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5 Trends in Grantmaking that We Think Have Staying Power

sgEngage

Sometimes trends are purely of the moment—a fun way to mark the past, like shag carpet and 8-track tapes. Along with the principles of Trust-Based Philanthropy, the themes of sharing power and building community relationships make Participatory Grantmaking something we expect to see more of over the next few years.

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The Outcome of Our Outcomes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Outcomes, indicators, metrics, logic models, flow charts galore – measurement and evaluation are in season these days. Is the evaluation of your program something management needs to assess the performance of your organization as a whole? The Outcome of Our Outcomes – guest post by Victoria Vrana. Who is your audience?

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Everyone's Smithsonian: Video, Slides, and an Open Strategic Planning Process

Museum 2.0

Two weeks ago, I conducted a participatory exhibit design workshop with staff at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Every program, old and new, should be evaluated against the mission (and the business model) for soundness. Now I feel like they are--or should be--integral to keeping institutions on track.

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New Models for Community Partnerships: Museums Hosting Meetups

Museum 2.0

The Ontario Science Center did an excellent job initiating a YouTube channel, Flickr group, and other elements to sort and track participant activity for the 888 meetup. Evaluate the outcome. Projects participatory museum. If not, consider whether this is the right partner and where better friendships might be found.

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Guest Post by Gaurav Mishra: The 4Cs Social Media Framework

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Terms like social media, digital media, new media, citizen media, participatory media, peer-to-peer media, social web, participatory web, peer-to-peer web, read write web, social computing, social software, web 2.0, Different thinkers and practitioners use different terms to describe similar tools and practices.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Join the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and Nonprofits Assistance Fund for this fifth annual day-long conference will offer insights, strategies and tools for staff and board members looking at your organization’s financial sustainability from diverse perspectives – from strategy and oversight to implementation and evaluation. Mar 9 - 11.

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How to Make Better Decisions Online

Non Profit Quarterly

Individually and through our organizations, we have surveyed, tested, and evaluated these new platforms. We each have experience running participatory grantmaking and decision-making processes online using different platforms. It’s time for nonprofits and foundations to upgrade our digital decision-making tools.

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