Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

There were quite a few participants and some really great conversation. I’ve tried to pull out some of the relevant tweets from the Twitter stream to help follow the flow of the conversation in case you missed it. Please leave a comment or use the #4change hashtag to tweet your post if you do write something of your own!

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2016

And in several cases, the projects constituted "empowerment lite" for participants rather than true collaboration, co-creation, or transformation. And consider sharing a comment here with a takeaway that is meaningful for you. Most participatory projects were short-term, siloed innovations, not institutional transformations.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

I''ve gotten more comfortable and more confident with the idea of the museum as political body that advocates for empowerment and social bridging. Empowerment? What do you think has changed around these issues in the past five years? When we really live our mission, that''s where it takes us. What is participation for?

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2007

The museum display included information about the issue, a countdown clock to the government's decision, and a running tally of postcards submitted to date. Because museums are often afraid, unwilling, or unable to take clear positions on issues, they settle for empowering visitors to "get involved."

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Model Action Congo Museum 26

Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

Ephraim Gopin moderates a panel of nonprofit pros – Mimosa Kabir, Sarah Willey, and Lisa Chmiola – to look at the issue of being laid off and ask: what next? I already see in the chat, we have a couple of comments about what Lisa just said. If you want to answer the one or two people who had comments about it, please do.

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Job Video Interview Nonprofit 103

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

Certainly, if you are a technology provider that values empowerment of your clients, this is probably a good model to consider. Empowerment – as you help them with a problem, teach them about the problem, and ways to troubleshoot (or possibly solve) the problem themselves in the future. Second, Empowerment. Are they angry?

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Teach Support Technology Empowerment 100

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Our October 14th conversation began with Jensine explaining how World Pulse works. I felt an emptiness inside, as a woman, that I wasn't hearing from the teachers that I wanted to about world issues. If your angle is using this training as an outlet for local empowerment and development, then you very much want to bring in mentorship.

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Voice Global Saudi Arabia Journal 69

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

It could be chosen for reasons related to the institution''s mission (for example, a focus on youth empowerment) or for reasons related to the market demographics (for example, a growing number of Latinos). How do you think about these issues in your organization and your community? A subset, self-selected by voluntary engagement.

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Demographics Audience Museum Arts 20

Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Our conversation began with Marsha describing how Dining for Women works. The Somaly Mam organization focuses on rehabilitation for girls who are victims of sex trafficking, and that's a really, really tough issue, but really important. The essence of Dining for Women is connection, education, and self-empowerment.

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Chapter Uganda Giving Interview 57

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Leave a comment below and we’ll connect you to the masterminds (and note that the ideas written here are just the initial starting pitches from the opening reception on September 5; they may have evolved and morphed throughout the day on September 6). Design solutions for collaboration, empowerment, global views, and self awareness.

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Ideas North Carolina Map Children 94

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

To me, that sort of sums up something very special about the way in which we try to make these resources accessible to women-led initiatives that are often some of the most creative that we are seeing on issues ranging from the environment, to health, to education, to building peace and sustainable communities around the world.

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Global Fund Interview United States 44