TechImpact

APRIL 21, 2014

While both of these are great, it might be a good idea to start thinking of innovation on a micro scale. The next time you and your team sits down to brain storm ideas, let them know before you start that “nothing is out of line.” Free your team from the normal corporate restraints and let the ideas flow. Bend the rules.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

We asked Nancy MacRae, MS, CEO of the Emergency Nurses Association , to help us frame this conversation by sharing her group’s commitment to that idea. Nancy emphasized one important idea that we don’t consider often enough. Trust and Culture Trust and culture are deeply intertwined. Working on culture isn’t a finite activity.

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Judi Sohn

JULY 23, 2010

No one creates them, they're just generated by Facebook around a term or idea and it auto--bot-stupid aggregates content around the topic or idea and it auto-bot-stupid suggests to folks (who are neither bots nor stupid) to like the page. . Great idea. And then the second: So a page is created for Knitting. How about Knitting!

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

If you are a newbie to the world of chat, the following will give you a basic idea of the choices and steps involved. Pick the Bot’s Brain AI powered chatbots learn from user interactions. Even if you have substantial resources to dedicate to the process, it’s a good idea to start simple and learn as you go.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

While Dan Pallotta''s plenary also elicited a "wow" from Debra Askanase, she argues that overall, nonprofit-oriented conferences have a lot of work to do to provide blow-me-away sessions and ideas. Read the full post, A Call for New Tech Ideas in 2014. Check out a recap of the inaugural event of the new speaker series, inspire!,

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 27, 2023

Burstall also recommends that when a crisis hits, that you gather your sharp brains around you and listen carefully. “Be Some of their ideas will be better than yours—that is why you hired them in the first place. If so, teaming up to create alliances will give you a stronger voice,” explains Burstall.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Back to the actual fundraising event, don't wrack your brain for ideas, but put your own twist on your fundraising. Here are a few fundraising ideas that I have seen work in the past. General Fundraising Ideas. Family-Friendly Fundraising Ideas. Or take this idea to dancing and hold a dance-a-thon.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

But sacrificing quality for quantity is rarely a good idea, because when the going gets rough or when we need to be able to drum up rapid action, we can’t be confident of who will show up and show out. Their diversity in experiences, skillsets, passions, and viewpoints ensures that good missions get the brains and heart they deserve.

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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. Donors can often make decisions based on how ideas match their concept of fear or sadness or how to resolve those concepts through positive action. When a donor responds to emotions, the brain releases volatile power chemicals. .

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Bloomerang

APRIL 13, 2021

The brain dump. Many people get tripped up with writing before they even begin because they feel too bogged down with ideas and freeze up when trying to sort them out. Set a timer and just start writing down ideas – no need for complete sentences here. Start to put some structure to your ideas. Pre-writing. . Drafting. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

There are also physical theories like brain-based learning and neuroscience. I came across a brain scan by Dr. Chuck Hillman from University of Illinois Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory. The sitting brain is really disengaged. People can’t be as focused on content when they been sitting longer than 20 minutes.

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VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

With returning leadership, she has built in continuity along with the fresh ideas from new volunteers. With such a brain trust, it will be wonderful to see how this year’s NH Gives Day pans out. My dream team is divided into project teams to focus on various aspects of the project (e.g., Here are a few tips: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2021

In addition to the mental health benefits of improving your mood, moving your body also brings blood to the brain that helps you think more clearly and boosts personal productivity. Here are some tips and additional ideas for incorporating exercise snacking into your work-from-home day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

When discussing the ideas in The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , people in Finland have figured out keeping calm versus fire drill culture. In Finland, classroom time incorporates “brain breaks” after 50 minutes when one’s natural focus and energy begins to wane.

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Media Cause

MARCH 4, 2022

The idea was to combine two seemingly disparate ideas and use that as the inspiration for your solution. Through this exercise, I came up with the idea of a time-tracking app that features video footage of nature that plays in the background. On a macro level, Design Thinking is more left brain, more logical, more linear.

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AccelEvents

JULY 22, 2021

We have a few ideas for how to take advantage of this robust new feature: Topic-based small group discussion: After your attendees have participated in a Workshop covering a specific topic, the session host announces breakout rooms with related thematic discussions per room. Interested in hosting an event using breakout rooms?

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M+R

MAY 17, 2022

Donald was a deeply committed colleague, a lifelong and tireless advocate, the brains behind many movements that exist today, and an inspiration and friend to many of us in the social change universe. Many of M+R’s early staff were part of this entirely novel idea. Read time: 3 min. And, yes, also the reason M+R exists. .

