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Thursday Thoughts: attracting passionate nonprofit advocates

EveryAction

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Check out our last installment here ! Learn more and get connected at MediaCause.com !

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Member Round Up: Brain science in fundraising, website tips, and Do Good Data 2013!

NTEN

Another familiar voice is that of Dan Pallotta whose keynote address at the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference earlier this year spawned passionate discussions amongst the nptech community, including a recent insightful post by Peter Campbell on his blog Techcafeteria, The Pallotta Problem. Sign up for the event or learn more here.

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How To Use Failure As A Way To Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Question : How can someone learn to stifle that negative voice that says, “You can’t, you won’t, and you shouldn’t.”? Wooditch : Be aware of the origin of the voice. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. It’s protective in nature. We don’t want to lose face or feel ashamed.

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How To Use Failure As Your Path To Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Question : How can someone learn to stifle that negative voice that says, “You can’t, you won’t, and you shouldn’t.”? Wooditch : Be aware of the origin of the voice. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. It’s protective in nature. We don’t want to lose face or feel ashamed.

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Use Failure As A Way To Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Question : How can someone learn to stifle that negative voice that says, “You can’t, you won’t, and you shouldn’t.”? Wooditch : Be aware of the origin of the voice. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. It’s protective in nature. We don’t want to lose face or feel ashamed.

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Embrace Failing As A Way To Achieve Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Question : How can someone learn to stifle that negative voice that says, “You can’t, you won’t, and you shouldn’t.”? Wooditch : Be aware of the origin of the voice. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. It’s protective in nature. We don’t want to lose face or feel ashamed.

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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

100% of participants implement an action learning project that uses measurement to help improve their practice, share insights with peers, and identify opportunities to amplify each other’s voices through social media. 100% of participants implement a process and write a social media policy that addresses organizational adoption issues.

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