Candid
JULY 2, 2024
The first 15 grantees supported communities of color, immigrants, seniors, children, and the homeless, among others. Why we opted for participatory grantmaking Safety Net Grants uses participatory grantmaking—the practice of centering affected communities by giving them the power to decide which organizations to fund.
sgEngage
MARCH 27, 2023
Foundations and grantmaking organizations are trying to untangle some of the world’s messiest problems: homelessness, food insecurity, climate change, and the rights of people who are often overlooked, to name a few. That’s where participatory grantmaking comes in. What is Participatory Grantmaking?
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Museum 2.0
JUNE 12, 2012
It is multi-disciplinary, incorporates diverse voices from our community, and provides interactive and participatory opportunities for visitor involvement. This post focuses on one aspect of the exhibition: its participatory and interactive elements. So many museum exhibitions relegate the participatory bits in at the end.
Museum 2.0
MARCH 6, 2018
Sometimes it's a homeless person. This is the participatory museum, played out loud. This is the magic a piano in the lobby makes. We've now had a piano in the MAH lobby for several months. About once each week, a visitor walks in and blows everyone away. Sometimes a lover's duet. It's rare that someone sits down to bang out noise.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 5, 2010
Mark Horvath shared how he searches on Twitter for the words "homeless" and either educates or empowers. I'm always up for a conference that has been designed to be participatory and offers a creative format. I loved this Five Dollar Bill airplane story.
Museum 2.0
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
Visitors bond and bridge through participatory experiences at MAH. The MAH’s historic Evergreen Cemetery brings together the Homeless Services Center and MAH volunteers or the local rugby team to collaboratively restore the cemetery. I learn a ton from her every day and wanted to share her thinking--and her graduate thesis--with you.
sgEngage
JANUARY 10, 2024
Datamaking, as an aspect of knowledge building , can even contribute to civic engagement and participatory democracy. We are taught to create an organizational chart or a program activity graphic or a network diagram of organizations needed to address an issue like homelessness or educational equity.
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