Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

The book includes a "Connected Quiz, a set of reflective questions that can help an activist think about how well they or their organization is connecting with others -- something to think about before jumping into the tools. Expressions (media creation, mashups, etc). Circulations - shaping the flow of media (e.g.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

It can be inclusive and participatory. My goal is to design virtual experiences to be as inclusive and participatory as possible. But, as my example indicates, things do not always work as expected. It can empower people across locations to share their individual ideas and build on others’ ideas. Except when it isn’t!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

As part of the class , we look at different examples of networked strategies and digital platforms and tools and how they can be used to advance civil society goals. Going beyond content delivery, I also use a lot of participatory and hands-on learning techniques to help students gain a deeper understanding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Reflective Practice. Participatory Gatherings. There is no better resource than “ The Facilitator’s Guide To Participatory Decision-Making ” by Sam Kaner. (They also offer workshops ). For example, if you invite a participant to scribe, they cannot fully participate in the activity. Any many more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. My colleague, Wendy Harman , was also inspired by Chris Brogan’s technique, but she takes it deeper and includes daily reflection questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

great example of the innovative new things we can do with Flickr in terms of. Maybe he share some reflections in the comments - like for example - about the making of the video which is quite good in terms of production values, although not glossy campaign video. She points out why she likes the campaign: 1 ???

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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. Good participatory design and instructional design for that matter needs a closure exercise. There are usually two aspects of this. The first is on a practice level – what should happen next?

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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. Needless to say, I learned a lot! Fish Bowl Exericse.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

The theme should clearly reflect the purpose of honoring and highlighting AAPI cultures. Some examples of potential event themes include: Celebrating AAPI Trailblazers – Focus on influential Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who paved the way in areas like civil rights, arts, science, or business.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2013

There's a constant dialogue in participatory work about how to make peoples' contributions meaningful. I've written about different structures for participatory processes (especially in museums), and recently, I've been interested in how we can apply these structures to the design of public space. Non-Participation 6.

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JUNE 28, 2023

Participatory grantmaking has been a big part of the Boston’s Women’s Fund since its founding. You can also find further insights about the conversation through Jacquie’s LinkedIn post, “ Reflections on WIP’s All In, All Rise Symposium.”

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

The question forced me to reflect on my experience last summer. It isn't all about technical issues like compression, but it is also covers aesthetics -- for example, with video blogging using the technique of moment capture. I just discovered a new site called " Great Nonprofits " another participatory philanthropy site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. I was particularly interested in examples using blogs, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube, and Facebook. see for example the post about blogging policy ). Everyone is a Curator.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

I''ve seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2015

But let me reflect on how amazing yesterday was. What will the future of giving be – if we have examples like Zuckerberg – and education about philanthropy starting in Kindergarten? We have give gratitude and thanks and build ongoing relationships.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2019

In reflecting on the sample, I’ve made some broad reflections on museum workers and visitors. Today, I wanted to think about participatory elements, something so essential to this blog. As you add more interactive or participatory elements to your space, I invite you to balance a variety of feelings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I'm a huge fan of work and the way she thinks - especially after she road the Scare House ride on the Santa Cruz boardwalk with me and did a brilliant reflection on its design. Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum. I've purchase a two copies, one for me and one to give away.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I've seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 26, 2018

She says that the museum made changes in hiring and board recruitment practices, and invited the community in to help reshape the facility into a place that reflected and represented its people and their interests. The impact was dramatic. Conference sessions on reaching young people. Access programs aimed at low-income people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Also, check out Lucy’s Digital Civil Society wiki for examples of open data used for the social good. Also, in some places of the world there is lower adoption rates of social — for example in very rural areas of the developing world – where this data would not be useful for informing a funding strategy. Not Data Driven.”

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Diversity — how to make sure the organizing team, presenters, attendees, and content are inclusive and reflective of the community. Event formats — for example, a lecture, a panel, a world cafe, or speed dating, and how keep them effective and manageable. Mississauga, Ontario: Geek Talk — Coffee and Convo.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I still get fidgety listening to the podcast, but now I see it as an artifact of a supremely conducted participatory project rather the sole product of the process. And they made me appreciate them as superb facilitators as a particular kind of participatory experience: conversation with strangers. They really cared about me.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2015

The book offers best practices, examples, and frameworks for leaders who want to nurture and develop a deeper connection with their stakeholders. For example, “Use people as filters.” The chapter includes some great reflection questions: What stories can you share to advance your top goals?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

For example, in post-earthquake Haiti, Dd trained and empowered local women to track and document incidents of gender-based violence. The example Jacobi cited was Digital Democracy's work in Chiapas , where villagers used cameras to document their community, in order to fight evictions by their local government.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Recently, I was giving a presentation about participatory techniques at an art museum, when a staff member raised her hand and asked, "Did you have to look really hard to find examples from art museums? They also want to avoid stories or perspectives that reflect hateful or offensive views toward other people.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Every once in a while I come across a project I wish I could have included in The Participatory Museum. an exhibition produced with schoolchildren at the Wallace Collection in London, is a lovely example of co-creation that demonstrates the multiple benefits of inviting audience members to act as partners in arts organizations.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2008

Museums aren't the only venues facing this question: news outlets, corporate brands, and educators are also grappling with the question of trust in the participatory age. They reflect individual voices and stories, and the more diverse voices are engaged, the more trustworthy a source is as a true "voice of the people." Be personal.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

This was reflected again in a great encounter I had at the Walter's Art Museum later in the weekend, when a silver-haired, well-coiffed lady (the perfect image of a traditional museum goer) told me "I get so annoyed by how quiet museums are. Tags: design participatory museum usercontent. Want to take it to the next level?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

If you care about how participatory art experiences can shape civic processes, read Bedoya's post. or a good example of how silly the term "follower" is?). It's a good post that is representative of her powerful writing (mostly focused on the performing arts).

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 16, 2008

In this way, Click is a powerful example of the "venue as content platform" definition of 2.0. This highlights the fact that while participatory design is by no means exclusive to the Web, that is the place most of the current experimentation is happening. We are just providing the container, the mechanism so it can function.

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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. Other challenges derived from the complicated and shifting setup (see, for example, this discussion about clarifications to the rules). The project's implementation keeps changing, and I can't decide whether it is getting better or just different.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In some ways, a design lab can be thought of as “participatory research and testing.”. We finished with a group photo and fun co-creation reflection. Design thinking is a set of principles that includes—empathy with users, a discipline of prototyping, and tolerance for failure. — Sherry Brainerd (@SEBFish) September 11, 2015.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2006

whether the collaboration is across sectors, disciplines and organizations, or within a given organization, with participatory decision-making and teamwork. I designed the course to reflect lessons learned from my doctoral research. A premise for this work is that we need to be better at working collaboratively???whether

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

These posts have sparked some thoughtful reflections, from a folks on the Second Life Educator's List and I'm going to quote and summarize a few: The Second Life Doubter's Club. principles that has turned the web from pushed to participatory. For example, I get more out of remote attendance in Second Life that via an IRC chat line.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

I used the example of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, which has a mission statement that includes unusual words like “bold” and “fearless.” What new projects might allow you to better reflect those aspirations? It's another example of how scaffolding participation with design objects can make interpersonal exchange more desirable.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

So we wanted a membership segmentation that reflected their individual needs. The "insiders" are another example. The overlaps we put in the core benefits--everyone wants free admission, for example, and the neighborhood discounts. For example, "social" CYO members will get four tickets to our summer opening reception.

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