Tech Soup

MARCH 3, 2014

We’ll be exhibiting at the Science Fair, running a nonprofit idea generator for our Caravan Studios project, and hosting an open lounge where you can come by for tech support, advice on Office 365, and to hear some of our partners talk about their exciting new projects for the sector. We’d love to see you there!

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NTC Washington Advice Conference 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? Why Use One?

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Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

Museum 2.0

MAY 19, 2016

It doesn't matter what incentives you offer to participate or how attractive the invitation is if the recipient doesn't know or trust you as a host. The best book I've read on the topic is Facilitators Guide to Participatory Decision-Making by Sam Kaner. to get the conversation started. Respect and value people's time.

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Build Community Museum Participatory 35

Museum 2.0

APRIL 15, 2015

The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (which she directs) teamed up with the San Francisco Planning Department and the Knight Foundation to host the Market Street Prototyping Festival. While "final" versions of these prototypes would need to stand alone on the sidewalk, the best prototypes are facilitated.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 1, 2010

You can join the conversation in the blog comments, or on the Museum 2.0 A good third place is one that you can walk into and be swept into lively conversation or unstructured revelry. The primary activity in third places is conversation among patrons. This is the only post written by me, Nina Simon.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 23, 2014

We interacted with the art and with each other through dynamic photo challenges, kinesthetic activities, and conversations. It also helps that we generally sell out at 8 people, and the guide always has a co-host if the group gets that big. comfort interactives participatory museum programs Unusual Projects and Influences'

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It is multi-disciplinary, incorporates diverse voices from our community, and provides interactive and participatory opportunities for visitor involvement. This post focuses on one aspect of the exhibition: its participatory and interactive elements. So many museum exhibitions relegate the participatory bits in at the end.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 19, 2009

They edit the conversations into radio shows, which are then made available as a podcast (you can listen to episode featuring me, #89: Museum Secrets, here ). The conversations are often long--20 minutes or more--and Mercedes and Zachary only get to the question at the end of a meandering conversation with the guest.

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Reflection Museum Podcast Participatory 20

Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2011

In most cases, docents and floor staff are trained to be the point person for conversation and idea-sharing. This creates a dependency where visitors only experience the communal relationship if it is facilitated by staff. This may make sense from a workflow perspective, but it's unnatural from a relationship-building perspective.

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Relationship Museum Game Personal 46

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Extension programs track blog conversations and respond. Social Interaction - People can have conversations and create content together. Guide your students to conversations and resources. Bloggers frequently link to and comment on other blogs, creating the type of immediate connection one would have in a conversation.

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Remix Professional Technorati Wiki 50

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

On Wednesday, March 16th, New York Nonprofit Media will host Nonprofit FundCon bringing together fundraising and development executives from nonprofits across New York to discuss how to create a campaign and raise money. Fundraising is all about creating trust and building relationships. Is your nonprofit optimizing your fundraising strategy?

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Calendar Conference San Diego DC 177

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 21, 2013

I love playing host to friends, but I clam up in big crowds, never go to happy hour, and don''t know how to flirt. I was sought out and could initiate conversations. Over the years, I''ve learned to put on an imaginary magic vest when I go to museums, and I''ve gotten more comfortable starting conversations without it.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Works are chosen and hung throughout the city using a unique venue matching system whereby local businesses, galleries, and organizations select the artworks they want to host. Not all the art was good, but it all spurred conversation. This focus on process also bore out in lots of the conversations I had and overheard with artists.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Yvonne Atkinson, the Early Childhood Specialist who runs the Nursery discussion board, shared with me a few favorite questions from the many years she's been running the board: "What was the best conversation you've ever had with your child?" "How This is a participatory comment board in a true sense. What's the next step?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

I love playing host to friends, but I clam up in big crowds, never go to happy hour, and don't know how to flirt. I was sought out and could initiate conversations. Over the years, I've learned to put on an imaginary magic vest when I go to museums, and I've gotten more comfortable starting conversations without it.

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Tools Museum Participatory Massachusetts 34

Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2010

I hosted two sessions, one on design for participation and the other on mission-driven museum technology development. This session was participatory in several ways, including interactive music-making machines in the audience and half the time reserved for Q&A. You can view and download all the slides here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

I decided to stay a few extra days and facilitate a workshop on the Networked Nonprofit for local NGOs. I also learned more about crowdmap , a hosted version of the Ushahidi code – in other words you don’t have to install it on your own web server. I favor a participatory approach with full room discussion.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2010

There are some parties where hosts go out of their way to welcome guests individually and to introduce them to others via shared interests - making sure Susie the winemaker meets George the restauranteur and so on. Not every cultural experience requires a party host (though they are always useful). Ideas participatory museum.

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