Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2017

Recently, 60 Minutes did a piece on Brain Hacking or intentionally designing apps so you feel the need to to check in constantly. Rosen’s research can not yet determine what the impact is on our brains and lives as it too soon. Put only “tools” — and not apps designed to consume more of your attention — on your home screen.

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Global Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Have you exchanged data with like-minded organizations to grow your impact? With the help of DataRobot, the Anacostia Riverkeeper team designed a system to predict if E. The UCSF Brain and Spinal Injury Center improves treatment guidelines using insights from machine learning. To improve equity in your programs?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Organization: Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. We aim to reach the the 55,000 Canadians affected by a brain tumour with a variety of tools and technology such as our website and social media communities play a large part in this reach. We’ll share what they told us in this series of blog posts. Website: [link].

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 28, 2014

TED gives me the chance to brainstorm with loads of people who gather to discuss ways to change the world through technology and design. We know in theory what a brain injury means, but seeing Gabby Giffords on stage, struggling to speak as a result of her brain injury, brought its impact home.

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

This blog series is designed to help nonprofit professionals like you make subtle mindset shifts that can make a big difference in your work, as well as increase your job satisfaction. . With that in mind, decide what story you’ll tell and how you’ll start to speak up more often. . How did their story impact your life?

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APRIL 9, 2015

Mann is quick to point out that his approach isn’t directed so much towards the number of messages that plague our inboxes, bur rather the amount of time our brains spend dwelling there. After all, anyone can zip through their messages and take an “out of sight, out of mind” tact towards email management. That ‘zero?’ That’s it.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2016

One thing you notice is the building interior design, created by award-winning Spanish architects SelgasCano. This is known as “ brain breaks ” where you simply STOP for a moment and do something to reset and renew your brain’s capacity to absorb or create that next thought. What reboots your brain?

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Whole Whale

JUNE 22, 2021

Developing a daily route can be helpful in terms of productivity and getting your mind in the GTD (getting things done) zone. This will do wonders for your mind and will get your brain out of relaxing mode and into work mode (even if your desk is within arm’s reach of your bed). Work in Sprints.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 13, 2021

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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), One of the biggest downsides for me personally from being connected to the Social Web 50-70 hours a week is that my brain has a hard time reading for extended periods of time.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Remember, a well-designed website that seamlessly incorporates social media acts as a powerful catalyst for advancing the impact of your nonprofit organization. Research has shown that the human brain retains information more effectively when presented repeatedly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

They 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. I also designed and facilitated a nonprofit leadership institute at Pepperdine University. Housekeeping Mindfulness Self-Directed Learning' Year in Review.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As more and more of our lives move online, nonprofits need an optimized, well-designed website in order to stand out and engage donors—and to justify the expense of maintaining one! Build a Website That Can Grow With You Like any good investment, a nonprofit website should be built with longevity in mind.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2015

The human body was not designed for sitting all day long. There are serious health risks to a sedentary work style, but it also impacts our minds as well. Moving around at work helps get our brains to re-engage. Even small movements cause improved brain processing speed, learning, and short-term memory.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2013

This year at the Nonprofit Technology Conference, I had the pleasure of designing and facilitating a session on “Content Curation for Nonprofits” with Will Coley. The session was designed to balance content delivery with peer interaction. Content curation takes focus and discipline — being “brains on.”

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APRIL 14, 2022

Gearset’s DevOps Dreamin’ Chicago 2022 was a brand-new opportunity for the Salesforce DevOps community to connect and share expertise at a designated conference. It was also the first in-person event I’ve had a chance to attend in two years. DevOps Sessions + Speakers.

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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. I like how he takes a designer’s approach to using his time. How do you design your work day? Brain Fitness. There is the mind-body connection which boils down to taking care of yourself. Or maybe it is negative thoughts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

” I don’t have an answer, but I think it has to do with modeling conscious information and consumption and being mindful about how you connect with people, cultivate relationships, and share information. In our panel discussion, Laura was asked about being mindful in our philanthropy and giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

Rituals are also 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 To Build Mindfulness. Designing and Implementing Workplace Rituals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Working in partnership with Common Sense Media , they will launch education campaigns about anti-addiction to tech and also make tech companies more accountable in the way they design products. 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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2013

I prefer these tools when I’m capturing a discussion from a meeting that focused on a designing a program or a reflective conversation. If the notes need to be in a digital format, the process of transcribing them gives me added reflection and thought time to digest the ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2013

I have the honor of designing and facilitating three sessions, including a plenary on my favorite topic – learning from failure. Mindful or Mindfull Social Media? This session will be brains on and hands on and cover the best practices of content curation for nonprofit. April 13, 2013 – 8:30-10:00.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! Evaluation is one of my favorite parts of the instructional design or training process. Use Learning Theory.

