Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. and Premal Shah of Kiva.Org. This summarizes some ideas and takeaways from my day. Watch live streaming video from wisdom2conf at livestream.com.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 22, 2023

It’s a part of business, and it’s a part of life,” explains Wooditch. Shed the discomfort of uncertainty, which is the only way to open your mind to all possibilities. How can we begin to undo this idea that has been engrained in our thinking? We all fail. It’s how you deal with setbacks is what makes the difference.”

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2020

It’s a part of business, and it’s a part of life,” explains Wooditch. Shed the discomfort of uncertainty, which is the only way to open your mind to all possibilities. How can we begin to undo this idea that has been engrained in our thinking? We all fail. It’s how you deal with setbacks is what makes the difference.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

This is a terrific presentation from Lee Raine from the Pew Internet and American Life Project that looks at the issue being “hyperconnected” or “over connected” to the web, mobile technologies and social media. Being strategically future-minded. It is the same title of Raine’s recent book.

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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. Otherwise, what do you do to take a break from technology to revitalize your mind and body? Artist Tiles.

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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?” Hot Tip: Keep a Swipe File Here’s a great way to start to gather ideas for awesome subject lines. You still have time to change a life! Give a gift, change a life. Then pick your favorite!

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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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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Most nonprofit professionals can relate to the idea of wearing many hats, some of which we don’t always feel super confident with, which is where a quick, no-nonsense guide to nonprofit storytelling can come in handy. Storytelling engages our sensory cortex in the brain , allowing the listener to feel, hear, taste, and even smell the story.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 3, 2021

It’s a part of business, and it’s a part of life,” explains Wooditch. Shed the discomfort of uncertainty, which is the only way to open your mind to all possibilities. How can we begin to undo this idea that has been engrained in our thinking? We all fail. It’s how you deal with setbacks is what makes the difference.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2021

Buckingham/Goodall : First, the wrong-headed ideas that we have about work are so strongly ingrained—try telling a leader that critical feedback isn’t helping his or her people grow, and watch his or her reaction!—that The idea of culture is abstract and high-level, whereas real work in the real world is neither of those things.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

If you’re unfamiliar, Shark Tank features hopeful entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas to a panel of renowned business leaders. After all, this is their idea, their brain-child, their life. At the center of Shark Tank is a pretty simple question: How can entrepreneurs convince the panel to believe in their idea?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Throughout countless different phases and stages of life as a human being, we know that things will always be changing. In many cases, changes help you get closer to the life and organization you want for yourself. Staying within one’s comfort zone is often not sustainable as life is constantly throwing us curve balls.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2020

It’s a part of business, and it’s a part of life,” explains Wooditch. Shed the discomfort of uncertainty, which is the only way to open your mind to all possibilities. How can we begin to undo this idea that has been engrained in our thinking? We all fail. It’s how you deal with setbacks is what makes the difference.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Buckingham/Goodall : First, the wrong-headed ideas that we have about work are so strongly ingrained—try telling a leader that critical feedback isn’t helping his or her people grow, and watch his or her reaction!—that The idea of culture is abstract and high-level, whereas real work in the real world is neither of those things.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 6, 2020

Buckingham/Goodall : First, the wrong-headed ideas that we have about work are so strongly ingrained—try telling a leader that critical feedback isn’t helping his or her people grow, and watch his or her reaction!—that The idea of culture is abstract and high-level, whereas real work in the real world is neither of those things.

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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. Rituals To Build Mindfulness. Having a workplace flexibility policy can facilitate it.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

Buckingham/Goodall : First, the wrong-headed ideas that we have about work are so strongly ingrained—try telling a leader that critical feedback isn’t helping his or her people grow, and watch his or her reaction!—that The idea of culture is abstract and high-level, whereas real work in the real world is neither of those things.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

In other words, you have no format, no template, and no idea where to start. Nonprofits that struggle live this life every day of the year. How much will it cost for you to accomplish what you have in mind? Use the tools you need, just don’t try to keep everything stored in your brain. I’ve been there.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

