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Participatory Grantmaking: I’m in! Now what?

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You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding strategy and grants decisions to the communities they serve. Not sure if participatory grantmaking is for you or maybe you need a refresher on what it is? Is this you?

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: Inside the Design of an Amazing Museum Project to Capture People's Stories

Museum 2.0

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. The project arose from a grant announcement from MetLife Foundation around community engagement and outreach. The proposal to Metlife was all video.

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How Do You Capture Compelling Visitor Stories? Interview with Christina Olsen

Museum 2.0

They designed a participatory project that delivers a compelling end product for onsite and online visitors… and they made some unexpected decisions along the way. The project arose from a grant announcement from MetLife Foundation around community engagement and outreach. The proposal to Metlife was all video.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Grant Managers Network Annual Conference. Grant Managers Network Annual Conference. Grant Managers Network / New Orleans, LA / Less than $800. Grants / #GMN2016 / @grantsmanagers.

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Adventures in Artist-Driven Public Engagement: Machine Project at the Hammer Museum

Museum 2.0

What happens when a formal art museum invites a group of collaborative, participatory artists to be in residence for a year? Several artists offer surprising insights into making participatory projects appealing to visitors. Frequently, we get stuck on developing participatory projects or events that serve as many people as possible.

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How to Make Better Decisions Online

Non Profit Quarterly

We each have experience running participatory grantmaking and decision-making processes online using different platforms. They generally have several core functions that work well: collecting, reviewing, and revising ideas and proposals; voting on proposals; and reporting outcomes. Many of these features are still raw.

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2020: The Year that Changed Grantmaking

Connection Cafe

The practice of funding has traditionally been lopsided in favor of those doing the granting. Once submitted, the application is scrutinized and debated across the organization –often requiring time consuming revisions of the proposal. Other funders are exploring the idea of standardized grant applications.

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