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How Nonprofit Professionals Can Manage Workplace Stress Triggers

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Anne Grady, in a recent HBR blog post , describes the harm that repeated stress triggers can create in the workplace: “When you are triggered, the emotional part of your brain takes over. Your logical brain temporarily shuts down, and you lose the ability to solve problems, make decisions, and think rationally.

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Conscious Computing: 7 Apps and Tips That Help You Focus, Reduce Stress, and Get Work Done

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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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Navigate Change Management: Set Your Nonprofit Up For Success

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In this phase, you will plan, act, track, and adapt. Sometimes they are huge, like switching CRM systems or restructuring your organizational chart. This will help to keep your team on track, and keep them from getting overwhelmed. Keep in mind that even small changes can add up and lead to change fatigue. The Hand Off.

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Nonprofit Blog Carnival: Personal Productivity Tips for Nonprofits

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He recommends reading The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr to better understand the impact of chronic information overload, followed by his best advice about being purposeful with your attention online. I particularly like the “Heat Chart” where you color code priority tasks.

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A look at 15 best and (almost) free mind mapping tools for nonprofits

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The same principle lies at the heart of a mind map. Mind maps help us stay organized in the world of content shock, informational chaos, and short attention span. Psychologists revealed the power of this instrument for the human brain a long time ago. They say mind mapping makes people more creative and retentive.

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Diversity recruitment key to nonprofit boards achieving mission

ASU Lodestar Center

Boards are the brain trusts of nonprofit organizations, responsible for providing leadership, oversight, expertise, guidance, accountability, vision, fundraising and an invaluable connection to community. People are hard to chart, while numbers are perfect for spreadsheets. The two key words are “meaningful impact.”

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NTEN and TechSoup Webinar: Share Your Story - ROI and Social Media - Slides and Notes

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But it is always a good exercise to make your brain think in a different way. It is a flow chart that calculates business performance taking into account not only whether the company had a profit, but whether that profit was good enough relative to the assets it took to generate it. Track Your Time. Communicating the results.

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