The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 12, 2022

Storytelling is an invaluable tool for non-profits. A narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale. It’s participatory. Why are stories and storytelling necessary and important tools? That means it’s what we are doing.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It can be uncomfortable to admit, but many web designers, myself included, first learned about digital accessibility as a regulation. It’s not a way to design—it’s simply design. The “I’m Determined” website focused on better addressing its audiences’ needs through a participatory design process. Focus on content.

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Accessibility Goal Virginia Audience 72

Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2010

This is the final segment in a four-part series about writing The Participatory Museum. This posts explains why and how I self-published The Participatory Museum. From the very beginning, I knew I wanted to license The Participatory Museum using Creative Commons and give away the content for free online. Why Self-Publish?

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Participatory Museum Process Adobe 33

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2011

The report analyzes many examples of networks and provides tools and tips for Network-Centric Grantmaking. Diana Scearce, who I’ve had the pleasure of working with on the Network of Networked Funders project, is the report author. This blog post at the Knight Foundation talks about designing for serendipity in more detail.

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Network Report Empowerment Structure 104

Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2010

Last week, I attended Structure Lab , a half-day workshop on legal and financial structures for ventures for social good. The Structure Lab is set up as a "game" in which you explore cards in various categories (values, assets, financing, etc.) I collected some tools to use in planning and discussing a new business.

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Structure Model Social Profit 31

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

They started WAKE after working together for 15 years designing and leading global programs at the intersection of technology, civil society and women’s empowerment. It is always challenge to use participatory techniques when your participants are not native English speakers and you don’t speak the language.

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Facilitation Training Train International 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2015

Format Templates , Content Asset Organizing Tools, and scheduling software that covers this whole process. Co-Schedule: A Tool That Manages the Continuous Improvement Process. <iframe Some of my colleagues, Donna Arriaga, used tools like Trello for a blogging calendar. Content Assets: Organizing and Archiving Tools.

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Social Media San Antonio Content Strategy 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I also use it as a year in review tool. This year I used a new tool recommended by colleague Alexandra Samuel, the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions. It isn’t just about the tools, but about how people need to work and think differently.

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Professional Finland Journal Reflection 0

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

I''ve seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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Museum Question Participatory Evaluation 45

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2009

Answers will differ depending on who's asking, but they are also influenced by the designed environment in which questions are asked. The outcome of our conversations is dependent on the diversity of designed environments in which they occur. "Where were you last night?" If someone asked you that question, how would you answer?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I've seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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Question Participatory Museum Evaluation 49

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

In this post, Jasper shares some lessons learned from a recent experiment to design a more social comment station. I thought it was a perfect chance to put one of the ideas in Nina Simon’s book The Participatory Museum to the test. This structures dialogue and makes it more productive.We

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Museum Comment Experiment Participatory 34

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

This assessment will give you a good sense of where you stand now and offers a structured approach to practicing based on your assessment. These techniques are described in more detail in “ The Facilitator’s Guide To Participatory Decision-Making ” by Sam Kaner. Ask Good Questions.

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Skills Build Technique Language 50

Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2009

In other words, a new kind of talkback board or participatory educational program. The most important aspect of designing a successful participatory platform is to intentionally, deliberately, and clearly DESIGN the platform. Signtific is not an open mushy conversation about the future.

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Game Experiment Participatory Museum 24

Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

Participatory work can be very labor-intensive. We have prioritized opening up to as many partners as possible through collaborative structures that scale. We''ve developed program formats and tools that allow us to slot in and support partners without constantly reinventing the wheel.

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Museum Director History Teen 49

Museum 2.0

JULY 10, 2018

I had tools to achieve everything I wanted to achieve in that staff meeting. As Parker writes in the introduction: "Gatherings crackle and flourish when real thought goes into them, when (often invisible) structure is baked into them, and when a host has the curiosity, willingness, and generosity of spirit to try."

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Hosting Arts Help Museum 31

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

In the last year, I have seen traditional museum attitudes about social media and community co-design go from "why should we care about this?" Here are some highlights: Exhibitions that integrate crowdsourcing and co-design, including Click! Two years later, things have changed for the blog--and more importantly, for the museum field.

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Museum Voice Minnesota Participatory 20

Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

The irritating design? Social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, even ExhibitFiles are tools that allows people--strangers and friends--to connect with one another. The tools aren't inherently unsafe. Structure the space with a clear story (and commensurate rules). Or is it the stalkers? What makes Web 2.0

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Museum Myspace Facilitation Social Network 20

Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

I was the project manager/curator for the exhibition, leading both the Second Life-based community exhibit design process and the real world translation of virtual exhibits. We shrunk the exhibit design process (concept to floor) from 2 years to five months. One exhibit designer told me, "we never seem to lack for good ideas.

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Virtual Tech Lesson Develop 21

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. We’ll examine how to harness tools for nurturing positive outcomes and amplifying impact.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. Marketing & Communications / #2016DML / @dmlconference.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

For causes, this can range from increasing conversion rates by testing simple design tweaks, to nailing rapid response and raising $24M in a weekend. It is made by many; it is open, participatory and peer-driven.” Growth hacking is more of a mindset of experimentation than tactics and techniques. Old power works like a currency.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We’re going to be using strategic planning processes to talk about how we can engage folks in helping to design the services, the programs, the community infrastructure that we all live in, right? So then we’ll talk about what are some participatory planning methods. These are some of the tools that I use all the time.

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Community Video Slides Survey 80

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

I personally want to move away from the metaphor of making movies of the computer screen to more shoulder-to-shoulder instructional media and perhaps something that is more participatory or for lack of a better word, social. There are different ways you can design this project, but this is a very simple approach that you can build on later.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The local currency could be converted into US dollars but is designed to be spent directly in the area. a democratically structured non-profit which issues the local currency; the Schumacher Center (which retains its affiliation with BerkShares, Inc.); Local Currency as a Tool for Community Economic Development.

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Local Digital Experiment Alternative 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2014

I’ve been following it for a while now and it is very inspiring on many different levels. The laboratory gives Greenpeace and its partners a space to design, test, iterative, and roll out new strategies and techniques for participatory campaigns or what has been called “People Powered.”

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Journal Change Learning Technology 101

Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2014

I was struck by how this is partly interactive, but within a structured, linear narrative. How did you make decisions about how to structure the story? Our interactives were carefully designed not to lead one too far or for too long from the narrative. interview Technology Tools Worth Checking Out' A few things.

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Help Museum eBook Project 45

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Much to my mom's relief, I stayed in school but remained deeply suspicious of the artificial structure of grades and gold stars. There are many parallels between free-choice learning and participatory design. We like designing the experience. I didn't want to care what was going to be on the test.

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Museum Alternative Education University 29

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2010

no tour guides or game masters), you need to start by designing personal services for users, then linking up users through shared interests or objects to promote interpersonal connections. You don't start by designing "for the crowd." Instead, you design ways for each person to feel acknowledged and valued as an individual.

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