ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2022

If you’re like many of us working in nonprofit leadership today, you’re more than likely exhausted and running out of actionable ideas. It must be articulate enough to measure progress against, inspiring enough to move people to action, and still broad enough to withstand the test of time. Illustration generated by DALL·E.

Participatory 98

Participatory Culture Leadership Washington 98

Museum 2.0

JUNE 26, 2018

I rarely shared explicit calls to action beyond the option to buy a book. I want people to take action. I care deeply about this call to action, which increased my vulnerability and nervousness in writing the talk. I was afraid I couldn't give a talk that would inspire people to participate.

Action 32

Action Video Participatory Global 32

Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

With all these options, we wanted to look back and highlight some of the Issue Lab community’s most popular publications in 2022, featuring a wide array of topics ranging from education to participatory grantmaking and beyond. Expanding Equity: Inclusion & Belonging Guidebook , by the W.K.

Issue 88

Issue Resource New Mexico Mexico 88

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The tendency of philanthropic professionals, big donors, and other relatively privileged people to assume that they know what is best for the people who are directly affected by the problems that need to be addressed. Deciding Together Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking. Here are 6 ways it could go.

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

This week marks five years since the book The Participatory Museum was first released. Over 150,000 people have accessed the free online version. Weekly, I hear from someone who is putting ideas from the book into action. A black box with people crowded around, talking and sharing and making and doing. Build community.

Participatory 20

Participatory Museum Empowerment Facilitation 20

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 13, 2011

The best participatory projects are useful. The participatory activity in question is part of the new Unfinished Business gallery, a room in which the museum engages with a contemporary issue related to the passion and work of Jane Addams and the historic Hull-House activist residents.

Participatory 44

Participatory Museum Action Experiment 44

sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

More specifically, datamaking is an action whereby we transform information into data so that data can contribute to knowledge. The Creative Power of Datamaking Focusing on the action of datamaking opens a world of possibilities for developing knowledge. The key force in the formula is that data is actually a decision.

Data 105

Data Knowledge Philanthropy Policy 105

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

I'm finding myself really enjoying fundraising because it is fundamentally about inspiring people to participate--and to do so in a way that is significant both for the organization and for themselves. As a designer, I'm always trying to ensure that participatory activities, however casual, impact both the participant and the organization.

Participatory 39

Participatory Practice Fundraising Relationship 39

Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

Whether your donors are transactional or high value (including mid-level and recurring donors) or participatory (like event participants and volunteers), building healthy relationships with them today—and retaining them—recognizes the responsibility we all have to our constituents, our communities, and, ultimately, to ourselves.

Storytelling 75

Storytelling Donor Cancer Guidelines 75

The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 12, 2022

Telling great stories helps your non-profit get its message out into the world, connect with new audiences and motivate people to take action like making a donation. It’s participatory. This allows them to relate to our unique experience and creates empathy between the two people. creating empathy).

Story 89

Story Storytelling Profit Participatory 89

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

You have to approve new friend requests, respond to messages, post your latest action alerts, send out bulletins, keep your profile up-to-date, and more. " Taking it a little deeper, organizations should not go in the other direction - and be strategic in friending people. Expressions (media creation, mashups, etc).

Participatory 50

Participatory Teen Vlog Mashup 50

The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

But how do you ensure your events not only honor this rich heritage but also captivate and mobilize your community towards meaningful action? Most importantly, they create an uplifting, celebratory atmosphere perfect for bringing people together during AAPI Heritage Month. Be sure to recruit knowledgeable facilitators.

Celebrate 59

Celebrate Education Fundraising Culture 59

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 29, 2009

It's my "artistic rendering" of one of the most inspirational participatory projects I know of--the Bibliotheek Haarlem Oost book drops. To do this, the library didn't create a complicated computer system or send people online. Two weeks ago, I decided I wanted a photo of the book drops and shelves in action for my forthcoming book.

Participatory 40

Participatory Project Library Netherlands 40

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

I am fascinated by the incredible differences in what people contribute based on format and phrasing of the invitation to participate. Our current exhibition is about why people collect things. One of the collections on display is a set of "found lists" collected by a local farmer, Danny Lazzarini.

Participatory 39

Participatory Difference Analysis Museum 39

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.

Facilitation 101

Facilitation Technique Ideas Exercise 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

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? Include a strong call to action (CTA).

Social Media 101

Social Media Headline Media Social 101

Museum 2.0

APRIL 7, 2009

Which of these descriptions exemplifies participatory museum practice? The exhibit is dynamic and changes somewhat in response to visitors' actions. But the difference between the two examples teases out a problem in differentiating "participatory design" from "design for participation." The exhibit opens.

