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People Want To Belong To Your Nonprofit’s Community

Bloomerang

And how you should never feel bad about asking someone for a philanthropic gift, because it delivers a shot of dopamine that lights up the pleasure center of their brains. This is the joy of doing meaningful work together with like-minded people, with your friends.” Alas, this feeling is short-lived. So, you need to do more.

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3 Key Takeaways from Gearset’s DevOps Dreamin’

Cloud 4 Good

In all, there were over 30 overlapping sessions, plus breakout rooms, allowing inquisitive minds to pick the brains of developers, configurators, architects, and anyone responsible for building on Salesforce. Most everyone in attendance arrived with the same knowledge base and eager attitude to learn together as these tools mature.

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How To Use Failure As A Way To Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Shed the discomfort of uncertainty, which is the only way to open your mind to all possibilities. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. It’s a strategic way to collect and apply tactical knowledge and methods you can use for future benefit. It’s protective in nature.

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How To Use Failure As Your Path To Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Shed the discomfort of uncertainty, which is the only way to open your mind to all possibilities. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. It’s a strategic way to collect and apply tactical knowledge and methods you can use for future benefit. It’s protective in nature.

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Net Smart: How To Thrive Online

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Breath links mind, brain, and body – and paying attention to your breath help cultivate mindfulness. Like meditation, mindful use of social media begins with noticing when your attention has wandered, and then gently bringing it back to focus on your highest priority – like training a puppy. .

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Use Failure As A Way To Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Shed the discomfort of uncertainty, which is the only way to open your mind to all possibilities. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. It’s a strategic way to collect and apply tactical knowledge and methods you can use for future benefit. It’s protective in nature.

Lesson 52
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Why I Use Pen and Paper Notebooks AND Digital Tools To Take Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Many times I take notes in a visual format like mind mapping that helps me better understand the conversation as it unfolds. I have practiced using my iPad with drawing apps, but I’m not quite fluent enough in it. I also wonder if there is an impact on being creative? So, Alexandra, I’ll keep my pen and paper notebooks.

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