sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A Shared and Flexible Understanding of Impact As practitioners of and advocates for participatory philanthropy, we believe there’s a better way. Like many other activities in participatory philanthropy, this approach considers the process to be as important as the outcomes. It promotes mutuality instead of extraction.

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Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 89

sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

Participatory grantmaking has been a big part of the Boston’s Women’s Fund since its founding. Know Your Stories, Quantitatively and Qualitatively “When we are thinking about how we collect this data and how we quantify this impact, it’s important to qualify it and be able to tell these stories,” said Marsha. million to date.

Voice 70

Voice Strategy Mississippi Boston 70

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Courageous speakers from dozens of countries described bold, participatory projects. Each room was a diverse mix of voices, perspectives, and language. I heard fresh ideas, stories, and challenges in each room. I lost my voice singing along to songs I don't know in a language I barely speak. There wasn't one.

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Museum America South America Participatory 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum. A third argues that the project won’t be truly participatory unless users get to define what content is sought in the first place. How can you describe user participation in a shared language that helps your team make the right decision for your project?

Model 98

Model Activities Active Activism 98

Museum 2.0

MARCH 13, 2013

It can be incredibly difficult to design a participatory project that involves online and onsite visitor engagement. In this guest post, Jeffrey shares the story behind their big hit with a visitor co-created exhibition. We've also structured this project so we can maintain an ongoing dialog with participants even after the Oh Snap!

Authoring 53

Authoring Open Experiment Museum 53

Museum 2.0

MAY 19, 2016

When I've talked with those same folks in bridged groups, they use more circumspect language (i.e. Create a structure that values peoples' participation. The best book I've read on the topic is Facilitators Guide to Participatory Decision-Making by Sam Kaner. Participants' stories are often more valuable than their opinions.

Build 35

Build Community Museum Participatory 35

Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

Participatory work can be very labor-intensive. We have prioritized opening up to as many partners as possible through collaborative structures that scale. They aren''t intended to force fit our work to aspirational language; instead, they are intended to make transparent that which is existing but ephemeral.

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Museum Director History Teen 49