.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Is technology tying your audience in knots? The World Café Format To maximize the brain power of our.orgCommunity professionals and to allow for a robust exchange of ideas, Sharon facilitated this conversation in a World Café format. Could the decline in membership be a reflection of the decline in trust?

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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 I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

They demand the online giving experience to be nearly instantaneous, easy, secure, personalized, mobile-friendly, and reflective of your brand and mission. This theory explains that our brains are designed to think in two ways: System 1, which is instinctual, and System 2, which is rational.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This is why it is important for leaders to encourage staff to reflect on their workflow processes and to encourage experimentation as described below. Applying AI to basic collaboration workflows can offer a dividend of time (and brain space). Experimentation should feel like playful, be fun and create a sense of wonder.

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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 call it my “To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.“

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

We call these weekly calls, “brain dates.&# It is a chance to connect in real time, share ideas, and generally have space to explore ideas or questions that we have encountered during the week as we push ahead with our various jobs, projects and goals in the nonprofit and technology sector. We do not work together.

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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. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I thought I’d take this opportunity to reflect again on a decade of experience of designing and delivering interactive webinars. This can be as simple as a poll or having participants type a reflective question in the chat at the beginning.

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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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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Taking time to reflect on what makes you successful as a leader can be an important exercise in helping you grow. Many believe self-reflection and constructive criticism is the best way for us to grow as individuals. The post How Nonprofit Leaders Lead appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

” This post shares my notes from that session along with a reflection about my session and some resources. In fact, Lucy has been terrific in finding new ways, like Branch , to use the social tools to facilitate a global brain around these ideas. The New Social Economy. Let’s start with a definition first.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

Last week I presented a session at the Nonprofit Technology Conference called “ Activating A Culture of Resilience for Sustainable Impact ,” with fellow NTEN board members, Ananda Leeke & Meico Whitlock as well as Carrie Rice. We each tackled a different aspect of resilience. Rituals to Promote Growth and Learning.

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

While we were busy catching up on sleep, we also spent a lot of time reflecting on the experience. Learning that other non-profits were working through the same issues my organization is going through, whether it be applying technology, buy-in from stakeholders, etc. that panel on innovation really got the brain juice flowing.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

You also know you must make time to rest, reflect, plan, and recharge. But generating space for rest, reflecting, planning, and recharging is essential for working sustainably as a changemaker. These breaks allow our brains and bodies to recover from the stress of being constantly connected.

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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. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

We talk about self-care as a holistic experience that goes beyond Kale smoothies and massages, although those things are nice. When we describe self-care in the book, it isn’t just a focus on physical health, but also something we call “technology wellness.” Single tasking – Do one thing at a time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2013

I’m in Minnesota for the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference where I am doing a plenary session on Saturday morning and two breakout sessions. To assess and reflect on how we use information effectively to make decisions or own patterns of distraction online. Takeaways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

As a trainer, it is always great to experience someone else facilitating so you can have empathy for participants, get some new ideas or reflect on your trade craft. Here’s what my reflection: Technology Tools To Poll Participants. Help participants digest and reflect on some content shared during the session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

This is a terrific presentation from Lee Raine from the Pew Internet and American Life Project that looks at the issue being “hyperconnected” or “over connected” to the web, mobile technologies and social media. It is the same title of Raine’s recent book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

I recently submitted a proposal for NTEN’s 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference with colleagues Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon and Jeanne Allen called “ Supercharge Your Technology Training ,” so please take a minute to vote for it. . I’ve done walking reflections at the end of session as well.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Without the visual breaks we need to refocus, our brains grow fatigued.”. Cameras-off does not reflect disengagement, but helps improve attention and prevents burnout. “Not to mention, most of us are also staring at a small window of ourselves, making us hyper-aware of every wrinkle, expression, and how it might be interpreted.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

Note from Beth: At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky to co-design and facilitate a session on technology training with colleagues John Kenyon, Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. Cindy and Jeanne wrote this great reflection of what we learned and how we facilitated this very interactive session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! But disciplining yourself to reflect afterwards always gives the reward of improvement. Trainer Reflection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

We all know that with so much content out there, it is eating our brains and memory , relying more on “google it.” This question has spawned is a new category of online tools and apps– known by a number of labels such as “conscious computing,” “calming technology,” or contemplative computing.”

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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.” When does technology boost personal productivity for nonprofit professionals and when does it get in the way? ” If you are attending the NTC, please join us.

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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. This blog post offers reflections and resources from the session. Content curation takes focus and discipline — being “brains on.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Conference is a one-of-a-kind event in Silicon Valley that brings together an unusual mix of technology leaders, Zen teachers, neuroscientists, and academics, to explore how we can live with deeper meaning and wisdom in our technology-rich age. The Wisdom 2.0 I use pen and a note book to take notes! Healthy Mind Platter.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Allen’s GTD methodology is based on the idea that our brains are not designed to store information. Reflect : Once a week, take some time to reflect on your progress and make any necessary adjustments to your system. Instead, we should capture all of our tasks and ideas in a system, and then process them at a later time.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 14, 2022

This reflects my own journey, and many also in attendance at the event, as my experience with DevOps has slowly matured alongside the emerging technology. Compared to traditional software development, Salesforce DevOps is still in its infancy. DevOps Sessions + Speakers.

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2014

If you register for NTEN’s first-ever Leading Change Summit this September (#14LCS), you’ll be asked to choose one of three tracks— Digital Strategy , The Future of Technology , or Impact Leadership —and you’ll spend quite a bit of time with your track-mates at the Summit. Deepa Kunapuli is a digital strategist, writer, and entrepreneur.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

Now that task has been checked off my to do list, I am ready to pay attention to technology wellness again. It was like a reboot for my brain, but I found it really difficult to do. ” It is a technology-free alternative to constant hand-to-phone contact. That task required a screen! It is called the “ NoPhone.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

The research indicates that the human brain, on average, has the capacity to pay attention for about 10-12 minutes within an hour. Last week, I was an instructor for NTEN’s Technology Leadership Academy for a session on Nonprofit Technology ROI Methods. It was delivered in two sessions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2016

The brain needs a break from the barrage and needs to reset itself to normal operating mode. Taking a break from technology and the 24/7 news cycle is crucial. Finally, mobile and social media burnout is compounded when compensation does not reflect your new media manager’s skill set and time investment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

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. I also throughout the month of January review my work routines and systems and redesign or tweak to improve productivity. Year in Review. Photo by Gary Clark. My Three Words.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

The first group wants to wrap their brains around it and gets overwhelmed quickly. This saved a lot of time during the report out on reflections and learning. The second group (typically younger, but not always) have first-hand experience and have been implementing social media for their nonprofits.

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