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Do Negativity And Alarm Really Raise More Funds?

Bloomerang

Does negativity and alarm really raise funds?” —John, CEO of a civic education nonprofit Dear John, This is a top-of-mind question for many fundraising professionals. Worse, studies show that we’re more likely to perceive negative news as truthful. This might be why bad news seems to garner more attention.

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Designing Digital Navigation Paths

Forum One

As we started off, I was immediately struck that, as much as each view was unique, they all started to blend. Navigation shouldn’t require effort; it should, in fact, blend into the background and just be a given audiences don’t think about. It is pretty easy to follow where the path leads, but it also blends into the experience.

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Accessibility on Social Media

M+R

The good news? Maybe you’ve made a language guide to be mindful of how your chosen words may fall short of respectful representation. And when shown at low-resolution, they are easier to make out than serif typefaces, which can sometimes blend together. . These are all excellent and necessary steps. Capitalizing Hashtags.

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GTD Meets GPT: How to Adopt The AI 2-minute Rule

Whole Whale

Enter the AI 2-minute rule, a blend of GTD and AI tech that expands the window of quick tasks that can be done to unblock yourself and your team. This allows us to clear our minds and focus on the present moment. However, with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), it’s time to reevaluate and update our productivity strategies.

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How To Tap Into The Hidden Wisdom Of People Around You

Eric Jacobsen Blog

“Too often, we don’t find out what’s truly on others’ hearts and minds because we don’t know how to ask the right questions in the right ways,” explains Jeff Wetzler , author of the new book, ASK. Wetzler explains that the only thing that allows you to understand what’s on another person’s mind better is just asking them.

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Foundations and Nonprofits: What Does it Mean to “Speak the Same Language”?

Connection Cafe

At bbcon 2015, some of the top minds in the nonprofit industry came together to present Big Idea sessions. The annual reports blend together in the same way as do nonprofit descriptions. There is good news when it comes to putting a big idea into full expression. So how do we get there? We do not need to change our values.

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Not Business As Usual!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I thought that would be news to you. As people of good will tackle these challenges of the status quo, we’re gathered here in New Orleans to talk about a new and exciting movement that offers a chance to blend some of the best of those three different sectors and to create innovative solutions to the problems at hand.

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