Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

There are two parts to thanking donors: Connecting with the donor’s brain by providing a gift receipt and more importantly, touching the donor’s heart by letting them know they are heroes for giving to your organization’s cause. You make the brain connection when you give them the data they need for their records.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Most people who work in the nonprofit sector do so out of a commitment to a cause or passion bigger than themselves or their desire for material things. One of the biggest downsides for me personally from being connected to the Social Web 50-70 hours a week is that my brain has a hard time reading for extended periods of time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2014

I’m also noticing that many of my colleagues are trying to become healthy, including my friend and homeless advocate, Mark Horvath, who is also raising money for a good cause while getting healthy. The benefits of walking to “clear your brain” or build relationships is not a new leadership technique.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Eventually, I realized that if development professionals really want to make a difference in their organization’s ability to raise money, they not only need to think about their donors, they need to understand how the donor brain works. A bucket full of change suggests that lots of other people support the cause and momentum is building.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2017

In a research report called “ Exhausted But Unable to Disconnect, ” professors from Lehigh University, Virginia Tech, and Colorado State University found that an “always on” culture may prevent employees from fully disengaging from work, causing stress. Next, focus on training your attention. It can also improve your memory.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Your fundraising email subject line has ONE job: to entice the recipient to open the email. Even if your donor loves your cause, if your email hits on a day that they don’t have much time, the subject line is the key to getting your email opened. For those who aren’t yet in love with your cause, the subject line is absolutely critical.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2022

She’s the CFO for a mid-sized cause-and-cure nonprofit organization and it sounded like she runs a tight ship. It’s like he doesn’t even care about helping my team do our job. But the journey from silo living is worth your time and brain power. For example, recently I spoke with Barbara. Why is this so hard?” Barbara asked me.

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

Changing marketing tactics to keep up with shifting trends and attitudes can be a full-time job, which is where crash courses like this article can help. In fact, digital marketing’s prominence has actually caused direct mail to feel more distinct to donors of all ages. . This guide will explore the. benefits of direct mail.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2016

I was an early adopter of using the Internet in 1992 where I had a virtual job working online for a program of the New York Foundation for the Arts called ArtsWire. Another way to take a break is a “Digital Detox,” a period of time when a person does not use technology, the Internet, or mobile phone in order to reduce stress.

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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.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

If giving disabled vets the gift of accessible reading resonates with you, I would definitely appreciate anything you can do to support our cause. His job is to explore new frontiers of technology for secure fact-finding by human rights groups and journalists. As a result, my job as an engineer for good is a blast.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 20, 2022

The positioning and size of the text immediately draw the viewer’s focus to the call to action, planting the seed in their brain for taking action and helping your cause. The advertiser did a great job of featuring one of their most famous products and employing brand association for viewers. Tip 6: Use different fonts.

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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. Clearly conveying your nonprofit’s mission is one of your website’s main jobs.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Our Leadership Council incorporates a diverse array of expertise and cause affiliations with representation from nonprofit organizations, corporations, foundations, academic institutions, and many more. Army Traumatic Brain Injury Program, developing the Army’s brain injury prevention and treatment strategies for soldiers .

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 20, 2015

Someone on your board could be extremely passionate about your cause, but terrible with numbers. Yet sometimes, positions are simply delegated to whoever is passionate for the cause. when he lost his wife to a brain tumor. Setting up best practices, job descriptions and term limits are key components to stable leadership.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Even aside from a global pandemic, an ever changing landscape of technology and politics have caused all of us to have to navigate change. Structural change – this include teams, departments, and job structure. How will this change make their job or lives easier or more rewarding? Technological change – new software and systems.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 22, 2010

She was told that a brain tumor was pressing on her optic nerve and may cause her to become blind. After her surgery, Viji left her job at the startup company Net6 and volunteered for Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic in Palo Alto, California. I said to myself what if?”

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Is our brain changing as a result? Also, the symptoms have to have been causing significant difficulty in life for at least 6 month stresses. By training the brain to shift activities rapidly for multitasking, we may be decreasing the brain’s ability to focus. Is this ADD? Is this permanent or reversible?

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Gyrus

JULY 12, 2016

People learn in different ways, and in an eLearning, the human element is removed causing the need for content to be taught in a variety ways in one sitting. Beyond that, in the organizational environment, effective learnings must be applicable to daily life and reflect experiences that could be faced every day on the job.

