Remove Brain Remove Childhood Remove Life Remove Mind
article thumbnail

New Ideas at TED2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Improving childhood nutrition. He quickly came up with the idea of a mobile app that could show a woman the years of life expectancy she (or her family) will lose due to breathing the polluted air inside her dwelling. Old-fashioned cooking methods kill millions each year. Maybe there is a social enterprise in here!

Ideas 223
article thumbnail

Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

Storytelling makes it personal and transforms the heart and mind of your target audience by showing them why something is important, instead of just telling them. When a good story is shared, scientific research shows our brains connect to storytelling can have on us: Stories are remembered 22x more easily than data, facts, and stats.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Next-Level Fundraising with Nonprofit Psychology

NonProfit Hub

What comes to mind when you think of “ nonprofit psychology?”). Many of these can be used in your day-to-day life. One interesting finding is that the human brain actually learns best in relaxed concentration. When you’re developing marketing materials, keep this principle in mind.

article thumbnail

Have a Cup of Tea with Fear

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

The Amygdala is a small part of your brain that is the center of emotions. It's part of what is often called the "Reptilian Brain" because it's very primitive, and has been around for a long time. Anyway, he's been well trained, and says in his mind, over and over, "Fear is the mind-killer.". .

Brain 179
article thumbnail

5 Tips And Tactics To Become A Master Nonprofit Wordsmith

Bloomerang

Writing is a skill learned early in life, and most of us disliked writing and grammar classes as much as we disliked eating vegetables. Our distaste for writing followed us into adulthood because we still suffer from the same writing inadequacies we had in childhood. We suffer writer’s block. We struggle to organize thoughts.

Tips 92
article thumbnail

Take a Baby Step Toward Education Through Storytelling

Tech Soup

The Baby Steps Video Competition makes one big statement… that engaging with a child in the first five years of life, regardless of the activity, is the single most important step parents, care providers and educators can take to helping that child succeed. Post-Production and Video Promotion , Thursday, January 16, 11 a.m.

article thumbnail

Have a Cup of Tea with Fear

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

The Amygdala is a small part of your brain that is the center of emotions. It's part of what is often called the "Reptilian Brain" because it's very primitive, and has been around for a long time. Anyway, he's been well trained, and says in his mind, over and over, "Fear is the mind-killer.". .

Brain 100