Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? Why Use One?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Jonny will provide live graphic facilitation of the highly interactive and fun panel. Kanter will bring together a group of highly visible free agents working on important social change causes and representatives from different nonprofits for a lively discussion with the audience. Check out his illustration of the panel).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

And I think it’s good that we’re building such a fun, vibrant community…but not good enough. They’re jocks, geeks, artists, musicians and cheerleaders…and we need their help. This is about facilitating discovery, nurturing trust, sharing experiences, and light-weight focused request/responses.”. starts around 7:21).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Ann Wizer is an artist who uses design and education to protect the environment and reduce poverty. Ann is an activist and an artist. Premal talked about the need for creating magic for the users and building in workflow software that was facilitated relationship building through the ladder of engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Recently, I had the opportunity to facilitate two design labs with nonprofit professionals. This concept was acted out by artists that brought the game to life in a very funny way and it prompted some fun (non-scarcity mindset) thinking. And, that’s an great way for change, from the bottom up. The Wellness Tree.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Her nerdy, entertaining videos about math evoke the power of free choice learning while poking gentle fun at the drudgery of how math is often taught in school. We are finally leaving behind the 18th century model of education where groups of students are expected to learn at a standard pace.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 24, 2010

It incorporates work by local artists, old and new construction, and is completely gorgeous. The guide, Vi Mar, was an incredible facilitator. She made it clear from the start that we were expected to address each other by name and have fun with each other. Wherever possible, Vi personalized the tour to individuals in the group.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 8, 2011

Last month, artist and game designer Nikki Pugh led an utterly charming, often hilarious community residency at the City Gallery in Leicester, UK. I spoke with Nikki this week to learn more about the Ministry and their fun and games. How did this project come about? How did the museum staff respond to this experience?

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Here are 31 fun, unique fundraising ideas that will support your programs without exhausting your members. Raising money to support various projects, groups, and programs can be tough, especially with a small congregation. Youth Group Fundraising Ideas. Want to bring your fundraising to the next level? Enlist in Boot Camp.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Finally, some history museum staff members feel that they should not be dealing with contemporary social issues or that they are unable to facilitate dialogue on contentious topics. Ironically, art museums often present the most radical participatory experiences for visitors--but only when led by an artist, not by internal staff members.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Last week I finished my month-long Have Fun, Do Good series where 12 bloggers shared how they have fun and do good. My main takeaway from their rainbow of stories is that there are *so* many ways to have fun and do good. With a group of mom-friends in St. But it’s also fun. Heather Meyer, Work It Out! .

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Museum 2.0

JULY 22, 2008

A platform for museum staff to serve as facilitators of safe spaces for difficult conversations? The Living Library was conceived in Denmark in 2000 as a way to engage youth in dialogue about ending violence by encouraging people to meet their prejudices and fears in a safe, fun, facilitated environment.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

What is your auction’s target group? So, before you stuff your baskets full of fun items, don’t forget to add a few all-inclusive trips or weekend getaways into the mix. Backyard Summer Fun – When the heat hits and there’s nowhere to escape to, this summer basket can provide some much-needed relief and fun.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

We have a talented group of entrepreneurs that we work with all the way from Numi Organic Tea to Blue Bottle Coffee, to Premier Organics, and many others in different sectors. Kind of like artists, a lot of passion and drive can create great things, but they aren't necessarily sustainable over time. They're artists so they think big.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

Give away the fun (and easy) part. I think the reason we hold onto the idea generation part is because it's fun, not because it's the activity in which we have the most specialized expertise. We lacked this staff member, and made up for it with a group of wonderful volunteers and an amazing intern, Sarah Cole.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

But we’re going to have some fun over the next hour or so, for sure. She’s also certified by the Institute of Cultural Affairs, in the USA, for facilitation. We are here to talk about reporting impact, specifically creating tools and some good processes to do that for your donors.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Offer something fun and appealing to do that required entering the exhibition? The activity was facilitated by the activity station set up in the lobby just outside the gallery. We needed more display space for visitors' finished sheets and space to group completed sheets to better facilitate rating and commenting by other visitors.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

So I just want to say, by the way, that artists have left a huge legacy around San Francisco during this pandemic. And, as a philanthropy facilitator, you have an opportunity, I would say, a responsibility to help. And you want to include stories of a range of donors, you know, just a very diverse group of people, different ages, etc.,

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

We experimented with many different forms of visitor participation throughout the building, trying to balance social and individual, text-based and artistic, cerebral and silly. When you get a group together at the table, it's incredibly fun and successful at prompting people to share personal stories related to the topics at hand.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

We had women who had expertise in community organizing, micro-finance, facilitation and leadership development. I've been really blessed to have incredible influences in my own family, from my aunt, who lives in Washington and gave me so many opportunities, and my uncle, who's a performance artist, and my mother, who's a musician.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

In addition to being an artist, performer and dancer, Alli is also a writer whose most recent piece can be found in the Code Pink anthology, Stop the Next War Now. We'll be taking with arts activist Alli Chagi-Starr, the Cultural Arts Director for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights ' Reclaim the Future Program.

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