Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2013

My colleague, Alexandra Samuel, wrote a provocative post on the HBR blog titled, “ Dear Colleague, Put Down Your Notebook ” where she makes an argument for switching to digital note taking tools like Evernote is more efficient than taking notes on paper. All digital? I also wonder if there is an impact on being creative?

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

In 2002, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills identified a set of qualities they consider most important for learning in the digital era. Don’t waste valuable brain power. Open-minded humanists, interested in a broad spectrum of topics and issues. Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

You may need to get rid of sticky notes and embrace digital tools, better time management, and more efficient processes. Work Smarter with Digital Tools to Increase Your Nonprofit Productivity I used to be an old school pen-and-paper person. It took me a minute to go from old school to the digital age, but now I love it!

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NetWits

JULY 14, 2011

With that in mind, I asked some of my favorite people on Twitter to join me in sharing their favorite tips and resources, and with that, I share with you: 20 Tips for Nonprofits Using Twitter. Lead Manager, Online Campaigns – National Brain Tumor Society | Follow @npshana. 1 – Chris Tuttle. 9 – Kerri Karvetski.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2016

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. As many nonprofit professionals know too well, a hard-working but “tired” brain needs a few moments to “recharge.”

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Investing in digital-first fundraising and marketing communications. It’s important to showcase how what you do relates to what’s top of mind for folks. Here are some ideas for useful content that connects your mission to what may be top of mind for your supporters right now: Human services. Arts and culture.

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Byte Technology

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. Digital Resources Nonprofit'

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

are no longer effective because of the digital revolution. But in reality, when done correctly, they can be just as effective as digital marketing. . direct mail and digital marketing. In fact, digital marketing’s prominence has actually caused direct mail to feel more distinct to donors of all ages. . is meaningful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2017

When nonprofit staff are constantly monitoring their email after work hours — whether this is due to a fear of missing something from their executive director or out of habit — they are missing out on essential down time that brains need. Use retreats as a time for digital detox – stay off email and devices during the retreat meeting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

NetSmart is Howard Rheingold’s latest book. It synthesizes his 30 years of experience if being a model digital citizen and what he has learned from asking other this simple question: How to use social media intelligently and mindfully? They include: attention, crap detection, collaboration, networks, and participation.

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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

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The presentation looks at how younger generations are always connected and are multi-taskers who count on the Internet as their external brain and approach problems in a different way from older generations. It raises the question (unanswered) whether this is a good or bad thing. Being strategically future-minded.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

We all know that with so much content out there, it is eating our brains and memory , relying more on “google it.” ” But what if there was a way to use online tools, mobile apps, and software that helped lengthen our attention spans and replace information overload with a sense of mindfulness? Mindfulness'

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

Rest is a necessary and important productivity tool—and an important part of doing the inner AND outer work of being a mindful changemaker. Practice Digital Social Distancing When working, eating, sleeping, and spending time with loved ones, we have a perfect opportunity to be socially distant from our devices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Many years ago before the digital cameras and children, my husband used to spend many hours combining two past times: birding and photography. Over the holidays, I took an all too brief social media break to spent time with family. It gave me space to give social media use some mindful attention. Black-Crowned Night Heron.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In today’s digital landscape, integrating social media buttons on your nonprofit website signifies a commitment to fostering engagement, driving awareness, and facilitating convenient avenues for supporters to contribute. Research has shown that the human brain retains information more effectively when presented repeatedly.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 2, 2019

That’s certainly not true for everybody, especially natural introverts, but failing to take advantage of the chance to people like-minded professionals is a big conference no-no. Studies have shown that notetakers retain information better if they write by hand as opposed to digitally.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

You open the app, you plant a digital tree and it will thrive for as long as you stay in the app. 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. The app is called Forest that turns putting down your phone into a game.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

The NTEN Editorial Committee is a group of committed professionals that meet monthly to discuss content and strategy for the NTEN: Change Journal , our quarterly digital publication for nonprofit leaders. Sunny Kapoor, Director of Digital Marketing, Sanford Health. Nicole Lampe, Digital Strategy Director, Resource Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

Last week was the first day of summer and it got me thinking about doing a digital detox. During my walk, I reflected on my participation last March in the annual National Day of Unplugging , a 24-hour digital detox when you don’t use technology, Internet, or mobile phone in order to reduce stress. ART X SMART by Kim Dong-kyu.

