Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

There are also physical theories like brain-based learning and neuroscience. I came across a brain scan by Dr. Chuck Hillman from University of Illinois Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory. The sitting brain is really disengaged. People can’t be as focused on content when they been sitting longer than 20 minutes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. (In This year we hiked by the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur. Pictured above).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. A great deal of my training work is done face-to-face. Pictured above).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. (In I finished my last board meeting in early 2022.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2013

To provide best practices for taming the digital jungle that assaults our brains everyday at work. To practice techniques like mind-mapping, use of visualization, attention-training, technology tools, and more to stay focused and productive in our work. Additional Resources. NetSmart: How To Thrive Online. Visualization Techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. A great deal of my training work is done face-to-face.

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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 research indicates that the human brain, on average, has the capacity to pay attention for about 10-12 minutes within an hour. The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. It was delivered in two sessions.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

According to a study by Blackbaud , NTEN and Common Knowledge, over 92% of nonprofit organizations have a presence on at least one social networking site, but most raise very little money through their social activity. Every person I talk to seems to have social media on the brain.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

I look forward to the NTEN NTC (Nonprofit Technology Network's conference) every year. It's in Washington, DC March 17-19, although I'll be arriving in DC on the 16th for an NTEN Board Meeting. With the conference in DC, it means that getting there and back is easy by train. No checked luggage, no security lines.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

I look forward to the NTEN NTC (Nonprofit Technology Network's conference) every year. It's in Washington, DC March 17-19, although I'll be arriving in DC on the 16th for an NTEN Board Meeting. With the conference in DC, it means that getting there and back is easy by train. No checked luggage, no security lines.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

Donate Tweets and Facebook posts to NTEN and use it to fund local 501 C-3 Clubs and local gatherings around the country. The one question: How do I convince my boss and co-workers to get on the train with us? There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. It is the way we’re wired. Direct the Rider.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

They capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. In addition, I presented a webinar on training design and facilitated a session on nonprofit technology training design at NTC. Year in Review.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

Donate Tweets and Facebook posts to NTEN and use it to fund local 501 C-3 Clubs and local gatherings around the country. The one question: How do I convince my boss and co-workers to get on the train with us? It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

I’m thrilled to be doing a session with Aisha Moore and Gina Schmeling at the NTEN NTC called “ Technology Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace.” Clearly define workflow for online collaboration platforms and training. ” If you are attending the NTC, please join us. Adopt Good Practices Around Team Emails.

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MARCH 19, 2011

Donate Tweets and Facebook posts to NTEN and use it to fund local 501 C-3 Clubs and local gatherings around the country. The one question: How do I convince my boss and co-workers to get on the train with us? It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional.

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JUNE 16, 2014

She is a co-founder of The Brain Trust , a digital consulting firm that provides capacity building services to Asian American and Pacific Islander organizations in the social justice and advocacy space. Deepa Kunapuli is a digital strategist, writer, and entrepreneur.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2009

Next month will include NTEN's NTC. Many of my presentations are training, so it is also thinking through the instructional delivery. I've taught webinars and workshops on how to design and deliver effective training sessions and have written a few blog posts on training and presentation techniques.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2011

Today at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference I attended the Convio affinity user meeting. Shana Masterson from the National Brain Tumor Society was the moderator and led the large session by breaking the group up for open dialogue. Author: Gene Austin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

But it is always a good exercise to make your brain think in a different way. Last year at this time, I was writing the chapter on ROI in the soon to be published book from NTEN called " Managing Your Mission." Helps me prepare for trainings/consulting Program Ideas. Feedburner. Google Analytics. Tangible Benefits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

5 Pitfalls That Ruin Your Productivity (and Sanity) by Megan Keane, Membership Director, NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network writes about some common challenges that get in the way of our personal productivity and suck our energy like powering through your work day without taking a break. Train the brain to deal with chaos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

It has been over 10 years since I designed and delivered my first workshop/webinar on, “ Designing Effective Technology Training Workshops for Nonprofits ” with NTEN. 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 (..)

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Connection Cafe

JULY 27, 2015

Reading through 400+ session proposals made my brain hurt, but at the same time pumped me up. According to NTEN , only 80-100 sessions will be selected and voting ends on 12 a.m. Planes, Trains & Winning Online Appeals. ET on July 31. Get excited for the NTC and vote today !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Given my right brained, non-linear and visual way of presenting ideas, I thought it might be helpful to write up a few notes about the above talk. I think NTEN is a terrific example of the rule of thirds. I will be co-presenting with Emily Riley , a senior analyst from Jupiter Research. More information here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Her brain is constantly at work dreaming up new campaigns, and rather than shying away from being different and taking risks, she embraces it. Overconfidence about their social media skills prevents most social media managers from getting the necessary training. Please get training!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

April 7, 2007 I had heard about this new journal a while ago, and it was sitting in some small corner of my brain, waiting for me to pay attention. Although the Journal was prepared in partnership with NTEN, I take full and personal responsibility for the decision to use a closed license. Thanks for starting the conversation, Michelle.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

On the NTEN blog, Lauren Giardin says it’s time to Take Charge of Your Editorial Process as Air Traffic Control. Micro content has trained us to prefer our information bite-sized rather than super-sized. In this NTEN blog post, How Can I Love You If You Don’t Know My Name? We Miss you! Tell stories. Evoke emotion.

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