Participatory 27

Participatory Design Difference Museum 27

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

Use participatory processes to define metrics and methods of data collection. Participatory processes engage diverse stakeholders in collective thought, action, and decision-making, while increasing the capacity of individuals and communities through skill building and empowerment.

Measure 52

Measure Create Arizona Participatory 52

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.

Detroit 77

Detroit Instruction Instructional PPT 77

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Engaging new people. Engaging more diverse people. Engaging people actively in the arts. INTERPRETATIVE: can people understand it? EDUCATIONAL: can people learn from it? RELEVANT: can people relate to it? PARTICIPATORY: can people get involved or contribute to it? Any questions?

Participatory 55

Participatory Museum Arts Culture 55

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

As you can see from the schedule overview , this is more of a participatory event versus the traditional conference with powerpoints and panelists. The event will end with an “ Idea Accelerator ” where participants will have an opportunity to develop and pitch an actionable idea for feedback and funding.

Registration 128

Registration Leadership Impact Change 128

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.”

Global 91

Global Network Change Create 91

sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

Participatory grantmaking has been a big part of the Boston’s Women’s Fund since its founding. So, the organization created a space specifically for the younger people in their community to nominate causes and have agency over some of the grantmaking decisions. It requires us to love and trust young people to make these decisions.

Voice 71

Voice Strategy Mississippi Boston 71

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

According to Frumkin (2002), nonprofit organizations are “ideal vehicles for foraging networks of weak ties that link people together.” He describes social capital as “those features of social organization, such as trust, norms and networks that can improve the efficiency of society by facilitating coordinated actions.”

Measure 40

Measure Community Organization Arizona 40

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.

Issue 52

Issue Brain United States Participatory 52

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Granted, I live in an increasingly narrow world of people who are exploring these topics and want me to work with them, but I still learn a lot from the questions and struggles I hear from colleagues and people who comment on the blog. Why should institutions engage with people in this way? The Museum 2.0 Yes and no.

Museum 45

Museum Question Participatory Evaluation 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum. A third argues that the project won’t be truly participatory unless users get to define what content is sought in the first place. I’ve been using these participatory categories to talk about how we’d like users to participate in different projects.

Model 98

Model Activities Active Activism 98

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

The Art of Participation provides a retrospective on participatory art as well as presenting opportunities for visitors to engage in contemporary (“now”) works. If the participatory instructions were integrated into the standard black labels, visitors would not be as aware of the commonalities across the interactive art pieces.

Participatory 20

Participatory Arts Design Museum 20

Achieve

JULY 27, 2017

"Movements are built by and for the people. The people generate the movement, spread the rallying cry of the message, and depend on one another to meet the collective’s goals in addressing the social issue at hand. A story based on a vision for change for people or communities that need it most.". Why do people give?

Question 52

Question Develop Help Language 52

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.

Network 104

Network Report Empowerment Structure 104

Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

Granted, I live in an increasingly narrow world of people who are exploring these topics and want me to work with them, but I still learn a lot from the questions and struggles I hear from colleagues and people who comment on the blog. Why should institutions engage with people in this way? The Museum 2.0 Yes and no.

Question 49

Question Participatory Museum Evaluation 49

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?…".

Challenge 52

Challenge Strategy Participatory Roles 52

Museum 2.0

APRIL 4, 2012

Imagine you want to invite people to meaningfully engage with a serious topic in an exhibition. It's a particularly tough problem because of the multiple psychological steps required to shift someone from ignorance or disinterest to action. was not ready to do the concrete action of sharing a specific wish for a woman.

Story 47

Story Participatory Museum History 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2015

The book is a call to action for leaders to transform themselves into “Engaged Leaders.” ” Her definition of an engaged leader is someone who uses digital, mobile, and social tools strategically to achieve established goals as they relate to leading people and managing organizations.

Digital 50

Digital Strategy Chapter Advice 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2015

Designing A Participatory Hook for a Virtual Meeting. This creates a tsunami of sticky notes. If you ask people one-by-one to share and post their sticky notes, it can take a long time and get tedious. The features include being able to easily create different color sticky notes and type in notes and move them around the board.

Facilitation 50

Facilitation Virtual Arts Participatory 50

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. I was somewhat surprised by this.

Action 31

Action Ideas St. Louis Museum 31

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

with cultural professionals, I like to use Tim O'Reilly's simple definition: software that gets better the more people use it. There are many participatory kiosks that are functional black holes--visitors make videos or draw pictures or write stories, drop them in a slot, and. When I talk about Web 2.0 nothing happens.

Participatory 35

Participatory Museum Rate YouTube 35