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

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

Deciding Together Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking. Empowering Communities: Participatory Grantmakers Say We Must Go beyond Feedback. Answers on grant proposals if nonprofits were brutally honest with funders. Justice over greatness: A new year’s reflection. Here are 6 ways it could go.

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How to Keep Your Virtual Meetings on Track, Inclusive, and Engaging

Top Nonprofits

I was reminded of this recently, at the first evening of the online course in Grant Proposal Writing: Our fifteen working adult students logged in to Zoom and were welcomed into our shared virtual classroom. It can be inclusive and participatory. My goal is to design virtual experiences to be as inclusive and participatory as possible.

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Accessibility Goals: Moving Past Compliance

Forum One

The “I’m Determined” website focused on better addressing its audiences’ needs through a participatory design process. List accessibility as a requirement in your Request for Proposals (RFP). I’m Determined provides tools that help young people, especially those with disabilities, to undertake a measure of control in their lives.

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Guest Post: Restoration Artwork

Museum 2.0

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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Reflections on MuseumNext and Facilitating Brainstorming

Museum 2.0

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." Facilitator bits. That said, the phrase "structured opportunity" is where MuseumNext suffered most.

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

Museum 2.0

For example, a few months ago we had a couple approach us to propose a Pop-Up Tea Ceremony. Radical Craft Night and Poetry & Book Arts ) Allow time to pass for further individual reflection, for them to share their ideas with other members of their organization and for you to give it further thought.

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Six Steps to Making Risky Projects Possible

Museum 2.0

What new projects might allow you to better reflect those aspirations? When you speak in the language of the institutional mission, executives will understand you better and be attentive to the new connections you draw from the mission to proposed projects. Second, you need to find the right tool to implement your idea.

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