.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

Passion plus knowledge is a powerful hook, making people who were about to swipe stay for a while. He defined it as “those people who possess a distinctively original idea, a unique point of view, or an unprecedented insight into their industry.” Meet people where they are going, not where you imagine they want to be.”

YouTube 221

YouTube Industry Leadership Podcast 221

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2013

This year at the Nonprofit Technology Conference, I had the pleasure of designing and facilitating a session on “Content Curation for Nonprofits” with Will Coley. The session was designed to balance content delivery with peer interaction. So, varying speakers, interaction, and mediums – helps make the content stick.

Content 97

Content Brain Technique Lecture 97

AccelEvents

AUGUST 7, 2020

Fortunately, the very make up of the human brain offers some potential avenues for increasing engagement in a digital environment and producing a far more satisfying experience overall. When we are engaged in stimulating activities, the brain releases dopamine , a neurotransmitter that leaves us feeling positive and happy.

Virtual 96

Virtual Brain Storytelling Audience 96

Neon CRM

JULY 13, 2023

More people are giving, volunteering, and being inspired to participate than ever before. When humans hear a story, the chemicals cortisol, dopamine, and oxytocin are released in our brains—the chemicals that form memories, keep us engaged, and deepen our relationships. The easier it is to share, the more likely people are to do it.

Social Media 98

Social Media Ideas Donor Media 98

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 28, 2014

TED gives me the chance to brainstorm with loads of people who gather to discuss ways to change the world through technology and design. Bjorn has gotten a lot of attention for his recommendations to combat climate change by focusing on improved humanitarian efforts. Of course, we’d have to focus on local language content.

Ideas 223

Ideas Kenya Brain Software 223

AccelEvents

AUGUST 7, 2020

Fortunately, the very makeup of the human brain offers some potential avenues for increasing engagement in a digital environment and producing a far more satisfying experience overall. When we are engaged in stimulating activities, the brain releases dopamine , a neurotransmitter that leaves us feeling positive and happy.

Virtual 52

Virtual Brain Storytelling Audience 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

Good instructional design and delivery engages people’s brains, eyes, ears, and bodies. People pay attention more, they learn something, they retain it better, and there is a better chance of them applying what they learned. People can’t be as focused on content when they been sitting longer than 20 minutes.

Training 50

Training Train Brain Exercise 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

This book has been my companion lately – not only because it is so rich (check out the table of contents ) but it has given me a lot to think about and reflect on in terms of my own social media use – and how to be a lot of smarter about it. They include: attention, crap detection, collaboration, networks, and participation.

Online 128

Online Social Media Attention Chapter 128

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

You see, most people focus just on the email itself and the subject line is an afterthought. Yet many people who write nonprofit fundraising emails do not spend much time on the subject line, nor do they take the time to learn about the types of subject lines that get results. Big mistake. Read that again. Then pick your favorite!

email 130

email Open Donor Homeless 130

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2024

In his timely, must-read book, Wetzler shows you a powerful method called The Ask Approach™ , based on a simple premise: that tapping into what other people truly think, know, and feel is a game-changing superpower for leaders. Make it Safe : How you make it easier for people to tell you hard things. Zip your lip. Wetzler : Absolutely.

People 83

People Skills Question Teach 83

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

People pay attention more, they learn something, they retain it better, and there is a better chance of them applying what they learned. The energizer can be connected to the content or just a movement exercise or stretch. It totally changed the atmosphere of the room, and people were ready to learn.

Training 103

Training Train Audience Activities 103

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Whether they’re buying or donating online, people want to be sure that their money is being used for its intended purpose. If you choose a website builder that doesn’t include these optimizations, your page rank can suffer, meaning fewer people come across your site naturally. Others do, too!

Websites 52

Websites Practice Nonprofit Search 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

If you deliver training on webinar platforms, you need to understand how people learn. The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. The first 90-minute webinar to introduced the content. This post summarizes some learning research and offers some tips for delivering effective webinars.

Design 107

Design Effective Experiment Learning 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

As I’ve expanded my repertoire to train people on other topics (not just social media or measurement), I have learned how to create practice rubrics for other areas. The design is a description of how you will use the time slots – goals, content, instructional activities, materials, technology, documentation, and evaluation.

Instructional Design 111

Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training 111

AccelEvents

JANUARY 20, 2021

With the focus now on virtual and hybrid events, how do event planners and brands create and deliver content that will foster attendee engagement and keep them coming back for more? When tuning in from a remote location, your audience will be experiencing competing demands on their attention. Some of these features include: Live Video.

Virtual 64

Virtual Stream Poll Audience 64

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

The session will share a wide range of free and low cost tools for implementing an organization’s content strategy as well as group and personal productivity. We all know that with so much content out there, it is eating our brains and memory , relying more on “google it.” and Sean Waugh, San Francisco Opera.

San Francisco 119

San Francisco Work Help Tips 119

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

In 90 minutes, we did two exercises that helped participants identify their target audience and then build out a persona, a fictionalized character that described motivations, barriers and identifies the right content and channels to use. However, participants had to do this with people shaped sticky notes and a speech bubble.

Learning 87

Learning Exercise San Francisco Instruction 87

AccelEvents

JANUARY 20, 2021

With the focus now on virtual and hybrid events, how do event planners and brands create and deliver content that will foster attendee engagement and keep them coming back for more? When tuning in from a remote location, your audience will be experiencing competing demands on their attention. Some of these features include: Live Video.

Virtual 52

Virtual Stream Poll Audience 52

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. Three Ways to Think About Content.

