Forum One

APRIL 21, 2022

We always want to learn how internal stakeholders, from web managers to CEOs, will respond to design so we can incorporate these important perspectives into our approach. It’s common for organizations to structure information at an expert level or include jargon that doesn’t connect with the audiences they wish to reach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Here are some rituals that I have consistently used over the past few decades: Review the Past Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Keeping Resilient in 2021.

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Journal Reflection Facilitation Technique 148

Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

It can be inclusive and participatory. My goal is to design virtual experiences to be as inclusive and participatory as possible. Throughout the session, we’d divide into smaller groups or pairs to learn from each other more collaboratively. 4) Keep learning and adapting with each group. Except when it isn’t! Of course.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Last month, I participated in a Design Thinking Lab with network leadership practitioners convened by the Leadership Learning Community. The questions: What do you hope to learn today? For the rest of the morning, we learned about design thinking by doing it through “ A Crash Course in Design Thinking.”

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Forum One

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It can be uncomfortable to admit, but many web designers, myself included, first learned about digital accessibility as a regulation. The “I’m Determined” website focused on better addressing its audiences’ needs through a participatory design process. And so, we approached it that way: Is this website “compliant”? We can’t contribute.

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Accessibility Goal Virginia Audience 71

sgEngage

MARCH 27, 2023

That’s where participatory grantmaking comes in. What is Participatory Grantmaking? Whether organizations start with a single grant program or incorporate a participatory approach across all their funding, there are a variety of ways to practice participatory grantmaking. And several ways not to do it.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2010

This is the final segment in a four-part series about writing The Participatory Museum. This posts explains why and how I self-published The Participatory Museum. From the very beginning, I knew I wanted to license The Participatory Museum using Creative Commons and give away the content for free online. Why Self-Publish?

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2012

We gave people chalk and the choice of four simple prompts: At 3rd Friday I made At 3rd Friday I loved At 3rd Friday I met At 3rd Friday I learned After making a board and taking a photo, each participant had the option to have their photo shared on Flickr or remain private (90% said yes). Loved" and "Made" were the most popular.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2011

There are lots of debates in the amazing world of measurement and learning. When the issue of interest moves from measurement for accountability/compliance to #evaluation for learning from Karcsig. First, with discipline and structure. There are lots of debates in the amazing world of measurement and learning.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 7, 2009

Which of these descriptions exemplifies participatory museum practice? But the difference between the two examples teases out a problem in differentiating "participatory design" from "design for participation." In the first case, you are making the design process participatory. In the second, you make the product participatory.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

If you want to a chance to win, leave a comment on this post sharing something that you’d like to learn about Impact Leadership or some wisdom from your experience about practicing impact leadership! I’m giving away a free registration to NTEN’s Leading Social Change Summit. I’ll pick a winner by July 3oth.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2010

Last week, I attended Structure Lab , a half-day workshop on legal and financial structures for ventures for social good. The Structure Lab is set up as a "game" in which you explore cards in various categories (values, assets, financing, etc.) to better articulate what you are really trying to do with your project concept.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

As far as I can ascertain, this series was the first in which grant makers and nonprofit grant recipients came together in equal numbers and met as peers for reflective structured dialogue. Mine are based on what I learned during the dialogue series, and also on untold numbers of public and private conversations on the topic. __.

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Evaluation Grant Data Boston 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

The program is called Tech2Empower and you can learn more about it here. It is always challenge to use participatory techniques when your participants are not native English speakers and you don’t speak the language. I learn a lot more which I’ll save for another blog post.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

This participatory event is offering two days of focused discussion about—how these networks, and the capabilities that power them, can be effectively leveraged to create greater impact. Plus it is always a pleasure for me to observe “Gunner’s&# facilitation techniques (I learn so much). Photo by Glenn Hirsch.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

This recent article from AIGA, “ Small Budgets, Tight Deadlines, Important Work: Lessons all designers can learn from working with nonprofits ,” was one of those instances. The idea of including stakeholders in the process is often referred to as co-designing, or participatory design. What would the structure be like?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Courageous speakers from dozens of countries described bold, participatory projects. What a treat to learn together with people from so many different countries and contexts! I was continually hungry to learn more. I first sensed the difference at the front door. There wasn't one. Birds flew through the proceedings.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

There are lots of debates in the amazing world of measurement and learning: The only valid data is quantitative data. When the issue of interest moves from measurement for accountability/compliance to #evaluation for learning – from Karcsig. First, with discipline and structure. Do only numbers matter? How do you make sense?

