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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

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Trust isn’t a challenge that is currently top of mind for association leaders. The World Café Format To maximize the brain power of our.orgCommunity professionals and to allow for a robust exchange of ideas, Sharon facilitated this conversation in a World Café format. The problem might be something you’ve never considered.

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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

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Don’t waste valuable brain power. Open-minded humanists, interested in a broad spectrum of topics and issues. Demonstrate how individual and departmental objectives relate to overarching goals and the organization’s mission. Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see.

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Strategic Storytelling For Brand Building: How To Identify And Share Your Nonprofit’s Brand Origin Story

Kindful

Sometimes without even noticing it, our brain is activated in a unique and engaged way when a story is being shared. A good story allows organizations to build those relationships, win hearts, change minds, and prompt action. It’s brain science. To demonstrate relatability, develop and share your brand’s origin story.

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Nonprofit explainer videos: 4 tips to inspire supporters

Candid

For example when watching a video, audio and visual channels activate separate parts of the brain , and when these two elements combine, it helps supporters better understand and engage with your mission. . These short films, which take viewers on a journey into the specifics of your work in 90 seconds or less, have many benefits.

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The Psychology of Giving: Important Words to Use in Your Appeals

The Modern Nonprofit

There’s reputable neuroscience research showing that people’s brains light up when they hear their own name. So our brains are actually hard-wired to respond to appeals that speak to us directly. Our brains are always looking for shortcuts, and the word because triggers us to comply. How do we know? The Research.

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July Cause Awareness: Disability Pride Month

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A disability is any condition of the mind or body that makes it more difficult for someone to partake in certain activities and may impair their ability to participate easily in normal daily pursuits. During the protest, 104 activists were arrested for unlawful demonstration, many in their wheelchairs. Doug Flutie Jr.

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Top 2021 Fundraising Strategies: Mastering Relevant Content Marketing

Bloomerang

It’s important to showcase how what you do relates to what’s top of mind for folks. Specifically, you should create content around the “why” of your existence and share the stories that demonstrate your successes in fulfilling your mission. Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy.

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