Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Additionally, I have been doing research on the brain for years and am an expert on the brain of teenagers, and on how stress impacts the brain. How the brain impacts our clients. While all of us have different constituents, clients, and program participants, many of us are working with people who are living in poverty.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Lindsay Simonds will decode the top five most impactful ways people contribute to communities. If you’re watching the recording, hope you’re having a good day because we are here to talk about some creative ways that people are contributing to the community. It’s very personal to me. . Thanks for being here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I love connecting with nonprofit technology colleagues who are also promoting work/life balance and how to avoid digital distractions. I was seeking a way to combine my interest in technology and helping people. Meet my colleague, Meico Marquette Whitlock, who is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Techie.

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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. And by getting comfortable with our stories and sharing them, we can make a great deal of difference both personally and professionally. . How did their story impact your life?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 29, 2021

You need one person. . Really great stories feature one person (or animal, if you do environmental or conservation work). It’s far easier for our brains to put ourselves in the shoes of ONE person and connect with their story than it is for us to do that with a group of people. . You need a clear problem.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

After all, this is their idea, their brain-child, their life. People won’t invest their time or money in something they don’t believe in. Tell your supporters about a child who benefited from your services, or a formerly homeless person who was able to find a job through your work placement program. Be specific.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 15, 2020

Due to the global pandemic, “office life” is now seen as a fond memory, and our daily commute is a total of one minute ? But now that we’re a few months into “the new normal,” I’m getting so tired of seeing people through lenses, and staring at screens all day and night is making my eyes sting. Give yourself brain breaks.

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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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M+R

AUGUST 23, 2023

You open TikTok to recharge your brain and treat yourself to some bite-sized videos. Get Ready With Me (GRWM)/A Day in the Life TikTok is the social media platform of choice for influencers showing their day-to-day life. A Day In The Life” content begins similarly but takes viewers throughout the influencer’s whole day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Rituals leverage our brains’ ability to run on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted by other things, such as potentially contracting a deadly disease. Many successful nonprofit professionals use rituals, either for personal productivity or team productivity. Keeping Resilient in 2021.

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Classy

MAY 5, 2021

Can emotions go beyond igniting one-off donations and mobilizing people to participate in rallies to creating long-term supporters for nonprofit organizations? . Tapping into the neuroscience of donor behavior helps you better predict if or how people will likely support your organization in the future. Emotionraising, Explained.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

But given the realities of today’s 24/7 world, you’re grappling with how to keep up, make a meaningful impact, and live a fulfilling life with so many things competing for your limited time, attention, and energy. It took me nearly coming face-to-face with a life-threatening health crisis to have this realization. According to Daron K.

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Media Cause

MARCH 18, 2022

Although endometriosis impacts an estimated 190 million people around the world ( World Health Organization ), misconceptions about the disease and a wide array of symptoms across patient populations exacerbate needless suffering. . But how do you exercise when you’re doubled over in pain in bed?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Stories have a unique capability to connect deeply with people. Pattern recognition: A storytelling superpower Our brains are wired to recognize patterns. They allow us to see ourselves within the narrative, making the lessons they impart deeply personal and impactful. The power of stories Why stories?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Nonprofit storytelling refers to a specific way of communication that organizations use to personalize their mission. Many times, communication is something people don’t feel is their strong suit. Storytelling engages our sensory cortex in the brain , allowing the listener to feel, hear, taste, and even smell the story.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

On February 16th in Los Altos, California, I shared these thoughts on Robin Seaman’s impact on the world with her family and friends at her Celebration of Life. Robin was beloved by the hundreds, if not thousands, of people who had the honor of coming into direct contact with her. That's the Robin we all collectively know personally.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

You see, most people focus just on the email itself and the subject line is an afterthought. Yet many people who write nonprofit fundraising emails do not spend much time on the subject line, nor do they take the time to learn about the types of subject lines that get results. Why don’t people care about spaying? . Big mistake.

