Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2021

For me, it is valuable as a ritual that helps me shut off my work brain and creates a boundary between me and overworking. . In addition to reenacting your work commute, taking the following seven steps can help give you what a commute once did. Your mind and body need these boundaries. Keep moving and practice mindfulness.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Why do people choose to give their hard-earned money to your cause? Mostly, the donor gives money or volunteers time; the charity gives back an intangible “feel good.” Friend-raising is about crafting a donor-centered journey that predisposes folks to want to give, and keep on giving. But it’s much more than that.

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APRIL 17, 2023

Don’t waste valuable brain power. Giving every employee, no matter how junior, the opportunity to share ideas and the agency to manage their work creates an expectation for thought leadership across the organization. Give spontaneity a spot on every agenda. Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see.

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APRIL 1, 2022

Spring has officially sprung, and it’s the perfect time to give your workspace a refresh! Read below for how to give your work a breath of fresh air this season. Give your desk a wipe-down, remove any clutter, change up your décor, or add a new plant. Foster Mindfulness. Our office has a weekly mindfulness session.

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MAY 5, 2021

The only way to understand what motivates an individual to give today and continue giving in the future is science. The mesolimbic part of the brain assigns values to the sensory stimuli, helping us classify what we feel. In that case, they may assign a higher value to the emotion of love for animals and give right away. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2017

When you’re overworked and over stressed, it affects your concentration—your mind wanders, you forget things easily, you can’t focus. Self-care solution: Add more movement into your workday—stand up and walk around to clear your mind. Instead, incorporate a brain-replenishing walk into your lunch hour.

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Global Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Have you exchanged data with like-minded organizations to grow your impact? The UCSF Brain and Spinal Injury Center improves treatment guidelines using insights from machine learning. Have you used your data to be more accountable to your community? To improve equity in your programs?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Dear Charity Clairity, I’m wondering if you have a data point readily available in your brilliant brain? or something like that? Whatever your mission, the better you tailor your message to what’s top of mind for people, the more likely you’ll be able to inspire them to make a gift to you now.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 28, 2014

TED gives me the chance to brainstorm with loads of people who gather to discuss ways to change the world through technology and design. We know in theory what a brain injury means, but seeing Gabby Giffords on stage, struggling to speak as a result of her brain injury, brought its impact home.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 15, 2020

Video calls are a lot more straining on the brain than any face-to-face conversation. Our minds are together when our bodies feel we’re not. Give yourself brain breaks. In between meetings, you could chat with coworkers casually, and your brain would have a break during your commute. Reduce on-screen stimuli.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

There are two parts to thanking donors: Connecting with the donor’s brain by providing a gift receipt and more importantly, touching the donor’s heart by letting them know they are heroes for giving to your organization’s cause. You make the brain connection when you give them the data they need for their records.

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MAY 26, 2021

Sometimes without even noticing it, our brain is activated in a unique and engaged way when a story is being shared. A good story allows organizations to build those relationships, win hearts, change minds, and prompt action. It’s brain science. Once upon a time…. Notice how subconsciously your attention was just hooked?

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M+R

AUGUST 23, 2023

You open TikTok to recharge your brain and treat yourself to some bite-sized videos. The “Get Ready With Me” trend shows the start of the influencer’s day while they talk about their goals for that day or whatever may be on their mind. “A Read Time: 4 minutes It’s lunchtime.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 13, 2021

The brain dump. Just write whatever comes to mind. Are you ready to give your donors the content they deserve? Whenever you are writing your stories, whether it be for a newsletter, for a speech, for an appeal letter, or for a Facebook post, considering going through the following 5 steps. . Pre-writing. . Drafting. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

This year, I was honored to be speaking on a conversational panel about Wisdom and Social Good, Giving, and Technology along with Laura Arrillaga-Adreeessen, author of Giving 2.0 Soren welcomed everyone and asked to be totally present and give full attention – which is becoming rarer and rarer at conferences.

