Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

I planned for this by incorporating an after-lunch energizer that used movement to get people’s brains going. I saw this image from the I Love Science Page that is a spoof on what is happening in the brain when someone isn’t learning. Energizers are activities designed to awaken a sleeping audience or activate a jaded one.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). It is the brain-child of Ewa Wojkowska and Toshi Nakamura who have extensive experience in international development as UN staff members."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Sometimes you don’t have the ability to do a survey before, especially if it is an online webinar or a conference session. There are alternative ways to do research. When participants move, oxygen to the brain increases, thereby enhancing both learning and memory. Talking and hearing (Auditory). I do this all the time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

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. Last March, I tucked my mobile phone into a sleeping bag (see above) and turned off the screens. I need to do a digital detox once a quarter or even once a month, not once a year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Alternately, you may feel so good about it and say my job is done. I have written a lot about how it is important to understand how the brain works, how people learn by using learning theories to guide the design of your workshops. Evaluation is one of my favorite parts of the instructional design or training process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2006

This post describes what good game designers do to "turn your brain on" or "cognitive arousal." User experience as brain teaser. User experience as alternate reality. " Passionate Users Blo g has tweaked some gaming design rules to apply to NON-game experience. Typology of Cognitive Pleasures. (in

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

And while we are with you in moving away from words such as empower , we’ll stick to providing a few alternatives here rather than a full entry (maybe try out inspire , encourage , or some form of partnering with ). While not as succinct, a potential alternative to “brainstorming session” could simply be an “idea generation session.”.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

We’ve seen everything from completely fresh “Choose Your Own Adventure” type fundraisers to new takes on classic school events that combine typical school events like spelling bees, show and tell, brain bowls, and talent shows with fundraising. You can learn more about deciding your staff assignments on the blog! Press releases.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

” The nickname “brainstorm sessions” because participants were using their brains to storm a problem. Scamper stands for: S ubstitute: What are the alternatives to materials, processes, methods you’re already using/doing? Osborn outlines the essential rules of a successful group brainstorming session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

Bringing your brain to what you are doing. We worked with a partner and had to alternate counting to three. Viola Spolin’s Blog. He first dispelled the myth that improvisation is only about stand up comedy and telling jokes. He asked us to define it. Some words and phrases that came up: Responding. Flexibility.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2009

I have a hypertext brain. Measured by inbound links for blogs. Suggests that authority can also be measured by tracking trends of RSS subscribers - not just for your blog, but all sources. Mentions an alternative tool to Feedburner - Pheedo. Authority: A measure of your brand's credibility and thought leaders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

The reality is that our brains only have the capacity to manage a limited number of relationships ??? the ability to adopt alternative identities for the purpose of improvisation. multiple perspectives, and grasping and following alternative norms. each of various qualities. More here ). * The mindshift to be successful.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Being on the C2 planning team has stretched my brain to consciously think about the processes and conditions for creativity and collaboration. We've created an alternative website to provide a more participatory version of the standard pre-conference informational site. Registration for C2 will close at the end of April.

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Collaboration Registration Brain Participatory 20

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

Nell will be responding to comments on this blog and can also be reached here. Our volunteers are the heart and soul and brains and heavy lifters (figuratively and-- when you have boxes of books involved-- literally) of our organization. One lives a double life as a soul music collector and DJ.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

There are annual reports, grant applications, website pages, blogs, appeal letters, policy docu­ments, procedure manuals, thank you notes, press releases, program reports, research papers, legal documents, advertising copy, board orientation documents, promotional material, and much more. Do you need a new brochure? Write compelling stories.

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Tips Nonprofit Sample Skills 94

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Please share your own experiences with alternative strategic planning processes in the comments! The staff concentrated on museum operation and just did not have time, energy or brain space to seriously explore the challenges of a new permanent exhibition. blog readers much that the main guiding dynamics were Flexibility and Openness.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

So this is a different alternative to what you can do with fundraising, and it’s a lot easier because it’s focused on the funder lens asset alignment and then you’ve created this map and you know where to focus. I’m sure you listen to a lot of podcasts, read blogs, watch videos on how to fundraise.

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Raise Video Map Fundraising 86

Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

So this is a different alternative to what you can do with fundraising, and it’s a lot easier because it’s focused on the funder lens asset alignment and then you’ve created this map and you know where to focus. I’m sure you listen to a lot of podcasts, read blogs, watch videos on how to fundraise. My brain just doesn’t work that way.”

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

Well, your database, I’ve said this, your database is like your brain, right? Like your fundraising brain. The Veritas Group, if you don’t subscribe to their blog, you should because their blog is all about major gifts. And they put together an awesome blog. Subscribe to their blog or their newsletter.

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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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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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