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It's almost time for #11NTC - See you there?

Judi Sohn

It's in Washington, DC March 17-19, although I'll be arriving in DC on the 16th for an NTEN Board Meeting. Sit in a circle and share ideas and resources, while the "presenters" are facilitators instead of providers of one-way brain dumps via PowerPoint. This year, my 4th, promises to be the best yet.

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Nonprofits Who are Making A Difference Through Play

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Don’t run to play Mario just yet though — the game has to be specially designed to fill in lapses in brain activity from the start! She previously worked with the Washington, D.C., The neuroscientists at the Gazzaley Lab at University of California, San Francisco, have shown that games can improve our cognitive function.

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Force Multiplier Podcast Episode 1: Addressing Hidden Hunger in our Communities

Saleforce Nonprofit

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. With nearly 200 food banks nationwide and offices in Washington D.C. As our understanding of the problem has evolved, the language we use has evolved too.

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It’s almost time for #11NTC – See you there?

Judi Sohn

It's in Washington, DC March 17-19, although I'll be arriving in DC on the 16th for an NTEN Board Meeting. Sit in a circle and share ideas and resources, while the "presenters" are facilitators instead of providers of one-way brain dumps via PowerPoint. This year, my 4th, promises to be the best yet.

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Guest Post by Geoff Livingston: Creating Movements

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Her post was based off of the Brains of Fire Manifesto, “ 10 Lessons Learned in Igniting Word of Mouth Movements.” Our job as organizational communicators lies in trying to facilitate a larger conversation by providing the means for people to share, perhaps initiate conversations, and highlight the great work and thoughts of others.

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Join Me for A Social Design Experiment on April 5

Museum 2.0

On Sunday April 5, I’ll be conducting a collaborative experiment with 15 intrepid University of Washington graduate students, and I’d like to invite you to join in from your own hometown. The point of this experiment is to play with design conditions that support both facilitated and unfacilitated engagement with strangers.

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Got the Winter Blues? Giving May Cheer You Up

Have Fun - Do Good

According to the Washington Post article, If It Feels Good to Be Good, It Might Only Be Natural , another study found that when, "volunteers placed the interests of others before their own, the generosity activated a primitive part of the brain that usually lights up in response to food or sex. I'm a big fan of Kiva too.

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