Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), 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

MARCH 19, 2019

Rituals are also used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. Some workplaces also celebrate the birth of children and weddings.

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Media Cause

MAY 28, 2021

Media Cause Art Director Rob Shaw and Senior Designer Ansley Luce recently gave an agency-wide (virtual) talk on Color Theory: Emotion + Bias. This makes sense because of the happiness and warmth that yellow provides, which is something we want to feel when associating with schools our children may go to.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2011

Howard Gardner has dedicated his life work to this Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Yet, many conference panels are designed to accommodate only one or two styles of learning and go shallow instead of going deep. That’s the questions I asked myself as I designed my panel for the NTEN’s annual conference, the NTC.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

What made the game so unique is the social element – the game designers spent a lot of time writing about the participants and their visions for the future on postcards and distributing them throughout the night, giving them to random participants so they were prompted to seek out others. My focus is on how children learn science.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 17, 2009

In her review of Brown's book, Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul , Liz Massey of Creative Liberty relays an anecdote from Brown's book about the connection between play and innovation " Play juices our problem-solving abilities.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2020

Some Internet People say some that sparks something in your brain. The old “people don’t want x, they want y” declaration by an oblivious product manager or development team is a long-standing bugaboo against which ideas like user personas, co-created content, and design thinking have fought back.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2005

" According to the @rt Room , it is an idea that excites the synaptic nerves in your brain and stirs your imagination. It is a snow day and with two young children at home, we need something to do after the snow man is finished and we have painted in the snow. Great - artist books for kids - we made a book out of a paper bag.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

What made the game so unique is the social element - the game designers spent a lot of time writing about the participants and their visions for the future on postcards and distributing them throughout the night, giving them to random participants so they were prompted to seek out others. My focus is on how children learn science.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Kevin Leong was in kindergarten when he experienced an organic brain injury that forced him to relearn everything from walking to using the bathroom. In particular, electronic books (or e-books) offer the possibility of dramatically improving access for students with disabilities – and for disadvantaged children everywhere.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Constituent Empowerment Honorable Mention: Sierra Club and American Cancer Society Winner: Children International Used TeamRaiser to recruit new sponsors and recuited 5,000 sponsors since 2005 and sponsored over 560 children. Created a wall of 5,000 signers photos. November 20, 2008 | Jordan Viator Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2009

The Odditoreum is a temporary gallery for the summer school holiday in which the Powerhouse is displaying eighteen very odd objects alongside fanciful (and fictitious) labels written by children's book author Shaun Tan, schoolchildren, and visitors. Projects design visitors.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Layout and design? 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. For example, let’s say you want to write a blurb in your annual report about how your ski program enriched the lives of local children with disabili­ties during the past season.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

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. Another group designed a museum following a magazine formula, having a new exhibition every month, with accompanying radio and television programs and degree-earning courses.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

Additionally, you might highlight some reading-themed gift baskets among your auction items that might appeal to parents who want to encourage their children to read more. This is because our brains process them almost instantly. To grab attention and prompt action, design CTAs to visually stand out in your marketing materials.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Early childhood education is the most important investment we can make in our children’s future. Every touch and tickle provides an opportunity for stimulation and learning that hugely impacts the growth and development of their tiny bodies and brains.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

First of all, these children have taught themselves. And for all of us who are parents who had privilege of teaching these children, just be glad you’re still like those little people. And then there are other children. And Rose, you had to go remote overnight. And Andrea, adding childcare provider to my job. Absolutely.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Our brains prefer to be able to predict the outcome of a situation. When predictions aren’t met or there isn’t enough information to draw a conclusion, the brain can view that as a threat, which leads to indecision and a lack of focus. Routine – As parents and teachers know well, routine gives children the feeling of safety.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 3, 2012

All of those who are led by the Spirit of God are God's children. The Amygdala is a small part of your brain that is the center of emotions. The Amygdala is a small part of your brain that is the center of emotions. Paul talked about flesh in Romans, and so I'm going to talk about flesh.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

My children, now age and 10, have been big helpers in all my online fundraising campaigns for the Sharing Foundation. Let them choose how to spend it, either by letting them pick the charity or by designating their donation to a special project. Spend it together online, checking out pictures and project descriptions.".

