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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

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.

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Peer-to-Peer Fundraising: A Fresh Take for 2025

The Modern Nonprofit

Generational Trends Younger donors, especially Millennials and Gen Z, prefer participatory and social ways to give back. Encourage fundraisers to share personal stories and videos to connect with their audience authentically. How to Do It : Provide templates that fundraisers can easily customize with photos, stories, and goals.

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The Participatory Nonprofit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The book includes a "Connected Quiz, a set of reflective questions that can help an activist think about how well they or their organization is connecting with others -- something to think about before jumping into the tools. the ability to follow the flow of stories and information. Expressions (media creation, mashups, etc).

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17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

Museum 2.0

It is multi-disciplinary, incorporates diverse voices from our community, and provides interactive and participatory opportunities for visitor involvement. The exhibition is far from perfect, but it's a big step towards reflecting the "thriving, central gathering place" of our strategic vision. The Love Lounge I LOVE.

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Adventures in Evaluating Participatory Exhibits: An In-Depth Look at the Memory Jar Project

Museum 2.0

He shares a story. He creates a visual representation of his story. Two years ago, we mounted one of our most successful participatory exhibits ever at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History: Memory Jars. Some of the stories were quickies, but others were powerful and personal. A man walks into a museum.

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Participatory Moment of Zen: Diverse Visitor Contributions Add Up to Empathy

Museum 2.0

This person is writing about a participatory element (the "pastport") that we included in the exhibition Crossing Cultures. We did three things to supplement Belle''s paintings (installation shots here , peopled shots here ): We issued a call to locals who are immigrants, or whose family immigrated, to share an artifact and story with us.

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Balancing Engagement: Adventures in Participatory Exhibit Labels

Museum 2.0

In our quest to make the public areas of the museum more reflective of Santa Cruz culture, we moved these boards from a comprehensive display in the history gallery into a main stairwell, prominently visible from the lobby and throughout the building. We decided to approach the label-writing for these boards in a participatory way.