sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A Shared and Flexible Understanding of Impact As practitioners of and advocates for participatory philanthropy, we believe there’s a better way. Like many other activities in participatory philanthropy, this approach considers the process to be as important as the outcomes. It promotes mutuality instead of extraction.

Participatory 93

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 93

Candid

APRIL 11, 2024

They sought diverse perspectives in focus groups and made structural changes to address outdated language, power dynamics, and privacy concerns. Grounded in a participatory approach, the tool will be designed by WFN members and built by WFN’s data and insights team.

Data 91

Data Demographics Aggregator Participatory 91

Forum One

APRIL 21, 2022

To accomplish an organization’s goals, we research and listen deeply to understand the needs of a given project. Using audience research and even participatory design, where we engage end-users in early-stage design, we help organizations break out of their own internal ways of communicating. What the design team does.

Design 46

Design Team Beginner Participatory 46

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

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. How can you describe user participation in a shared language that helps your team make the right decision for your project?

Model 98

Model Activities Activism Active 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Be aware of what they say, how they say it and body language. This assessment will give you a good sense of where you stand now and offers a structured approach to practicing based on your assessment. Don’t Put People on the Defensive : Instead of “Did you make your sales goal?” Observe and Understand Body Language.

Skills 50

Skills Build Technique Language 50

Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2013

There's a constant dialogue in participatory work about how to make peoples' contributions meaningful. I've written about different structures for participatory processes (especially in museums), and recently, I've been interested in how we can apply these structures to the design of public space.

Design 49

Design Participatory Children Museum 49

Museum 2.0

MARCH 13, 2013

It can be incredibly difficult to design a participatory project that involves online and onsite visitor engagement. When early feedback indicated users were confused about the submission process, we fine-tuned our language and quickly produced a promo video that distills the complete process in a hilarious 2-minute story.

Authoring 53

Authoring Open Experiment Museum 53