Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2011

TechSoup is launching a new micro-volunteering initiative called Donate Your Brain. TechSoup's Donate Your Brain is a way for nonprofits, NGOs, libraries, government agencies and other social mission-based organizations to ask tech-related questions and get quick answers.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

If you''re in the area, consider heading over to hear social sector thought-leaders talk about how data is transforming their work and organizations. which focused on eight social media experts. We will also discuss best practices for building a thriving healthy community. Member Round Up member update nptech Social Media'

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

This includes behaviorism and social learning or peer learning, communities of practice, and connectivism. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Without the visual breaks we need to refocus, our brains grow fatigued.”. You can co-create meeting norms with your team or organization by facilitating a discussion about the types of communication or collaboration behaviors that make for an effective meeting or collaboration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

I had an exciting and busy week of teaching public workshops, facilitating informal staff workshops, and meetings at the Embassy mostly on the topic of Networked Nonprofit, digital strategy, and leading on social media. Taking brain breaks is an important work skill as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2017

The book is about our behavioral addictions to our smartphones, video games, social media, and email and how to break them. Like slot machines, people check their emails and social networks repeatedly because they have a Ludic Loop embedded. The diagram below illustrates a Ludic Loop in checking your email. This is a Ludic Loop!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Last week, I was in London teaching social media strategy workshops for London NGOs organized by Social Media Misfits and keynoted Institute of Fundraising’s Future of Fundraising Conference. As many nonprofit professionals know too well, a hard-working but “tired” brain needs a few moments to “recharge.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2013

One goal that I had was to a peer support community through the twitter hashtag # npsmpeer – where nonprofit social media managers could share advice and support one another. I enjoyed designing and facilitating this session because I had five awesome presenters who have a depth of knowledge about the topics we discussed.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Then we had a discussion to pull highlight and discover different practices. I used this exercise right after lunch to avoid the after lunch energy drop and use the time for instruction. I planned for this by incorporating an after-lunch energizer that used movement to get people’s brains going.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Join me on February 22nd at 9:00 am PT for a LinkedIn Live with Zoe Amar for a conversation about taking the first step for responsible AI adoption.We’ll discuss the challenges, tips, and practical resources available. Applying AI to basic collaboration workflows can offer a dividend of time (and brain space).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

” As the word cloud appears on the screen, we discuss the triggers and reactions. Your logical brain temporarily shuts down, and you lose the ability to solve problems, make decisions, and think rationally. .”

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Gyrus

AUGUST 17, 2016

​. What Makes Social Learning so Interesting? A Comprehensive Examination of Social Media in Our Learning Programs. Social learning, relied solely on what one could obtain in a classroom setting, working with direct peers, or what could be conveyed back in forth on a phone. Those days are now extraordinarily a thing of the past.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

He is Deputy Director for the Contemporary Jewish Museum , and an expert in using social media in a museum setting. One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations. Both organizations have demonstrated leadership in embracing social media. I said yes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2019

” As the word cloud is created, we discuss the triggers and reactions. Your logical brain temporarily shuts down, and you lose the ability to solve problems, make decisions, and think rationally. I’ve done this exercise hundreds of time and the results across nonprofits are similar.

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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.” I’ve really taken to heart the movement principle.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

In a previous blog , we discussed the effect good storytelling has on the brain. Social Tech blog content marketing data npTech technology' The bottom line is, if your nonprofit is unsure about what story it can tell, simply look at your people.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Casey Golden, CEO, Small Act "Success" in social media has historically meant acquiring a large number of fans and followers. Fun with Social CRMs" -- when asked if she thought relationships really matter in social media, said: I don't think they matter, I KNOW they matter. So, what is Social CRM?

