sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2023

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? Facilitators have many superpowers, and like superheroes, many of those powers may be invisible to others.

Participatory 93

Participatory Facilitation Philanthropy Skills 93

Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

So every time I present or teach, I like to be really clear about what we will be talking about, what the outcomes for the session are. So every time I teach or present, I like to do group agreements. But the more you can put your work aside and be here, the more you will get out of the presentation. . Who are we?

Video 124

Video Nonprofit San Francisco Question 124

Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

Our job was to provide a structured environment in which to develop ideas and the expertise to build the best of them. People who work with non-professionals on participatory projects often talk about finding "neutral" sites for meetings or meeting on their (the non-professionals') territory. We'd talk about the work itself.

Virtual 21

Virtual Tech Lesson Second Life 21

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

I'm having to quiet some inner Gollums while working on the presentation materials. Overview slides of what is Web2.0 ( remix from Social Media and Nonprofits Presentation) Core theme Listening - Responding to what people are saying about the topic or the program. Fundraising presentations. I'm nervous. Openness - ????A

Remix 50

Remix Professional Technorati Wiki 50

Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2010

This session was participatory in several ways, including interactive music-making machines in the audience and half the time reserved for Q&A. A few things I learned from the presentations and discussion: Dan shared a useful 4-step mental model for the progression of how institutions move towards participatory engagement.

Slides 22

Slides Museum Los Angeles San Jose 22

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Deconstructing the Social Experience As a designer of participatory experiences, my biggest question about Artprize is what made all these conversations and experiences happen in the first place. It was the best example I've seen of a physical environment operating like the kind of successful social platforms Engestrom described in 2005.

Arts 52

Arts Experiment Artist Social 52

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

I will take over the presentation of the screen. So then we’ll talk about what are some participatory planning methods. Sometimes, you have too many ideas so you need a strong facilitator who can make sure we hear from everyone, but are able to put these ideas through a funnel and find those common threads. Here we go.

Community 81

Community Video Slides Survey 81

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2007

This text elegantly presents the distinction between a person (who can be uncomfortable) and a role/player (who is in the zone, like the carrot man above, an SF0 player). The best presenter I’ve seen do this is Frank Warren, instigator of the PostSecret project. By couching the experience within a comfortable environment.

Program 20

Program People Museum Lecture 20