Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2018

The benefits of taking control of your digital life in and outside the office are immense: greater presence and mindful attention, enhanced productivity and creativity, better relationships, improved sleep and less risk of anxiety. Worst, there is trouble at the top: brain fog.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

It’s important to showcase how what you do relates to what’s top of mind for folks. Told well, stories will grab people’s attention and compel them to take action. . Check out what to listen for in donor onboarding from the Agitator-Donor Voice blog. In this post, I’ll explore the third strategy. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2013

This blog post offers reflections and resources from the session. I’ve been a content curator for many years , using the techniques to help me develop curriculum materials for workshops and blog posts – as a form of professional development. Content curation takes focus and discipline — being “brains on.”

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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. Celebrated my 9th Year of Blogging: I continued to blog or host guest posts regularly every week as I have been doing for the past nine years. Year in Review.

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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.” ” But what if there was a way to use online tools, mobile apps, and software that helped lengthen our attention spans and replace information overload with a sense of mindfulness? Mindfulness'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

They include: attention, crap detection, collaboration, networks, and participation. The attention chapter is about why and how to control your attention when you’re online. Breath links mind, brain, and body – and paying attention to your breath help cultivate mindfulness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Conference where I gave my full attention to the presentations and conversation. The Wisdom 2.0 Soren welcomed everyone and asked to be totally present and give full attention – which is becoming rarer and rarer at conferences. In our panel discussion, Laura was asked about being mindful in our philanthropy and giving.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Research has shown that the human brain retains information more effectively when presented repeatedly. By placing the donation button on every page, you reinforce its presence in the minds of your website visitors. A blog A blog is a crucial element of any nonprofit website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2010

It gave me space to give social media use some mindful attention. Debra has posed a very good question frame in the comments: Does the blog offer consistent insight and education about an area I want to learn about? The product-driven learning is mindful, mostly linear, and focused.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2017

Train Your Attention: Maybe you have no intention of “working” when you aren’t in the office, but you have become so accustomed to constant distractions, that regardless of you are doing, you are mindlessly tapping on your emails, texts, and social media icons on your phone. Next, focus on training your attention.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2015

There are serious health risks to a sedentary work style, but it also impacts our minds as well. Moving around at work helps get our brains to re-engage. Even small movements cause improved brain processing speed, learning, and short-term memory. Our brains begin to slow down when we are not moving.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

But given the realities of today’s 24/7 world, you’re grappling with how to keep up, make a meaningful impact, and live a fulfilling life with so many things competing for your limited time, attention, and energy. 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

AUGUST 29, 2017

Meet my colleague, Meico Marquette Whitlock, who is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Techie. I had an opportunity to interview Meico about being a Mindful Techie. You have now moved into the area of “Mindfulness and Technology,” what inspired the move from nonprofit techie into mindfulness?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2016

It has intruded on our attention and wellbeing – and helped blurred the lines between work and leisure time. I’ve found that it lights up different parts of my brain and helps think more creatively than starring at a screen or typing. Doing so, will help improve your sleep which is essential to being healthy and happy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2011

Distractions can be internal and come from our brains , our thoughts. Brain Fitness. Concentration is part of our brain’s function and if your brain isn’t fit – you won’t concentrate or perform well. There is the mind-body connection which boils down to taking care of yourself.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Technology products have trapped our attention and the down side, according to Center for Humane Technology is that it is impacting our social relationships, mental health, children, and ultimately chipping away at civil society. They’ve outlined their strategy on their web site.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Build a Website That Can Grow With You Like any good investment, a nonprofit website should be built with longevity in mind. It might mean serving up a blog post or news update that’s similar to one that a user previously viewed, as NRDC did in the example below. Website personalization can take many forms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2015

As my work as a trainer pivots more towards leadership development in a networked world, I’ve been doing more and more training on the topic of mindfulness at work techniques. Taking long walks is good for you in many ways as this blog post from Canva points out. Mindfulness Walking' How have you kicked it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2010

Soren is the author of the book, " Wisdom 2.0 " and writes about mindfulness and technology use for Huffington Post and on Mashable. Soren is the author of the book, " Wisdom 2.0 " and writes about mindfulness and technology use for Huffington Post and on Mashable. He also talked about changing his brain chemistry.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

This blog post shares some thoughts. Being Present means paying attention to the people in front of us, focusing on the tasks at hand, and managing our emotions in the moment. Your team can do a simple mindfulness exercise by starting a meeting with a deep breath and going around the table to share how you are feeling in the moment.

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JULY 20, 2013

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. With that in mind, I wanted to set out six queries that might help foundations orient, anchor, and structure their learning, and better use its fruits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I also keep in mind dips in the circadian rhythms for humans that have impact on their ability to pay attention and learn – and I design different types of activities accordingly. When participants move, oxygen to the brain increases, thereby enhancing both learning and memory. Talking and hearing (Auditory).

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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. That task required a screen! The first thing I did was to take a walk at the Stanford Dish , a nearby nature hiking area, without my mobile phone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2021

Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it. Pay attention to who they are, and how they express that through their work, each and every day. Question: How exactly does feedback, even when intended as constructive, hinder learning and performance?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2015

These skills are: self-management and attention training. ” I don’t bother with time management techniques because in a networked world, they don’t work – that is industrial age thinking. What is more important is managing your attention and energy. That translates to redesigning the way you work.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it. Pay attention to who they are, and how they express that through their work, each and every day. Question: How exactly does feedback, even when intended as constructive, hinder learning and performance?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2016

First impressions matter when you only have a split second to grab your visitors’ attention and get a chance to introduce your mission. Keep in mind that not all of your visitors come to your website with a specific need. Did you know that the human brain processes images 60,000 times faster than it does text?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2010

Congrats to Megha Bhagat , Winner of HP Laptop/Printer Bundle Contest that I ran on my blog last month. Her blog is here. Then came in social media as an effective mechanism to be able to catalyse change.Maybe the attention its got is relatively new but no denying that its become today such a strong change maker. Megha Bhagat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

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 will continue to do deep reflection on my instructional design and delivery and continue to share insights here on the blog. Year in Review.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 6, 2020

Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it. Pay attention to who they are, and how they express that through their work, each and every day. Question: How exactly does feedback, even when intended as constructive, hinder learning and performance?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it. Pay attention to who they are, and how they express that through their work, each and every day. Question: How exactly does feedback, even when intended as constructive, hinder learning and performance?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

This slide caught my attention and I took a screen capture. I'm recognizing a pattern and connecting it to this quote from Will Richardson in my blog about how I write, " I look for Patterns." " Richardson's quote takes it out of theoretical for me and into daily practice of blogging for personal knowledge.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2020

Some Internet People say some that sparks something in your brain. But, I hope this blog post will get you following her. Author: Ellice Engdahl When Seema asked me to write a post “ taking stock of the industry ,” I started to run through all the things that have been bouncing around my mind since the world changed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

These are best of breed young hackers doing what comes naturally, incited and incented by blazing connections, motivated collaborators, cash reward challenges and future employers’ avid attention. They want their brains to matter. Campus Party is cheap. Food for a week cost another $80.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

Flickr Photo by JTLowery The title of this post is play on the famous PSA " Brain on Drugs " from 1987 to raise attention to the harmful effects of drugs. The memorable tagline : This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. Does growing up digital evolve young people's brains? Any questions? That's impressive.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 1, 2019

Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it. Pay attention to who they are, and how they express that through their work, each and every day. Question: How exactly does feedback, even when intended as constructive, hinder learning and performance?

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