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5 Design Techniques That Will Increase the Lifespan of Your Nonprofit’s Website

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In practice: 1) The Brain Donor Project. Most people probably have never thought about donating their brains to science. The Brain Donor Project’s end goal is to get you to register your brain for donation after your death—a major ask that is likely to be shocking or even offensive to some people.

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Augmented Reality and Social Good: The Art of Creating Meaningful AR

Connection Cafe

People see where a Pokémon is hidden on a map and have to travel to the location to find it. This form of AR will soon be ubiquitous and has tons of applications–especially for mapping. Paul will be joined by Nik Honeysett, Guru board member and keynote speaker for bbcon’s Arts and Cultural track! Seriously loco.

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The Crumbling of Nonprofit Arts Organizations: What models will rise from the ashes?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As someone who spent half her career working for and with arts organizations this news makes me sad: A report yesterday from the USAToday that quotes Bob Lynch , the President of Americans for the Arts estimating that 10,000 arts organizations will close this year, 10% of the total number.

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Tech Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Some tip include mapping out a good process for work flow and using collaborative technology effectively. Amy Su Jen offers up a great framework for individuals. Learn the Art of Saying No Effectively. Get to know your Ultradian Rhythms , the natural rhythms of your body and brain that repeat throughout the day.

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Theatre Flashmobs on YouTube and Swarms of Theater Goers on FourSquare

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

  I've written about  how nonprofits can use it , including arts organizations like the Brooklyn Museum as chronicled on Shelley Bernstein's blog.    And it seems like the concept of flash mobs for the arts is not limited to FourSquare. Tags: Art Sector Arts & Technology location.

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How Are You Taking A Summer Break from Your Tech?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

ART X SMART by Kim Dong-kyu. It was like a reboot for my brain, but I found it really difficult to do. Take for example, when was the last time you consulted a paper map for driving directions? Last week was the first day of summer and it got me thinking about doing a digital detox. That task required a screen!

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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

After we create a shared network based on individual’s knowledge and skills, we move to the organizational network maps. Participants create a poster of their networks, view other the network maps of others, and then do a debrief. It Isn’t Enough To Tell People About Best Practices: Hands-On, Brains-On.

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