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. Photo by Gary Clark. I also throughout the month of January review my work routines and systems and redesign or tweak to improve productivity. Year in Review.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. Photo by James Leventhal. It is important to vary your instructional delivery because the human brain -on average - can only concentrate for 12 minutes. Some may think that tweeting during a workshop may take away from learning or paying attention.

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MARCH 24, 2015

50 Fascinating Nonprofit Statistics , Douglas Gould Company Must-Know Insights from #15NTC , Kevin Martone, Harold Grinspoon Foundation via Getting Attention 15NTC: Tech Tools & Austin Tips , Roshani Kothari, Ginkgo Street Labs NTEN 2015 Wrap Up , Paul St. Please let us know in the comments! 15NTC Community NTC press'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2015

Flickr Photo by udithawix. These skills are: self-management and attention training. These skills are: self-management and attention training. That’s the focus of one of the sessions – so I have been reflecting a lot on this topic to come up with some useful exercises, discussion questions, and session content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

Flickr Photo by Pitel. I need to reflect back on my live blogging/reporting experience. It always helps to reflect back on your experience so you don't replicate too many of your mistakes - so I'm giving myself pointers on how to live blog. We aren't just taking notes for ourself. Talk about pressure.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2008

When I'm asked questions that I don't know the answer to, I admit it and use it as opportunity to demonstrate the value of the social brain or having a good network on Twitter. The consultant also pointed out that flickr photo I used seemed to indicate that the percentage are low. Photo by MckaySavage.

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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?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

photo of Lucy Bernholz live blogging during the Northern California Grantmakers Briefing. Photo in flickr from Community Technology Foundation. The topic is " How do Nonprofit Communicators Compete for Audience Attention? NpTech Tag Talk If you couldn't make to the NpTech Conference call this week, there are notes here.

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JUNE 1, 2021

Our brains are wired for visual information; people process images 60,000 times faster than words. Also, our collective attention span is evolving. In order to maximize a short attention span, it makes sense to marry visual and written content. But it’s one thing to tell someone a story and another to show them. Consider this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

The key to success in social media is to leave room for reflection at the end of a project. Reflection gives you a chance to understand what worked and what didn't. The exercise is intended to help you slow down, be in the moment, and shift you into a reflective mindset or at least feel what it is like. My 53rd birthday wish.

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JULY 14, 2022

Research shows that website visitors are drawn to authentic images of real people—not decorative images or stock photos alone. Reflect diversity. It goes without saying, but we’ll say it anyway: stock photos aren’t going to fit the bill. Reflect diversity. Go for authenticity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Photo by BirgerKing. 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. Take a guess. According to a Daniel J.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

Here are some questions your team can ask to help you reflect on last year’s results: What was our goal last year, and did we meet it? Share photos of your campaign events or volunteer opportunities to highlight the human side of your cause. Pay attention to what different segments of your audience need from you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Photo by BirgerKing. 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. Most educators and psychologists agree that the ability to focus attention on a task is crucial for the achievement of one’s goals.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

million tweets and 914,000 photos shared, the Movember movement did something right. On Friday alone, there were 78,000 tweets and 10,000 photos shared of him. With the ever declining attention span of your audience, it’s necessary that you start appealing to a broader range of senses. And I want more. And we talked.

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