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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

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It can support funder and cross-sector collaborations and the processes of decision-making. Datamaking, as an aspect of knowledge building , can even contribute to civic engagement and participatory democracy. Datamaking can enhance capacity building efforts through group questioning and analysis.

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Art Brings People Together: Measuring the Power of Social Bridging

Museum 2.0

I eagerly read about a new social psychology research study in which whites, Asians, and Latinos engaged in a simple collaborative activity--making a music video together. Earlier this fall, I read this headline: "Stanford study: Participation in a cultural activity may reduce prejudice."

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Year Three as a Museum Director. Thrived.

Museum 2.0

We talk a lot at our museum about empowering our visitors, collaborators, interns, and staff by making space for them to shine. Participatory work can be very labor-intensive. We have prioritized opening up to as many partners as possible through collaborative structures that scale. Right now, we have a double life online.

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Using Social Bridging to Be "For Everyone" in a New Way

Museum 2.0

One of our core programming goals is to build social capital by forging unexpected connections between diverse collaborators and audience members. At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History , we''re approaching this challenge through a different lens: social bridging.

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Building Community Bridges: A "So What" Behind Social Participation

Museum 2.0

For a long time, I knew I cared deeply about designing from "me to we" --inviting visitors to form social connections through participatory experiences--but I couldn't express a clear reason why. Social bridging is becoming my why. We bond with the friends we grew up with, the people we work and play with.