Museum 2.0

APRIL 7, 2009

Which of these descriptions exemplifies participatory museum practice? The exhibit is dynamic and changes somewhat in response to visitors' actions. But the difference between the two examples teases out a problem in differentiating "participatory design" from "design for participation." The exhibit opens.

Participatory 27

Participatory Design Difference Museum 27

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In some ways, a design lab can be thought of as “participatory research and testing.”. How do we leverage the “rain” of culture change?3. How might we create a funding model that nourishes flexibility and innovation? The Brainerd Foundation would follow and fund the ideas of new leaders.

Design 50

Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

Candid

AUGUST 20, 2024

Today, more than ever, grantees need greater capacity and more predictable long-term funding streams to ensure they have the infrastructure resources to sustain themselves and their work of advancing economic and social progress. Yet, many funders are hesitant to fund endowments.

Build 108

Build Philanthropy Illinois Nonprofit 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

The post I had originally planned to publish before leaving on a plane for Tunis, Tunisia was going to be all The Women’s Enterprise for Sustainability (WES) , funded through the U.S. ” Stephanie Rudat, my co-trainer for Tunisia, pointed to a resource that included non-violent tactics for social change.

Tunisia 105

Tunisia Reflection NGO Libya 105

Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 8, 2022

In partnership with women’s rights funds, sport for development organizations and feminist sport activists, Women Win launched the ONSIDE Fund — a participatory grantmaking mechanism that rapidly mobilises unrestricted resources for girls and young women-led organisations and groups through a pooled fund.

Costa Rica 111

Costa Rica Game Change Uganda 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

Patient advocates play a critical role in setting research priorities, designing clinical trials and structuring appropriate clinical engagement with industry. Some are describing this shift in perspective as “participatory medicine” or “person-centric care.” This “Dr. Mobile health apps have grown in popularity.

Social Media 50

Social Media Network Data Media 50

Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

I helped them find funding and partners and time to make amazing work happen. Participatory work can be very labor-intensive. We have prioritized opening up to as many partners as possible through collaborative structures that scale. We''re working on a theory of change. We have to change it. She is right.

Museum 49

Museum Director Teen History 49

Museum 2.0

JULY 7, 2010

Most of my work contracts involve a conversation that goes something like this: "We want to find ways to make our institution more participatory and lively." When funding is tied to a specific subset of your audience, you get protective of them, even if they are not the people most likely to ensure viability and sustainability in the future.

Audience 40

Audience Museum Oakland Participatory 40

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I sat down with Kristen Denner, Director of Membership and Annual Fund, to learn more about the program's development and the museum's goals for its future. First, we realized that our museum is different from other museums, but our benefits and membership structure were the same as others. Funding a research project that was serious.

Interview 46

Interview Director Museum Arts 46

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Examine major gift planning in the context of current economic conditions, changes in donor populations and increased competition for the charitable dollar. Agents of Change Summit. Agents of Change Summit. Accounting / @nysscpa. Accounting.

Calendar 177

Calendar Conference San Diego DC 177

Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. Convene with thought leaders in social change from around the world.

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Conference Calendar DC Washington 111

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

Two years later, things have changed for the blog--and more importantly, for the museum field. But enough of these experiences have convinced me that the participatory museum is not a fringe concept. There is funding. There is interest. There is (growing, tentative) respect.

Museum 20

Museum Voice Minnesota Participatory 20

sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It often takes clarity of roles and purview and even some structure to do that. In our years of talking to staff, boards, and communities about participatory philanthropy, people often talk about their worst participatory decision-making experiences. New to Participatory Grantmaking? But these “soft skills” are not magic.

Participatory 93

Participatory Facilitation Philanthropy Skills 93

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

So then we’ll talk about what are some participatory planning methods. And funding opportunities, I’ve experienced, start to kind of just roll in. Too many of us have experienced programs that pulled out right when they’re doing so well because funding has changed, right? How do we do this well?

Community 79

Community Video Slides Survey 79

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

It’s a particularly useful framework since nearly everything we’ve learned about engagement is changing. A revolutionary force of change— the individual. The most revolutionary force for change in the world is the same thing today that it’s always been—a person driven by passion—joining with others to transform the world.

People 25

People Structure Influence Voice 25

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2014

I’ve been following it for a while now and it is very inspiring on many different levels. The laboratory gives Greenpeace and its partners a space to design, test, iterative, and roll out new strategies and techniques for participatory campaigns or what has been called “People Powered.”

Journal 103

Journal Change Learning Technology 103

Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The theory of change involves both encouraging local economic activity—increasing the economic multiplier effect, in technical parlance—while fostering bonds of community. a democratically structured non-profit which issues the local currency; the Schumacher Center (which retains its affiliation with BerkShares, Inc.);

Local 104

Local Digital Experiment Alternative 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

It is open, participatory, and peer-driven. Platforms like Wefunder allow start-ups to access funding from thousands of small investors rather than rely on a handful of very big ones. Once gained, it is jealously guarded, and the powerful have a substantial store of it to spend. It is closed, inaccessible, and leader-driven.

Collaboration 118

Collaboration Social Model Channel 118

Museum 2.0

JULY 24, 2012

When we talk about making museums or performing arts organizations more participatory and dynamic, those changes are often seen as threatening to the traditional arts experience. What if historic arts experiences were actually a lot more participatory? But what if the "traditional" arts experiences is a myth?

Greece 51

Greece Arts Industry Participatory 51

Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

The goal, from IMLS’s standpoint, is for NAS to create a report that can address the fundamental issues facing museums and libraries in the 21st century, with an intended audience of industry professionals, trustees, funding sources, and government representatives. Of course, that audience is a long way from seeing such a report.

Library 20

Library Museum Reflection Alternative 20