sgEngage
APRIL 18, 2023
Sometimes trends are purely of the moment—a fun way to mark the past, like shag carpet and 8-track tapes. Along with the principles of Trust-Based Philanthropy, the themes of sharing power and building community relationships make Participatory Grantmaking something we expect to see more of over the next few years.
The Modern Nonprofit
MAY 1, 2024
Track participation data to inform future outreach efforts. Not only does this provide powerful role models for attendees, but it can boost interest and attendance at your event. Be sure to recruit knowledgeable facilitators.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 14, 2012
Outcomes, indicators, metrics, logic models, flow charts galore – measurement and evaluation are in season these days. The most important question to ask yourself before you start: If measurement shows you are not on track to achieve your goals, are you willing to change course or establish new goals altogether? Who is your audience?
Museum 2.0
FEBRUARY 5, 2008
Institutions like the Boston Children's Museum (which she helped lead in the 1970s) drew heavily from and worked in partnership with the "open classroom" movement to develop informal educational models that are interactive, open-ended, and individualized. Why haven't children's museums pushed past the 1970s model?
Museum 2.0
MAY 22, 2012
The majority of the book is a tour of the conceptualized physical institution, with smaller sections devoted to the political history of the project and the activities (mostly participatory, distributed, and digital) that the team undertook from 2009-2011 to start building their constituency. The early participatory projects are terrific.
Museum 2.0
AUGUST 18, 2008
The Ontario Science Center did an excellent job initiating a YouTube channel, Flickr group, and other elements to sort and track participant activity for the 888 meetup. Projects participatory museum. Evaluate the outcome. If not, consider whether this is the right partner and where better friendships might be found.
Museum 2.0
MARCH 18, 2015
So the Community Science Workshop model is to put a drop-in, FREE community science center in a place that is walkable to kids'' lives and schools. We''re really different from traditional science centers in our funding model. We have a few shining, beloved exceptions, but that''s not a significant part of our model at this time.
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