Facilitation 50

Facilitation Interaction Reflection Design 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Conference where I gave my full attention to the presentations and conversation. The Wisdom 2.0 Soren welcomed everyone and asked to be totally present and give full attention – which is becoming rarer and rarer at conferences. 17% of adult mobile users have distracted by their device and bumped into people.

Brain 104

Brain Mind Offline South Africa 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2011

Distractions can be internal and come from our brains , our thoughts. Most of our work as social media nonprofit professionals is to be present on our online communities, listen, engage, and manage content. Brain Fitness. Distractions come from the Internet if you have email, Twitter, or mobile phone beeping at you.

Social Media 108

Social Media Professional Time Management 108

NonProfit Hub

JULY 28, 2014

You don’t need flashing lights to get attention, you just need something that looks good. When it comes to text, there’s a reason that people have been printing black on white forever. Most people decide within five seconds whether or not a webpage contains the information they’re looking for before pressing the dreaded “back” button.

Websites 59

Websites Social Media Nonprofit Content 59

Gyrus

JULY 12, 2016

However, their effectiveness is often debated in the educational software community, as not all eLearnings are made with the same attention to detail. When building eLearnings it is necessary to consult people who teach and record their methodologies in making sure a message maintains its pertinence over time. Learning Styles.

eLearning 63

eLearning Learning Instruction Instructional 63

NonProfit Hub

JULY 28, 2014

You don’t need flashing lights to get attention, you just need something that looks good. When it comes to text, there’s a reason that people have been printing black on white forever. Most people decide within five seconds whether or not a webpage contains the information they’re looking for before pressing the dreaded “back” button.

Websites 53

Websites Social Media Nonprofit Content 53

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

Day 4: Action Learning Projects, Communicating After Workshop, and Managing Our Attention. Learning Networks Are Built With People and Reciprocity. The value of doing an extended peer learning exchange is that participants get the opportunity to put the ideas in practice and apply what they learned. Participants Own Their Learning.

India 102

India NGO Network Exercise 102

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

In other words, Amy is the brain behind how and why we game. Rather than occupying your attention with my own analysis, I encourage you to go straight to the source and check out her two fascinating slide presentations (from eTech 2006 and GDC 2007 respectively) on how to put "the fun into functional."

Brain 20

Brain Game Myspace Museum 20

Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2016

First impressions matter when you only have a split second to grab your visitors’ attention and get a chance to introduce your mission. Design and Messaging: Images and Content Need to Align. You should make a habit of asking these questions about every piece of content you display: What’s the value of this content to user?

Websites 35

Websites Photography Images Attention 35

NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 13, 2015

Begging for your attention in its boldface type. In those few seconds, a flurry of thoughts flash inside your brain: Who is the sender? As a nonprofit marketer, you are on the other side of this great brain fire. As subjects get longer, sometimes a one-word subject stands out and will draw attention. It sits there.

email 28

email Spam Brain Rate 28

NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 13, 2015

Begging for your attention in its boldface type. In those few seconds, a flurry of thoughts flash inside your brain: Who is the sender? As a nonprofit marketer, you are on the other side of this great brain fire. As subjects get longer, sometimes a one-word subject stands out and will draw attention. It sits there.

email 28

email Spam Brain Rate 28

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2015

These skills are: self-management and attention training. That’s the focus of one of the sessions – so I have been reflecting a lot on this topic to come up with some useful exercises, discussion questions, and session content. 6) Make It A Team Effort: Many of us how to work with other groups or teams of people.

Product 50

Product Nonprofit Attention Skills 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

This means that you can’t be in the front of the room delivering content all the time! Most likely, there will be some content delivery you share during your workshop. She said the workshop gave her the time to get started working on it and was confident that she’d be putting it into practice immediately.

Training 98

Training Train Reflection Design 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

User-generated content for training can be powerful and also make participants more open to subject matter. I was able to do a quick content analysis and compare against the rest of the agenda to make sure I covered what the audience wanted without derailing my entire workshop. I play a little PowerPoint Karoke.

Social Media 96

Social Media Reflection Leadership Media 96

Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Used in the wrong way, AI toys will suck people into productivity holes of asking never-ending ‘what if’ questions. Allen’s GTD methodology is based on the idea that our brains are not designed to store information. Content created should always be reviewed for accuracy and intent, especially if the subject matter is sensitive.

Adopt 52

Adopt PDF Model API 52

Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

And if you’re a staff member in charge of producing content for your nonprofit, you know how time-consuming content creation can be. That’s why you have to plan ahead: A robust content plan will save you time—and brain space—and help you produce great nonprofit content while also tackling the rest of your mile-long to-do list.

Calendar 52

Calendar Content Strategy Cancer 52

Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2020

Some Internet People say some that sparks something in your brain. Some Internet People strike the flint every time. Ellice Engdahl is one of those internet people for me. So, she isn't just Internet People, I assure you. Every thoughtful medium post and every considered tweet, they also get me thinking.

Museum 29

Museum Digital Internet Professional 29

Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

Some newbie spammer posted a message on my site that shows the contents of their spam merge database. In my opinion|Personally|In my view}, if all {webmasters|site owners|website owners|web owners} and bloggers made good content as you did, the {internet|net|web} will be {much more|a lot more} useful than ever before.|

Spam 131

Spam Bookmarking Info Site 131

NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

Given the attention that Data gets from the media, influencers, and the hill, we believe that every communications department is obligated to look closer at their data and how they are using it - and should be tapping into it to get work done towards your organizations goals. Focus their attention, and they'll get it.

Data 100

Data New York City Storytelling New York 100