sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2023

Focusing on Workplace Wellness for You and Your Grantees While it’s safe to say that no one wants another worldwide pandemic anytime soon, we did learn a lot about workplace wellness and the effects it can have on people dedicated to making the world a better place. Participatory grantmaking does require a mindset shift.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

When I facilitate meetings or workshops for nonprofits, not matter the topic, I incorporate many participatory approaches and design thinking methods. As a group we spend time clustering similar ideas before reviewing them. Give everyone a few minutes of quiet time to consider how they will vote first to avoid any bias or group think.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

Beck''s project is unusual because he deliberately resurrected a mostly-defunct participatory platform: sheet music for popular songs. In his thoughtful preface to this project, I reconnected with five lessons I''ve learned from participatory projects in museums and cultural sites. Constrain the input, free the output.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Stakeholder involvement will drastically improve the final plan and create a culture of participatory decision-making. There is no benefit to discounting any individual or group from participating in the planning process. Even the people who benefit from the organization’s mission can provide valuable input on the strategic plan.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It was fascinating to see people--across social differences--responding to representations of love in the paintings, images, objects and narratives that were part of the installation. It is multi-disciplinary, incorporates diverse voices from our community, and provides interactive and participatory opportunities for visitor involvement.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Get them moving on behalf of your charity with participatory fundraising. Have you held a donor roundtable or formed a donor mastermind group? Stewardship can NOT be an Afterthought! For far too many non-profits, donor stewardship is an afterthought. Ask your donors to volunteer, to serve on committees, to join your board.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

This exhibition showcases collectors from throughout Santa Cruz County--people with collections from animal skulls to dryer lint to priceless historic flags. This exhibition represents a few big shifts for us: We used a more participatory design process. Without further ado, here's what we did to make the exhibition participatory.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

The key question is, every step of the way: how can you invite people beyond yourself to help make this step better? This is the question I ask myself anytime I'm working on something with a participatory intent. How can people--staff, volunteers, community members--help make this project better?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

– Sharing Knowledge Wiki -This wiki was created by The ICT-KM group of the CGIAR and other partners to catalog and document processes for nonprofits that want to share knowledge across partners doing development work. The facilitation methods are participatory.

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Care2

JANUARY 12, 2011

If your organization is focused on building community among your activists and donors you’ve probably had to choose an online group tool. But which platform is best for your group? The most successful groups on Facebook are those whose members are passionate about the group’s focus and goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

It is open, participatory, and peer-driven. As we have seen over the last decade, with the power of connectivity comes the opportunity for people with similar interests to come together and organize themselves in ways that transform geographic boundaries. It downloads and it captures. New power is made by many.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2011

In 2009 , students built a participatory exhibit from scratch. Thirteen students produced three projects that layered participatory activities onto an exhibition of artwork from the permanent collection of the Henry Art Gallery. When activities were not facilitated, people were often too timid to interact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2017

I’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand how the feng shui of a classroom impacts learning. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion. Having a large enough space so people can move around and self-organize into small groups also promotes learning. What to do? What was your experience?

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

It can empower people across locations to share their individual ideas and build on others’ ideas. It can be inclusive and participatory. My goal is to design virtual experiences to be as inclusive and participatory as possible. What do we do when technology (or the people using the technology) do something unexpected?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Datamaking can enhance capacity building efforts through group questioning and analysis. Datamaking, as an aspect of knowledge building , can even contribute to civic engagement and participatory democracy. Now add a layer in your mind showing the people represented in those circles and lines.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

There are a lot different styles, philosophies, and techniques for facilitating groups of people. Check out the International Association of Facilitator’s Method database which contains more than 500 entries. Participatory Gatherings. It helps people process complex thoughts. Strategic Dialogue. Any many more.

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Facilitation Technique Chart Participatory 124

Museum 2.0

JUNE 24, 2010

She did several things over the course of the tour to make it participatory, and she did so in a natural, delightful way. Wherever possible, Vi personalized the tour to individuals in the group. Again and again, she told personal stories of her interactions with the historic and monumental people and events she described.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

Well-planned events enable nonprofits, community groups, businesses and government agencies to showcase AAPI arts, food, performances, and more. Effective outreach strategies should focus on connecting with local AAPI groups, leaders, and community centers. Reach out to Asian American student groups on college campuses as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

My style of teaching is participatory; I don’t lecture with PPT endlessly and involve the audience. This includes integrating moving around into small groups or share pairs as well as standing & stretching. My audience included many people who were blind. I make it okay to modify so no one feels excluded.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