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Schedule a few hours—or however long it takes—once a week, biweekly, or monthly to brainstorm content ideas. This should include your ideas for topics, the stories you need to communicate effectively and inspire supporters to take a desired action, and any assets you’ll need to support the content pieces. . Stretch your content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2017

If you’re having trouble focusing, you may be suffering from “foggy brain” caused by too much sitting at work. Instead, incorporate a brain-replenishing walk into your lunch hour. What we eat and drink can impact how our bodies and brains work. There’s a reason why healthy food is called “brain food.”

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 12, 2021

By identifying and addressing limiting beliefs that you may face, you can train your brain to approach tasks with more confidence, creativity, and enthusiasm. Looking at the idea that success is selfish. I’m focusing on the stories we tell ourselves because we often frame our beliefs and our realities by these narratives.

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Top Nonprofits

MAY 19, 2021

It helps your brain. When the daily grind of office life and back-to-back Zoom meetings isn’t forcing its way to the front of your frontal lobe, you’ll have more space to actually think and create ideas. And some of those ideas might make your boss want you to take more time away from the office! . Our work is stressful.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 7, 2011

Here are 5 have fun, do good letter writing ideas: 1. Jennifer Lee has a wonderful post up on the Right Brain Business Plan blog about writing a letter to your future self as part of a creative goal setting ritual. Make your own cards! I love Strathmore's collection of blank cards. Watercolor postcard with collage 2.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Most fundraisers go into the planning process with an idea for what they want to do. But brains aren’t the most stable place to keep important information. You can’t be sure you won’t forget aspects of your ideas or accidentally change them as time goes on. . Not having your plan in writing. Having a starting point is essential.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 27, 2016

That said, what are the best ways to use some psychological tidbits to tap into emotional and subconscious urges of the human brain? Here are some ideas to ponder and actions to take: • Liking and sharing is a form of acknowledgment for human beings, a kind of “virtual empathy.”

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Byte Technology

APRIL 9, 2015

His idea, known as Inbox Zero, is a defined and calculated approach to email management that seeks to keep one’s inbox clear—or nearly clear—at all times. Mann is quick to point out that his approach isn’t directed so much towards the number of messages that plague our inboxes, bur rather the amount of time our brains spend dwelling there.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Before, content marketing was a loose collection of ideas, thoughts and conjectures about the way consumers MIGHT respond to a new marketing models. The idea of offering consumers thoughtful and researched and relevant content for nothing seemed like a great way to spend a lot of time and resources to get nothing direct in return.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

This useful handbook summarizes and explains the brain science of how people learn and provides easy to use frameworks to help you design and deliver training where people learn. Brain-Based Learning: The New Science of Teaching and Training. Bowman and have read all her books and systematically applied her techniques and ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Note from Beth: I’ve been presenting workshops on technology wellness and other ideas from the Happy Healthy Nonprofit. The circadian region of the brain connects directly to special photoreceptors in the eye called ganglion cells. The ganglion cells then send signals directly to the circadian region of the brain.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 27, 2021

Human brains engage, absorb, and remember stories better than any other form of communication available. . Ensure you have a clear idea of where you believe your target donor market lies by learning their demographics. You have already done a lot of this work with the internal messaging initiatives you’ve taken.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2017

Another idea is to keep list of resilience activities or activities that can help you feel satisfied. Sometimes I use part of that free time to take a little walk around my desk to reboot my brain. How do you manage your time so you are productive and not overwhelmed?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 22, 2023

How can we begin to undo this idea that has been engrained in our thinking? It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. Wooditch : We have to understand how our thinking has been molded by our teachers and perhaps those in the intellectual community. It’s protective in nature.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

For example when watching a video, audio and visual channels activate separate parts of the brain , and when these two elements combine, it helps supporters better understand and engage with your mission. . Consider the following styles of explainer videos: Animation: Use graphics and animations to communicate abstract or intangible ideas.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

I can’t even remember their name, and have no idea who to reach out to now. You, because you’re human, are driven to want to light up the pleasure center of your brain with “feel good” shots of dopamine. I must have “aged” out of this individual’s portfolio. They assigned me to someone else, and this time it was on the national level.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2020

How can we begin to undo this idea that has been engrained in our thinking? It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. Wooditch : We have to understand how our thinking has been molded by our teachers and perhaps those in the intellectual community. It’s protective in nature.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2021

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. . Ask yourself: How can you tell your nonprofit’s story from a new angle? Incorporate humor into your story. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Moving around at work helps get our brains to re-engage. Even small movements cause improved brain processing speed, learning, and short-term memory. Our brains begin to slow down when we are not moving. Being active in meetings can bring our brains out of “hibernation mode.”

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