Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

This argument became one of the foundations of The Participatory Museum. I value platforms for their power to scale impact. Even a smash hit program is hard to scale up in this model. At the MAH, we've tried wherever possible to break out of unidirectional program models. This is the participatory platform model.

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Platform Impact Childhood Museum 31

Candid

MAY 4, 2022

As a result, some foundations have started thinking about giving in a crisis before it even begins and developing a strategy to make sure that their funds have the most impact. A few ways funders have modelled this is by loosening deadlines, converting grant funds from restricted to unrestricted funding, and simplifying processes. .

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Europe Case Study Fund Practice 98

Museum 2.0

JUNE 24, 2010

She did several things over the course of the tour to make it participatory, and she did so in a natural, delightful way. This brought other voices into the tour, but more importantly, it modeled a potential interaction that we could have. Think about how this impacts staff recruiting and training. What made it so special?

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Museum Participatory Model Seattle 51

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Last month, the Irvine Foundation put out a new report, Getting In On the Act , about participatory arts practice and new frameworks for audience engagement. Here's what I think is really strong about the report: Coordinated, succinct research findings supporting the rise of active arts engagement. What do you get out of the report?

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Participatory Arts Report Case Study 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Her answer to the question about capacity building programs leading to better impact will surprise you. In addition to the countless lunches, coffees, roundtables, focus groups and other opportunities for feedback and discussion I engaged in I also dug into the evidence on the impacts of capacity building on organizations.

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Results Program Build Help 94

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

Share logic models to increase dialogue and understand the theories and assumptions that underlie programs and investment decisions. A nationwide network, like the American Red Cross , supports powerful capacity to conduct and utilize PM. Use participatory processes to define metrics and methods of data collection.

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Measure Create Arizona Participatory 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2011

Knight Foundation and Monitor Institute published a new report called “ Connected Citizens &# that looks at the impact of networks on communities, and asks, what do these emerging networks mean for community change? Catalyzing mutual support: Helping people directly help each other. And, how can funders leverage them for good?

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Network Report Empowerment Structure 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

I was honored to be a trainer as part of the launch of the ACE Leaders Project, a program developed by the Institute of International Education Sub-Saharan Regional Office and supported by the Packard Foundation. This design was a participatory process and was intended to provide an opportunity for deep reflective process.

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Rwanda Social Media Training Train 113

Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2010

Like many people in the arts, I'm interested in new models that help people combine mission-driven work with an entrepreneurial spirit. The idea is that you specify your values, relationships, and assets, and then match those up with potentially fruitful legal structures, financing models, and growth potential.

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Structure Model Social Profit 31

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

What does the word "participatory" mean to you? The various definitions of participatory projects can lead to confusion and misunderstandings. In this report, the authors describe three specific models for public participation: contribution, collaboration, and co-creation. This isn't just a rhetorical question.

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Public Research Participatory Report 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Every non-profit works with “systems” – internal ones relating to how work gets done, issue systems relating to the topic that the NGO is working to address, and mental model systems about strategy. The mental model mapping can uncover conflict, make it discussable, and enhance effectiveness. Key is a participatory development process.

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Map System Profit Guatemala 86

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Bob’s job is to set up and support “wired” schools and school districts. There’s a thriving debate about the role computers should play in children’s museums, with many professionals sounding the alarm about the negative impact of exchanging screen time for tactile environments. I didn't think this was an issue until I met Bob.

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Classroom Children Museum Model 22

Achieve

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Millennial Impact Project. The brain is an economic model that is always trying to gain the largest return on investment. This action generates more discussion on the social issue and can lead to deeper actions such as peer fundraising or participatory behavior in events. This blog first appeared on. When we started the.

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Issue Brain United States Participatory 52

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2012

I'd say that these techniques support audience development, repeat visitation, membership, maybe could even attract new kinds of donors. Our team focused this year on just three things: making the museum more comfortable, hosting new participatory events, and partnering wherever possible. but I didn't have numbers to back it up.

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Audience Museum Participatory History 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In some ways, a design lab can be thought of as “participatory research and testing.”. In 2020, the foundation will close its doors. As part of its sunset strategy , the foundation is developing an initiative to support 21st Century Advocacy. How might we create a funding model that nourishes flexibility and innovation?

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Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

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. Also, on a personal level, I had this really powerful experience with my mother in a Storycorps booth in Grand Central years ago that had a profound impact on me.

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Museum Story Project Design 43

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 18, 2008

I've long believed that museums have a special opportunity to support the community spirit of Web 2.0 This isn't all about numbers; some communities are small but can have huge positive impact. Projects participatory museum. as physical analogs to virtual community platforms. marketing Museums Engaging in 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Technology and Its Emerging Impact on Foundation Communications " is a new report that describes how philanthropy communications professionals are using social media. It was underwritten with the generous support of The California Endowment t, Edna McConnell Clark , and Robert Wood Johnson foundations. Come On In. Be strategic.

