ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

An attitude of stuffiness, elitism or ‘I know what’s best for your community’ is quickly shut down. By attending and building relationships at these occasions, other opportunities arise that can facilitate community engagement.

Arizona 40

Arizona Method Nonprofit Relationship 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

The report captures a conundrum in measuring social change movements or networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children. Anyone out there using metrics to measure movements? But, how do you measure the results?

Metrics 114

Metrics Fund Build Social 114

Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

The Playbook features a highly practical toolkit that consists of facilitator agendas and worksheets for nonprofit staff to apply the ideas and frameworks. Here’s an example of a mayor who slept in a cardboard box outside to learn of the plight of homeless people in his city. To be effective, this attitude needs to be reversed.

Culture 47

Culture Philanthropy Marketing Create 47

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 4, 2008

Last week I had the pleasure of facilitating a career counseling session for a group of Stanford students who were spending their "alternative spring break" meeting with social entrepreneurs in the Bay Area. Yes, We Can." --Andrea Zak, Here's What's Defining Generation Y Now on Brazen Careerist.

Generation 41

Generation Student Exercise Alternative 41

Museum 2.0

MAY 19, 2016

Bonded groups are useful if you want to understand people's existing attitudes and impressions. Not surprisingly, a different focus group of social service providers and homeless adults had a very different set of concerns about downtown. When I've talked with those same folks in bridged groups, they use more circumspect language (i.e.

Build 35

Build Community Museum Participatory 35

Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Facilitating face-time and team building for your regional staff. telling the stories of homeless individuals across the United States has been well documented. When the inevitable happens and you have to adjust your plan, try to learn something from the experience, have a good attitude, and move on. Building local chapters.

Advocacy 72

Advocacy Community Build Storytelling 72

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2007

tracking an agent, and inevitably end up interrogating homeless people and perfect strangers—engaging in social behavior they would never consider in “real” life. When have you seen museum programs take visitors to the next level, pushing their participation, their attitudes, their comfort?

Program 20

Program People Museum Lecture 20