.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

She also makes an important point about the shift in persuasive strategies away from the aggressive sales pitch and toward a more genuine and personalized approach. Evaluate Expertise Who exactly are the members of your new brain trust and where will you find them? Impact—Do their ideas and insights make a difference?

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2023

And, unless you’re able to write different letters to specific individuals or cohorts – folks you know well enough to truly appreciate what floats their boats – you don’t want to get too cute, funny, religious, funky, hip, familial, or even formal. a person, place, animal or cause), not “we” or the name of your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The amount of hours per night varies from person to person and is different based on age. While there are a variety of different gadgets that you can use to track your sleep, I use the Fitbit Charge 2. Would you analyze surveys after tossing several shots of Tequilas? How much sleep does your body actually need?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

And making too many personal sacrifices, wanting to leave your job, and having a bad or cynical attitude about your work. If I could identify what made them different from others – and what they shared in common – it might just hold the key for the rest of us to learn how to avoid burning out.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2023

In fact, our brains are hardwired to respond to stories. In addition to navigating through your own website, this person is likely scrolling through many search results to find out more information about your organization. Bring your story to life using different types of video content (e.g., It’s human.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

There are two parts to thanking donors: Connecting with the donor’s brain by providing a gift receipt and more importantly, touching the donor’s heart by letting them know they are heroes for giving to your organization’s cause. You make the brain connection when you give them the data they need for their records. Invite questions.

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Gift Donor Language Video 119

EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

Their diversity in experiences, skillsets, passions, and viewpoints ensures that good missions get the brains and heart they deserve. There are plenty of folks out there who care about your cause and want to make a difference who simply may not know where to start. If your training is in-person, provide childcare.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 21, 2023

That’s because when people engage in a positive physical experience, our brains release neurotransmitters like dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins that create a strong emotional connection and sense of happiness. Provide them with personalized communication , exclusive updates and special recognition.

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Bloomerang

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. . And by getting comfortable with our stories and sharing them, we can make a great deal of difference both personally and professionally. .

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 13, 2021

Three small words can make ALL the difference in your fundraising appeals. You can deploy you to make a deeper, more personal connection with your supporters. Using you effectively might mean breaking some of your die-hard writing habits, like never writing in the second person. This powerful word is all about personalization.

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VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

With two lead volunteers, Deborah had a team (not to mention an opportunity to put into practice all the strategies that VQ Volunteer Strategies and the Center had shared with four different cohorts of participants in our High Impact Volunteer Engagement Initiative ). Interested in engaging skills-based and leadership volunteers?

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Skills Build Volunteer Broadcast 98

AccelEvents

AUGUST 7, 2020

Fortunately, the very make up of the human brain offers some potential avenues for increasing engagement in a digital environment and producing a far more satisfying experience overall. When we are engaged in stimulating activities, the brain releases dopamine , a neurotransmitter that leaves us feeling positive and happy.

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Virtual Brain Storytelling Audience 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The first Nonprofit Blog Carnival of 2015 is on the theme is personal productivity. We are living and working in a world that is connected and where sacred space and deep thinking, essential ingredients to online personal productivity and well-being, is almost becoming extinct. What is personal productivity?

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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. Take for example, Fulbright Finland where I did a workshop with their staff about personal branding and professional networking. Taking brain breaks is an important work skill as well.

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Finland Learning Classroom Brain 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

One of the science-based findings identified that online meetings get the same results as in-person meetings when everyone turns on their video cameras. In person, we are able to use our peripheral vision to glance out the window or look at others in the room. “In And it may have implications for our health. “In

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

When they applied it to their actual work task, they realized they could design personalized gift baskets in minutes, not hours. Apply in Low Risk Ways to Work Flows Now it is time to learn prompting skills applied to different job tasks. Applying AI to basic collaboration workflows can offer a dividend of time (and brain space).

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

People have different values (some want to help children; others animals; others education, the environment, the arts… and so on). Yes, this means a prompt, personal, powerful thank you. On an individual level, this can be any number of different things, which is why it pays to get to know your donors as much as you can.

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People Community Facilitation Philanthropy 112

Classy

MAY 5, 2021

The mesolimbic part of the brain assigns values to the sensory stimuli, helping us classify what we feel. The rational part of a donor’s brain still mediates the action evoked or prompted by the emotional part through values and learnings. When a donor responds to emotions, the brain releases volatile power chemicals. .

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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. Many successful nonprofit professionals use rituals, either for personal productivity or team productivity.

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Journal Reflection Facilitation Technique 148

Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result. Work Smarter with Digital Tools to Increase Your Nonprofit Productivity I used to be an old school pen-and-paper person. I can do it even when my brain feels fried. The first step may be to change the way you work. That’s right.

