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Supporting Brain Trauma Nonprofits In Their Critical Fundraising Efforts

Bloomerang

Did you know that each year, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are a major cause of death and lasting disability? there are 51 Brain Injury Association nonprofits, with 14 displaying seals of transparency. But here’s the thing: brain trama nonprofits can’t do it alone. Here’s a staggering fact: annually, 2.8 Across the U.S.,

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Member Round Up: Brain science in fundraising, website tips, and Do Good Data 2013!

NTEN

In his blog, John Haydon discusses Six Ways to Influence Donors with Brain Science , pulling in findings from studies to help you boost your fundraising results. At their best, communities are places where we make connections and share knowledge, stories, and support. Let us know in the comments. Anything we missed?

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How to Use Neuroscience to Increase Virtual Event Engagement

AccelEvents

Fortunately, the very make up of the human brain offers some potential avenues for increasing engagement in a digital environment and producing a far more satisfying experience overall. When we are engaged in stimulating activities, the brain releases dopamine , a neurotransmitter that leaves us feeling positive and happy.

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Does Extreme Content Delivery = Learning?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When you want to acquire a new skill or apply some new knowledge, do you learn by passively sitting and listening to an expert lecture for 90 minutes without a break and 150 PPT slides? Now that could be hard reading, but Sharon Bowman’s “ Using Brain Science To Make Science Stick ” has been a terrific resource.

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How to Use Neuroscience to Increase Virtual Event Engagement

AccelEvents

Fortunately, the very makeup of the human brain offers some potential avenues for increasing engagement in a digital environment and producing a far more satisfying experience overall. When we are engaged in stimulating activities, the brain releases dopamine , a neurotransmitter that leaves us feeling positive and happy.

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The New and The Unknown

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I overheard comments like: “my brain is in overdrive,” “I can’t wait to try this in my work,” and “I wish the conference were longer.” You’re introducing an idea into a new environment, where it may be adapted, absorbed, and morphed by people who are looking at this old knowledge from a new perspective. Funders were fired up.

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A Reflection on Networked Professional Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Debra has posed a very good question frame in the comments: Does the blog offer consistent insight and education about an area I want to learn about? I use knowledge trees, outlines, and focused thinking to identify what I need to learn and questions I need to ask. I identify the key SME experts and immerse myself in their thinking.