The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 13, 2021

You can deploy you to make a deeper, more personal connection with your supporters. Using you effectively might mean breaking some of your die-hard writing habits, like never writing in the second person. This powerful word is all about personalization. Forget what you learned in your composition classes!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Nonprofit storytelling refers to a specific way of communication that organizations use to personalize their mission. We tell stories. Stories are the most effective form of communication available because they immediately engage the reader on an emotional level and in a way that is interesting to them. Act one – Set Up.

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Classy

MAY 5, 2021

When strong emotions like anger or fear are in play, driven by a story in the media, it’s difficult to predict the volume of donations a charitable cause requires. The story of Notre Dame and the spectacular response it generated is a good illustration of the dilemmas donors face. Emotions as a Vital Element of Donor Behavior.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

For example when watching a video, audio and visual channels activate separate parts of the brain , and when these two elements combine, it helps supporters better understand and engage with your mission. . Show a person or group of people impacted by your organization, such as a beneficiary or donor, to share their connection to your cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

One of the biggest downsides for me personally from being connected to the Social Web 50-70 hours a week is that my brain has a hard time reading for extended periods of time. My mind wanders after a couple of paragraphs even when reading New York Times Bestsellers. In 2013, keep these two words at the forefront of your mind.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Author: One of my favorite science/interests stories in the news recently was a report published in late July by Science Magazine about how researchers have found that the brain of speakers and listeners become synchronized as they talk. Maybe that's the part that enthralled me so much about this study too? Really, I thought?

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

Work Smarter with Digital Tools to Increase Your Nonprofit Productivity I used to be an old school pen-and-paper person. Or maybe you have a great story to write up for your website. But it is a good task to schedule after blocking off time to work on a complex grant or other task that requires a lot of brain power. With a pen.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 14, 2022

It was also the first in-person event I’ve had a chance to attend in two years. In all, there were over 30 overlapping sessions, plus breakout rooms, allowing inquisitive minds to pick the brains of developers, configurators, architects, and anyone responsible for building on Salesforce. DevOps Sessions + Speakers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

” I don’t have an answer, but I think it has to do with modeling conscious information and consumption and being mindful about how you connect with people, cultivate relationships, and share information. So, the point is that there is intention and mindfulness when you choose to explore. I call it slow social media.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

Unfortunately, stories like mine are common among changemakers. Rest is a necessary and important productivity tool—and an important part of doing the inner AND outer work of being a mindful changemaker. These breaks allow our brains and bodies to recover from the stress of being constantly connected. According to Daron K.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2016

Plugged in from early morning to late afternoon and early evening, many new media managers struggle to find balance at the end of day when they need to shift their mental focus to personal and family responsibilities. Mobile and social media stimulates mental chatter and can sometimes even affect a person’s ability to sleep.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2011

So in honor of Freaky Friday, here are 13 real supporter horror stories, none of which involve zombies. He wrote a sob-story email to the volunteer coordinator. (I I got the sob-story, too, and I agreed it was a good excuse.) And if you want that old ED’s brain back, ask yourself if you are a hungry zombie?).

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

After all, this is their idea, their brain-child, their life. It’s a question on the minds of thousands of small businesses, startup tech companies and—yes—nonprofits. It’s no secret that telling stories to communicate your impact is a valuable strategy—stories are essentially the foundation of modern content marketing.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It will trigger questions in the recipient’s mind like “Do I believe this email is urgent and deserving of my immediate attention?” You might want to write three urgent subject lines, three intrigue subject lines, two that combine intrigue and urgency, and two that don’t fall into either category but still pop into your brain.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Build a Website That Can Grow With You Like any good investment, a nonprofit website should be built with longevity in mind. Increase Engagement with Website Personalization There are a lot of elements that a very basic website provider won’t offer you, and one of the big ones is the ability to personalize your user’s experiences.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 20, 2018

Everyone has a favorite story. Whether it comes in the form of a book, a comic, a movie or a video game, we all have stories that we like and ones that we decidedly dislike. Some of our favorite stories are fiction, and some of them are nonfiction. Some of our favorite stories are fiction, and some of them are nonfiction.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

That’s what’s been on my mind lately. I have disruptive approaches to social innovation in mind, with an increasingly connected society where the cost of prototyping and deploying new products is extremely low, and where innovation is no longer the sole purview of well-funded for-profit corporations. 10X: ten times the impact.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2021