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Product Organization Doc Calendar 124

Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

Studies have repeatedly shown that the human brain responds positively to altruism and people are hard-wired to give because it produces feel-good emotions. Center impact stories and personal connection with the donor instead!) can make a major difference. It’s their last chance to make tax-deductible donations.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

She reached out to me at least quarterly, we had phone calls, Zoom calls, and even met in person for coffee. The Maimonides “Golden Ladder” of Giving says capacity giving (teach a person to fish), and anonymous (no credit needed) gifts, are the “highest,” but I’ve never really held to that. So far so good. And virtuous.

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Donor Philanthropy Charity Gift 102

Media Cause

MARCH 4, 2022

Inspiration came from two very different places. . In order to create work that stands out and makes people notice, makes people click, makes an impact, it needs to feel personal. The best way to make it personal is to use your intuition and make it your own. David Carson is more right brain, more intuitive, more imaginative.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 29, 2021

You need one person. . Really great stories feature one person (or animal, if you do environmental or conservation work). It’s far easier for our brains to put ourselves in the shoes of ONE person and connect with their story than it is for us to do that with a group of people. . You need a clear problem.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 22, 2023

“It’s how you deal with setbacks is what makes the difference.” Rationally examine your personal fears and gain mastery over them. Carol Dweck is a great resource to understand the difference between a “fixed” and “growth” mindset. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2020

“It’s how you deal with setbacks is what makes the difference.” Rationally examine your personal fears and gain mastery over them. Carol Dweck is a great resource to understand the difference between a “fixed” and “growth” mindset. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged.

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Lesson Articulate Teach Voice 92

Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

While it can’t compete with virtual marketing’s speed and efficiency, direct mail’s personalization, tangibility, and ability to create multiple touchpoints continue to be valuable benefits. Personalization. Another aspect of personalization is segmentation. Personalization. Guides like. Segmentation. is meaningful.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

The following is an excerpt from How to Thrive When Work Doesn’t Love You Back A Practical Guide for Taking Care of Yourself While Changing The World by Meico Marquette Whitlock and a foreword by Beth Kanter 3 Ways to Thrive When Your Work Doesn’t Love You Back You’re committed to making a positive difference in the world. for dinner.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2013

If I can’t process what I hear by asking questions of the expert or checking in with another participate or sitting quietly and just thinking about what was shared, there is a point that I reach after about 15 minutes – it’s call “My Brain Is Full Up.” Different delivery options are better than the same.

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Content Learning Brain PPT 130

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

One of the science-based findings identified that online meetings get the same results as in-person meetings when everyone turns on their video cameras. In person, we are able to use our peripheral vision to glance out the window or look at others in the room. “In And it may have implications for our health. “In

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Camera Collaboration Attention Research 96

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

You might want to write three urgent subject lines, three intrigue subject lines, two that combine intrigue and urgency, and two that don’t fall into either category but still pop into your brain. Creating a sense of urgency helps your donor’s brain prioritize your email as something that needs to be opened. Then pick your favorite!

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Achieve

AUGUST 6, 2021

Step One: Encourage participants to customize their personal fundraising page. . to-peer participants who update their personal fundraising pages raise between 7 and 18 times more than people who don’t! When we do a favor for someone, we tend to view that person more fondly. Our brains tell us, “Wow! willing to donate.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Pattern recognition: A storytelling superpower Our brains are wired to recognize patterns. They allow us to see ourselves within the narrative, making the lessons they impart deeply personal and impactful. Let the stories demonstrate the difference your organization is making. Begin your event by making everyone feel welcome.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 7, 2020

Fortunately, the very makeup of the human brain offers some potential avenues for increasing engagement in a digital environment and producing a far more satisfying experience overall. When we are engaged in stimulating activities, the brain releases dopamine , a neurotransmitter that leaves us feeling positive and happy.

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Virtual Brain Storytelling Audience 52

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Increase Engagement with Website Personalization There are a lot of elements that a very basic website provider won’t offer you, and one of the big ones is the ability to personalize your user’s experiences. Website personalization can take many forms. Humans tend to respond to images of fellow humans.

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Websites Practice Nonprofit Search 52

Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Nonprofit storytelling refers to a specific way of communication that organizations use to personalize their mission. Storytelling makes it personal and transforms the heart and mind of your target audience by showing them why something is important, instead of just telling them. See the difference?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

That's the Robin we all collectively know personally. However, I'm here to spotlight the impact Robin had on millions of people who never had the pleasure of meeting her personally. Whatever works for the reader who needs to read differently. The sister, the aunt, the friend, the mentor. The shining bright spot in our day.

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