Museum 2.0

JUNE 19, 2013

The whole experience welcomed newcomers while helping them understand what "value" constituted in that community. When I think about what makes for great participatory experiences in both poetry open mics and jazz jams, it comes down to three basic things: The process is open. Opaque funding decisions don''t help anyone.

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Participatory Process Open Proposal 51

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

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.

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Issue Resource New Mexico Mexico 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Of the 50 studies we reviewed just one started with the question – “ What skills, capacities are needed to help us achieve our mission? Why do we do what we do if not to make people’s lives better, their communities safer or increase access to quality education?

Results 94

Results Program Build Help 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

When I facilitate meetings or workshops for nonprofits, not matter the topic, I incorporate many participatory approaches and design thinking methods. The technique helps you need to evaluate the ideas. Have people share why they chose or rejected certain items. Then ask everyone to cast their vote at the same time.

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Online Participatory Technique Method 113

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2022

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. This is where participatory practice comes in to play. Nonprofits must have a clear and compelling mission statement that states the organization’s reason for being.

Participatory 98

Participatory Culture Leadership Washington 98

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

AUGUST 22, 2012

I'm particularly excited about two internships that relate to participatory exhibition design. Our interns include undergraduates, graduate students, and people of all ages looking to jumpstart creative careers in community engagement. First, there is the Participatory Exhibit Design Internship.

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Participatory Museum Photography Unconference 37

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.

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Participatory Museum History International 44

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

The key question is, every step of the way: how can you invite people beyond yourself to help make this step better? This is the question I ask myself anytime I'm working on something with a participatory intent. How can people--staff, volunteers, community members--help make this project better?

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Participatory Question Work Artist 20

Candid

JULY 28, 2022

I’ll be honest that I was a bit nervous—this was my first work trip in over two years, and I was not sure if I was ready to be jammed indoors with hundreds of people. On a personal level, this convening was special, as it was the first in-person conference I attended since the outbreak of COVID-19, and it was a wonderful space to be in! .

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Reflection Philanthropy Participatory Culture 111

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

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?

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Question Develop Help Language 52

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.

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Participatory Practice Fundraising Relationship 39

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Emerging Leaders Playbook Toolkit -The toolkit includes highly practical meeting facilitation “recipes” to help build skills in managing self, teams, and organizational culture.The facilitator agendas are designed for beginner or novice facilitators. The facilitation methods are participatory.

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Facilitation Skills System Change 86

The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

Consider partnering with AAPI organizations to help promote the event and encourage attendance. They can lend credibility, provide guidance on cultural appropriateness, and help spread the word. Most importantly, they create an uplifting, celebratory atmosphere perfect for bringing people together during AAPI Heritage Month.

Celebrate 59

Celebrate Education Fundraising Culture 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

She noted that you want your data to be representative of real people. She went on to say less predictable: “ People think that social change organizations should go slow and carefully. We deserve the best people and tech. I learned about the People + AI Guidebook. Well, screw that. We should move the fastest.

Google 95

Google Design Impact Participatory 95

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 18, 2011

We decided to approach the label-writing for these boards in a participatory way. We put up the following label along with a pedestal with post-its and pencils: We're writing a description* for these surfboards and we need your help. Understanding what you think helps us think about how we display our collections.

Participatory 48

Participatory San Diego Museum History 48

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2009

When I talk about designing participatory experiences, I often show the above graphic from Forrester Research. Forrester created the “social technographics” profile tool to help businesses understand the way different audiences engage with social media (and you can read more of my thoughts on it here ). Consider a mural.

Participatory 50

Participatory Experiment Museum Teen 50

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. Let’s start with some definitions of what a story is to help us understand what our end goal is in telling a story. It’s participatory.

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Story Storytelling Profit Participatory 89

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

It is open, participatory, and peer-driven. As we have seen over the last decade, with the power of connectivity comes the opportunity for people with similar interests to come together and organize themselves in ways that transform geographic boundaries. It downloads and it captures. New power is made by many.

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Participatory Leadership Model Skills 116

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

" Taking it a little deeper, organizations should not go in the other direction - and be strategic in friending people. Another point of intersection here for me is Henry Jenkins recently published 72-page white paper " Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century. More here ). *

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Participatory Teen Vlog Mashup 50

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2010

This question is a byproduct of the reality that most participatory projects have poorly articulated value. When a participatory activity is designed without a goal in mind, you end up with a bunch of undervalued stuff and nowhere to put it. He said: "Let's make a dynamic music video--and let's set up a tool so fans can help us do it."

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Participatory Music Project Video 48

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

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. She said that it gave them a good understanding on what the people in the neighbourhood like to read.

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Participatory Project Library Netherlands 40

Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2010

The Participatory Museum is a practical guide to visitor participation. The Participatory Museum is an attempt at providing such a resource. I hope it opens up a broader conversation about the nuts and bolts of successful participatory projects. Now, after long last, the book is here!

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Participatory Museum Vietnam Netherlands 30

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Using rituals as part of our professional work is one strategy that can help. My New Year’s rituals help me let go of things in my professional work that can open the door to positive change and growth. These rituals also help me set-up systems for consistent reflection and positive habit change throughout the new year.

Journal 148

Journal Reflection Facilitation Technique 148

Museum 2.0

MARCH 16, 2009

When I talk about designing participatory experiences, I often show the above graphic from Forrester Research. Forrester created the “social technographics” profile tool to help businesses understand the way different audiences engage with social media (and you can read more of my thoughts on it here ). Consider a mural.

Participatory 44

Participatory Experiment Museum Teen 44

sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Datamaking, as an aspect of knowledge building , can even contribute to civic engagement and participatory democracy. When equity is prioritized, the question of data is extended to include what data can help us to notice barriers and opportunities of greater access and inclusion. These are opportunities for meaning making.

Data 97

Data Knowledge Philanthropy Policy 97

The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In recent years, crowdfunding has emerged as a popular fundraising strategy, leveraging the power of small contributions from a large number of people online. The Three Pillars of Crowdfunding – Purpose, Perks, and People Drilling down a bit further, modern nonprofit crowdfunding can be divided into three main categories.

Game 59

Game Fundraising Campaign Generation 59

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 70

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

They designed a participatory project that delivers a compelling end product for onsite and online visitors… and they learned some unexpected lessons along the way. We imagined an cart at the farmer’s markets where people could record stories. These really informed the project, and helped get the word out about the gallery.

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Museum Story Project Design 43

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 helps people process complex thoughts. Strategic Dialogue. Any many more.

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Facilitation Technique Chart Method 121

Museum 2.0

APRIL 7, 2009

Which of these descriptions exemplifies participatory museum practice? But the difference between the two examples teases out a problem in differentiating "participatory design" from "design for participation." In the first case, you are making the design process participatory. In the second, you make the product participatory.

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Participatory Design Difference Museum 27

Museum 2.0

JUNE 10, 2015

And so, one of the most successful, accidental, and fraught participatory projects of the past decade comes to an end. No one planned the love locks, but their success is rooted in the same principles that make all the best participatory projects work: it requires no instructions beyond its own example. Nor are they historic.

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Participatory Project Artist Instruction 20

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?

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Lecture Classroom Experiment Learning 91

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2012

The event involved over fifty artists throughout the building helping visitors make their own paper, write poems, stitch books, etc. We don't yet know how people will respond to the emails, and we have some kinks to work out with the booth and camera setup. It accomplished several things at once: It drew people in.

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Activities Active Activism Participatory 50