sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

I was doing the work of an entire department while trying to build a team and steer a clear course for my organization. Rest is a necessary and important productivity tool—and an important part of doing the inner AND outer work of being a mindful changemaker. You also know you must make time to rest, reflect, plan, and recharge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. This post shares some reflections from yesterday and a few nuggets that I learned from the presentations. I use pen and a note book to take notes!

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Classy

MAY 3, 2021

LoveYourBrain: Building Resilience Project. LoveYourBrain is on a mission to improve the quality of life of people affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI) through programs that build community and foster resilience. In addition to a monthly meditation, donors can gain access to additional perks.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Allen’s GTD methodology is based on the idea that our brains are not designed to store information. This allows us to clear our minds and focus on the present moment. GTD is a five-step process: Capture : Capture everything that comes into your mind, whether it’s a task, an idea, or a thought. So why wait?

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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. Most of work projects are capacity building and training other trainers. Housekeeping Mindfulness Self-Directed Learning' Year in Review. Photo by Gary Clark.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

Meet my colleague, Meico Marquette Whitlock, who is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Techie. I had an opportunity to interview Meico about being a Mindful Techie. You have now moved into the area of “Mindfulness and Technology,” what inspired the move from nonprofit techie into mindfulness?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

Cindy and Jeanne wrote this great reflection of what we learned and how we facilitated this very interactive session. The basic premise remained the same: to give training tips, model them, and to provide “meta” data that gave a glimpse into the minds of the session designers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2015

I also was honored to facilitate a reflection exercise as part of the closing plenary session with data for good rock stars Bob Filbin, Jeffrey Blandt, and Jake Porway. Here’s a round up closing plenary and a brief reflection about the plenary session and some great learning moments below. Closing Keynote Plenary Session.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Storytelling makes it personal and transforms the heart and mind of your target audience by showing them why something is important, instead of just telling them. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Look ahead rituals can build space into your schedule. Team members reflect on their own remote working experiences and use that insight to create a shared charter for your nonprofit. Reflect on the past six months or the past year as a team. PRIORITIES. Are there competing priorities? Take a trend-line view.

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Gyrus

JULY 12, 2016

When evaluating the effectiveness of eLearnings it is vital that we keep in mind exactly what we are trying to accomplish; then craft exceedingly mindful learning experiences to ensure the highest possible return on our investment. Build them out completely, adhering with the offerings of your LMS. Adaptability.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. I also keep in mind dips in the circadian rhythms for humans that have impact on their ability to pay attention and learn – and I design different types of activities accordingly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

Okay, I admit the improvisation work is a lot of fun, but there is a lot of learning embedded in the reflection and debriefs. Bringing your brain to what you are doing. Not great as many of reflected. This exercise is a great way to help build that muscle. Collective Capital (@cocapimprov) April 6, 2015. Co-Creating.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

How do you build a culture of resilience with mental health resources for nonprofits? 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. A: Provide people with a space to build physical and mental health.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

January is a good time to reflect, recharge, and establish healthy habits that make us more effective in our nonprofit work. 5 Core Values at Work for 2016 by Kathy Naylor, VP of HR and Talent at the MIND Research Institute shares the core values that will insure your happiness and health at your nonprofit career. StandOut 2.0

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Starting to fundraise without a plan is like building a house without a draft – you need a plan to know where you’re going, and to keep you on that track. We view the new year as a period of both reflection and preparation for what’s to come. Be mindful of remaining “strategic” (have we used this word enough?),

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

” The nickname “brainstorm sessions” because participants were using their brains to storm a problem. Yes, And” improvisers always agree with the partner’s statement, then build on that premise with something new. Then you reflect on the difference in creative energy – typically yes and has more of it. WORD STORM.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

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. Facilitator for Learning Network: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world and here in the US.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community. Also, perhaps you’re interested in the podcast and reflections that I’ve learned.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

We’re here to talk about how to build a better grant strategy in this post-COVID, to the extent that we are post-COVID world. So I hope that you can kind of take some nuggets of information to kind of help you think through ways that you could be more responsive, build a better process related to grants. Thanks for being here.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 6, 2010

