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Tech Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The session is designed to answer three questions: Why does collaborative technology overload lead to loss of nonprofit workplace productivity and what are the best practices to avoid it? What is Collaborative Overload? While there are many positive aspects to increased collaboration, there is also downside.

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Why Movement Is the Killer Learning App for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are also physical theories like brain-based learning and neuroscience. I came across a brain scan by Dr. Chuck Hillman from University of Illinois Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory. The sitting brain is really disengaged. It is a more structured body break and incorporates more in-depth debrief on content.

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Does Extreme Content Delivery = Learning?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If I can’t process what I hear by asking questions of the expert or checking in with another participate or sitting quietly and just thinking about what was shared, there is a point that I reach after about 15 minutes – it’s call “My Brain Is Full Up.” I’ve really taken to heart the movement principle.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Brainstorming Sessions for Nonprofit Work

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Brainstorming can be done as a solo activity or group or collaborative brainstorming. ” The nickname “brainstorm sessions” because participants were using their brains to storm a problem. ” The nickname “brainstorm sessions” because participants were using their brains to storm a problem.

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

Candid

Psychologists revealed the power of this instrument for the human brain a long time ago. It improves collaboration between teams: according to the research by mind mapping expert Chuck Frey, employees who use maps are 30 percent more productive. This online collaborative whiteboard platform is perfect for teamwork.

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[VIDEO] Creative Ways People Contribute to Community

Bloomerang

And what she offers is structure and strategy to how to become a better fundraiser through doing some of your own self-reflection. . What are you most curious about in terms of how we might collaborate? . ” I like to do an executive summary. Well, it’s leading those board meetings with that same structure.

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Can Nonprofit Organizations Work More Like Clouds? How?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My practitioner brain went right into the weeds, or rather Twitter and I posted this question: I used the hashtag #answerbeth and lots of retreats and some responses: . "I One problem with NP's is that they took their governance structures from for-profit corporations and these are obviously not optimal for the type of work they do.

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