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Building Community: Who / How / Why

Museum 2.0

We had incredible success transforming our institution into a vibrant cultural center. For example, in Santa Cruz there is a huge community of creative people who identify as artists in non-traditional media. That’s why we partner with fire sculptors, knitters, graffiti artists, and bonsai growers. Let’s start with empowerment.

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The Participatory Museum, Five Years Later

Museum 2.0

I wrote The Participatory Museum for two reasons: to explore the "how" of participatory design in museums, cultural centers, libraries, and science centers to create a version of this blog that was more "shareable" with organizational leaders and trustees By many measures, the book has been a success. Empowerment? Social bridging?

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Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Bloomerang

This funder invests in and strengthens the capacity of women-led movements to advance meaningful social, cultural, and economic change in women’s lives, specifically across three areas: Economic Justice, Safety, and Women’s Health. The vision of this foundation is for every resident of California to enjoy good health and experience wellness.

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2021 Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Kindful

This funder invests in and strengthens the capacity of women-led movements to advance meaningful social, cultural, and economic change in women’s lives, specifically across three areas: Economic Justice, Safety, and Women’s Health. The vision of this foundation is for every resident of California to enjoy good health and experience wellness.

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Six New Games for Change: Check Out the Future of Gaming for Good

NTEN

However, the judges were sure to point out that a social impact game shouldn't have to try to invent new game genres to create an experience where players can empathize with the characters. The learning goals in the classroom directly mirror the game’s objectives, creating an experience where both are parallel to one another.

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Meditations on Relevance, Part 3: Who Decides What's Relevant?

Museum 2.0

Find representatives of this community--staff, volunteers, visitors, trusted partners--and learn more about their experiences. The most successful programs fostered youth empowerment and community leadership in various content areas: agriculture, technology, healing. The more specific the definition, the better. It's easy to give up.

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Taking Your Professional Development Global!

ASU Lodestar Center

I recently had the opportunity to travel to Paris, France to attend the 5ème conférence de fundraising pour le secteur culturel (5th conference on fundraising for the cultural sector) put on by the Association Française des Fundraisers (French Association of Fundraisers). It was wonderful to again be immersed in French culture and language.