Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2010

Below is my 5th annual list of favorite do-good books that I read in 2009, but this year I'm calling it my Have Fun Do Good Book list. I realized that I needed to make having fun a priority. I'd love to hear what have fun do good books you enjoyed reading in 2009. Read the book. Yum, yum, yum. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com.

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Fun Green Podcast Interview 55

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2016

Going offline for 24 hours or more to reboot your brain can do your spirit, mind, and body a lot good. And it is a lot of fun to do with other people – so that’s why I really like the idea of the “ National Day of Unplugging ” which begins today, March 4th at sundown and last until sundown on Saturday, March 5th.

Digital 50

Digital Brain Mind Arts 50

Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

It’s important to know what causes burnout, the signs to look for in individual employees, and the responsibility of leaders to set an example. She knew the job aligned her life experience, education, and passion to learn more about trauma, grit, grief, and resilience. Krista joined the Austin Angels staff in 2018 without hesitation.

Culture 105

Culture Nonprofit Attitude Awareness 105

NTEN

OCTOBER 30, 2009

In the spirit of fun and Halloween -- and because we're NTEN -- we, with a little help from our terrific community, have zombified 12 of the winning taglines: "Big Sky. Save a Life." " Congratulations to Common Cause. So, as a bonus, here are two more: "Brains: they're what's for dinner."

Brain 53

Brain Nonprofit Mind NTEN 53

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

My brain was completely fried and those around me were getting pretty fed up with the fact that I was never present, only connected… online, all the time. Pick one social networking profile and keep it entirely for fun and your personal life. Six months ago I came pretty close to complete social media burnout.

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Social Media Media Management Tips 253

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2017

Is everyone suffering from “foggy brain” caused by too much sitting down meetings? These may include: Organizational Meetings: A big part of work life, especially for those who are staff members of traditional nonprofits, are meetings. Meetings can not only be a waste of time but also zap our energy. Planning and Preparation.

Guide 96

Guide Nonprofit Group Virtual 96

NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Fun with Social CRMs" -- when asked if she thought relationships really matter in social media, said: I don't think they matter, I KNOW they matter. Research has shown, however, that the average person's brain can only manage about 150 quality relationships. Relationships are what brings the "social" aspect to social media.

Social Media 76

Social Media Relationship NTC Social 76

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 4, 2008

More of a brain dumper. If you connect with me on Facebook (let me know you are a Have Fun * Do Good reader), you can see my reading lists on GoodReads and Visual Bookshelf. If I have time to cook a proper dinner (Annie's mac n' cheese doesn't count) I know my life is in balance. Life is more fun when he's around.

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Meme Journal Flash Blogger 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The 3D space where this virtual symposium will take place is a private version of the Second Life platform that Linden Labs and NMC have created, called the Hakone Project. I've been having a lot of fun researching some metaphors for the future and of course, I went straight to the Jetsons. What do non-profits need to do to thrive?

Virtual 84

Virtual Brain Nonprofit Global 84

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

Disorganization can cause you to lose donors, miss grant deadlines, and fall short of revenue goals. And if you don’t really like being on the phone, you can get those pesky calls done and out of the way, freeing up brain power for the rest of the day. Organize your to-do’s in a single list. Time spent searching is time wasted.

Product 119

Product Fundraising Brain Calendar 119

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Jonny will provide live graphic facilitation of the highly interactive and fun panel. Kanter will bring together a group of highly visible free agents working on important social change causes and representatives from different nonprofits for a lively discussion with the audience. They want to connect.

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Comment Artist Social Media Hype 97

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

This’ll be a fun one. . This is kind of fun for you, I imagine, Lindsay, because you’re usually in my shoes listening to a guest speaker, but … – [Lindsay] I am. . And maybe not take everything so seriously because life is serious and life is hard, but we should be having a good time. I love that.

People 76

People Community Video Podcast 76

Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 30, 2009

She is the author of The Right-Brain Business Plan e-Book and the creator of the Unfolding Your Life Vision Kit. She was also featured in the book, The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear and her art visioning work is showcased in The Vision Board: The Secret to an Extraordinary Life. You are onto the right thing.

Brain 41

Brain Life Artist Advice 41

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

As you'll note from that article, Nedra has also been exploring Second Life and we bumped into each other at the TechSoup space there where we completed our interview. ve been teaching a course on social marketing at the UCLA School of Public Health, which has been a fun experience for me. Why did you start blogging? I see that you???ve

Marketing 50

Marketing Social Second Life Darfur 50

Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

Knowing why your donors support your cause can help you connect better. Identify what your donors are passionate about outside of their support for your cause. This is because our brains process them almost instantly. Reasons for giving. This could be environmental issues, education, or arts. Incorporate compelling visuals.

Storytelling 52

Storytelling Marketing Create Tips 52

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

But during the past year and a half, people have really been questioning the meaning of life and their own mortality in unprecedented ways and kind of wondering, “Well, what will my legacy be?” It’s really part of the circle of life. It’s not going to happen though unless you begin the conversation.

