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? Mindfulness'

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Many website services promise quick and easy setup free of any long-term planning or custom coding, and—while that may sound alluring—it can cause certain roadblocks in the future that prevent you from scaling your online presence. In today’s ever-expanding online world, that’s important. Ebook Website Optimization Action Plan Learn More 2.

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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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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

MARCH 21, 2017

Sound familiar? Look ahead rituals can build space into your schedule. Your team can do a simple mindfulness exercise by starting a meeting with a deep breath and going around the table to share how you are feeling in the moment. Work to your energy. Make it a policy to have some white space as part of your week.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Sounds like a great idea. Can I pick your brain?”. It might sound like I don’t know what I’m doing, but I have a strategy, I promise. Here are five key thoughts in the forefront of my mind as I engage with these potential supporters. We want to create a co-working space for nonprofits.”. Potential donor: “Awesome!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

"Begin with the end in mind" when implementing a new accounting system. "Begin with the end in mind" is based on the principle that all things are created twice. This exercise will promote team building and allow stake holders to walk a mile in another's shoes. All Program Managers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2015

The book shares how and why our mind pays attention to some events, ideas, or people and not others. Parr uses the metaphor of building a fire to describe how capturing attention works. These triggers spark your brain’s attention response by appealing to basic aspects of what makes us human.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

It also sounds less costly and complicated than evaluation. 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. The staples of Oz – courage, heart, and brains – are a good start.

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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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Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2020

Some Internet People say some that sparks something in your brain. Author: Ellice Engdahl When Seema asked me to write a post “ taking stock of the industry ,” I started to run through all the things that have been bouncing around my mind since the world changed. Some Internet People strike the flint every time.

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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. You’re building trust, you’re building relationship, maybe even friendship.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Then two hours later, you’re sitting there looking through past writing projects and online templates hoping to find inspiration without a single word written… Sound familiar? Some models are meant to be used as building blocks to help you assemble longer documents. Build A Bridge Fill gaps in your document by connecting two ideas.

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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. Let me know if any of these sound familiar. So how familiar do these ones sound?

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Forj

MAY 25, 2021

Keep in mind that your organization may be facing more than one of these challenges— but luckily, there are strong software solutions to help your association overcome them. Let’s cover five key aspects to keep in mind when searching for a new CME LMS. Complicated Accreditation Reporting.

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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. Let me know if any of these sound familiar. So how familiar do these ones sound?

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OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you’ve got event fundraising on the brain, you’ve come to the right post. Keep in mind that the type of event you choose to host will also influence the kind of venue you select. Sound or lighting equipment, if not provided by the venue. We’ll walk you through all the most important steps in the process: 1.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

A website to build. We like Google Calendar since you can see it on your computer or phone, and once you start building your team, you can share calendars. Don’t Take on More Than You Can Handle This sounds so easy, doesn’t it? Staying hydrated helps combat fatigue, grumpiness, and sluggish brain syndrome. Money to raise.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

You’ll get bonus points if you also set up slightly different suggested giving amounts and a couple different “billing” options (we hate using “billing” here—it sounds too much like the utility bill example we used earlier—but there really isn’t a better term). Try adding a few billing options to your donation form. Neon CRM can help!

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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. This may sound reasonable; any life choice is a personal decision. All of those students had real skills—in building and design—to bring to the drafting table. Summer's coming to D.C., But why isn't it right for me?

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2018

Competing nonprofits, competing for-profits and sort of competing donors will need to come together, build trust, and create open solutions. So far – sounds great. Disabilities like dyslexia, vision loss, or a brain injury or physical disability that gets in the way of using a printed book. But, can it be done?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

We’re going to be talking about how to leverage your authenticity as you’re building these relationships, and we’re going to talk about one of the things that gets in the way of so many fundraisers and being able to fundraise effectively, which is perfectionism, and I call myself a recovering perfectionist.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

We’re going to be talking about how to leverage your authenticity as you’re building these relationships, and we’re going to talk about one of the things that gets in the way of so many fundraisers and being able to fundraise effectively, which is perfectionism, and I call myself a recovering perfectionist. We feel really inauthentic.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

I’d love to know, what is your role at your organization right now, and what comes to mind when you think about strategic planning? If you’re not sure where to focus, like, what’s the important program, which strategic relationships should you be building? It’s hard.” Long-term goals I’m seeing.

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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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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. Sounds like a good time to me. 1) Visual Storytelling.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

And I’m on the upswing, so if I sound a little groggy, that’s why. Thank you for what you grow and the communities you build and all that you do and the work that is seen and unseen. I think our days and our brains can sometimes feel like this calculation. . I know that thank you calls sound time intensive.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

Mikey O'Connor of ICANN provided one of the pithiest warnings: "The Internet will be used as the most effective force of mind control the planet has ever seen, leaving the Madison Avenue revolution as a piddling, small thing by comparison." The web introduced publicly viewable web pages that include text, images, and sounds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2009

Yes, this sounds dangerous, and yes, there are some dangers involved, but the cloud wants to be spoken to authentically, and authenticity has many competing voices, not a single monolithic tone. First, we use a customized build of Salesforce, which the Salesforce Foundation has donated to us. Ah, a delicious new word: WIREARCHY . "

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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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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 16, 2017

When we think of planned giving, so often we think of lawyers, accountants, legal documents, research and all of the things that sound time consuming and expensive. That’s who I have in mind as I pick the brains of experts every single week and planned giving has certainly been among the topics we’ve talked about.

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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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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

So these are key things you want to keep in mind. Well, a brand is those images, impressions, and ideas or beliefs that are held and formed in a person’s mind. They’re top-of-mind ownership. And I know that sounds expensive. And then well, look at this, why do people continue to give? And I had a like Anthony.

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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). What’s the sound of your nonprofit’s brand? Have you ever thought about it?

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Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2021

In our brains, in the back of our brain here is our instinct, that fight or flight. ” And so when we pitch ideas, people tend to go into the back of their brain and now they’re kind of poking holes at your idea. Our prefrontal cortex of our brain is where. I’m not talking about mind tricks or anything.

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