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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? And, if you are doing a 1:1 and improve relationship building, moving is helpful. Whatever you goals, it is important to frame why you think a walking meeting is a better fit for the job and frame the issue you want to address before.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

For as long as nonprofits have been around it has always been vital for these organizations to convey the messages of their causes and missions, to tell their stories. A picture is worth about 60,000 words, because studies have shown that the human brain processes images about 60,000 times faster than it does plain text.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 12, 2016

One interesting finding is that the human brain actually learns best in relaxed concentration. Use quotes, testimonials or pictures to show that people have already agreed to support your cause and can vouch for the impact you have. This creates a level of clout for your organization that can persuade people to give. Get Specific.

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

Her post was based off of the Brains of Fire Manifesto, “ 10 Lessons Learned in Igniting Word of Mouth Movements.” And the many, many hyper local and niche causes that touch the lives of their online communities not by the millions, but by the hundreds or thousands everyday. Both posts influenced this speech.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Polls and surveys indicate that people are more likely to donate to a cause that they know is making a difference, but the question is: How do you let people know, without a doubt, that your nonprofit is succeeding in its mission? As you’ve probably guessed, infographics can be a huge asset in your cause marketing campaign.

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Achieve

APRIL 30, 2014

This past month, I’ve had availability to volunteer in a serious way for causes that I love. Added benefit: Delegating strategically to volunteers can ease the workloads of overextended employees and improve job satisfaction. Volunteer activities may demand creativity, brains, elbow grease, or a combination of all three.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

I've been thinking a lot about the concept of social productivity as it relates to using social media and chewing on a post that Chris Brogan wrote a few days ago called " You Can Do Your Job Without Twitter." " I keep thinking there has to be a sweet spot between social productivity and personal productivity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I landed my first “real” job in the sector when I graduated from college. Science is showing us that the brain can really only do one thing at a time. In many cases, folks in the non-profit space are working for organizations that serve a cause that’s really important to them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

If you’re like most nonprofit folks, you’ve probably made a few New Year’s resolutions, including being more effective at your job. Marc Pittman is hosting next month’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival on celebrating your nonprofit’s cause. But maintaining productivity, especially online, can be challenging.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 16, 2014

You think everyone loves your cause. They may have an interest in, even an affinity for, your cause, but it doesn’t mean they are hopelessly in love with your organization or its work. It’s your job to explain why your organization is worthy of their respect and, yes, even their love. As you know from our website…”. “As

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

We’ve seen everything from completely fresh “Choose Your Own Adventure” type fundraisers to new takes on classic school events that combine typical school events like spelling bees, show and tell, brain bowls, and talent shows with fundraising. Bringing people together + raising money for a great cause = a win-win to us!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 31, 2007

For too long, we have ceded this power to the brains, who have done a lousy job. Like saturated fat and dietary cholesterol, trans fat raises LDL cholesterol (the 'bad cholesterol'), which causes major clogging of the arteries." We the mouths are demanding real food, real ingredients. Today, the Mouthalución begins!"

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Few people lose their savings, their job, or a relationship willingly. I think in the future I'll try to always test several things in parallel--it was a good experience both for the ego and for the part of my brain that can make better judgments of things in comparison to each other than in isolation.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2010

I also recommend listening to a podcast interview with Safran Foer on Vegan.com The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems by Van Jones Van Jones was talking about "green jobs" way before it became a buzzword. I gotta say it. Don't listen Glenn Beck. Listen to Van Jones. Read the book.

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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. I love that idea of "going toward the roar," 'cause it is actually easier. Other people have taken the risk and said, "I need the time and the flexibility," so they are being more open to their job just being a job.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2011

The Executive Director was leaving because her partner’s job was relocating. And away with her brain went all the years of evidence that a certain supporter had played an integral role in getting grant funding from a couple of key local foundations. And coincidentally, so did the foundations.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Stories trigger emotion That’s because the human brain is wired for stories , not facts. Emotion awakens curiosity] “His mother lost her job last month, and now she can barely afford rent and milk for Jimmy’s baby sister. She’s gotten a few house cleaning jobs, but most weeks, there’s no money left for food.” READER: Oh no!

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