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Video Giving Gift Donor 130

Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Relevant: Keep your cause at the forefront of your goal-setting. To conduct prospect research you’ll want to look for donors who have both interest (affinity) in your cause and the ability (capacity) to give. Attainable: Don’t set yourself up for failure by reaching for the impossible.

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Campaign Practice Giving Social Media 69

Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Writing is a skill learned early in life, and most of us disliked writing and grammar classes as much as we disliked eating vegetables. 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. These are fun and gradual ways to improve writing skills.

Tips 94

Tips Nonprofit Sample Skills 94

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

The permanent exhibition presents fossils, an overview of the diversity of the life and the large geological processes. The staff concentrated on museum operation and just did not have time, energy or brain space to seriously explore the challenges of a new permanent exhibition. We had a lot of fun. Buying a train.

Museum 20

Museum Process Wiki Netherlands 20

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Initially said, “I have no interest in this cause.” People want to know why they should be the person contributing to the cause. So you have to give to the cause that you’re soliciting for. . Fraser was sitting in a restaurant with another potential major donor to this cause. ” Hung up. .

Money 105

Money Question Raise Video 105

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

I’ve lived here most of my life. I think our days and our brains can sometimes feel like this calculation. . But, and here’s the key, cause me to feel something when you do that. So creatively causing your organization to have a system for your thanking. Just a bit about my background. I live in Minneapolis.

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Video Fundraising Louisiana Minnesota 90

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

She quit me and now she is a lifeguard living her best possible life this summer, working at a community pool and having the best time of her life. I was super excited about life and I was fresh to death in my Old Navy gear in the ’90s. I’m just resetting my life. Secrets aren’t fun. Absolutely.

Management 88

Management Work Video Slides 88

Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

Your nonprofit can expand its reach and encourage additional contributions, and your supporters can more easily donate to your cause. When people read stories , chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin are released in their brains. Conflict: Highlight the issues your protagonist faces and how it impedes their daily life.

Ideas 95

Ideas Guide Online Fundraising 95

Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Your nonprofit can expand its reach and encourage additional contributions, and your supporters can more easily donate to your cause. Encourage them to personalize their posts with details about their personal connection to your cause. The goal is that they’ll use their merchandise in public, spreading brand awareness for your cause.

Ideas 78

Ideas Online Fundraising Tips 78

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

What I really like about Maureen is, you know, I think she’s maybe the only person who truly understands that fundraisers, we love fundraising, and the mission, and the cause, and the technical stuff is hard. Life is going to be grand. Adult brains don’t learn new things that easily. This is really fun to have you.

Technology 101

Technology Video Nonprofit System 101

Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2009

In the edited transcript of my September 1st interview with co-author Lisa Witter for the Big Vision Podcast , she discusses how nonprofits can use four principles from the book, Care, Connect, Control, and Cultivate to get the word out about their cause. Women don't think making fun of other people is funny. It may be animal rights.

Authoring 46

Authoring Marketing Change Interview 46

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 16, 2017

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. Not will or trust or life insurance or estate plan. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram at NPHub for more resources and a little bit of fun, too. Keep it simple.

Podcast 58

Podcast Giving Gift Music 58

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Make it personal, maybe you just saw them in the gym, make a fun note about that, I mean, or around town, or wherever it might be. that’s just life. So that was really fun to see. Where maybe they’re not, you know, super preferential to a specific cause or anything like that, or maybe the opposite.

Money 97

Money Personal Relationship Raise 97

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

It didn't matter whether gifts of money and time went to churches or symphony orchestras — givers to all types of religious and secular causes were far happier than non-givers." Money: If you want to search by issue for a cause to support, Network for Good and Global Giving are two places to start. A Candy-Colored Life.

Giving 40

Giving Brain Kiva Volunteer 40

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

In short, when you know the reasons people support your cause, you have an edge in asking for…and getting…donations. There’s always a driving emotion that causes people to give. Developing an understanding of why people give can help you figure out which psychological triggers will lead to donations for your cause.

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Hints People Giving Donation 132

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

But if Twitter and other social networks actually provide us this kind of life-force-like sensitivity to each other now, is that good, or bad? And so I’m hoping that community leaders won’t dismiss social media as “just for fun” or optional. Most of the time, I do think of social media as fun.

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Twitter El Paso Phoenix Haiti 36

Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2021

Some of you may have actually seen her at Cause Camp, which was last week, right? Nothing wrong is happening to me, but life goes on Bloomerang webinar or not. In our brains, in the back of our brain here is our instinct, that fight or flight. Our prefrontal cortex of our brain is where. She’s speaking.

Product 68

Product Video Donor Structure 68

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Self-care is both an art and a science, one worth getting intimate with, especially if you are one who’s prone to pushing hard towards what you want out of life. It is used to disrupt stuck energy caused by negative emotions. There are two ways to approach self-care: Preventative and Episodic. 3: Emotional Freedom Technique.

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Professional Brain Technique Australia 92