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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? Leadership support is essential.

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The ongoing revolution in philanthropy: An open-ended reading list

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

It is really inspiring to see philanthropic and nonprofit professional engaging in public conversations about these challenges, and even more inspiring to see them taking action to create positive changes. Philanthropy Reconsidered: Private Initiatives – Public Good – Quality of Life. Philanthropy is at a turning point.

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Accessibility Goals: Moving Past Compliance

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We understand now that everyone has a role to play. Web accessibility isn’t just about ensuring a public-facing website is accessible, but also intranets, internal digital tools, documents, videos, processes, and the information people need to do their jobs. List accessibility as a requirement in your Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Guest Post: Restoration Artwork

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Every Saturday, the curatorial team at Elsewhere , a living museum in downtown Greensboro, NC, reviews the project proposals of its artists-in-residence. Proposals involve sculpture, performance, participatory-projects, videos, and installation that use and respond to the museum’s collection.

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Guest Post: Radical Collaboration - Tools for Partnering with Community Members

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The majority of our public programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History are created and produced through community collaborations. For example, a few months ago we had a couple approach us to propose a Pop-Up Tea Ceremony. Can't wait to hear what you think. Make time for them. Make it as easy for them as possible.

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How I Got Here

Museum 2.0

Anna had been the founding Curator of Education at the National Building Museum, led the Rolling Rainforest project, and was a real innovator in developing in-depth participatory design experiences with community members (though I wouldn't have used those words at the time). Anna accepted my proposal.

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

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What happens when a formal art museum invites a group of collaborative, participatory artists to be in residence for a year? Artists and administrators grapple with the shifting roles of institutions as hosts and incubators for creative work. Will the artists ruin the museum with their plant vacations and coatroom concerts?

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