Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. (In This year we hiked by the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur. Pictured above).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. (In Rituals. (In I call it my “To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.“

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Classy

MAY 5, 2021

The mesolimbic part of the brain assigns values to the sensory stimuli, helping us classify what we feel. The rational part of a donor’s brain still mediates the action evoked or prompted by the emotional part through values and learnings. When a donor responds to emotions, the brain releases volatile power chemicals. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

In Finland, classroom time incorporates “brain breaks” after 50 minutes when one’s natural focus and energy begins to wane. Taking brain breaks is an important work skill as well. Also, they seem to put good boundaries around “work” time and free time. When they take vacations, they vacate!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. (In This year we hiked by the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur. Pictured above).

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

When a good story is shared, scientific research shows our brains connect to storytelling can have on us: Stories are remembered 22x more easily than data, facts, and stats. Storytelling engages our sensory cortex in the brain , allowing the listener to feel, hear, taste, and even smell the story. Meet Dewey: Part 1.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Add specific details that bring your personas to life. For example, WordPress offers plenty of free and premium plugins for extending your blog’s functionality. For more complex content needs, it’s recommended to work with a professional developer or designer to bring your ideas to life. Simple language free of jargon.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

Here are some of my favorite tools and how I use them to stay organized and be productive: Google Workspace, formerly known as G Suite: I cannot imagine a more important set of tools for nonprofit productivity than these free tools from Google: Google Docs , Google Sheets , Google Forms , Google Slides , and Google Calendar. And that’s it.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

On February 16th in Los Altos, California, I shared these thoughts on Robin Seaman’s impact on the world with her family and friends at her Celebration of Life. We had just won the national contract to supply ALL disabled students in the United States, with ALL the books they needed to read to succeed in school, for free.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Rituals leverage our brains’ ability to run on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted by other things, such as potentially contracting a deadly disease. Update & Review My Personal Resilience Plan: In my workshops , I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience through life-work balance.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

You might want to write three urgent subject lines, three intrigue subject lines, two that combine intrigue and urgency, and two that don’t fall into either category but still pop into your brain. Creating a sense of urgency helps your donor’s brain prioritize your email as something that needs to be opened. Give a gift, change a life.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

org integrated videos throughout the report so readers can get more information about two of their campaigns — Exxon Knew and Break Free — all while keeping the word count down. Donate Life America. Donate Life America helps Americans easily register to be an organ donor. The grassroots climate justice advocates at 350.org

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. This year we hiked by Pacific Ocean near Moss Bay.(Pictured Pictured above).

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Classy

MAY 3, 2021

Quarterly progress reports showing their life-saving gift in action. LoveYourBrain is on a mission to improve the quality of life of people affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI) through programs that build community and foster resilience. Two free tickets to annual events for donors who give $35 or more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2019

They also can migrate your website for free , saving you a lot of time. WordPress files you want to save: Database – the brain and circulatory system of your site. Uploads – photos and documents that bring the theme to life. To make the backup process simple , use a free plugin like Updraft Plus.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

” It isn’t about making the time or thinking about physical activity or movement as a separate exercise time, but something that is integrated into your life — including work time. The benefits of walking to “clear your brain” or build relationships is not a new leadership technique. It’s not a luxury.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

If gaming and a higher purpose doesn’t work in curbing your addiction, then maybe try adding apps on your phone that can enrich your life versus wasting time. I just learned about turning my phone to grayscale because the brightly colored icons give your brain a shiny reward every time we open up our phone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2018

13th, I’ll be doing a FREE Webinar for nonprofits hosted by Salesforce Foundation on “ Combatting Digital Distraction and Technology Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace.” Worst, there is trouble at the top: brain fog. Come join me for this FREE webinar hosted by Salesforce Foundation on February 13th.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

She knew the job aligned her life experience, education, and passion to learn more about trauma, grit, grief, and resilience. Get Registered Now for Free. The most common signs of employee burnout we’ve seen are: Brain fog that causes forgetfulness of something a person has done before or randomly forgetting to complete tasks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. I also include my list of work/life habits that I want to maintain or modify.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 22, 2021

