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The NMC Symposium for the Future: Prepping for Virtual Keynote about Nonprofits in 2020

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last year , I heard Jerry Michalski use the metaphor of the global brain in talk about the future. So, the folks at NMC who build objects on Hakone might be creating a big, huge, global brain that when clicked will open up web links of some of the best crowdsourcing on the future technologies and how they will impact the nonprofit sector.

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

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And if you think about this pie chart, what I really want to call out is that bequests, which are about 9%, are gifts made by individuals. And when you are kicking off your fiscal year or your calendar year, set those expectations high so people know what they can do to be helpful. It’s how my brain works.

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[VIDEO] 5 Must-Do’s of Year-End Fundraising Success

Bloomerang

I think our days and our brains can sometimes feel like this calculation. . million organization, $900,000 of that is philanthropy, and you’re at the end of your calendar year and so far you’re at about $790,000. So one of the charts is individual giving by category. I’ve made a ton of mistakes.

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[VIDEO] How to Talk about Legacy Giving Without Seeming Creepy

Bloomerang

So imagine if past generations had left a legacy endowment from which your organization could now be drawing upon, and maybe you’re lucky, maybe that did happen where you are, either way, now it’s your turn. It lights up the pleasure centers of their brains, it gives them what is called a warm-glow feeling. You can do it.

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[VIDEO] Why You Should Ditch The Way You’ve Been Doing Strategic Planning

Bloomerang

So even if they know all about nonprofits, they’re not going to have the food that they need to generate creative, inspiring, and innovating ideas for their strategic plan. . But three months is a little too long for that human brain to imagine. You can really imagine eight weeks well in your human brain. .

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[VIDEO] How to Get a Return on Your Nonprofit Technology Investment

Bloomerang

Every time we turn around, somebody’s bringing another piece of technology, something that generates data into our organizations. Adult brains don’t learn new things that easily. People love to see like the run charts or, you know, the circle getting filled in. Those meetings will stick around on their calendar.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

And I’m not talking about specific donor, I’m talking about in terms of your work calendar. ” So we have in our brains, the amygdala, the fear center, where you have flight, fright, and freeze as the emotional reactions to things that’s scare you. Are you interacting with donors daily, weekly, monthly, never?

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