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Social Media Foundation Report Media 50

Museum 2.0

JUNE 22, 2009

Recently, I've been wrestling a lot with the relationship between innovation and impact. I'm working on a personal project (slowly) to open a cafe/bar venue that is also a design incubator for participatory exhibits. My model is the shining star. Which has more impact on your actual daily practice? His is the virus.

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Action Ideas St. Louis Museum 31

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Unconference sessions , featuring topics as diverse as "playing an ARG" (with real labyrinth adventures ), "engaging visitors who were dragged to the museum," and "measuring and defining success in participatory projects." This both breaks up the time and supports participants who feel most comfortable expressing themselves in different ways.

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Facilitation Reflection Museum Participatory 32

NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Recently, Freedom Fone was adapted by two farm radio stations through the African Radio Research Initiative , a 42-month project, the aim of which was to assess the effectiveness and impact of farm radio in many parts of Africa. . This allowed listeners to call from their respective networks, making it cheaper.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

” After spending five years living and breathing networks and measurement and designing and delivering many, many nonprofit capacity building programs, my focus is going to be on how nonprofits can apply measurement and their networks to learn for impact. Patrice Martin, IDEO.org (Co-Lead & Creative Director).

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Impact Method San Francisco Social 122

Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

Lots of museums these days have video comment booths to invite visitors to tell their stories, but how many of those booths really deliver high-impact content? 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.

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Story Interview Museum Audio 53

Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2008

I am recommending the transcript of Clay Shirky's speech about Gin, Television, and Social Surplus , in which he argues that the next twenty years will be marked by people's slow, incremental, and astoundingly impactful awakening from being passive consumers (of TV) to partly active content creators. Why are our current models failing?

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Museum Library Participatory Wikipedia 20

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2009

To me, an open photo policy is a cornerstone of any institution that sees itself as a visitor-centered platform for participatory engagement. And I think the fourth and fifth are bizarre and ungenerous to visitors. There are two parts to this. First, every time a photo is shared, it extends the reach of your objects and exhibit stories.

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Museum Photo Policy Open 54

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / San Diego, CA / Not available. Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / San Diego, CA / Not available. Accounting.

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Calendar Conference San Diego DC 177

Museum 2.0

MARCH 10, 2008

How will it impact the other services and roles museums represent in contemporary society? Because the reality is in that room of 65 people, only a handful had participated in one of the high-functioning models of civic discourse presented--calling in to a radio forum, bridging political differences through internet chat.

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Museum Site Facilitation Participatory 20

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

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. I'm a bit troubled by the lack of rigor in the evaluation of the impact of all these projects--big and small.

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Artist Museum Project Public 39

Candid

JUNE 21, 2022

As I process the many sessions I attended and the new connections that were made, three key trends stick out: interconnectedness, evidence driven hope, and new funding models. We prefer our dignity, but we need support; we need global support.” New funding models: spotlight on participatory grantmaking.

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Philanthropy Trend Participatory Europe 116

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

So then we’ll talk about what are some participatory planning methods. And it’s not just Asian culture, I’m sure many families are ill equipped to have that kind of support for the individual. A stakeholder is also very important because these are the people who are directly impacted by the work that we do.

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Community Video Slides Survey 76

Non Profit Quarterly

MAY 3, 2022

At the same time, there are growing calls for funders, organizations, and institutions to make decision-making more inclusive and shift power to impacted communities. We each have experience running participatory grantmaking and decision-making processes online using different platforms.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 12, 2022

This requires the global community to center the voices of people directly impacted by poverty in its approach and support solutions that empower children and their families. Center People Directly Impacted by Poverty.

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Intergenerational Culture Accessibility Global 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

It is open, participatory, and peer-driven. Instead of donating via a big institution like United Way that parcels out money on donors’ behalf, people can support a specific family in a specific place affected by a specific problem. Once gained, it is jealously guarded, and the powerful have a substantial store of it to spend.

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Collaboration Social Model Channel 116

Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The aim of digital BerkShares’ added convenience, ultimately, is to deepen the local currency’s impact by encouraging even more spending to stay local and fostering increased community investment. Given the lack of established models, there will undoubtedly be some unanticipated curves ahead.

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Local Digital Experiment Alternative 101

Connection Cafe

JUNE 29, 2020

When funding is awarded it comes at the cost of time, energy, and resources that could otherwise be spent concentrating on impact; and if the grant proposal is rejected, all that time and energy was for naught. Offer support beyond the check. The situation is equally challenging on the funder’s side. Do the homework.

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Change Proposal Grant Application 49

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2019

I spent 2007-2011 traveling the world, doing participatory projects and consulting gigs, and writing my first book. You gave me support as I struggled to lead a museum through a participatory rebirth. is about participation, but I never fully succeeded in making it participatory. You helped me interrogate my ideas deeply.

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Museum Reflection Participatory Attitude 27