Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

I really enjoy teaching in different cultural contexts and observing different learning styles and approaches to working for a nonprofit. When discussing the ideas in The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , people in Finland have figured out keeping calm versus fire drill culture.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Prior to DH, Lim helped create the world’s first series of Culture Books at Zappos.com, where she consulted for eight years. And, it allows time for play/flow/creativity to surface (our brains need time to unplug)! On the flipside — it’s not the answer for all culture issues or work/life balance questions!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Opening Acts executive director also understood the importance of creating a workplace culture of wellbeing or what we call in the book, “We-Care.” Erika says it did not take much convincing when she proposed the idea of having staff create self-care plans at the staff retreat. Opening Acts executive director then shared a list of ideas.

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APRIL 17, 2023

A culture of learning, where curiosity is valued and debate encouraged, creates fertile ground for critical thinking. Don’t waste valuable brain power. Leaders who promote professional development and education of all kinds also encourage teams to bring an expansive perspective to their work.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

At the core of all that change, though, an organization needs something to keep it grounded: a solid culture. Some people assume that they have a strong grip on what culture is, but some of those assumptions are wrong. I’d like to set the record straight on some common misconceptions about nonprofit culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2019

When I facilitate staff retreats or workshop on wellbeing in the workplace based on the Happy Healthy Nonprofit , we do some reflective exercises, including taking the nonprofit burnout assessment , identifying stress triggers and reactions before creating a self-care plan and addressing cultural norms. … Read More.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

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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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

And I imagine your organization has a culture of philanthropy in which everyone comes from a place of love. Alas, too many organizations lose sight of this culture. You, because you’re human, are driven to want to light up the pleasure center of your brain with “feel good” shots of dopamine.

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APRIL 27, 2021

To prevent burnout from taking over your nonprofit’s culture, passion, and productivity, you have to understand it. We’re bringing that honest conversation right to you with some new voices with a passion for nonprofit culture and employee wellness. . How do you build a culture of resilience with mental health resources for nonprofits?

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AUGUST 23, 2023

You open TikTok to recharge your brain and treat yourself to some bite-sized videos. This can be done by showcasing some of your dedicated staff, giving a casual glimpse into your company culture, or helping supporters experience the impact of your mission on the ground. Read Time: 4 minutes It’s lunchtime.

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Media Cause

MAY 28, 2021

In it, they talk about the emotional responses to color and how color is used to convey meaning, but also how color can be deceiving and foster a culturally conditioned subconscious bias. Here are some examples of the way that colors are understood across cultures: Red represents passion and energy but also danger and violence.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2016

The workshops took place in different locations, including LinkedIn Headquarters in the UK, GA, and a co-working space called Second Home , a creative co-working space and cultural venue, bringing together diverse industries, disciplines and types of social businesses. What reboots your brain?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

Rituals can also be 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. This year we hiked by Pacific Ocean near Moss Bay.(Pictured Pictured above).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

People tolerate unproductive meetings because they become part of the culture—no agenda, starting late, people multitasking, and nothing decided. Both flood the brain with dopamine, provide a brief high, and kill your productivity. Horwath : Killing meetings.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

In Marc Koenig’s most recent contribution to nonprofit hub, he dives into what culture really means and what your organization must do to foster it. Why Designing Your Nonprofit Culture is Do or Die is about sharing values, a defined mission and vision, and valuing your people. Or free sodas. Tell stories. Evoke emotion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

Anne Grady, in a recent HBR blog post , describes the harm that repeated stress triggers can create in the workplace: “When you are triggered, the emotional part of your brain takes over. Your logical brain temporarily shuts down, and you lose the ability to solve problems, make decisions, and think rationally.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

And how you should never feel bad about asking someone for a philanthropic gift, because it delivers a shot of dopamine that lights up the pleasure center of their brains. But there’s another strategy, or perhaps it’s a cultural shift , that gets overlooked. Alas, this feeling is short-lived. So, you need to do more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2017

In a research report called “ Exhausted But Unable to Disconnect, ” professors from Lehigh University, Virginia Tech, and Colorado State University found that an “always on” culture may prevent employees from fully disengaging from work, causing stress. Organizational Culture Change. It just makes everyone distracted.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Rituals can also be 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. Rituals have been performed for centuries and are an important part of human history.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

