Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

For those who can''t see the image, the card reads: When I first saw the "pastports" I didn''t really understand, but after reading what people wrote in them I felt an overwhelming connection to all the words of so many random people. People could take the pastports home or hang them, open to a preferred page, on a clothesline.

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Participatory Museum History Arts 45

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Stakeholder involvement will drastically improve the final plan and create a culture of participatory decision-making. Even the people who benefit from the organization’s mission can provide valuable input on the strategic plan. Leaders need to take the time to compile all available information and allow time for discussion.

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Process Effective Wyoming Arizona 98

Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2014

Two years ago, we mounted one of our most successful participatory exhibits ever at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History: Memory Jars. Over three months, about 600 people filled mason jars with personal memories and put them on display. People were spending a long time working on them. He puts it on the wall. What was it?

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Participatory Evaluation Project Museum 52

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

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

This exhibition showcases collectors from throughout Santa Cruz County--people with collections from animal skulls to dryer lint to priceless historic flags. This exhibition represents a few big shifts for us: We used a more participatory design process. Without further ado, here's what we did to make the exhibition participatory.

Participatory 44

Participatory Museum History International 44

Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2011

In 2009 , students built a participatory exhibit from scratch. Thirteen students produced three projects that layered participatory activities onto an exhibition of artwork from the permanent collection of the Henry Art Gallery. When activities were not facilitated, people were often too timid to interact.

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Participatory Arts Audience Museum 51

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 18, 2011

We decided to approach the label-writing for these boards in a participatory way. note: originally, this said "we're writing a label" but with that phrasing, lots of people wrote creative titles for the surfboards (like the title for a work of art) instead of talking about content of interest. What do you want to know?

Participatory 48

Participatory San Diego Museum History 48

Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2010

The Participatory Museum is a practical guide to visitor participation. Over the past four years, there's been lots of discussion about the "why" of visitor participation, but in my opinion, we've been lacking a good resource on the "how." The Participatory Museum is an attempt at providing such a resource. Blog about it.

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Participatory Museum Vietnam Netherlands 30

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

There are a lot different styles, philosophies, and techniques for facilitating groups of people. Check out the International Association of Facilitator’s Method database which contains more than 500 entries. Participatory Gatherings. It is used in brainstorming because it speeds up the discussion. Strategic Dialogue.

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Facilitation Technique Chart Method 121

The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

Most importantly, they create an uplifting, celebratory atmosphere perfect for bringing people together during AAPI Heritage Month. Others may prefer moderated discussions or interviews. It’s inspiring to see when people understand the impact of their support, isn’t it? Be sure to recruit knowledgeable facilitators.

Celebrate 59

Celebrate Education Fundraising Culture 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2017

I’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand how the feng shui of a classroom impacts learning. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion. Having a large enough space so people can move around and self-organize into small groups also promotes learning. Have you ever had to do a room hack?

Lecture 91

Lecture Classroom Experiment Learning 91

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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Facilitation Technique Ideas Exercise 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2006

See the recent article by Ali Levine " Talking with Young People, Not At Them " I was able to attend the event, but through the New Media Consortium campus because adults are not allowed in the Teen Grid. The are people here from very different places. re talking about real things, that touch real people, and you???re

Second Life 50

Second Life Life Participatory Discussion 50

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 29, 2014

The whole day was spent in passionate discussion about research projects, international crises, and serious, cost-intensive efforts for zoos and aquaria to take action to improve the fate of elephants and other species at risk. I would guess that most people have no idea that this work is happening at zoos. I certainly didn''t.

Action 46

Action People Conservancy Africa 46

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

My style of teaching is participatory; I don’t lecture with PPT endlessly and involve the audience. However, when I have participants that also include physically disabled people who are wheel-chair users, have limited mobility, or blind, I make accommodations to be inclusive and, especially avoid being ableist.

Detroit 77

Detroit Instruction Instructional PPT 77

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The design challenge was: How do we come up with concrete tools, frameworks and methods for helping people better understand and adopt network systems leadership? Which comes from the Participatory Facilitator’s Guide. It refers to the part of a participatory process where you know the problem or consensus won’t come easily.

Design 105

Design Course Leadership Network 105

sgEngage

MARCH 27, 2023

Foundations and grantmaking organizations are trying to untangle some of the world’s messiest problems: homelessness, food insecurity, climate change, and the rights of people who are often overlooked, to name a few. That’s where participatory grantmaking comes in. What is Participatory Grantmaking?