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Media Cause

MAY 28, 2021

Media Cause Art Director Rob Shaw and Senior Designer Ansley Luce recently gave an agency-wide (virtual) talk on Color Theory: Emotion + Bias. In Part 3, Ansley breaks down how colors work in the brain to create relationships — for better or worse — that shape our perceptions of sameness, otherness and contribute to racial bias. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

The session is designed to answer three questions: Why does collaborative technology overload lead to loss of nonprofit workplace productivity and what are the best practices to avoid it? Get to know your Ultradian Rhythms , the natural rhythms of your body and brain that repeat throughout the day. Work to your energy.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

Google is partnering with eyeglass designers like Warby Parker and Ray-Ban to address this. He is an expert in the cognitive neuroscience field of ‘brain computer interface’ or thought controlled computing. It’s basically typing with the mind. How Stuff Works: How Brain-computer Interfaces Work.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Allen’s GTD methodology is based on the idea that our brains are not designed to store information. This allows us to clear our minds and focus on the present moment. GTD is a five-step process: Capture : Capture everything that comes into your mind, whether it’s a task, an idea, or a thought. So why wait?

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 28, 2014

Good design means as little over-the-top design as possible. Always keep in mind that your website has a purpose outside of looking cool. Well, it’s true, but conTEXT is queen, and is often the case, she’s the real brains of the operation. Featured Nonprofit Web Design' 1) Keep it Simple. 3) Keep it Focused.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 10, 2010

Last night I had dinner at Cafe Gratitude with Jennifer Lee , creator of the Right Brain Business Plan and Kimberly Wilson , the creator of the eco-fashion line, TranquiliT. She also sells a Right Brain Business Plan e-book. In addition to being an eco-fashion designer, Kimberly is also an author of two books.

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Candid

APRIL 27, 2021

The same principle lies at the heart of a mind map. Mind maps help us stay organized in the world of content shock, informational chaos, and short attention span. Psychologists revealed the power of this instrument for the human brain a long time ago. They say mind mapping makes people more creative and retentive.

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Achieve

APRIL 16, 2014

What comes to mind? Why does your brain immediately connect all of those images immediately with Coke? Coke has created a “share of mind” that exists worldwide where people associate Coke with their brand elements; however, it is a process that takes time, patience and unwavering dedication to consistency. The answer: branding.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 28, 2014

Good design means as little over-the-top design as possible. Always keep in mind that your website has a purpose outside of looking cool. Well, it’s true, but conTEXT is queen, and is often the case, she’s the real brains of the operation. Featured Nonprofit Web Design' 1) Keep it Simple. 3) Keep it Focused.

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Gyrus

JULY 12, 2016

When evaluating the effectiveness of eLearnings it is vital that we keep in mind exactly what we are trying to accomplish; then craft exceedingly mindful learning experiences to ensure the highest possible return on our investment. Adaptability.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

That’s what’s been on my mind lately. I have disruptive approaches to social innovation in mind, with an increasingly connected society where the cost of prototyping and deploying new products is extremely low, and where innovation is no longer the sole purview of well-funded for-profit corporations. 10X: ten times the impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2015

It has been a long time since I’ve attended a conference where great content and instructional design were so well integrated. So, bravo to Andrew Means for designing a great end to the conference that can lead to participants applying what they learned – that’s the true result.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2012

But I realized that having the visuals for each question on a separate slide did not let me see patterns. I also found the ready-made charts from survey monkey ugly and distracting … but lacking graphic design skills and drawing skills. Then, I caught myself in the negative thinking trap and told myself, “shut up and draw!”

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APRIL 8, 2014

Debra Askanase, Director of Outreach, National Brain Tumor Society. This invaluable bunch works with NTEN to design core curriculum tracks, conference structure, and thematic focus. Ash Shepherd, Strategy & Process, Minds on Design Lab. Debra Askanase, Director of Outreach, National Brain Tumor Society.

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