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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

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Datamaking, as an aspect of knowledge building , can even contribute to civic engagement and participatory democracy. Storytelling Storytelling has also become a prominent concept connected to data processes in philanthropy. It can support funder and cross-sector collaborations and the processes of decision-making.

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What I Learned About Philanthropy, Fundraising, and Social Impact at IFCAsia in Bangkok

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you want to see storytelling at its finest, coupled with breathtaking social impact, watch the videos. Not only is the content superb, but I also observed and took notes about some excellent participatory facilitation techniques. They also had a talented filmmaker capture the winners’ stories in brief videos.

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Can Stories Be Data?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week at the Packard Foundation, I participated in a conversation with Peter Laugharn, the Executive Director of Firelight Foundation about participatory learning agendas. This leads to another question: How can you transform anecdotes into useful data? But how do deal with that much data? How do you make sense?

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: Inside the Design of an Amazing Museum Project to Capture People's Stories

Museum 2.0

Recently, we''ve been talking at our museum about techniques for capturing compelling audio/video content with visitors. They designed a participatory project that delivers a compelling end product for onsite and online visitors… and they learned some unexpected lessons along the way. They’re very interested and maybe even moved by it.

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Can Stories Be Data?

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Last week at the Packard Foundation, I participated in a conversation with Peter Laugharn, the Executive Director of Firelight Foundation , about participatory learning agendas. Some of the techniques include analyzing narrative data in a structured way to test and refine a theory of change.

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Inspire: create, collect, share! My time at the '09 NTC

Forum One

On Sunday I hosted a Flickr Bootcamp, where I worked with non profit, "accidental techies," and helped them learn about better online photo sharing techniques. Recognizing the inherent strengths of incorporating storytelling strategy into online communications, Roger Burks , Perla Ni and I lead a session on " Better Online Storytelling.".

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Inspire: collect, create, share! My time at the '09 NTC

Forum One

On Sunday I hosted a Flickr Bootcamp, where I worked with non profit, "accidental techies," and helped them learn about better online photo sharing techniques. Recognizing the inherent strengths of incorporating storytelling strategy into online communications, Roger Burks , Perla Ni and I lead a session on " Better Online Storytelling.".

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