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

It might take a minute to get your brain around that idea, that the donor is more important to you and your organization than their donation. Do they have children? If they are families with children, seek out events with activities for kids. June: Designate this as your month of gratitude. But let that sink in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2015

Some of the passions written were arts, education, animals, domestic violence, dance, family, health and wellness, abused children, boy scouts, environment and many others. I get to use my brain to think and figure things out. After we read through some of the responses and made some observations, we moved onto the next exercise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

Chocolate activates the pleasure center of the brain, at least according to some research. After a nervous giggle, I shared with them that donating and volunteering does the same thing as chocolate to your brain. Design for People To Self Organize. I asked the students what else does that? I did not eat chocolate.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 14, 2022

In this process, you’ll create two different web designs and assess which is more effective for engaging visitors. To help you choose effective website visuals, you can design two different versions of important pages like your online donation page or about us page to determine which receives more engagement. Remember color theory.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 3, 2012

All of those who are led by the Spirit of God are God's children. The Amygdala is a small part of your brain that is the center of emotions. The Amygdala is a small part of your brain that is the center of emotions. Paul talked about flesh in Romans, and so I'm going to talk about flesh.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

It lights up the pleasure centers of their brains, it gives them what is called a warm-glow feeling. So the one on the right is from the National Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and that’s from the UK. And this is something that legacy giving can offer. And it addresses the question of, “Why do I need a will?”

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Compelling images The human brain can process images as quickly as 13 milliseconds. For example, Invisible Children incorporated an informational infographic in their blog post recapping their 2021 annual report : This infographic is powerful because it breaks down the organization’s priorities into easily-understandable initiatives.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

was designed for Africa and costs more. I just had a chance to chat with Dr. Tom Musili who runs that incredible NGO to find out what all they’re doing to bring the knowledge economy to school children and electronics recycling to Africa. The cost for each device is between $20 and $30. A similar device called the Hippo Roller.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2009

She is a co-founder of the award-winning SheSource.org , an online brain trust of women experts designed to close the gender gap among commentators in the news media. It's just natural in our brains, if you look at the brain science and everything around that, women want to build community. I read children's books a lot.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2010

I hosted two sessions, one on design for participation and the other on mission-driven museum technology development. Design for Participation Is there any better ingredient for a successful conference session than a banjo? Kris talked about brain research related to the potential cognitive and social impacts of participation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2005

Larry Summers is wrong (There is no conclusive research that women's brains are different). She showed some examples of female geeks, from Ada Lovelace in the early 19th century to a group of female robot designers. "Raising children isn't a special job, it just takes planning?" How are those myths holding women back?"

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

You can design your marketing and fundraising materials to appeal to the right emotions. While the logical portions of our brains may be able to take in large numbers, our emotions have a harder time. Tell them that their gift of $15 will provide a week’s worth of lunches for kids in your summer day camp for needy children.

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Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2021

In our brains, in the back of our brain here is our instinct, that fight or flight. Our instinct was designed to keep us safe when the world was a lot less scary and you could get eaten by a bear. “You can’t make me buy anything,” or, “I’ve got to get out of here.” I talked about the brain.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Why Designing Your Nonprofit Culture is Do or Die is about sharing values, a defined mission and vision, and valuing your people. Speak to the part of the brain that controls action-taking. For Camp Kesem, $10,000 happens- money that will send children affected by a parent’s cancer to a free, life-changing summer camp.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 27, 2011

Both an installation artist and photographer, Naomi was the founder and director of The Cradle Project , a large scale installation calling attention and raising funds for the 48 million children orphaned in Sub-Saharan Africa. Over 550 cradles were created and donated by artists around the world.

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