Our brains are designed to help us find more of what we are thinking about, so we are constantly scanning our environments to try to find and create what our thoughts reflect. Anything we think about, our brain tries to find for us. The first step is to decide to use your brain to create the changes you want in your life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

But I sense in conversations here at the conference that participants are clearer in their minds about the practice of evaluation than they are about the practice of learning. With that in mind, I wanted to set out six queries that might help foundations orient, anchor, and structure their learning, and better use its fruits.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 3, 2016

Boards are the brain trusts of nonprofit organizations, responsible for providing leadership, oversight, expertise, guidance, accountability, vision, fundraising and an invaluable connection to community. posted by Joseph Garcia Director of Communication, ASU Morrison Institute Director, ASU Morrison Institute Latino Public Policy Center.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Some models are meant to be used as building blocks to help you assemble longer documents. Mission Statement Craft a mission statement for your organization that reflects your vision and work. Likely Questions Anticipate questions that will come up in people’s minds. But Anthony and his wife Amber faced it head on.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

We’re looking at the specific mindset shifts that you need to make to build the confidence that you need to start raising more five and six-figure gifts without letting fear, intimidation, or imposter syndrome get in the way. Take a minute to reflect. Thanks, Mother Nature, and thanks, brains, right? perfection.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And as fundraisers, this is really important because it grounds us in the value of building relationships with people. And this is really important because it means that meaningful volunteer opportunities can build engagement that then leads to greater giving. It builds a culture of trust and respect.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

We’re looking at the specific mindset shifts that you need to make to build the confidence that you need to start raising more five and six-figure gifts without letting fear, intimidation, or imposter syndrome get in the way. Take a minute to reflect. Thanks, Mother Nature, and thanks, brains, right? perfection.

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Money Raise Video Brain 68

Museum 2.0

APRIL 23, 2007

Okay, they don't eat people's brains. The value proposition of museum grad programs is cloudy in my mind. All of those students had real skills—in building and design—to bring to the drafting table. Heck, many of them are intelligent, sincere, interesting people. Summer's coming to D.C., Not in my anecdotal experience.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 7, 2008

And yet, over the last few years, as the web has unlocked piles of information, a quiet group of math-minded designers are figuring out how to interpret the vast impersonalness of data and make it both beautiful and meaningful. Entertain the idea of an exhibit based on Gantt charts and spreadsheets, and your head might just explode.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey McKinnon and Andy Robinson will discuss how to build stronger donor relationships and how you can use this strategy to improve every kind of fundraising. Harvey’s going to talk a little bit about getting inside the minds of donors. What we want to emphasize today that most of the work is relationship building.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

But it is always a good exercise to make your brain think in a different way. David Armano's " The Collective Focus Group:Listen, Learn, and Adapt " was written for the business audience in mind, but the concept and techniques can be used by nonprofits and more importantly lead to success. Communicating the results. Test and tweak.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Our brains are wired for visual information; people process images 60,000 times faster than words. If done right, quality content can build brand recognition, help you grow your donor pipeline, and keep donations rolling in consistently throughout your campaign. Keep in mind that each company sets their own policy.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

And so we offer this as an opportunity for you to build community, for you to build your career and your personal development skills and develop financial fortitude so that you can actually thrive in the work that you have been called to do. Ben, isn’t the popcorn thing blowing your mind? Absolutely. I love that.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 14, 2022

Reflect diversity. So, if stock photos aren’t the way to go, how can you choose images that showcase your mission, convey emotion, and build credibility? Reflect diversity. That’s why you should choose website images that accurately reflect the diversity of your organization and surrounding community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2016

Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research. Mindfulness and Reflection – How to use these techniques to help keep your focus. I stopped sleeping with my mobile phone and built in more time for morning reflection.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As you review these best practices, remember to keep your donors’ needs top of mind. 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? Don’t let confirmation emails go to waste. Optimize your donation form. Let’s get started.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

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. What’s making our human brains like those of gold fish? Photo by BirgerKing.

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