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Guest Post: Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs

Museum 2.0

Museum programs need to then actively respond to their communities through a variety of ongoing discursive, collaborative and inclusive formats that address needs and assets but also invite communities to be active participants in this process. Furthermore, how can museums and communities work together to share strengths in the community?

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Building Community: Who / How / Why

Museum 2.0

We invited community members in, to be active contributors, collaborators, and co-creators in our museum space. We seek to empower our visitors to raise their own civic and creative voices. Showing that their voice matters. We had incredible success transforming our institution into a vibrant cultural center.

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Elevating Advocacy Voices for Children Through Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The project is in its second year and I’ve been working in collaboration with Spitfire Strategies. Elevating Advocacy Voices for Children Through Social Media – Guest Post by Barbara Munoz. Voices for Utah Children recently helped host a conference on. possible solutions to the problem of intergenerational poverty.

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