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Does This Deserve My Attention?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Two weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be in New Zealand, leading a workshop on social media and I facilitated a module on mindful social media. Yesterday, this tweet from Howard Rheingold, author of NetSmart got my attention! As he says in his book, your attention is one of your most available assets.

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Paying Attention to Your Nonprofit’s Workplace Culture Pays Off

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But there was also another sign on the wall that described their Quarter 3 theme word “Mindfulness” and a reflective question, “What behaviors and processes can we establish to engender more mindfulness and presence in our interactions.” Is mindfulness a theme that is important to your nonprofit?

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Mindful or Mind Full Social Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I am doing the ending key note at the Social Media 4 Nonprofits Conference in Silicon Valley today. Here’s the description: How nonprofits can stay focused given all the distractions inherent in today’s attention economy? The Unantipcated Benefits of Content Curation – article in NTEN Journal and other resources.

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Nonprofit Public Relations For Beginners: How To Gain More Attention In Less Time

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This blog post will help provide some quick tips and techniques for helping your mission get more attention in less time. Now that you have your story in mind, think of what person and platform could share it. Are there journals or magazines that could do an article on you? The formula for PR is actually pretty simple.

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#13NTC Session: Mindful or Mindfull Social Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This blog post serves as a resource page for a session on mindfulness with Rob Cottingham and Jana Byington-Smith. Description: How nonprofits can stay focused given all the distractions inherent in today’s attention economy? The Unantipcated Benefits of Content Curation – article in NTEN Journal and other resources.

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Want To Be a Leader? Get to Know Yourself

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In an article titled “Why Leaders Lose Their Way,” Harvard business professor, Bill George, explains why the disconnection from personal reality can happen like this. Instead of focusing on your ideas, pay attention to others. Find trusted advisors. They can support you through risky decisions, business downturns, and even job loss.

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Are You Stewarding Your Donors?

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A few weeks ago, I wrote an article called Prospect. An astute reader e-mailed me after the article was published to remind me that I forgot one important piece of the puzzle: stewarding donors after they give. Promote Their Generosity – If you have a gift or a donor that is open to public attention, give it to them.

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