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The Participatory Nonprofit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

re not creating a billboard, but rather starting a conversation -- you have to be willing to respond." 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." vlogging, and podcasting).

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Next week I'm doing a Webinar for Extension Professionals , a remix of 10 Steps to Association 2.0 which was a remix of Marnie Webb 's Ten Ways Nonprofits Can Change the World. My initial remix thought (wrong) was to look for examples that were related to agriculture, but the extension is so much more. I'm nervous. It's messy.

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The Future of Authority: Platform Power

Museum 2.0

I have a lot of conversations with people that go like this: Other person: "So, you think that museums should let visitors control the museum experience?" One of the primary fears museum professionals (and all professionals) have about entering new relationships with audiences is the fear of losing control. Me: "Sort of."

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Notes from the Future: Reflections on the IMLS Meeting on Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century

Museum 2.0

The goal, from IMLS’s standpoint, is for NAS to create a report that can address the fundamental issues facing museums and libraries in the 21st century, with an intended audience of industry professionals, trustees, funding sources, and government representatives. Of course, that audience is a long way from seeing such a report.

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Sharing Power, Holding Expertise: The Future of Authority Revisited

Museum 2.0

This week, I've had multiple conversations with colleagues in the arts, symphonies, and urban planning about the fear professionals have about "losing control" when opening up new opportunities for people to participate. While I originally wrote this post to advocate for more participatory practice (i.e. Me: "Sort of."