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How can nonprofits and funders create mutually agreeable performance measures?

ASU Lodestar Center

Grants and gifts that commit multiple years of funding up front best enable learning to unfold. Use participatory processes to define metrics and methods of data collection. Use multiple data points that reflect various perspectives, and include results in the same report to show different sides in relation to each other.

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Adventures in Participatory Audience Engagement at the Henry Art Gallery

Museum 2.0

In 2009 , students built a participatory exhibit from scratch. Thirteen students produced three projects that layered participatory activities onto an exhibition of artwork from the permanent collection of the Henry Art Gallery. This post shares my reflections on the projects and five things I learned from their work.

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#ThankYouWednesday After A Successful #GivingTuesday

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But let me reflect on how amazing yesterday was. If you tweeted with the hashtag #IGiveBecause – you received a $20 gift card to donate to the charity of your choice on their site. I gave the gift of girls education. We can’t treat donors like ATM machines, only asking for money. kanter *Thank you* Beth!

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Why I Blog

Museum 2.0

It feels like a real gift to myself (and hopefully, to you) to schedule all this content now and not have to worry about it when my baby is born. Reflective time is important, especially when your work is hectic. It is these other aspects--learning, reflection, community--that keep me going. vaults that will commence next week.

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Fifteen Random Things I've Learned about Design for Participation This Year

Museum 2.0

We've been offering a host of participatory and interactive experiences at the Museum of Art & History this season. I loved Jasper Visser's list of 30 "do's" for designing participatory projects earlier this month. The contributions that are the "best" may be a narrow reflection of your own personal preferences.

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Splashr - A Way to Make Slide Shows Out Of Flickr Photos

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the things you have to do with user-generated content -- participatory media projects is show the work to encourage others to jump in. A reflection about participation. I've had three different labs over the past twenty years -- all birthday gifts - and all of them, unfortunately, have passed away. I can't figure it out.

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17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

Museum 2.0

It is multi-disciplinary, incorporates diverse voices from our community, and provides interactive and participatory opportunities for visitor involvement. The exhibition is far from perfect, but it's a big step towards reflecting the "thriving, central gathering place" of our strategic vision. making a special gift).