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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

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Don’t waste valuable brain power. Big picture thinkers who can execute the details. The right team feeds off the energy of the group. The right team also feeds on the energy of the group. Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see. The ability to manage risk and the courage to fail.

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People Want To Belong To Your Nonprofit’s Community

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Endeavor to repay your donors by lifting them up and connecting them to the broader picture. And how you should never feel bad about asking someone for a philanthropic gift, because it delivers a shot of dopamine that lights up the pleasure center of their brains. Where else might this predisposition to give come from?

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3 Content Creation Tips For When You’re Short On Time

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When you write all of your content at one time, it helps your brain switch into that gear. Attention-grabbing statistics such as “1 in 4 kids in the United States don’t know where their next meal comes from” make people stop scrolling through their feed. As they say, “A picture is worth a thousand words.”

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How to Grow Your Nonprofit When You’re a Team of One

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When you get on Facebook to post on your nonprofit’s page, don’t get distracted scrolling through your feed! This one is wayyyy more important than it seems because your brain and body don’t function well if they aren’t rested. Staying hydrated helps combat fatigue, grumpiness, and sluggish brain syndrome. Eat properly.

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[VIDEO] 5 Must-Do’s of Year-End Fundraising Success

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I think our days and our brains can sometimes feel like this calculation. . I love the copy as well as the picture. . Some of the folks that do a really great job of taking pictures in the field are the folks at Charity Water. So there are different pictures that happen. . I’ve made a ton of mistakes.

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9 Captivating Content Ideas to Enhance Your Nonprofit Blog

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Compelling images The human brain can process images as quickly as 13 milliseconds. Photos of people are particularly compelling, so gather pictures of volunteers, beneficiaries, and community members. Create a photo slideshow so those who attended the event can click through to see if they ended up in any pictures.

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End-of-Year Giving: 21 Best Practices for a Great Campaign

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Try giving regular social media updates on Twitter or through a live feed on your homepage. Check out Brain Tumor Network’s successful peer-to-peer campaign that was created through Qgiv: Social media: Try encouraging your supporters to share their fundraising pages on their personal social media accounts to get more donations. (