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How can the strategic planning process promote effective nonprofit decision-making?

ASU Lodestar Center

Stakeholder involvement will drastically improve the final plan and create a culture of participatory decision-making. Leaders need to take the time to compile all available information and allow time for discussion. Leaders need to keep the process focused on the organization’s mission and ensure that discussions are productive.

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Adventures in Participatory Audience Engagement at the Henry Art Gallery

Museum 2.0

This winter, I once again taught a graduate class in the University of Washington's Museology program. 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.

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Celebrate, Educate, and Fundraise: Planning Winning AAPI Heritage Month Events

The Modern Nonprofit

It can pay tribute to heritage while also emphasizing the universal human ideals of justice, family, culture, or community. Others may prefer moderated discussions or interviews. The theme should resonate with both the AAPI community and also general audiences. Be sure to recruit knowledgeable facilitators.

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What strategies can nonprofit leaders use to move program beneficiaries into program partners?

ASU Lodestar Center

Use participatory evaluation , as Rabinowitz suggests. Ask for beneficiary feedback before, during, and after program implementation using surveys, discussion forums, and case studies. Jennifer Kirksey is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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Avoiding the Participatory Ghetto: Are Museums Evolving with their Innovative Web Strategies?

Museum 2.0

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. Are participatory activities happening on the web because that is the best place for them? You join the Brooklyn Museum’s posse. This worries me.

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Amplifying Female Voices: Strategies for Equitable and Inclusive Grantmaking

sgEngage

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.

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Community-Driven Social Impact: Presentation & Workshop at Amplified Leicester

Amy Sample Ward

Amplified Leicester is managed by the Institute of Creative Technologies, De Montfort University in partnership with the DMU Centre for Social Action and Phoenix Square Digital Media Centre. The project is commissioned and supported by NESTA , an independent body with a mission to make the UK more innovative. Presentation.

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