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Trainer’s Notebook: The Importance of Hands-On Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. Rather than just talk about the campaign, students has to participate.

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How can nonprofit leaders enact effective practices to achieve the promise of social equity?

ASU Lodestar Center

Capitulation to this style of philanthropy further neglects millennials donors, who lag behind the financial impact of previous generations. Leaders should also engage in participatory grantseeking. Psychic wages” are not providing incentives to offset student loan debt, housing prices, and health insurance.

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Celebrate, Educate, and Fundraise: Planning Winning AAPI Heritage Month Events

The Modern Nonprofit

Generations of AAPI – Showcase both the rich history and future promise of AAPI communities through multi-generational participation. Reach out to Asian American student groups on college campuses as well. Effective outreach strategies should focus on connecting with local AAPI groups, leaders, and community centers.

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Why Are So Many Participatory Experiences Focused on Teens?

Museum 2.0

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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Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over the last 25 years I’ve been doing training, I’ve learned different and applied different methods from either being a “student” in a training facilitated by someone using a method, being trained in the method, co-designing with others, and designing and facilitating my own sessions. Participatory Gatherings.

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Guest Post by Gaurav Mishra: The 4Cs Social Media Framework

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over the last year, I have had to explain how social media works to diplomats, defense officials, and academics and students focused on fields as diverse as international affairs, management and sociology. Most users prefer to consume user generated content, by reading blog, watching videos, or browsing through photos.

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Improving Family Exhibitions by Co-Creating with Children

Museum 2.0

Every once in a while I come across a project I wish I could have included in The Participatory Museum. My favorite part of the report is the clear expectations set out for the students, museum staff, and the school (page 7). it's a Secret! , The process was professional.