ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

Kellogg Foundation , PM is no longer about proving something works, but about generating information to better understand how and why programs work. This is a cultural shift that involves everyone; nonprofit leaders and staff, board members, volunteers, donors, foundation leaders, members of the public and others.

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Measure Create Arizona Participatory 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. My colleague, Wendy Harman , was also inspired by Chris Brogan’s technique, but she takes it deeper and includes daily reflection questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

The book includes a "Connected Quiz, a set of reflective questions that can help an activist think about how well they or their organization is connecting with others -- something to think about before jumping into the tools. Some argue that young people acquire these key skills by interacting with popular culture.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 18, 2011

In our quest to make the public areas of the museum more reflective of Santa Cruz culture, we moved these boards from a comprehensive display in the history gallery into a main stairwell, prominently visible from the lobby and throughout the building. We decided to approach the label-writing for these boards in a participatory way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Many of you know that I have had the honor of working with IIE on some amazing Networked NGO and social media skills capacity building and train the trainer projects in the Middle East over the last 2-3 years. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of the Middle Eastern Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and managed by IIE.

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Tunisia Reflection NGO Libya 104

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Understanding the benefits of building social capital may be effective in creating a participatory culture. In addition to encouraging collaboration and shared purpose, nonprofit organizations should ultimately aim to achieve sustained engagement and a participatory culture (Atlee, 2009).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

As you can see from the schedule overview , this is more of a participatory event versus the traditional conference with powerpoints and panelists. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working with my fellow track facilitators to design the process that we will lead the participants in our track through.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

What you see here are a few notes that reflect my individual experience. As far as I can ascertain, this series was the first in which grant makers and nonprofit grant recipients came together in equal numbers and met as peers for reflective structured dialogue. Working toward useful standards of measurement. contact-form]. __.

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Evaluation Grant Data Boston 52

Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2012

Ellen shared the brilliant work at Conner Prairie to make finances transparent to all staff. And I talked about some of the challenges of finding the right income and expense models for a museum that operates more like a community center than a traditional cultural institution. Participatory art and co-creation on the rise.

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Reflection Columbus Museum Participatory 43

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I'm a huge fan of work and the way she thinks - especially after she road the Scare House ride on the Santa Cruz boardwalk with me and did a brilliant reflection on its design. Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum. I've purchase a two copies, one for me and one to give away.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Granted, I live in an increasingly narrow world of people who are exploring these topics and want me to work with them, but I still learn a lot from the questions and struggles I hear from colleagues and people who comment on the blog. Are there certain kinds of institutions that are more well-suited for participatory techniques than others?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Nina Simon, the executive director of the museum, is an expert in participatory design and fantastic facilitator. Teams worked on their zines until the end of the camp. Self-care has to be customized to the individual – they have to design their own adventure or it won’t work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2011

Establish local networks of individuals and organizations using social media to help build stronger organizations and more participatory societies. In some cases, partners will not have met face-to-face before they work together. The debriefing question encouraged us to reflect on points of connection and reciprocity.

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Network Build Yemen Morocco 95

Museum 2.0

APRIL 26, 2018

The whole second half of the article was dedicated to our work: Smaller museums can be especially scrappy in finding ways to connect with the community. It’s something that any museum, of any size, can work toward. I'm also always interested in how the national media portrays changes in the cultural sector.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

Granted, I live in an increasingly narrow world of people who are exploring these topics and want me to work with them, but I still learn a lot from the questions and struggles I hear from colleagues and people who comment on the blog. Are there certain kinds of institutions that are more well-suited for participatory techniques than others?

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Question Participatory Museum Evaluation 49

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Proposals involve sculpture, performance, participatory-projects, videos, and installation that use and respond to the museum’s collection. In 2003, collaborator Stephanie Sherman and I “re-discovered,” the former store, declared nothing for sale, and began inviting artists to create works using the set, or collection of objects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2015

And, because those of work in the social good sector know that giving is to become a habit or part of culture, it can’t be transactional. But let me reflect on how amazing yesterday was. Today is ThankYouWednesday because it was a huge success, including financial with 52% increase in giving.

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Philanthropy Global Participatory New York 50

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2012

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?" This community was ready for a museum that reflected the unique creative identity of Santa Cruz. Community response.

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Audience Museum Participatory History 47

Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2013

There's a constant dialogue in participatory work about how to make peoples' contributions meaningful. I've written about different structures for participatory processes (especially in museums), and recently, I've been interested in how we can apply these structures to the design of public space. Non-Participation 6.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2011

It really reflects what we're trying to do here to transform our institution into as relevant, dynamic, and successful an organization as possible. Her blog, "Museum 2.0," is one of the leading forces working to remake the museum experience. Lots more on this in the months to come, but I thought you might like to read the article.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 15, 2015

We were discussing the potential for cultural organizations to have significant impact across communities: on planning, health, education, and quality of life. They were heading to work, going home, running errands. What kind of cultural experience offers the right kind of invitation and opportunity for pedestrians in public space?

