Classy

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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Culture Nonprofit Attitude Awareness 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. This post shares some reflections from yesterday and a few nuggets that I learned from the presentations. I call it slow social media.

Brain 104

Brain Mind Offline South Africa 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2015

Last week I attended the DoGoodData Conference in Chicago where I learned an incredible amount about the human side of data – themes like data visualization, data informed culture, using data for impact, and more. I will also share my notes and reflections on other sessions at the conference in a second blog post.

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Conference Data Exercise Reflection 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2010

Soren is the author of the book, " Wisdom 2.0 " and writes about mindfulness and technology use for Huffington Post and on Mashable. Soren is the author of the book, " Wisdom 2.0 " and writes about mindfulness and technology use for Huffington Post and on Mashable. He also talked about changing his brain chemistry.

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Blackberry Attention Mind Phone 109

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Make Solo Time A Part of Your Team Culture. Team members reflect on their own remote working experiences and use that insight to create a shared charter for your nonprofit. Reflect on the past six months or the past year as a team. PRIORITIES. Priorities is about intentionally deciding how to spend your time as a team.

Collaboration 120

Collaboration Tips Tech Nonprofit 120

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

The session was about transparency and conducting evaluations. One of the takeaways was that in order to pursue this type of learning, organizational culture was the key indicator to success. Peter’s post shares some ideas about cultivating a learning culture and while written for funders, these are applicable to nonprofits.

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Conference Learning Effective Organization 92

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

January is a good time to reflect, recharge, and establish healthy habits that make us more effective in our nonprofit work. 5 Core Values at Work for 2016 by Kathy Naylor, VP of HR and Talent at the MIND Research Institute shares the core values that will insure your happiness and health at your nonprofit career.

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Blogger Nonprofit Hosting Technique 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

” The nickname “brainstorm sessions” because participants were using their brains to storm a problem. Then you reflect on the difference in creative energy – typically yes and has more of it. Creating a positive culture of brainstorming. Capture their reflections on the flip chart by writing down key phrases.

Facilitation 106

Facilitation Work Chart Technique 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2015

That’s the focus of one of the sessions – so I have been reflecting a lot on this topic to come up with some useful exercises, discussion questions, and session content. Some workplace cultures in nonprofits encourage this approach. Is this part of your nonprofit’s work culture?

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Product Nonprofit Attention Skills 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

Flickr Photo by JTLowery The title of this post is play on the famous PSA " Brain on Drugs " from 1987 to raise attention to the harmful effects of drugs. The memorable tagline : This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. Does growing up digital evolve young people's brains? Any questions? That's impressive.

Brain 102

Brain Social Media Media Social 102

sgEngage

AUGUST 14, 2023

My organizational leadership mind had alarm bells ringing so loudly that I thought people could hear them. By thinking freely, I had no problem considering outrageous ideas to help, but my leadership brain applied the necessary guardrails to make practical and cost-effective decisions.

Change Management 78

Change Management Change Management Denver 78

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

I’ve managed campaigns ranging from about $5 million to over a billion dollars in health care, education, arts and culture, and advocacy sectors. So strategy really focuses on organizational direction, establishing values, mission, ensuring the organization embodies its cultural ethos. It builds a culture of trust and respect.

Leadership 60

Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 60

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

But it is always a good exercise to make your brain think in a different way. David Armano's " The Collective Focus Group:Listen, Learn, and Adapt " was written for the business audience in mind, but the concept and techniques can be used by nonprofits and more importantly lead to success. Communicating the results. Test and tweak.

ROI 50

ROI Social Media Slides NTEN 50

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

Ben, isn’t the popcorn thing blowing your mind? Y’all, no company can build a coherent culture without people who either share its core values or possess the willingness and ability to embrace those values. So when I think about back to work as a manager, these are some of the things that comes to mind for me.

Management 87

Management Work Video Slides 87

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2016

Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research. One question that I do have, with self-care and anything that requires habit change or culture change, it takes time and immersion. Or how can they be integrated into the workplace more effectively?

Professional 50

Professional Design Develop Exercise 50

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

In Keep Calm and Write It Down: How Reflective Practice Leads To Better Results for Nonprofits , we’re reminded that a key step to improvement is having an accurate retrospective view. Why Designing Your Nonprofit Culture is Do or Die is about sharing values, a defined mission and vision, and valuing your people. Tell stories.

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Story Nonprofit Social Media Content 54