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Participatory Trend Community Grant 73

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 30, 2013

Earlier this year, I was fascinated to read the account of a participatory project at the Morrison County Historical Society in Minnesota, in which community members were invited to write essays about “what’s it like” to have various life experiences in the County. You have to remind people, keep reaching out.

History 51

History Museum Minnesota Participatory 51

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Going beyond content delivery, I also use a lot of participatory and hands-on learning techniques to help students gain a deeper understanding. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion. Having a large enough space so people can move around and self-organize into small groups also promotes peer learning.

Learning 84

Learning Classroom Classes Student 84

Museum 2.0

APRIL 20, 2009

I’d never attended before and was impressed by many very smart, international people doing radical projects to make museum collections and experiences accessible and participatory online. The people at Museums and the Web are on the forefront of web-based innovative museum practice. You join the Brooklyn Museum’s posse.

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Participatory Museum Web Indianapolis 35

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.’”

Voice 69

Voice Strategy Mississippi Boston 69

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

I spent today at day 1 of the TechSoup Global Summit in Mountain View with two hundred and forty people who work in the TechSoup Global Network around the world, plus other stakeholders. Gunner lay the ground rules for participating and encouraging people to connect with people they don’t already know.

Global 96

Global Network Participatory Netsquared 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

This design was a participatory process and was intended to provide an opportunity for deep reflective process. We were asked to reflect on how the objective represents Women’s Leadership and to find a partner to discuss our observations and get to know each other. Documentation of the Visioning Process.

Rwanda 113

Rwanda Social Media Training Train 113

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.

Global 91

Global Network Change Create 91

Museum 2.0

JUNE 1, 2010

This is the first installment of a book discussion about Ray Oldenburg’s book The Great Good Place. Facebook discussion board here. People make fun of each other and laugh loudly. Third places are more participatory and offer fewer basic amenities than most cultural institutions provide. On the other hand.

Place 41

Place Discussion Culture Museum 41

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2017

In addition to the countless lunches, coffees, roundtables, focus groups and other opportunities for feedback and discussion I engaged in I also dug into the evidence on the impacts of capacity building on organizations. Who is defining results anyway? The old adage remains true – we measure what we care about.

Results 94

Results Program Build Help 94

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?

Social Media 101

Social Media Headline Media Social 101

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.

Museum 45

Museum Question Participatory Evaluation 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

It is always challenge to use participatory techniques when your participants are not native English speakers and you don’t speak the language. I thought I’d share a few quick insights and tips that I learned for others who may be preparing for doing tech training internationally and want to use participatory techniques.

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Facilitation Training Train International 50

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 4, 2009

Mobile Tech 4 Social Change Barcamps are local events for people passionate about using mobile technology for social impact and to make the world a better place. interactive discussions. Participatory and interactive. More information is below - REGISTER here. What is Mobile Tech 4 Social Change? Each event includes.

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San Jose Mobile Tech Change 100

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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Question Participatory Museum Evaluation 49

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Visitors bond and bridge through participatory experiences at MAH. We continuously and actively respond to requests as well as invite people to be a part of our programs. Bonding social capital refers to networks that bring people together with common interests to strengthen relationships in preexisting groups.

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Museum Program Participatory Community 49

NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Last year, NTEN Community Champions helped to raise over $36,000 to help support the NTEN Community Challenge , which helped to enhance NTEN''s program accessibility, including sending over 50 people to the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (14NTC) and the 2014 Leading Change Summit (14LCS) with scholarships.

Donation 64

Donation Share Impact NTEN 64

Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2018

I do it for three reasons: It makes it easier for people to share and spread the ideas in the book. I love hearing about staff, board, and student discussions prompted by the book, and I want to make it easy for you to have them. Over the years, the more I gave away, the more people wanted to pay me to consult, speak, and write.

Arts 40

Arts Free Chapter Cleveland 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The Leading Change Summit was more intimate (several hundred people), participatory and interactive, intense, and stimulating. The lead will call on the other facilitators during the discussion to add their subject matter expertise or co-facilitate. The Importance of Icebreakers: Getting To Know People in the Room.

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Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124

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.

Facilitation 50

Facilitation Virtual Arts Participatory 50

Care2

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

took over the world, people were part of smaller online participatory communities called listservs. How should people frame their topic for discussion when they post to the listserv? Before Web 2.0 Remember them? The biggest barriers groups face is how to structure listservs. Should they be moderated?

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Listserv Community Online Management 56