Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

In 2005, we got a chance to meet face-to-face in London at the Global Voices Blogging Summit after I transitioned from being the Cambodia bridge blogger. In 2007, over ten years ago, I launched a crowdfunding campaign to participate in the first ever Cambodian bloggers conference, organized by Tharu m and colleagues.

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Philanthropy Cambodia Impact Learning 77

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

blog has been going for almost five years now, and I''ve seen people''s concerns and questions evolve over that time in the following way: For the first couple of years--2006-2007--most of the questions were about the "why" of participation. The Museum 2.0 Why should institutions engage with people in this way? Yes and no.

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Museum Question Participatory Vietnam 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I got a chance to meet her face-to-face for the first time at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in 2007. Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum. A third argues that the project won’t be truly participatory unless users get to define what content is sought in the first place.

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Model Active Activities Activism 98

Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

blog has been going for almost five years now, and I've seen people's concerns and questions evolve over that time in the following way: For the first couple of years--2006-2007--most of the questions were about the "why" of participation. The Museum 2.0 Why should institutions engage with people in this way? Yes and no.

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Question Participatory Museum Vietnam 49

Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2008

Museums aren't the only venues facing this question: news outlets, corporate brands, and educators are also grappling with the question of trust in the participatory age. You may remember the NPR stories in 2007 about changes in the way that doctors acknowledge mistakes and offer apologies. Be honest about mistakes. Be personal.

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Participatory Museum Teen Voice 20

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

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). Heroes I admired from afar became friends and mentors.

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Museum Boston Participatory Job 52

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2019

I spent 2007-2011 traveling the world, doing participatory projects and consulting gigs, and writing my first book. You gave me support as I struggled to lead a museum through a participatory rebirth. is about participation, but I never fully succeeded in making it participatory. You helped me interrogate my ideas deeply.

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Museum Reflection Participatory Attitude 27