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Why Movement Is the Killer Learning App for Nonprofits

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Internal: These theories take into account our minds and bodies. 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.

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How To Stop Your Nonprofit’s After Hours Email Habit

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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. ” Individual Techniques. Organizational Culture Change.

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How Nonprofit Professionals Can Manage Workplace Stress Triggers

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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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How to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit, From the Experts

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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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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Brainstorming Sessions for Nonprofit Work

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Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? This is the focus of a session called “ The Big Bang Theory: Creative Facilitation and Training Techniques, ” that I’m co-facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference with Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. What is Brainstorming? .

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Time Management for Nonprofit Social Media Professionals: What’s Your Best Tip?

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Distractions can be internal and come from our brains , our thoughts. What do time management techniques and good habits look like in an age of connectedness? But for many, those tasks are not necessarily the whole job even if your organization culture is streamlined and simple. Brain Fitness. Photo by TBN98.

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#13ntc Nonprofit Technology Conference: Plenary Session on Failing Informatively

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This highly interactive and engaging community conversation will look at how nonprofits can create a culture of experimenting, testing, learning and correcting. Mindful or Mindfull Social Media? This session will be brains on and hands on and cover the best practices of content curation for nonprofit.