Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. When I design instruction, I want to make sure that learning activities use four different kinds of activities that help the brain learn rapidly. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2015

The most recent session was about walking as work and professional colleagues, like Rob Cottingham, have noticed. This particular study attracted a lot of media attention and I read through about 50 different online articles and posts. In other words, checking your email before you go to bed hurts your brain.

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Achieve

APRIL 30, 2014

After ten years of working professionally in the nonprofit sector, I decided to take a short sabbatical to refocus and align my daily activities with my long-term professional goals. But this article isn’t about that. Volunteer activities may demand creativity, brains, elbow grease, or a combination of all three.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

But I reached a point a few years ago where I felt frustrated by the separation between my personal spiritual journey and my professional work. Simultaneously, I was struggling with burnout related to work-life imbalance and feeling overwhelmed by all the digital technology in my personal life and professional work.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

And even though it may be more work in the short term, it will save you time in the long run by focusing your attention on the things that matter most. See this article for more tips on calculating your ROI. See our article, 23 Top Virtual Fundraising Ideas for more inspiration for your 2021 virtual event planning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

Because webinars were a new medium to trainers back then, I used Richard Mayer’s research on multi-media learning based on understanding how the brain works and the ability to pay attention to guide the instructional design. Large: Over 50 people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

When does technology boost personal productivity for nonprofit professionals and when does it get in the way? The potential for being overwhelmed by technology is magnified in the workplace by something called “ Collaborative Overload ” Rob Cross and Adam Grant in a recent Harvard Business Review article. BEING PRESENT.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

And if you don’t really like being on the phone, you can get those pesky calls done and out of the way, freeing up brain power for the rest of the day. But there ARE huge, daunting projects and articles I need to write that I feel stumped about, and other very challenging activities that require a lot of creativity and brain power.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2008

When I'm asked questions that I don't know the answer to, I admit it and use it as opportunity to demonstrate the value of the social brain or having a good network on Twitter. The writers often bring attention to subjects not yet covered by mainstream media. Unfortunately, I did not have my laptop accessible in that moment.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

Think in terms of local politicians, business professionals, media contacts, and other influential community members who can either connect you with resources or with others who can help you. In all transparency, I’m using a timer right now to help me get this article written!). The point is, stay on task or you’ll lose a lot of time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2016

Bersin by Deloitte’s infographic “ Meet the Modern Learner ” is an excellent summary of the challenges facing trainers who need to design and deliver professional development for nonprofit professionals. Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2005

During 1995 and 1996 I found myself in the position of being the person best informed about the Internet in my professional nonprofit circles. On the side, by personal email I was sharing interesting links, articles, and conversations with people who I thought might be interested. The people who are paying attention are the techies.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

With the ever declining attention span of your audience, it’s necessary that you start appealing to a broader range of senses. Colleen Fahey’s article, How Audio Enhances Your Brand Content: Find Your Signature Sound , provides guidance for how your nonprofit can strengthen its voice. Have you ever thought about it?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

I just saw a great news article this morning, I think it was, about a nonprofit that just decided to set the minimum salary at its organization at $70,000. Because it’s scary for me to say, because there is a whole world of articles you can Google right now that say, “The board’s responsible for making strategic decisions.”

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

And then I also threw in an article of mine that I wrote a little while back on how to keep your database clean and up to date. Well, your database, I’ve said this, your database is like your brain, right? Like your fundraising brain. Now, 50% of people pay more attention to direct mail than to any other marketing channel.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 14, 2022

Using too much stock imagery throughout your website can hurt your credibility, reduce audience trust, and generally make your website look less professional. If not, it’s worth it to hire a professional photographer to ensure your photos are high quality. And, if you have the budget, consider illustration! Reflect diversity.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

” So we have in our brains, the amygdala, the fear center, where you have flight, fright, and freeze as the emotional reactions to things that’s scare you. And I will also do a shout-out to Harvey because these questions started as an article that we wrote for what, Harvey? Third question, “Do I respect you?”

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Maintaining a professional appearance throughout your organization, in any buildings, facilities, and online. While the logical portions of our brains may be able to take in large numbers, our emotions have a harder time. Harness the power of trust by : Making it clear exactly where donations go and what impact they make.

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