsive, that they want to “really hear” what people think. We have been following your lively discussion with great interest, as this has also been a topic of ongoing dialogue at MoMA. so that MoMA could become part of the discussion.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 22, 2008

A way to bring people on opposite sides of an issue to a fruitful, positive meeting place? The Living Library was conceived in Denmark in 2000 as a way to engage youth in dialogue about ending violence by encouraging people to meet their prejudices and fears in a safe, fun, facilitated environment.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 18, 2017

it encourages visitors to participate both in the exhibition and beyond it by taking action to expand opportunities for foster youth and youth transitioning out of foster care. There's lots to explore about this project, but today I want to dive into this last element: inspiring visitors to take action. This big idea excited us all.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2009

That discussion has traditionally focused on visitors' ability to distinguish real artifacts from props and the question of whether an experience with a reproduction is lesser than, equivalent to, or superior to engaging with "the real thing." People are having fun with this experience, and who can blame them?

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The 33rd Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute features leading nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance and government to discuss the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. General / @southwestfdns. 38th Annual Nonprofit Conference. Technology.

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