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Why You Need to Care About Documentaries in 2022

Association TV

Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s 2013 tearjerker circles around an orca named Tilikum, who was captured at two years old and held captive in various aquatic zoos until his death 25 years later. But a great documentary changes the course of our culture, economies and public policy. Take Blackfish. But it’s more than that.

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Captivology: The Science of Capturing People’s Attention

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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

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How Documentaries Engage Entirely New Audiences For Maximum Impact

Association TV

Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s 2013 tearjerker circles around an orca named Tilikum, who was captured at two years old and held captive in various aquatic zoos until his death 25 years later. But a great documentary changes the course of our culture, economies and public policy. Take Blackfish. But it’s more than that.

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How Documentaries Engage Entirely New Audiences For Maximum Impact

Association TV

Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s 2013 tearjerker circles around an orca named Tilikum, who was captured at two years old and held captive in various aquatic zoos until his death 25 years later. But a great documentary changes the course of our culture, economies and public policy. Take Blackfish. But it’s more than that.

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9 Captivating Content Ideas to Enhance Your Nonprofit Blog

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Captivating blog content is a prime opportunity to engage supporters and get them more invested in your cause. In this post, we’ll highlight nine captivating content ideas for your nonprofit’s blog. Compelling images The human brain can process images as quickly as 13 milliseconds. Think again! Let’s dive in!

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Leveraging the Latest Trends in Non-Profit Website Design

Byte Technology

Here are some tips to keep in mind and implement whenever possible. • And keeping in mind that smartphone, tablet, laptop and desktop screens are getting more hi-tech all the time—and that Internet speed are getting faster and more efficient—don’t be afraid to begin utilizing high-definition imagery in your website design.

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5 Tips And Tactics To Become A Master Nonprofit Wordsmith

Bloomerang

They may have grown up in a grade school that didn’t emphasize writ­ing, or perhaps they were simply left-brained, science and math types. Editing can be a mind-numbing task and there were times I threw up my hands and said, “Why am I spending so much time on this?!”. Write more success stories of the great work you’re doing.

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