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

The Modern Nonprofit

From cultural showcases that dazzle to educational initiatives that deepen understanding, discover how your next event can be a cornerstone of celebration and a powerful catalyst for change. This not only educates the broader community but also brings together AAPIs of all backgrounds to reinforce cultural bonds.

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Four Models for Active User Engagement, by Nina Simon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum. A third argues that the project won’t be truly participatory unless users get to define what content is sought in the first place. I’ve been using these participatory categories to talk about how we’d like users to participate in different projects.

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The Art of Gathering: A Fabulous Book to Help You Host Better Meetings and Events

Museum 2.0

I had lots of creative formats for drawing people out, sharing stories, and working collaboratively. The book explains how to host events with purpose, drawing lessons from intimate parties, mass happenings, and international summits. When you host an event, you have the power to define what happens. First names only.

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Explore Impact Leadership at NTEN’s Leading Change Summit: Free Registration Giveaway

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NTEN is hosting the “ Leading Change Summit ” in San Francisco from September 3-6th. As you can see from the schedule overview , this is more of a participatory event versus the traditional conference with powerpoints and panelists. I’ll pick a winner by July 3oth.

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How grant makers and nonprofit grant recipients can do great things together with data and evaluation

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

The process was a collaboration in itself, with TSNE MissionWorks , and Essential Partners serving as co-hosts. Fostering a data-friendly, continuous learning culture within nonprofit organizations. Studying (and implementing) community-based participatory research methods. __. Both groups can help by: .

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Yes, Audience Participation Can Have Significant Value

Museum 2.0

For years, I'd give talks about community participation in museums and cultural institutions, and I'd always get the inevitable question: "but what value does this really have when it comes to dollars and cents?" I'm incredibly proud of all the staff, trustees, volunteers, collaborators, visitors, and members who have made this happen.

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The Happy Healthy Social Change Activist: Passion for a Cause without Burnout

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week I was honored to be a counselor at Museum Camp , an annual professional development event hosted by the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH). Nina Simon, the executive director of the museum, is an expert in participatory design and fantastic facilitator. A mature employee knows how to manage up.

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