Focusing on weaknesses is fine if we want to be in the business of adequacy; to get into the excellence business we need to uncover, for each person, their moments of weird brilliance, and amplify those. Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

Everyone will pledge will change one mind in their organization. This can’t be the whole story. It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. The emotional part of our brains is like an elephant. He pointed out that it was story of hope.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

This month’s carnival was an opportunity for nonprofit bloggers to share a post that addressed this question: What self-care techniques, rituals, or habits do you personally live and breath everyday that keep you inspired, calm, and effective at your nonprofit? Aliza Sherman: Practicing Mindfulness and Tech Wellness.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Focusing on weaknesses is fine if we want to be in the business of adequacy; to get into the excellence business we need to uncover, for each person, their moments of weird brilliance, and amplify those. Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

Bringing your brain to what you are doing. He had us walk around the room following different instructions and then try to find two people and create a triangle. We had to pair up with a person and each share a story of direct impact. The second person had to repeat the story back in the first person.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2015

The book shares how and why our mind pays attention to some events, ideas, or people and not others. These triggers spark your brain’s attention response by appealing to basic aspects of what makes us human. Parr uses the metaphor of building a fire to describe how capturing attention works. It is based on reciprocity.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 6, 2020

Focusing on weaknesses is fine if we want to be in the business of adequacy; to get into the excellence business we need to uncover, for each person, their moments of weird brilliance, and amplify those. Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

They’re organized, actionable and tell a complete story of how you’re going to achieve your goals. We have found that the process of listing your resources in a clear, organized manner can help you wrap your brain around how you can go about raising the funds needed. Be mindful of remaining “strategic” (have we used this word enough?),

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

We are here to talk about personal branding, specifically how to make yourself memorable. We got five excellent tactics for you that’ll help you raise more money, and improve your donor relationships through personal branding. So personal branding, I love this topic. So that means it’s personal. But get this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2011

He is an amazing speaker, great stories, beautiful visuals , funny, and a mix of solid principles and practical information. One can always learn so much for watching a good speaker! My point is that movement gets blood flood to brain and people wake up if they’re in an information overload coma). Charles Porch, Facebook.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

Focusing on weaknesses is fine if we want to be in the business of adequacy; to get into the excellence business we need to uncover, for each person, their moments of weird brilliance, and amplify those. Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 16, 2012

Story is incredibly important to me. Learning how to tell a personal story is a powerful tool for healing. Or more accurately, learning that we can tell our own story. That we don’t have to be chained to the singular story of suffering looping around in our mind.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

Everyone will pledge will change one mind in their organization. This can’t be the whole story. It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. The emotional part of our brains is like an elephant. He pointed out that it was story of hope.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Whomever you start talking with at this conference is going to be an interesting person; they''ll have great stories to tell about their work and their organization, and they''ll be a possible resource to you. Never mind the Olympics; the NTC Geek Games are a true test of your geek strength. Don’t be shy”, says Peter Campbell.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

The pandemic heightened underlying stressors across the sector, and in our personal lives as remote work continues. There still is a personal responsibility today but I see successful companies stepping up. You’ll want to understand if burnout is driven by personal demands, work demands, or both.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2013

So, as your organization works to create content that invites and inspires, it’s important to ensure everything is created with your audience in mind. Tap into Supporter’s Valuable Stories and Experiences . Take the opportunity to ask your followers to share their own stories and experiences – in words, photos or videos.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

How to Be a Mindful Techie Speaker Speaker: Meico Whitlock, Senior Manager, Communications, NASTAD. Take a deep breath and come into the present moment to learn how to become a mindful techie. They are created from stories we tell about ourselves, and stories affixed to us by others. Can''t be there at NTC in person?

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

Everyone will pledge will change one mind in their organization. This can't be the whole story. It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. The emotional part of our brains is like an elephant. He pointed out that it was story of hope.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

And her social media feeds are full of polished, highly personalized content, which is good for everyone. I find the “ Thank You – Story Driven ” model. Success story – Enter key details or plot points of a story that demonstrates the organization’s impact. Let’s give it a try!

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Achieve

APRIL 30, 2014

Yet I never had the experience of a person whose primary involvement with the third sector is of a volunteer nature. Why do we expect volunteers to become donors or to up their gifts if their involvement has not been exciting, mind-expanding, and fun? They may also be weary that the task at hand might not appeal to the volunteer.

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