It includes humane design, political pressure on companies, create a cultural awakening about the perils of technology addiction, and employee engagement. I just learned about turning my phone to grayscale because the brightly colored icons give your brain a shiny reward every time we open up our phone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Marcus Buckingham Question : What’s fundamentally wrong with our current emphasis on workplace culture? The idea of culture is abstract and high-level, whereas real work in the real world is neither of those things. Question : How can we figure out where we want to work if a company’s culture isn’t a good barometer?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

I planned for this by incorporating an after-lunch energizer that used movement to get people’s brains going. In India, I designed the first one to celebrate the local culture: It was called “Bollywood Moment.” Energizers are activities designed to awaken a sleeping audience or activate a jaded one.

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APRIL 9, 2010

Different brains – visual vs words. create social culture. Social Culture. It’s evolving the social culture of the organization. Codifying a Social Culture: Policy. This session will take a look about these trends and how nonprofits can equipment themselves to be networked nonprofits. simplicity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

Last week I presented a session at the Nonprofit Technology Conference called “ Activating A Culture of Resilience for Sustainable Impact ,” with fellow NTEN board members, Ananda Leeke & Meico Whitlock as well as Carrie Rice. We each tackled a different aspect of resilience.

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JUNE 21, 2011

The Brain exhibition, for example, has a table where people can work together to put together the pieces of the brain neuron by neuron. Questions and Discussion Tracy : When we speak about cultureal spaces, we are really talking about caging and preserving culture. Tracy : Games are about subverting a system.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Rituals leverage our brains’ ability to run on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted by other things, such as potentially contracting a deadly disease. As we face an even darker winter due to the pandemic, we need to keep improving our resilience, the ability to adapt well in spite of significant stressors.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2021

Marcus Buckingham Question : What’s fundamentally wrong with our current emphasis on workplace culture? The idea of culture is abstract and high-level, whereas real work in the real world is neither of those things. Question : How can we figure out where we want to work if a company’s culture isn’t a good barometer?

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. Finally, after hearing a lot of nuts and bolts from them about numerous programs and processes around which I couldn’t quite wrap my brain, I said “Tell me why I should give in one sentence.” Arts and culture. Master relevant content marketing.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 6, 2020

Marcus Buckingham Question : What’s fundamentally wrong with our current emphasis on workplace culture? The idea of culture is abstract and high-level, whereas real work in the real world is neither of those things. Question : How can we figure out where we want to work if a company’s culture isn’t a good barometer?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

When you switch like that, you use brain cells and that is why we find our selves mentally exhausted before the end of the day. When we describe self-care in the book, it isn’t just a focus on physical health, but also something we call “technology wellness.” Single tasking – Do one thing at a time.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

Marcus Buckingham Question : What’s fundamentally wrong with our current emphasis on workplace culture? The idea of culture is abstract and high-level, whereas real work in the real world is neither of those things. Question : How can we figure out where we want to work if a company’s culture isn’t a good barometer?

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JANUARY 18, 2024

These breaks allow our brains and bodies to recover from the stress of being constantly connected. To learn more from Meico about prioritizing wellness at your foundation or nonprofit, check out his strategy guide, How Grantmakers Can Jumpstart a Culture of Well-Being for Employees and Grantees.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2011

Distractions can be internal and come from our brains , our thoughts. But for many, those tasks are not necessarily the whole job even if your organization culture is streamlined and simple. Brain Fitness. Distractions come from the Internet if you have email, Twitter, or mobile phone beeping at you. Source: Lumosity Site.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

4 Steps for Selling Your Art: Interview with Alyson B.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2013

But most importantly it requires an internal cultural and communications shift within the organization in terms of how all staff (from the Executive Director on down) thinks about producing good web content that web visitors and your activists and donors actually give a hoot to read or skim. 10 Ways to Identify If Your Web Content Sucks.

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Whole Whale

MAY 20, 2021

AS works with nonprofits across a wide range of industries, including arts and culture, the environment, foundations, and government. Brain Lacy & Associates provide services for nonprofits including augmentation, analysis of data, prospect research, major donor information, and matching gift data. Website: [link]. Website: [link].

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