He is an expert in the cognitive neuroscience field of ‘brain computer interface’ or thought controlled computing. When the letter flashes that the user wants to type, the software registers the jump in brain activity and types the corresponding letter. It’s basically typing with the mind.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Having a team retreat on an annual basis to map out large projects is also a good idea and anticipating monthly or quarterly key deliverables can minimize stress. There is even a “ look ahead ” template for Excel that make this type of planning easier to do. Look ahead rituals can build space into your schedule.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 25, 2012

When I signed up for her mailing list in the fall of 2010, I received a PDF of the first chapter of her book-in-progress with the working title, The Team: How to Live an Abundant Life by Healing Yourself and the World. I was just giving up on the nap idea when a very successful friend called and told me, “I just took a nap.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 1, 2019

Buckingham/Goodall : First, the wrong-headed ideas that we have about work are so strongly ingrained—try telling a leader that critical feedback isn’t helping his or her people grow, and watch his or her reaction!—that The idea of culture is abstract and high-level, whereas real work in the real world is neither of those things.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

In his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People , Stephen Covey refers to the “scarcity mentality” as a zero-sum paradigm of life. Covey notes that these views of life have been deeply scripted within us, suggesting this mindset goes beyond the nonprofit workplace. Scarcity captures the mind. Self-Care for Success.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

That’s what’s been on my mind lately. I have disruptive approaches to social innovation in mind, with an increasingly connected society where the cost of prototyping and deploying new products is extremely low, and where innovation is no longer the sole purview of well-funded for-profit corporations. 10X: ten times the impact.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 20, 2018

And to tell a story that is interesting or compelling to someone else is to know what stories are already in their brains. Where and when did the idea begin? These are the questions you should keep in the back of your mind when crafting your story from scratch—especially if it’s an original, untold story.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 4, 2016

That’s what was on my mind as I made my way through the final week of 2015, with my mind clear, rested from the break but not yet ready to gear up for a return to work. The Altruistic Brain: How We Are Naturally Good , published almost exactly a year ago, was written by Donald W. You could say it was a time for clarity.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 7, 2013

They have an insatiable appetite for suggestions and always appreciate ideas – even if they don’t apply them immediately. While they may question suggestions, most of the time, they have an open mind, and this characteristic often leads to long-term success. Mentees have no agenda and no time for unnecessary drama.

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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. Last March, I tucked my mobile phone into a sleeping bag (see above) and turned off the screens. Kicking Your Mobile Phone Addiction.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2012

They have an insatiable appetite for suggestions and always appreciate ideas – even if they don’t apply them immediately. While they may question suggestions, most of the time, they have an open mind, and this characteristic often leads to long-term success. Mentees have no agenda and no time for unnecessary drama.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 6, 2010

Our brains are designed to help us find more of what we are thinking about, so we are constantly scanning our environments to try to find and create what our thoughts reflect. Anything we think about, our brain tries to find for us. The first step is to decide to use your brain to create the changes you want in your life.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

because this tool has transformed my life as a nonprofit fundraiser, and I believe it will do the same for you… Have you ever been faced with writing something and wished that you had an assistant to do the work for you? Rapid prototype your ideas and identify what additional information and quotes you will need from the organization.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 16, 2012

The idea that pleasure is more deeply inherent in service than selfishness thrills me. And it’s a sweet life to have been able to turn service into a supportive business model. That we don’t have to be chained to the singular story of suffering looping around in our mind. Doing good is fun.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2020

Some Internet People say some that sparks something in your brain. Author: Ellice Engdahl When Seema asked me to write a post “ taking stock of the industry ,” I started to run through all the things that have been bouncing around my mind since the world changed. Some Internet People strike the flint every time.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 2, 2015

We’ve gathered the best digital minds from our success services team, who are geared 100% towards the success of our nonprofit customers, and we’ve asked them to blog, tweet and share their knowledge. He contributed to the previously published web design eBook that you should check out if you haven’t already.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 22, 2010

I believe that the museum blogosphere is still underdeveloped and there's lots of room for people to share their inspiration, experience, and ideas. Diane is still getting her "blog legs" and the posts are a bit haphazard, but she's one of the most brilliant minds in arts innovation, and I can't wait to see where this blog goes.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

The premise of Blackfish isn’t an Attenborough-esque window into the charmed life of orcas. Our brains share a lot of similarities, except for the center that controls compassion, empathy, perception, motor control, self-awareness, and interpersonal experience — that’s way more developed in orcas. But it’s more than that.

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