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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

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premium services (WordPress themes, Flickr Pro, Facebook custom Tab generators, etc.), One of the biggest downsides for me personally from being connected to the Social Web 50-70 hours a week is that my brain has a hard time reading for extended periods of time. In 2013, keep these two words at the forefront of your mind.

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How Nonprofit Professionals Can Manage Workplace Stress Triggers

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Flickr Photo by Brittney Bush. Anne Grady, in a recent HBR blog post , describes the harm that repeated stress triggers can create in the workplace: “When you are triggered, the emotional part of your brain takes over.

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Don’t Bring Your Phone in the Shower

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Helokee. Like-minded folks can accomplish a lot, and expertise is not to be undervalued, but sometimes they can hit roadblocks. Moments of insight arrive when we are not sitting in our offices looking at our computer, but rather when we are on a walk, in the shower or otherwise allowing our minds to wander.

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How to Create a Juicy Blogging Vision Board

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How to Create a Juicy Blogging Vision Board Materials: Magazines you don't mind cutting up, a manila file folder, a glue stick, scissors, a timer, Mod Podge (optional), and a paper grocery bag. Keep your answers in mind as you look through your magazines. If you post it on your blog, or Flickr, please share your link in the comments.

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How Can Nonprofits Switch From Scarcity to Abundance Mindsets When It Comes To Self-Care?

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Flickr Photo by TheeErin. Scarcity captures the mind. The mind orients automatically, powerfully, toward unfulfilled needs. The November Nonprofit Blog Carnival is about the theme of how nonprofits can move from a scarcity mindset to an abundance mindset. Scarcity is more than just the displeasure of having very little.

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The Secret Every Successful Nonprofit Leader Knows About Being Productive

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Flickr Photo by udithawix. I try to schedule time blocks that require high level concentration tasks (like writing) in the morning when my brain is better able to concentrate. But having many choices and opportunities requires developing a special set of skills in order to be successful.

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Does Immersion In Social Media Change Our Brain Functions? This Is Your Brain On Social Media

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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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