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

But recently she was overhearing aggravated remarks from staff: she wasn’t paying attention to them, she was missing appointments, and forgetting to discuss important points at meetings. The story above is about how your brain works. Your brain has a part called the Prefrontal Cortex, or “PFC” (remember “Paula Front-and-Center”?).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

Good instructional design and delivery engages people’s brains, eyes, ears, and bodies. People pay attention more, they learn something, they retain it better, and there is a better chance of them applying what they learned. Which brain do you think is more open to learning, retaining, and applying the content during a training?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Moving around at work helps get our brains to re-engage. Even small movements cause improved brain processing speed, learning, and short-term memory. Our brains begin to slow down when we are not moving. Being active in meetings can bring our brains out of “hibernation mode.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

My last deep dive into social media and health care was when I delivered this keynote for a health care organization so this was an opportunity to see how the field has progressed. Some reflections: Health Organizations: Social Media. I introduced some concepts about Social Media ROI and steps to making a case.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

The retreat curriculum is built around the a framework called “I-WE-IT” that covers mindsets and practical skills that today’s social change leaders of all generations need as we move towards more collective approaches. More importantly, this experiential learning — not just discussion. Flexibility. Co-Creating. Leadership'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Last month, I had the pleasure of attending the Social Innovation Summit , a twice annual event that represents a global convening of thought leaders in technology, investment, philanthropy, international development, and business. ALS Association and discuss the Ice Bucket Challenge. Says Barb, “All of sudden it went crazy!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2007

Last week, we had a NpTech Conference call (see Marnie's notes here and my stabb at a summary here ) During the call Nancy White mentioned "social search" and later she forwarded this note about a Yi-Tan tech community call on the topic today. Social Search is: people helping people find stuff. So, this is a little bit raw.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

The program is specially design to leverage the power of technology in supporting women’s rights and social justice leaders and organizations to advance their work and impact. The participants represent a diverse cohort of 41 women’s rights and social justice leaders from 18 organizations from 11 states across the country.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Given this, it’s not surprising that every cause marketer or corporate social responsibility professional is scratching their head as they try to reach this important group. In our work we learned that social issues are tied to the intersection of community, family, friends and where people live, work, and play.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2013

You can support NTEN in Giving Tuesday and join Beth Kanter for a live discussion of collective philanthropy - get the details here. Check out the 124 NTEN Members participating in Giving Tuesday below. Find them all at GivingTuesday.org 2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares, Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2013

Join us for a discussion about the value of failure in the nonprofit technology sector. Through lively sharing and discussion we will dive into the art of placing small bets or affordable losses that can lead to innovation. Mindful or Mindfull Social Media? Organizational Leadership and Social Media Insights. NpTech Fail.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2017

I’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand how the feng shui of a classroom impacts learning. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion. It also provided a nice transition between sections, giving people a little brain break to digest the information. Have you ever had to do a room hack?

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Care2

MAY 31, 2013

During our discussion, Jessica and I talked about nonprofit and political campaigns obsession with vanity metrics. As social media becomes a bigger part of our online communications and outreach, the nonprofit and political campaign community has become way too focused on numbers rather than real engagement. Focus on Target Audiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. When I design instruction, I want to make sure that learning activities use four different kinds of activities that help the brain learn rapidly.

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2010

Photo: johncabrerea@att.net I've been crafting the "official" NTEN Social Media Strategy. Supposedly, social media comes more naturally to me. We human beings are social beings. On a daily basis we listen, we connect, we share, and we evaluate -- all steps in a solid social media plan. What makes it official?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2017

Is everyone sitting around the table, but only engaged on their mobile phones or laptops, checking email or looking at social feeds? Is everyone suffering from “foggy brain” caused by too much sitting down meetings? This size group is flexible, as discussion can occur while walking, or if desired the group can stop along the walk.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 2, 2011

Wendy is a listener, innovator, online community member, information synthesizer, big picture thinker, and Director of Social Media for the American Red Cross. You can connect with her on Twitter at @wharman Wendy Harman, Social Media Maven, How I Have Fun, Do Good I am the luckiest. I get to have fun and do good for a living.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2011

Yesterday, the Social Media for Nonprofit Conference series kicked off in San Francisco yesterday in War Memorial Green Room with support from Microsoft. My point is that movement gets blood flood to brain and people wake up if they’re in an information overload coma). Charles Porch, Facebook.

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