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San Francisco Arts Design Marketing 20

Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

LinkedIn has a new feature where people can congratulate each other on work anniversaries. It has some of the same feel as the disconnected affection of people wishing you a happy birthday on Facebook, with professional reflection baked in. I helped them find funding and partners and time to make amazing work happen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

What if they used a design thinking process to not only get feedback from grantees but as a way to develop a more agile way of working? 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.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 5, 2008

Reason #258 I'm glad to live in California: Cultural Connections. Cultural Connections is a group of museum professionals who meet up a few times a year and host excellent programs on a variety of topics. I was captivated by Chris Alexander 's story about participatory online/onsite efforts at the San Jose Museum of Art (SJMA).

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Case Study Participatory Studies Museum 20

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 7, 2017

This small, startup cultural project in Rotterdam works directly and intimately with community members to share their stories. It is a platform for social bridging and cultural exchange. I visited Story House Belvédère as part of the new Intangible Cultural Heritage and Museum Projects I am involved in.

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Storytelling Story Photography Museum 39

Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2012

We created programming specifically targeted to families with young kids and adults looking for casual, intriguing, affordable cultural experiences on Friday nights and Saturdays. We get materials donated from our members, we put up our own flyers around town, and we have a great working relationship with the city dump.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 22, 2012

In 2008, when this group was assembled, they had political backing, financial support, and an energetic approach to their work. The early participatory projects are terrific. Hooks based on popular culture. This perspective may reflect overly wishful thinking; I realize it does not align with the museum plan as presented.

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Museum History Netherlands Create 36

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Recently, I was giving a presentation about participatory techniques at an art museum, when a staff member raised her hand and asked, "Did you have to look really hard to find examples from art museums? For this reason, I see history museums as best-suited for participatory projects that involve story-sharing and crowdsourced collecting (e.g.

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Museum Difference Participatory History 29

Museum 2.0

MARCH 14, 2017

Our audience has quadrupled in size, and the people walking through our doors increasingly reflect the age, income, and ethnic diversity of our County. We’re proud that the MAH is a thriving museum AND community center for Santa Cruz County, a place for people of all walks of life to connect around our shared creativity and culture.

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Public Museum Arts History 27

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Particularly in an age of cultural and political division, Bedoya argues that leaders in the arts need to responsibly and boldly intermediate among many voices, using a combination of ethics and aesthetics to make policy and artistic decisions. If you care about how participatory art experiences can shape civic processes, read Bedoya's post.

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Arts Museum Artist Tucson 45

Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It made me think in ways that I haven't before about the relation of art--as expressive culture--to democracy. It is multi-disciplinary, incorporates diverse voices from our community, and provides interactive and participatory opportunities for visitor involvement. Note: you can view these photos of the exhibition on Flickr here.)

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Participatory Museum Blackboard Game 51

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I attended because I'm seeking new ways to share the MAH's model and support the development of more community-centered cultural institutions around the world. Our participants reflecting local age/income/ethnic diversity? The starter is a living culture of bacteria, yeast, flour, and water. Is it partnerships and participation?

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Turkey Model Museum Delicious 26

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 4, 2010

It's rare that a participatory museum project is more than a one-shot affair. The Wikimedians asked if the museum would coordinate a project in which people could photograph artworks in cultural institutions to illustrate Wikipedia articles. The project's setup also created more work for participants and museum staff than anticipated.

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Wikipedia Arts Museum Images 40

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

The end of a conference is often a time of great enthusiasm quickly followed by a gaping maw of inability to act on that enthusiasm back at work. What new projects might allow you to better reflect those aspirations? Especially when working with technology, leading with tools instead of mission-driven projects is a mistake.

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Project Museum Teen North Carolina 22

Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

When I became the director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History four years ago, I took this work with me. We had incredible success transforming our institution into a vibrant cultural center. In some ways, we do a good job engaging people who reflect our whole County. We're a place you can work off your traffic ticket.

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Build Community Museum Artist 20

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

But last year, over Thanksgiving, I sat next to a man who was working on his laptop (not an activity that invites conversation), creating a presentation on elementary education and technology. All of these have gone through a series of movements in the last 30 years reflecting cultural shifts and expectations.

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Classroom Children Museum Model 22

Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2012

We asked the whole group to brainstorm communities/constituencies who they thought could make a stronger connection with art, history, and culture. The whole meeting took 90 minutes and the majority of the time was spent really working, not sitting and listening. Six goals for MAH community programs. Then, we went honeycomb-crazy.

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