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New Ideas at TED2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Idea Three: Recovering Cognitive Function The final session of TED included an interview on stage with former Representative Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly , by Pat Mitchell. We know in theory what a brain injury means, but seeing Gabby Giffords on stage, struggling to speak as a result of her brain injury, brought its impact home.

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Member Round Up: Brain science in fundraising, website tips, and Do Good Data 2013!

NTEN

Read about their inspiring work in a recent TechSoup Global interview. In his blog, John Haydon discusses Six Ways to Influence Donors with Brain Science , pulling in findings from studies to help you boost your fundraising results. Do Good Data 2013 is in Chicago, Illinois this August. gotomeeting.com/register/352609216 Kovida.IS

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Have Fun Do Good Link Love: Right Brain Business Plan, Blog Action Day, and Oprah

Have Fun - Do Good

NEWS Below is a roundup of blog posts and podcast interviews I've published since my last Have Fun Do Good Link Love (where did the month go?): 4 Steps for Selling Your Art: Interview with Alyson B.

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Connecting Homeless Youth and Shelter Animals: 20-Year-Old Rachel Cohen, Hand2Paw

Have Fun - Do Good

She is also a Penn student and a current Top 15 National Finalist for the Washington Campus Compact's Students in Service Awards , as well as the winner of a DoSomething Grant. If you have suggestions for people I should interview (especially new, young big visionaries), please email me at britt AT brittbravo DOT com.

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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

When a good story is shared, scientific research shows our brains connect to storytelling can have on us: Stories are remembered 22x more easily than data, facts, and stats. Storytelling engages our sensory cortex in the brain , allowing the listener to feel, hear, taste, and even smell the story. Email campaign. Meet Dewey: Part 1.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Based on that message, at the following 30th TED conference in Vancouver, Canada, I delivered an onstage exhortation to fellow technologists to secure their customers’ sensitive information in response to Edward Snowden’s surprise virtual TED interview. I encourage you to read his powerful story on our website.

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Interview with Donald Marinelli from CMU

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Interview with Donald Marinelli - Parents and their kids - web2.0 The keynote started off with a welcome from Cary Morrow and a brief awards ceremony. Howard Wright and Phillip Horn received awards for their visionary efforts in forming CAMT, ArtsNet, and furthering the field of arts management and technology.