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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

We once thought the problem was simply about a lack of calories, but now we know it’s more about not having enough nutritious food to support body and brain development. The kind of food that nourishes the mind and body, and is foundational to growth and many other critical human needs, like education, housing, jobs, and transportation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. I obtain a list of participants with their organizational contact information and do a scan and audit of their digital presences if I’m leading a session on digital marketing.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2020

Some Internet People say some that sparks something in your brain. Author: Ellice Engdahl When Seema asked me to write a post “ taking stock of the industry ,” I started to run through all the things that have been bouncing around my mind since the world changed. Some Internet People strike the flint every time. Let’s do it.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A Better Website is Worth the Money Your website serves as a digital hub for your organization. Build a Website That Can Grow With You Like any good investment, a nonprofit website should be built with longevity in mind. In today’s ever-expanding online world, that’s important. Humans tend to respond to images of fellow humans.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Explore the pitfalls and pratfalls of creating a social/media presence, in an educational context, in the hyper-digital (often hyper-critical) digital age. How to Be a Mindful Techie Speaker Speaker: Meico Whitlock, Senior Manager, Communications, NASTAD. Let’s revisit them publicly. And then, let’s never speak of them again.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 2, 2015

As part of the success services team, I have the fortune of working with the very best and brightest online fundraising, web design, social media, open source development and digital marketing professionals in the world—all rolled up under one amazing team called Blackbaud Interactive @BBinteractive. BBInteractive is back!

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

We have found that the process of listing your resources in a clear, organized manner can help you wrap your brain around how you can go about raising the funds needed. Be mindful of remaining “strategic” (have we used this word enough?), For starters, answer these questions: How many staff people can devote their time to fundraising?

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I have written a lot about how it is important to understand how the brain works, how people learn by using learning theories to guide the design of your workshops. Bear in mind that the model isn’t practical in all situations. Use Learning Theory. to define the four levels of training evaluation.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Markerless: Markerless or location-based augmented reality relies on pegging the AR object to a specific place using GPS or digital compass. Lastly, being able to use our bodies and minds in new ways stimulates innovation. Here’s an example of an AR experience we created that uses a painting as the trigger.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 7, 2011

Emily is a w riter and digital strategist who blogs as TheSanFranista. I had gone to classes on and off before coming to California but regularly left before savasana, the rest period at the end of class where the mind is invited to be still. The fifth guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Emily Goligoski.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Saving staffers from mind-numbing repetitive tasks and opening time to innovate are some of the best reasons to prioritize understanding AI. ANNs are inspired by the structure and function of the human brain. Buyer beware is critical. Using AI will automatically improve productivity and innovation.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2016

Keep in mind that not all of your visitors come to your website with a specific need. Did you know that the human brain processes images 60,000 times faster than it does text? Crafting Your Nonprofit Story in a Digital World from Benjamin Wong. Some will just want to check out what you’re about.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

While it’s not as complicated as brain surgery, there is a healthy dose of “rocket science” involved in creating a written content strategy, but nothing that should stop any good nonprofit marketer or communications professional from soldiering ahead. The digital marketing landscape is intimidating at best, and paralyzing at worst.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

While it’s not as complicated as brain surgery, there is a healthy dose of “rocket science” involved in creating a written content strategy, but nothing that should stop any good nonprofit marketer or communications professional from soldiering ahead. The digital marketing landscape is intimidating at best, and paralyzing at worst.

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