NTEN

APRIL 15, 2014

Brain Traffic. And—no matter what—how can you execute “mobile first” without compromising your messages and calls to action? Kristina Halvorson. Mobile is simply one more way to connect to your audiences through content. Without powerful, useful, usable content, channels don’t matter. Mobile doesn’t matter. Mobile 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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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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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. Holly recognized some “heros&# in the community who have done that. It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. Direct the Rider.

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2014

As a yoga instructor in my “other” life outside of NTEN, being productive without burning out on a busy schedule is a topic I think about often. While these have helped me with a lot of great tips and suggestions, at a certain point I needed to stop reading about productivity, and start putting techniques into action.

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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. 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. Want to do more. Direct the Rider.

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NTEN

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. 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. Want to do more. Direct the Rider.

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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.” Give yourself a time out and then shift to a more positive action. ” If you are attending the NTC, please join us. Create Device Free Zones.

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Collaboration Tips Tech Nonprofit 120

NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

As Holly wrote in the #NTCFail blog post outlining the things that didn’t go as planned at the event, we value being open and accountable at NTEN. that panel on innovation really got the brain juice flowing. We didn’t realize quite the risk we took booking the Extra Action Marching Band to open the NTC, though.

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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! Use Learning Theory. to define the four levels of training evaluation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

7 No Cost Self-Care Actions by Lori L. 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.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Speak to the part of the brain that controls action-taking. In this show, he’s joined by The Agitators’ Roger Craver, NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward, True Sense Marketing’s Jeff Brooks, and Blackbaud’s Chuck Longfield and goes deeper into the topics that matter. Tell stories. Evoke emotion. Ready for this?

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

It's about creating authentic, meaningful relationships that drive actions benefitting your organization: getting more members, volunteers, and donations. Research has shown, however, that the average person's brain can only manage about 150 quality relationships. Savvy nonprofiteers know it's about much more than that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

Small group or partnering learning activity: Reflection on reading materials, debriefing on exercises or practice activities, identifying issues and concerns, brainstorming ideas and solutions to bring to the whole group, action research.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Along with RealClearPolitics , it keeps political junkies better fed than a zombie in WalMart's brains aisle. Mercy Corps' Action Center to End World Hunger. If you watch Colbert , you've probably already been to FiveThirtyEight , an in-depth poll aggregation site. Pumpkin cookies ! The mini-golf game nearly derailed this newsletter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2009

I have a hypertext brain. Activity: This using specific landing pages (web pages designed to capture incoming traffic from a specific promotion or an area for sign up, special discounts, votes, or RSVP, etc) that can track visitor's presence and sub-sequent actions.

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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. The Usual Suspects: Engaging Your Audience with the Right Call to Action. 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

JUNE 28, 2007

I've been following Marc Sirkin's blog for about a year before I met him at last year's Games for Change Conference where he taught me Brain Age and Mario. (At I'm working on another screencast (sponsored by NTEN and SalesForce ) about the SalesForce/Google Ad Words Integration. The important thing is that is actionable.

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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. The key skill is pattern analysis and of course, using what you find to inform decisions or actions. More information here.

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NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

If your game is going to invite players to take direct action, a great way to further your cause is making it easier for that work to be shared. This style of game play connects the brain and body to the game’s experience. Present a coherent gameplay, and think how to take advantage of existing genres and mechanics.

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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. First, I want to say a few words about my enthusiastic support for the critique of closed licensing offered by Michelle by reflecting a bit on my past actions in this regard.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

Chocolate activates the pleasure center of the brain, at least according to some research. After a nervous giggle, I shared with them that donating and volunteering does the same thing as chocolate to your brain. NTEN's Holly Ross's Birthday Blog Post. 2047 Clicks [link] (call to action, linked to the FB Causes Birthday Wish).

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Classes Learning Fundraising Reflection 95

NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2011

Thus far, an informal brain trust dedicated to this topic has communicated and collaborated through a private list and closed-door meetings; the NTC in March will mark the first time that we open our conversation to everyone who is interested.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Here are the 7 Things You Need to Know About 2013 Online Donors from Gail Perry, with action steps you must take to ensure your site is armed and ready for the online giving season, and every season in between. Being liked isn’t everything, especially if those likes don’t translate into further action. We Miss you!

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