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Participatory Grantmaking: I’m in! Now what?

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You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding strategy and grants decisions to the communities they serve. Not sure if participatory grantmaking is for you or maybe you need a refresher on what it is? Leadership support is essential.

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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On its face, evaluation seems like a neutral activity, designed to help us understand what’s happened, and to change course where needed. A Shared and Flexible Understanding of Impact As practitioners of and advocates for participatory philanthropy, we believe there’s a better way. It promotes mutuality instead of extraction.

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

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Well-planned events enable nonprofits, community groups, businesses and government agencies to showcase AAPI arts, food, performances, and more. The Art of Celebration: Showcasing AAPI Cultural Richness Incorporating cultural performances and art displays is a great way to bring the essence of AAPI heritage to life at your event.

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Adventures in Participatory Audience Engagement at the Henry Art Gallery

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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. This year, we took a different approach. All the photos in this post are on Flickr here.

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Fundraising as Participatory Practice: Myths, Realities, Possibilities

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But as a creative type who has recently taken on an executive role, I've been fascinated, shocked even, to learn that the folks in the development department have been singing the relationship chorus for so long. And now I feel silly that I haven't more actively engaged with fundraisers about it. On the one hand, this is awesome.

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Building a Pipeline to the Arts, World Cup Style

Museum 2.0

And it''s got me thinking about how we build energy and audience for the arts in this country. Barry Hessenius recently wrote a blog post questioning the theory that more art into the school day will increase and bolster future adult audiences for art experiences. Like Barry, I feel that more art in schools is always better.

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Guest Post: Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs

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Visitors bond and bridge through participatory experiences at MAH. There were times when coordinating a fire art festival while researching social capital theory made me want to burn my computer. We continuously and actively respond to requests as well as invite people to be a part of our programs.

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