Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Like all good training sessions, this workshop started off with an opening conversation that allowed us to get to know others in the room and connect to what we already know. Heather facilitated this exercise as a series of share pairs where we discussed each question with a different partner for a few minutes. It was followed by this: 4.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

The “I’m Determined” website focused on better addressing its audiences’ needs through a participatory design process. Well-written, well-structured content is one of the best things an organization can do to improve accessibility. The best way to measure how you’re doing and what problems need solving is by asking real people.

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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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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.) to better articulate what you are really trying to do with your project concept.

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MARCH 27, 2023

That’s where participatory grantmaking comes in. What is Participatory Grantmaking? Whether organizations start with a single grant program or incorporate a participatory approach across all their funding, there are a variety of ways to practice participatory grantmaking. And several ways not to do it.

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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. NTEN is hosting the “ Leading Change Summit ” in San Francisco from September 3-6th. Early bird registration ends on July 31 and scholarship information is here.

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JUNE 28, 2023

Participatory grantmaking has been a big part of the Boston’s Women’s Fund since its founding. Through this framing, the young people who participate in their grantmaking have started adopting language that has traditionally been reserved for a different community. “We Don’t consider this a stagnant process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

This participatory event is offering two days of focused discussion about—how these networks, and the capabilities that power them, can be effectively leveraged to create greater impact. The rest of the day was spent in small group discussions framed around different issues. Photo by Glenn Hirsch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum. A third argues that the project won’t be truly participatory unless users get to define what content is sought in the first place. Rick wanted a better way to describe what kinds of projects led to different community outcomes.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

I first sensed the difference at the front door. Courageous speakers from dozens of countries described bold, participatory projects. While I've been to conferences with this focus in many countries, El Museo Reimaginado is different. What a treat to learn together with people from so many different countries and contexts!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

It is always challenge to use participatory techniques when your participants are not native English speakers and you don’t speak the language. I thought I’d share a few quick insights and tips that I learned for others who may be preparing for doing tech training internationally and want to use participatory techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2011

Bridging differences: Deliberately connecting people with different perspectives. We will be influenced by what our connections think and information production and distribution will become more participatory. Listening to and consulting the crowds: Actively listening to online conversations and openly asking for advice.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2009

Convio just released a helpful guide for nonprofits appropriately titled, " Nonprofit Resolutions That Make the Difference in 2009 ". Resolution Two: "I resolve to use social and participatory media to expand my reach and brand." Get the low down on social media platforms and what social and participatory media entails.

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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.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Note: the title of this post pays homage to Elaine Heumann Gurian''s excellent and quite different 1981 essay of the same title. In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean''s book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

Of course, everyone’s experiences and takeaways are going to be different, depending on context, circumstance, style, and perspective. The idea of including stakeholders in the process is often referred to as co-designing, or participatory design. What would the structure be like? What about content?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

Note: the title of this post pays homage to Elaine Heumann Gurian's excellent and quite different 1981 essay of the same title. In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean's book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

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. Each month I create the task list organized with different color codes for different types of work/life. Year in Review.

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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. People answer questions differently in harshly lit interrogation rooms than they do in welcoming therapists' offices or in the privacy of their own computer terminals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Amira Achouri, from an NGO in Tunisia, observed, “As the communications landscape gets denser, more complex, and more participatory, the networked population is gaining greater access to information, more opportunities to engage in public speech, and an enhanced ability to undertake collective action. ” Widad E.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

60) Search « The Joys of Google Grants, Part 2 | Main | The Joys of Google Grants, Part 1 » Sunday Feb 01 2009 Nonprofit Resolutions That Will Make A Difference in 2009 Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 08:56PM | by Allyson Kapin What are your nonprofit resolutions for 2009? Need ideas to turn your resolutions into reality?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The Leading Change Summit was drastically different from the Nonprofit Technology Conference, NTEN’s flagship event that has over 2,000 attendees, dozens of tracks and hundreds of panels, big parties, a trade show, and all the things you would expect from a traditional conference. Taking in New Ideas: Facilitated Listening.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Proposals involve sculpture, performance, participatory-projects, videos, and installation that use and respond to the museum’s collection. risk participatory museum guestpost Unusual Projects and Influences' This past July, artist Guillermo Gómez proposed to restore a piece of art. Restoration is a formal gesture for most museums.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

What does the word "participatory" mean to you? The various definitions of participatory projects can lead to confusion and misunderstandings. How do we define and talk about these different kinds of participation? This isn't just a rhetorical question. Fortunately, science has a (partial) answer.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2008

Specifically, we analyze the relative social behavior of people on buses versus those on trains, and look for clues as to what design elements contribute to different kinds of participatory behavior. Buses don't employ drivers or operate on city streets to improve the comfort and participatory experience of riding.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 19, 2016

Consider whether you want a bonded group (people who are like each other) or a bridged group (people who are different from each other). Not surprisingly, a different focus group of social service providers and homeless adults had a very different set of concerns about downtown. Please add your own ideas in the comments too.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

We're seeking great folks for public programs, participatory exhibit design, online marketing, 3D design, and whatever else you might have to offer. At our museum, we don't provide a lot of structured mentorship for interns. I often feel like I spend every day relearning that people think differently from each other.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2009

Nonprofit Use #1: Events and Conferences Since those early days, hashtags have been used in different ways by nonprofits. Others are more formal, structured conversations that happen weekly at a particular time. #4change is a regular chat about social media change. This takes some facilitation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

Creating open communities with old siloed corporate structures. And yes nonprofits mimic their corporate brethren with siloed structures. How can you tell the difference? Ironically, if we have time, the last matter is the least difficult. And that is the crossroads. Movements versus campaigning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

It’s a pilot supported by the Packard Foundation that tests different approaches to emerging leaders professional development. This assessment will give you a good sense of where you stand now and offers a structured approach to practicing based on your assessment. Ask Good Questions.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

They designed a participatory project that delivers a compelling end product for onsite and online visitors… and they learned some unexpected lessons along the way. We came up with a system that was much more structured and is based on audio, not video. Projects participatory museum storytelling usercontent' Photos are fun.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 13, 2013

It can be incredibly difficult to design a participatory project that involves online and onsite visitor engagement. We Blur Digital and Real-World Experiences The biggest difference between Oh Snap! We've also structured this project so we can maintain an ongoing dialog with participants even after the Oh Snap! gallery closes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In some ways, a design lab can be thought of as “participatory research and testing.”. This was followed by a presentations and discussion with four thought leaders who shared their insights and knowledge around four different themes: New Power : Henry Timms, 92nd Street Y. Technology : Cheryl Contee, Fission Strategy.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 7, 2010

Most of my work contracts involve a conversation that goes something like this: "We want to find ways to make our institution more participatory and lively." If new programs are sufficiently different from the traditional ones, they may be more effective as standalone program tracks than as gateways to the traditional experience.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2009

In other words, a new kind of talkback board or participatory educational program. A big board, with the "What if" question across the top and six different colors of cards. The most important aspect of designing a successful participatory platform is to intentionally, deliberately, and clearly DESIGN the platform.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

Seeing so many cheerful one-liners in my inbox made me think about how different my work situation is today than the last time I reflected on it in public in 2012, at my one-year anniversary. Participatory work can be very labor-intensive. Making co-creation sustainable and powerful.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Audience segmentation and research has become a hot topic in museums, especially when it comes to crafting appealing offerings that are customized to different kinds of visitors. First, we realized that our museum is different from other museums, but our benefits and membership structure were the same as others.

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