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Fundraising as Participatory Practice: Myths, Realities, Possibilities

Museum 2.0

"Fundraising is about relationships." "The The key to fundraising is listening." Anyone who has worked in fundraising has likely heard these missives again and again. As a designer, I'm always trying to ensure that participatory activities, however casual, impact both the participant and the organization.

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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

which heralded a new, participatory web culture. The NetSquared website was itself designed to be a model Web 2.0 These innovative tools are meeting the fundraising, grassroots mobilization, volunteer engagement, and issue awareness needs of many organizations." TechSoup was then called CompuMentor. The Iraq War was raging.

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Dangerous/Ridiculous: Reflections on AAM

Museum 2.0

Talking about money, openly. I led a session with Eric Siegel and Ellen Rosenthal on museum business models and some of the issues we grapple with in managing money. In particular, we had a great group of 15 talking about participatory history experiences on Sunday. Participatory art and co-creation on the rise.

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Yes, Audience Participation Can Have Significant Value

Museum 2.0

We started the summer with no money and a strategic vision to be a thriving, central gathering place. I can't say that any one experience--working on a collage with other visitors, swinging on a hammock, discovering a participatory display for pocket artifacts in the bathroom--directly contributed to increased attendance and giving.

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Fashion and Passion for Your Cause: Wear it on Your Blog or Profile!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I recently read an article about fundraising on social networking sites. I have a strong interest in the future of my work and participatory culture. That's why I also remixed the fundraising widget. on my blog in support of Creative Commons Annual Campaign and gave some money too. Maybe we all need to be role models.

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Nonprofit SXSW Goodness – Conference List Toppers, To-Dos and Topics of Interest

Connection Cafe

While most non-profits are not known for technology, some are, and they are defying the traditional business models that drive technology.” Crowd Sourcing Innovative Social Change panel Sunday, March 14 at 03:30 PM – “Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change?

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Fundraising. Fundraising / #casesmg / @CASEAdvance. Fundraising. Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Fundraising / #caseadvdean / @CASEAdvance.

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