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Do Negativity And Alarm Really Raise More Funds?

Bloomerang

Science says: We’re wired for negative Sadly, our brains are wired to respond to negative messages. Negative events impact our brains more than positive events. This is especially true for mass marketing messages and broad fundraising appeals for monumental events like hurricanes or earthquakes.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Bookshare is helping Kevin— who had suffered a brain injury—to keep up with his school work. We believe that all ebooks should be fully accessible, so that a person with a disability can effectively use the exact same ebook that somebody without a disability gets on their Kindle or iPad.

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Data and the Human Touch

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

When Kevin was in kindergarten he had an organic brain injury, which forced him to have to relearn everything from walking to using the bathroom. With its rapidly growing collection of over 225,000 (and counting) accessible ebooks, Bookshare is the world’s largest library of its kind. Data is now a core resource.

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Friday Fun Links: Creativity, Yummy Food, Blogging, Do-Gooding and Events

Have Fun - Do Good

Creative Ladies Planning the Year Ahead on Jamie Ridler Studios Wish on Create Your Own Beautiful Holiday Poetry Book by Tara Sophia Mohr I'm 42 and Full of Gratitude and Appreciation on SurfPrayLove Unfun Decisions: Scraping Bottom by Gwen Bell Forget Your Perfect Offering by Gwen Bell Creating With Kids :: Still Shots from Goddess Guide Book Something (..)

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One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2014

Connection Cafe

First, believe deeply – in your heart and then in your brain – that donors matter. Vanessa Chase , Philanthropy for All. Building a culture of philanthropy throughout your organization. p.s. Look out for our upcoming eBook on donor retention. Joyaux , ACFRE, Joyaux Associates. Third, behave accordingly!

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112 Nonprofit Blog Posts, Articles, and Stories from 2013 You Can’t Miss.

Connection Cafe

Erica Waasdorop makes a guest appearance on the Philanthropy for All blog to share a key insight she’s learned about the monthly giving: Every Monthly Giving Program is Tailor Made. Speak to the part of the brain that controls action-taking. Tell stories. Evoke emotion. Ready for this?

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