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5 Trends in Grantmaking that We Think Have Staying Power

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Sometimes trends are purely of the moment—a fun way to mark the past, like shag carpet and 8-track tapes. Along with the principles of Trust-Based Philanthropy, the themes of sharing power and building community relationships make Participatory Grantmaking something we expect to see more of over the next few years.

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Making Museum Tours Participatory: A Model from the Wing Luke Asian Museum

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She did several things over the course of the tour to make it participatory, and she did so in a natural, delightful way. She made it clear from the start that we were expected to address each other by name and have fun with each other. But participatory facilitation can be taught. What made it so special?

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Why Are So Many Participatory Experiences Focused on Teens?

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Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects? Teens are a known (and somewhat controllable) entity.

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TechSoup Global Summit Day 1: Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Her final point was that working as a network is fun! And the final point he made about networks was the importance of connections.

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Against Participation

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When should you turn down the invitation to share your voice? How should you make these decisions in an imperfect world where every host is using you for something, and every voice is in danger of being manipulated, misunderstood, or subverted? There are many ways for voices to get chopped and twisted.

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Reflections on a Weekend with Ze Frank and His Online Community

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This past weekend, in conjunction with our exhibition about Ze Frank's current participatory project, A Show , we hosted " Ze Frank Weekend "--a quickie summer camp of workshops, activities, presentations, and lots of hugging. Or that we take a group photo together at the end of the day. The activities had a really low barrier to entry.

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Leading Change Summit was more intimate (several hundred people), participatory and interactive, intense, and stimulating. What I liked about this activity is that it is fun, creative, and people aren’t sitting down, but walking around. And, I always bring a set of fun materials, but it is time consuming to put them away.