Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

However, Aliza Sherman and I were reviewing the final round of edits from our copy editor at Wiley for our forthcoming book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit due out in October. And, ironically, the science to back this up also comes from Stanford University. It was like a reboot for my brain, but I found it really difficult to do.

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BoardAssist

JULY 22, 2014

Just say you want to pick their brain. What interests you personally about the problem we are addressing? Gail’s book, Fired-Up Fundraising: Turn Board Passion into Action (Wiley/AFP) is the “gold standard guide to building successful fundraising boards.” . Ask for advice. It’s absolutely the best way to get in the door.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Whatever the structure for your learning activities, they should use four different kinds of activities that help the brain learn rapidly and identify your discussion questions. Problem-solving and reflecting (Intellectual). When participants move, oxygen to the brain increases, thereby enhancing both learning and memory.

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2010

We have so many data-themed links this month, you should probably take a moment to consider what all this information may be doing to your brain. The problem may have to do with a lack of feedback. Now, if you haven't read the just-released book, " The Networked Nonprofit ", by Beth Kanter and Allison Fine, why the heck not?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

That means we collect university press, handmade artist books, zines made by sixth graders, poetry chapbooks from big names published in tiny local presses, and self-published poetry chapbooks sold for a dollar on the street. Some of the new volunteers are high school students, others are college professors.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Kevin Leong was in kindergarten when he experienced an organic brain injury that forced him to relearn everything from walking to using the bathroom. In particular, electronic books (or e-books) offer the possibility of dramatically improving access for students with disabilities – and for disadvantaged children everywhere.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

It was getting in the way of me booking those face-to-face meetings that I loved so much. . ” And here’s my number one favorite one because I see perfectionism is a huge problem in major gift fundraising. I have seen this firsthand because we have a big problem with perfectionism in major gifts.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

It was getting in the way of me booking those face-to-face meetings that I loved so much. . ” And here’s my number one favorite one because I see perfectionism is a huge problem in major gift fundraising. I have seen this firsthand because we have a big problem with perfectionism in major gifts.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2007

The second article continues this argument, talking about ways that games--if we let go of strict expectations about their use--can be applied in "mundane" (universal?) Scott McCloud makes a similar argument for "sequential art" in his excellent book Understanding Comics. Supposedly it improves your brain function. situations.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Actually, I think that the two of you combined now hold the record for the most books written by a Bloomerang webinar guest. If I was in the office, I would hold up Harvey’s great new book on monthly giving, which is behind my desk and really awesome. So monthly giving if you’re interested in that, please, get that book.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2008

We already know that there is an identity problem in museums where visitors perceive that they have "seen it all" even when they have seen a small bit. We all have our pet movies, books, bars, beaches, and these predilections, while powerful, are so idiosyncratic that they aren't very useful unless you are a universally loved place.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

So if you get interrupted, or you have to bounce early, no problem. And, yes, Steven and I think we booked this date like in March or something, right? ” If you’re not moving for the right reasons, it’s a problem because moving is expensive, it’s time-consuming, and it takes a lot of brainpower.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. What’s making our human brains like those of gold fish? Photo by BirgerKing. Take a guess.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2010

Kathleen McLean (Independent Exhibitions), Dan Spock (Minnesota History Center), and Kris Morrissey (University of Washington) all shared thought-provoking and useful insights on visitor participation in museums, but Mark Allen and Emily Lacy brought down the house with their bluegrass rendering of the Machine Project and its engaging, quirky work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. What’s making our human brains like those of gold fish? Take a guess.

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Social Media Job Brain Time 50

Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2021

No problem. And my promise to you is that you will have three or four actionable items, tools, ways of communicating that you can implement today, right now, no problem, to start getting more response from your efforts and getting those problems. In our brains, in the back of our brain here is our instinct, that fight or flight.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 27, 2007

But this is a bigger problem--the reality that a good story can trump facts, and that people would rather listen with their hearts than their heads. Tim O'Brien explored this fabulously in "How to Tell a True War Story," in his book The Things They Carried. Does the true story about the history of our universe feel true?

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