Maybe you’re thinking working remotely means every day is a free-for-all of sleeping in, Netflix, and naps. This will do wonders for your mind and will get your brain out of relaxing mode and into work mode (even if your desk is within arm’s reach of your bed). And yes, we use video calls for BOCs with remote workers. Work in Sprints.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 14, 2017

Contributes to a longer life. Happier and healthier life? Volunteering combats that statistic by adding a sense of purpose to your life. No matter who you are, there are plenty of ways to give your life new meaning by helping others. Reward Volunteers is a free, easy way to track the time you spend volunteering.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2011

Howard Gardner has dedicated his life work to this Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Yet, many conference panels are designed to accommodate only one or two styles of learning and go shallow instead of going deep. I designed and facilitated one panel, I’ve Found My Free Agent, Now What? Later I quizzed him about the tools.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

They provide you with viewable, interactive, and mostly hands-free Internet just above your right eye. He is an expert in the cognitive neuroscience field of ‘brain computer interface’ or thought controlled computing. EEG brain impulses are sent via Bluetooth to a tablet, smartphone or PC. century Italy.

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2014

As a yoga instructor in my “other” life outside of NTEN, being productive without burning out on a busy schedule is a topic I think about often. Here’s a few productivity tools (all free) that have helped me with finding balance: Evernote : This is where I keep track of important information, whether it’s for work or my personal life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Research has found that after hours emails contributes to the blurring of work/life boundaries. Get to know your Ultradian Rhythms , the natural rhythms of your body and brain that repeat throughout the day. It is good to include white space or free time that be used for creative thinking or restorative activities or learning.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 6, 2016

This is mainly because life in the office-place is very different and entirely more demanding, or at least in terms of outward appearances significantly more time intensive (No disrespect to the all-nighters I used to pull). If a formal note is required to do so, please feel free to contact us. Reward Yourself.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2019

Today’s guest is Paula Brantner, president of PB Works Solutions, LLC and senior advisor to Workplace Fairness, a nonprofit organization working to promote and preserve employee rights that maintains the most comprehensive online resource for free information about workers’ rights.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

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! The neuroscientists at the Gazzaley Lab at University of California, San Francisco, have shown that games can improve our cognitive function. Around Gender.

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Judi Sohn

JULY 6, 2009

Some of the most meaningful friendships of my life came out of GEnie or CompuServe at a time when Facebook’s most active users didn’t know how to write yet. I wasn’t very good at the trivia on my own because I sucked at any question that required use of the left side of my brain.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Is our brain changing as a result? Also, the symptoms have to have been causing significant difficulty in life for at least 6 month stresses. By training the brain to shift activities rapidly for multitasking, we may be decreasing the brain’s ability to focus. Is this ADD? Is this permanent or reversible?

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

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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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

Nonprofits that struggle live this life every day of the year. Carve out some time free of distractions to draft a plan that will carry you through the year, one that will give you the confidence to make the Asks and work the strategies to raise money all year long. I bet you know what this feels like! And that takes time.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

The Fletcher School & Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University. Army Traumatic Brain Injury Program, developing the Army’s brain injury prevention and treatment strategies for soldiers . Academic Institutions. Alnoor Ebrahim. Professor of Management. Previously served as deputy director of the U.S. Bernard Mauricia.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

There’s information about the university itself, admissions, programs, degrees, campus life—and that’s just scratching the surface. Learn more about higher ed marketing strategy in the free white paper: Your Online Marketing Plan for Higher Education. requires a solid content strategy.

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Gyrus

JULY 12, 2016

Beyond that, in the organizational environment, effective learnings must be applicable to daily life and reflect experiences that could be faced every day on the job. ELearnings offer the flexibility to start a training whenever a student would like, as well as awards the opportunity to pace the information in which one is digesting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

It was like a reboot for my brain, but I found it really difficult to do. Your mobile phone is an Internet and information appliance that you may depend on to navigate through your daily life. ” It is a technology-free alternative to constant hand-to-phone contact. It is called the “ NoPhone.”

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