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Do Negativity And Alarm Really Raise More Funds?

Bloomerang

Science says: We’re wired for negative Sadly, our brains are wired to respond to negative messages. Negative events impact our brains more than positive events. While all three approaches communicate the same story to the audience , the tone or language changes how the nonprofit connects or attracts the audience.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Group Polling Techniques and Tools and Incorporating Movement

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You have to ask, how is polling the audience and seeing the aggregate results helping people learn? Help the facilitator understand who is the room at the beginning (demographics, experience, attitudes, knowledge about the topic) – a quick and dirty participant assessment. In other words, to what end?

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How to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit, From the Experts

Classy

Q: WHAT IS THE BIGGEST SHIFT YOU’VE SEEN WHEN IT COMES TO INDIVIDUAL STRESS MANAGEMENT AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC? The most common signs of employee burnout we’ve seen are: Brain fog that causes forgetfulness of something a person has done before or randomly forgetting to complete tasks. Excessive absenteeism and loss of purpose.

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. Whatever the structure for your learning activities, they should use four different kinds of activities that help the brain learn rapidly and identify your discussion questions. Talking and hearing (Auditory).

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One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2019

Connection Cafe

First, believe deeply – in your heart and then in your brain – that donors matter. Speaking your donors’ language — lose the jargon! Enjoy them now; then practice a year-round attitude of gratitude. Joyaux , ACFRE, Joyaux Associates. Third, behave accordingly! Pamela Grow , PamelaGrow.com. Chew ‘em up.

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One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2014

Connection Cafe

First, believe deeply – in your heart and then in your brain – that donors matter. Speaking your donors’ language — lose the jargon! Enjoy them now; then practice a year-round attitude of gratitude. Joyaux , ACFRE, Joyaux Associates. Third, behave accordingly! Pamela Grow , PamelaGrow.com. Chew ‘em up.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

” So we have in our brains, the amygdala, the fear center, where you have flight, fright, and freeze as the emotional reactions to things that’s scare you. I want to make a distinction, which is, if people don’t know the language here, endowment is money that’s parked in the bank. Most people think of numbers.

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