Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Last year , I heard Jerry Michalski use the metaphor of the global brain in talk about the future. I had joked with Jerry that one downside is the inability to remember our calendar - and that with this socialness will our friends eventually collaborately remind us of our appointments. (It It was funny at the time).

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MAY 8, 2023

A website to build. Schedule Keep a work calendar and update it so it’s always current. We like Google Calendar since you can see it on your computer or phone, and once you start building your team, you can share calendars. Start filling your calendar by scheduling any important meetings or calls.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Taking a break from work gives your brain the chance to reset and recharge, and this is essential to avoiding burnout and staying productive all year long. But mark the rest of your days on your calendar at the beginning of the year, just like you mark your campaigns and events. You will build a healthy, happier workplace.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Acquiring new donors is always an important part of your growth strategy, but engaging the donors you do have and building relationships with them can lead to more value down the road. However, the human brain naturally has some difficulty grasping exceptionally large numbers of exactly what percentages mean.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

I remember trying to sell calendars as a public school fundraiser when I was about 8. When you build a big donor base of people who love your cause, you will ALWAYS have financial support because these folks WANT to see you win! Here’s our Fundraising 101 formula for success: Build a base of donors. That was me. It was HARD!

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NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Thank you for what you grow and the communities you build and all that you do and the work that is seen and unseen. I think our days and our brains can sometimes feel like this calculation. . We are competing for attention at a level we have never seen in our lifetimes. That’s the place to put them. ” Thank you.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

The final months of the calendar year bring out the best in all of us. Early preparation will also allow you to prepare your core campaign tools, such as: Your donation form Social media calendars Email series. “We will use this end-of-year giving season to kick off our capital campaign to build a new facility for our nonprofit.

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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?

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OCTOBER 2, 2021

Adult brains don’t learn new things that easily. ” Tech ROI means paying attention to the data that’s coming in and taking action based on the information that your technology is serving up to you. Start with five that you should be paying attention to regularly. Be nice to your people. Here are the metrics.

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AUGUST 21, 2021

And really, I would say, building a stream of legacies or an endowment from which you can draw income is not a luxury. It lights up the pleasure centers of their brains, it gives them what is called a warm-glow feeling. You want to make a note of this in your file, on your calendar, some kind of system that you have.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2016

Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research. One key idea in the infographic is the fractured nature of the modern attention span. So, how can you design those face-to-face experiences so they are more micro? Organize tasks and Guard Your Calendar.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2021

If you’re not sure where to focus, like, what’s the important program, which strategic relationships should you be building? They have like a whole team of people plus a whole team of people who build the boat, maintain the boat, and make the sails. . But three months is a little too long for that human brain to imagine.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey McKinnon and Andy Robinson will discuss how to build stronger donor relationships and how you can use this strategy to improve every kind of fundraising. And I’m not talking about specific donor, I’m talking about in terms of your work calendar. Why you became a fundraiser is also a way to build trust.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Working online can contribute to the state of overwhelmed and distracted – so having attention skills is also a leadership competency. To put this context, a gold fish has an attention span of 9 seconds! Attention span is the amount of concentrated time on a task without becoming distracted. Take a guess.

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