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Story Data Analysis Structure 74

Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2013

There's a constant dialogue in participatory work about how to make peoples' contributions meaningful. I've written about different structures for participatory processes (especially in museums), and recently, I've been interested in how we can apply these structures to the design of public space. Non-Participation 6.

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sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

Participatory grantmaking has been a big part of the Boston’s Women’s Fund since its founding. In building these relationships, they learned that they needed to change the way they spoke to these communities and to take a more multigenerational approach because the girls’ families are a core part of their lives.

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Voice Strategy Mississippi Boston 67

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. I’ve been using these participatory categories to talk about how we’d like users to participate in different projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2011

We will be influenced by what our connections think and information production and distribution will become more participatory. Contribute to learning about what makes networks work and how funders can best participate and support. The report asks a number of impact questions related to networked citizens and the future.

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Network Report Empowerment Structure 104

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Granted, I live in an increasingly narrow world of people who are exploring these topics and want me to work with them, but I still learn a lot from the questions and struggles I hear from colleagues and people who comment on the blog. Are there certain kinds of institutions that are more well-suited for participatory techniques than others?

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Museum Question Participatory Evaluation 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Our track was one of three tracks for participants to dive deep into a topic and learn from peers through dialogue. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. As someone who has been in the nonprofit field 35 years, I can sum up my experience as: ”Remember, it’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

This year I used a new tool recommended by colleague Alexandra Samuel, the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions. These help guide my professional learning and improvement and maintaining good habits. Year in Review.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

Granted, I live in an increasingly narrow world of people who are exploring these topics and want me to work with them, but I still learn a lot from the questions and struggles I hear from colleagues and people who comment on the blog. Are there certain kinds of institutions that are more well-suited for participatory techniques than others?

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Question Participatory Museum Evaluation 49

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2015

And on a regular basis, measure, learn, and improve what you are doing. I think the best approach is to use something like Box or Drop Box and a folder structure organized like your editorial calendar. When I described this, a few people had a look of horror or maybe stress come across their faces. Format Templates and Cheat Sheets.

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Social Media San Antonio Content Strategy 50

Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2008

Specifically, we analyze the relative social behavior of people on buses versus those on trains, and look for clues as to what design elements contribute to different kinds of participatory behavior. You don't have to learn a whole new lexicon of stops and related aboveground locations. Buses travel familiar landscape.

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Participatory Design Museum Childhood 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2009

A Learning History of the CARE LAC - Institute for Strategic Clarity Guatemala Poverty Project. Note from Beth: As visiting scholar at the Packard Foundation, I'm connecting with other people who are studying and learning about how networks work. Key is a participatory development process.

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Map System Profit Guatemala 86

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

In this post, Jasper shares some lessons learned from a recent experiment to design a more social comment station. I thought it was a perfect chance to put one of the ideas in Nina Simon’s book The Participatory Museum to the test. This structures dialogue and makes it more productive.We

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Museum Comment Experiment Participatory 34

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. Participation in science research is a good basis on which to develop a framework for participatory models because it is based on a consistent scientific process with many steps.

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Public Research Participatory Report 36

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

We're seeking great folks for public programs, participatory exhibit design, online marketing, 3D design, and whatever else you might have to offer. And while we're advertising positions, we've also learned to advertise something else: the experience of what it's like to be an intern at the MAH. We might never get there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

But, not just skills training, but learning to understand the impact of connected society and transformation. I believe that social networking can do better by thinking about network structures, understanding roles of people, making organizations more sociable and blending social media.

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Tunisia Reflection NGO Libya 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. This assessment will give you a good sense of where you stand now and offers a structured approach to practicing based on your assessment. Flickr Photo by qwrrty. Ask Good Questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

Her post was based off of the Brains of Fire Manifesto, “ 10 Lessons Learned in Igniting Word of Mouth Movements.” Creating open communities with old siloed corporate structures. And yes nonprofits mimic their corporate brethren with siloed structures. Both posts influenced this speech. And that is the crossroads.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

Patient advocates play a critical role in setting research priorities, designing clinical trials and structuring appropriate clinical engagement with industry. I learned a new word: “ Cybercondria ” or the unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one’s health brought on by visiting health and medical websites.

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Social Media Network Data Media 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2009

Others are more formal, structured conversations that happen weekly at a particular time. #4change is a regular chat about social media change. And, in the case of Twitter Vote Report Twitter hashtags have been used for real-time participatory democracy. What are the lessons learned for using them effectively?

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