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Does This Deserve My Attention?

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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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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? Social media doesn’t have to be overwhelming– you can take control back. Resources.

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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? Mindfulness' He will teach us some drawing techniques for those of us who are not Picassos.

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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. What sets you apart from other nonprofits and what specific stories could you share to showcase that? Now that you have your story in mind, think of what person and platform could share it.

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Lead From the Human Side of Technology

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As a result, IT leaders are called on to share their wisdom with the rest of us, and they are challenged to help us collaborate in ways that are unfamiliar and sometimes uncomfortable. Daniel Goleman’s 1995 book “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ” brought EI to popular attention.

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Video Marketing on Social Media: Best Practices & Inspiration for Nonprofits

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Videos with Mobile In Mind. The square one received 2 times the likes and 3 times the shares when compared to the landscape video. You really only have a few seconds to grab attention. Get their attention with a “hook” (i.e. something that grabs the viewer’s attention) and then get to the point.

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Book Review: Mindful Social Marketing by @jfouts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The holiday break is a great time to read books, both for work and just plan fun. Earlier this week, I read the recently published “ Mindful Social Marketing ” by colleague Janet Fouts. ” Content: “We are often surprised by how much we and our team know and can share with the world.

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