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Co-Creating Exhibits with Teens and Volunteers: The Importance of Criteria

Museum 2.0

They want articulated goals and expectations. This summer, I worked with the Chabot Space & Science Center on a design institute in which eleven teens from their Galaxy Explorers program designed media pieces for an upcoming Smithsonian exhibition on black holes. At first, we didn't understand what they were talking about.

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Let's Stop Talking about What People Need

Museum 2.0

It''s really important to be able to articulate what we need to achieve our institutional missions. I don''t hear this phrase accompanied by evidence-based articulation of "needs" of audiences. I do know a bit about what they respond to, what they ignore, and what it looks like when they really get turned on by something.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Make Mentoring A Priority

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She shared, “The experience with the teens was amazing. It’s so great to see all these kids focused on education and with well-articulated goals for where they want to be someday. I feel like I have already learned so much, and I haven’t even started your book yet!”. Your Efforts Could Change Lives Immediately.

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Creating Buy-In for a Data Culture at Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

This begins with the CEO or president, who needs to articulate what she or he sees as the fundamental importance of dedicating staff time towards these goals. Prototype : It is one thing for you to articulate why integrating data is important, and it's another to show your colleagues why. What Are Some Case Studies of Success?

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Unlease Your Organizations Knowledge Sharing Processes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As Wyman’s Teen Outreach Program® began to be replicated across the nation, the need to capture learning in a more sophisticated way grew right along with the growth of replication. To alleviate any concerns or tension, explicitly articulate to your team that their jobs are not at stake.

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4 bbcon Takeaways for Philanthropic Organizations to Power 2019 Planning

Connection Cafe

Have you taken the time to clearly articulate your desired impact , and the outcomes or indicators you’ll need to monitor to see your progress toward that goal? The program relies on multiple partners including the city of Boston, Boston University, local nonprofits, EVERFI , Boston’s Center for Teen Empowerment , and others.

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Six Steps to Making Risky Projects Possible

Museum 2.0

I worked on one project in which the client institution thought they wanted unfettered teen expression. When they saw the results of that expression, they struggled with the content and eventually integrated it into their project in a way that diminished the teens’ involvement and hard work.

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