Candid

JULY 2, 2024

Two days after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, the Boston Foundation set up a special fund to provide rapid-response support to local nonprofits serving communities disproportionately affected by the outbreak. Participatory grantmaking as part of trust-based philanthropy Participatory grantmaking is just the beginning.

Participatory 105

Participatory Community Boston Grant 105

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Deciding Together Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking. Empowering Communities: Participatory Grantmakers Say We Must Go beyond Feedback. Race, Equity and Boston. Going Upstream: Philanthropy’s Role in Advancing Justice. Community-based participatory research. Here are 6 ways it could go.

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

3 People Power People Power puts you in the role of a movement leader trying to fight oppression through non-violent revolution. 2 Participatory Chinatown In this game, you're transported to Boston's Chinatown to view the development of new areas through the perspective of the varied citizens that make up their corner of the city.

Game 88

Game Impact Libya Social 88

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

government and encouraging participatory democracy. Players participate in simulated Senate sessions, including role-play, deliberation, negotiation, and debate, to make sense of the legislative process. The Senate Immersion Module will launch in Boston in March, at the opening of the EMK Institute.

Game 50

Game Tech Support Module 50

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

I went to two science centers, one huge (Museum of Science Boston) and one tiny (Acton Science Discovery Museum), and told them: "I'll work for you for free for three months, and then let's talk about whether you are going to pay me." By the spring of 2003 I felt I'd learned what I could in Boston and tried to figure out where to go next.

Museum 52

Museum Participatory Boston Interview 52

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

There’s a thriving debate about the role computers should play in children’s museums, with many professionals sounding the alarm about the negative impact of exchanging screen time for tactile environments. Bob argues that giving kids laptops enables more participatory, engaged learning. Who is going to create and lead this place?

Classroom 22

Classroom Children Museum Model 22

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

To take a new twist on the role of narrative (especially fictional narrative) in the interpretation of artifacts. Ghosts of a Chance is a great example of the museum leveraging a niche community (ARG-ers) to energize and provide seed content for participants who are new to participatory gaming. Why would an art museum create an ARG?

Game 20

Game Museum Arts Alternative 20