I always learn something from his participatory style, humor, and techniques. Here’s a few things I learned. Gunner also facilitated a brainstorming and affinity mapping exercise to unpack all the possible topics for deep dives in small groups in the afternoon. These techniques are based on human-centered design principles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

gThe above video is one of the many social networking strategies that The Genocide Intervention Network used to transform itself from a small student group to national non-profit. " Taking it a little deeper, organizations should not go in the other direction - and be strategic in friending people. Go read it. More here ). *

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The design challenge was: How do we come up with concrete tools, frameworks and methods for helping people better understand and adopt network systems leadership? After finishing the share pairs, we did a quick full group “popcorn” of the ideas that bubbled up. We were assigned to small groups to work a specific theme.

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sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

Like many diversity efforts, including women’s voices in grantmaking decisions—particularly women from historically marginalized groups—doesn’t often happen organically. Participatory grantmaking has been a big part of the Boston’s Women’s Fund since its founding. It requires us to love and trust young people to make these decisions.

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Voice Strategy Mississippi Boston 69

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Going beyond content delivery, I also use a lot of participatory and hands-on learning techniques to help students gain a deeper understanding. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion. Having a large enough space so people can move around and self-organize into small groups also promotes peer learning.

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Learning Classroom Classes Student 85

Forum One

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Within Forum One, and among the mission-driven organizations we work with, I sense that more people understand that accessibility isn’t a box to check, but rather an integrated part of project design and delivery. Maybe that made a whole new set of people more empathetic to the idea of accessibility. We can’t connect. Focus on content.

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Accessibility Goal Virginia Audience 78

Museum 2.0

MARCH 17, 2010

This is the second in a four-part series about writing The Participatory Museum. Several hundred people contributed their opinions, stories, suggestions, and edits to The Participatory Museum as it was written. Well actually, this post is about the people who participated at the highest level of engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

It isn’t just about the tools, but about how people need to work and think differently. In 2020, it was about adapting participatory processes to the virtual, remote environment. I anticipate that 2021 will be a year of hybrid facilitation techniques – creating a bridge between virtual and face-to-face groups.

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Journal Reflection Technique Facilitation 148

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 30, 2013

Earlier this year, I was fascinated to read the account of a participatory project at the Morrison County Historical Society in Minnesota, in which community members were invited to write essays about “what’s it like” to have various life experiences in the County. We went to the genealogy group, and a whole bunch of them submitted.

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History Museum Minnesota Participatory 51

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 13, 2011

The best participatory projects are useful. The participatory activity in question is part of the new Unfinished Business gallery, a room in which the museum engages with a contemporary issue related to the passion and work of Jane Addams and the historic Hull-House activist residents. It is this station that grabbed my attention.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects? The first of these reasons is practical.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 24, 2010

This is the third in a four-part series about writing The Participatory Museum. This post covers my personal process of encouraging--and harnessing--participation in the creation of The Participatory Museum. My big challenge during this stage was feeling comfortable putting my roughest work out for people to read.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

People want to spread ideas much more than they care about being card-carrying member of your organization. It is made by many; it is open, participatory and peer-driven.” And, when individual people want to make a difference, many think not just of donating their time or their money, but their networks. How we live our lives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

She posted a pointer on the NTEN Nonprofit Flickr Affinity Group list today. Britt Bravo who is also the Flickr Affinity Group wrote about Oxfam America Campaign here. Just last week, Lee Romeo, posted something over a Netsquared about a similar use of flickr - people holding signs. Not sure if this includes a cash prize.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

It is always challenge to use participatory techniques when your participants are not native English speakers and you don’t speak the language. I thought I’d share a few quick insights and tips that I learned for others who may be preparing for doing tech training internationally and want to use participatory techniques.

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Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

Whether your donors are transactional or high value (including mid-level and recurring donors) or participatory (like event participants and volunteers), building healthy relationships with them today—and retaining them—recognizes the responsibility we all have to our constituents, our communities, and, ultimately, to ourselves.

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Storytelling Donor Cancer Guidelines 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

The group will working together over the next three years, meeting regularly face-to-face in the different countries as well as work together online. This design was a participatory process and was intended to provide an opportunity for deep reflective process. Documentation of the Visioning Process.

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Rwanda Social Media Training Train 116

AccelEvents

DECEMBER 21, 2020

One way to bring people together over a common theme is to host a virtual tasting party. Hosting a virtual game night for New Year’s Eve is an attractive prospect for a friendly participatory experience. . Be sure to make the craft supplies affordable so all people feel welcome and able to participate. . Virtual Tasting.

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