Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

We all know that with so much content out there, it is eating our brains and memory , relying more on “google it.” ” But what if there was a way to use online tools, mobile apps, and software that helped lengthen our attention spans and replace information overload with a sense of mindfulness? Read more here ).

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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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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. This post was originally published on the NTEN Blog.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

This blog post shares some thoughts. 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. What is Collaborative Overload?

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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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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. 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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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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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Some models are meant to be used as building blocks to help you assemble longer documents. Article Outline Plan the outline for your next blog post or newsletter article based on a topic. Mission Statement Craft a mission statement for your organization that reflects your vision and work.

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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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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. Unique Blog Readers. Test and tweak.

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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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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Our brains are wired for visual information; people process images 60,000 times faster than words. With content marketing, you and your supporters can create and upload content (blog posts, photos, testimonials, etc.) Consistent, relevant content is key to keeping your campaign top of mind for donors. 1) Visual Storytelling.

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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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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). Your blog is your gift to them, as well as to yourself.

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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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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

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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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

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? Take a guess.

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