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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. People can’t be as focused on content when they been sitting longer than 20 minutes.

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How To Incorporate More Movement Into Your Nonprofit Training

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Designing and facilitating training (not matter the topic) is one of my passions and why I blog about it on a regular basis. I came across a brain scan by Dr. Chuck Hillman from University of Illinois Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory. Photo: Americans for the Arts.

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#datanerds: Six Steps to Great Graphs and Charts

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I thought if I set up a tumblr blog curating great nonprofit spreadsheets , but the next logical step is create visualizations of your data. People are better at judging length, so bar charts are a decent option also useful for comparisons. Our brains make better sense of the data when we replace the legend with direct line labels.

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Things We Like (August 2010)

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Read more posts on our blog. If you're looking for a new mass e-mail platform, you should check out Groundwire's precisely named " E-mail Service Provider Comparison Report 2010 " Wired recently declared that the Web is dead. A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources. He will seriously blow your mind.

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

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This blog post shares some thoughts. In comparison, 10 years ago, these managers spent “only” 60 to 65 per cent of their time engaged in those activities. . Get to know your Ultradian Rhythms , the natural rhythms of your body and brain that repeat throughout the day. What is Collaborative Overload? Create Device Free Zones.

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Make Your Own MultiTool Bookmarklet

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Maybe Marnie has already written something about social bookmarketing tools -- maybe a feature comparison in the context of intent or workflow.? I'm envisioning a two-column chart with the tool on one side and some suggestions about good to do xyz and some examples of how blog publishing capabilities.

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Reflections from Stanford Nonprofit Management Institute: New Skills for a Complex World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In fact, Lucy has been terrific in finding new ways, like Branch , to use the social tools to facilitate a global brain around these ideas. I heard some many big picture connections to the work I do or rather improvise on the ground, that I know I’ll be mulling over and thinking about what they shared over the next few months.

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