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Making Museum Tours Participatory: A Model from the Wing Luke Asian Museum

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I've long admired this museum for its all-encompassing commitment to community co-creation , and the visit was a kind of pilgrimage to their new site (opened in 2008). She did several things over the course of the tour to make it participatory, and she did so in a natural, delightful way. But participatory facilitation can be taught.

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The Participatory Nonprofit?

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The reality is that our brains only have the capacity to manage a limited number of relationships ??? "There's a mentality shift required to fully engage with social networking and community content sites: sometimes, you have to let go." each of various qualities. More here ). * The mindshift to be successful.

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Trends in Grantmaking: Bring Your Community into Your Decision-Making Through Participatory Grantmaking

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That’s where participatory grantmaking comes in. By giving your community an active role in your grantmaking process, you get a better understanding of their needs, build stronger relationships, and have a more direct impact. What is Participatory Grantmaking? And several ways not to do it.

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The Participatory Museum Process Part 4: Adventures in Self-Publishing

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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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Platform Power: Scaling Impact

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They were off-site for the first time in years, holding a special study session sparked by an exhibition about foster youth, Lost Childhoods. This argument became one of the foundations of The Participatory Museum. This is the participatory platform model. Museums could make the platforms for those experiences.

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Does the Internet Inspire Youth Activism or Slacktivism?

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That’s a big question on nonprofits’ minds, which are trying to engage with them early in hopes of developing long-term relationships with these future donors. “ Many worry that youth who spend significant time on fan sites or in online communities tied to hobbies, sports or other interests will become socially isolated.

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#ThankYouWednesday After A Successful #GivingTuesday

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We have give gratitude and thanks and build ongoing relationships. If you tweeted with the hashtag #IGiveBecause – you received a $20 gift card to donate to the charity of your choice on their site. We can’t treat donors like ATM machines, only asking for money. But let me reflect on how amazing yesterday was.