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Classy

MAY 3, 2021

That’s why we’ve compiled a list of five recurring giving programs with unique incentives to inspire your creative thinking. Download the Ultimate Guide to Recurring Giving. Savory offers different perks for different giving levels to incentivize and thank donors accordingly. . Haymakers for Hope: Haymakers Harriers.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

It’s important to showcase how what you do relates to what’s top of mind for folks. To give you an example of how to do this, a recent client was having problems telling the story of the marine conservation program they were building. Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Give Everyone at the Meeting Permission to Stand Up. There are serious health risks to a sedentary work style, but it also impacts our minds as well. Moving around at work helps get our brains to re-engage. Even small movements cause improved brain processing speed, learning, and short-term memory.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It will trigger questions in the recipient’s mind like “Do I believe this email is urgent and deserving of my immediate attention?” 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2016

Over the years, I have experienced the ill effects of staring at screen or sitting in a chair and pounding the keyboard for hours and hours. I’ve learned to take screen less breaks to calibrate my mind and body. If you want to give a whirl, here is a greater set: One Zentangle A Day by Beckah Krahula. Artist Tiles.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2021

That might be the need to provide housing to unhoused individuals, give under-resourced communities access to educational opportunities, etc. . By opening up the audience to a new idea or way of thinking, you can open their hearts and minds to the work you’re doing and get them further invested in your cause. .

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

You’ll throw together a fundraiser that brings in enough money to give you breathing room for a few days then you’ll panic when you realize the money won’t stretch into next month and you’ll go right back to throwing together another fundraiser where the cycle just repeats. How much will it cost for you to accomplish what you have in mind?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

Meet my colleague, Meico Marquette Whitlock, who is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Techie. I had an opportunity to interview Meico about being a Mindful Techie. You have now moved into the area of “Mindfulness and Technology,” what inspired the move from nonprofit techie into mindfulness?

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Whole Whale

JUNE 22, 2021

The weekly check-in is effective for non-remote workers, but it becomes even more important for those who are remote as it ensures that there is a time every week where the remote worker can raise concerns, give feedback, review goals, and feel connected to their manager and/or direct report. Work in Sprints. Don’t go there.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

Rest is a necessary and important productivity tool—and an important part of doing the inner AND outer work of being a mindful changemaker. I give myself the grace to choose what makes sense for the day. Likewise, if my day gets off to a rocky start, I give myself permission to restart at a different time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

They 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 post summarizes the accomplishments of the give years which included two books, working with hundreds of grantees, many presentations all over the world, and more.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

The story above is about how your brain works. Your brain has a part called the Prefrontal Cortex, or “PFC” (remember “Paula Front-and-Center”?). It directs our attention, is responsible for moral decision-making, allows us to empathize with others, and helps coordinate the thousands of signals rushing around your brain.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2017

If your late night email reading and responding is a bad habit, understand how much time you are spending on your phone by using the app Moment which gives you a report of usage. Research also shows that taking time for silence restores the nervous system, helps sustain energy, and conditions our minds to be more adaptive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

Rituals are also 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 could be a pizza or taco party or giving comp time. Rituals To Build Mindfulness.

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OneCause

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Your donors are the fuel that keeps the mechanism of your nonprofit moving, from fundraising events to peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns to giving days. If you learn that a donor also frequently gives to political organizations, for instance, send a personal invitation to be more involved in your next advocacy campaign!

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Eventually, I realized that if development professionals really want to make a difference in their organization’s ability to raise money, they not only need to think about their donors, they need to understand how the donor brain works. It Feels Good to Give. Our brain, meanwhile, is telling us that it feels good to.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2011

Distractions can be internal and come from our brains , our thoughts. I stumbled across the Pomodoro technique which is very similar to time boxing (assigning discrete blocks of time to a particular task and using a timer), but the method also gives you some ways to prioritize work. Brain Fitness. Source: Lumosity Site.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

It gives your audience a tangible transformation to observe through the sharing of the written word, photos, testimonials, and videos. Nonprofit storytelling helps give a face and a name to the mission your organization carries out. Giving backstory and context can help your audience see how these conflicts may have come into play.

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

As you consider direct mail’s place in your marketing, remember that millennials are a diverse group, and other characteristics such as income, location, and giving history can also impact the results of your marketing campaigns. This guide will explore the. benefits of direct mail. direct mail and digital marketing. Guides like.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2013

If the notes need to be in a digital format, the process of transcribing them gives me added reflection and thought time to digest the ideas. I prefer these tools when I’m capturing a discussion from a meeting that focused on a designing a program or a reflective conversation.

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JULY 3, 2023

A disability is any condition of the mind or body that makes it more difficult for someone to partake in certain activities and may impair their ability to participate easily in normal daily pursuits. There is so much diversity in the world, but one type of diversity that often gets overlooked or forgotten is disability diversity.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 30, 2013

I was recently asked the question, “What do you see as the future of planned giving?” Because the answer would have taken much more time than allotted, I promised to give the query some thought and respond through my blog. I could consider an external look at tax legislation, demographic trends or movements in giving.

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