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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. Take for example, Fulbright Finland where I did a workshop with their staff about personal branding and professional networking.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

Work Smarter with Digital Tools to Increase Your Nonprofit Productivity I used to be an old school pen-and-paper person. Slack has been successful in moving people out of email and into a more organized and efficient way to communicate. I can do it even when my brain feels fried. With a pen. That’s a lot of tools!

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Media Cause

MARCH 4, 2022

One in particular that piqued my interest was Mindful Design , a new framework that supports the intentions of people using our products and services instead of pushing our own agendas—making purposeful design decisions that actually help people. I was prompted to choose an area of work-life I find unpleasurable—I chose time-tracking.

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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. Rationally examine your personal fears and gain mastery over them. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. We all fail. It’s how you deal with setbacks is what makes the difference.”

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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. Rationally examine your personal fears and gain mastery over them. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. 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. It is the same title of Raine’s recent book. What will the future 2020 be like?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

Nonprofits that struggle live this life every day of the year. I am amazed how many people just say, “We’re going to raise as much money as we can!”. What if that person or organization does not come through this year? You see, lots of fundraisers wear people out: you, your volunteers, and your donors. That’s not a goal.

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Kindful

MAY 1, 2021

Mission: Under the Laughs for the Troops umbrella, you will find many other great programs to help our veterans, increase awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), raise funds, and recruit volunteers. Impacting: Mental health. Headquarters in: Riverview, FL. How To Support Laughs for the Troops.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

When you write all of your content at one time, it helps your brain switch into that gear. As you’ve likely experienced in your life, our attention spans are fairly short. Attention-grabbing statistics such as “1 in 4 kids in the United States don’t know where their next meal comes from” make people stop scrolling through their feed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2019

Your visitor’s personal information is valuable to hackers because it can be sold in bulk online for a lot of money. The nonprofit was in the middle of a fundraising event and people were trying to purchase tickets during the attack. Steal personal data from users. Use words that have a personal meaning to you.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 3, 2012

You can read her writing in Fundraising Success magazine and her personal blog, Marketing for Nonprofits. I like people, words, technology and telling the truth.” Developing deep, engaging, inspired and inspiring relationships with my nearest and dearest is one of the great joys of my life. Words are another passion of mine.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 19, 2010

As you might know, almost a year ago, I made a big change in my use of social media – I segregated my social graph – work related stuff moved to LinkedIn and Twitter, and personal friends only on Facebook. There are plenty of people who never entered these waters at all. I have been fairly conflicted about this for a while.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Humans mess up, people get busy, and some things just fall through. But brains aren’t the most stable place to keep important information. But this is real life, and that rarely happens. Set aside time to reach out personally to donors. While it’s something so common in the nonprofit world, it can be a beast to tackle ?

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Their use of joyful photos of individuals or small groups helps personalize the program descriptions, as does highlighting an employee’s efforts, like those of Margaret Mary Debre, PoP’s Lead WASH Coordinator in Ghana. Donate Life America. Donate Life America helps Americans easily register to be an organ donor.

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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. People Change- this involves succession, leadership transitions , promotions, new hires, etc. I’m glad you asked!

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Achieve

DECEMBER 14, 2017

In the end, the design outside wouldn’t fit the personality inside. MCON is for people who give a damn about social change and are ready to take action.”. That’s how we came up with “MCON is for people who give a damn about social change and are ready to take action.”. People who are doing rather than talking. Innovators.

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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. Everyone in the tribe meets with that person to tell them of all the good deeds they’ve done in there life as a part of several days of celebration.

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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. Rationally examine your personal fears and gain mastery over them. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. 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

JANUARY 3, 2019

Rituals can also be 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. I also include my list of work/life habits that I want to maintain or modify.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

She knew the job aligned her life experience, education, and passion to learn more about trauma, grit, grief, and resilience. The pandemic heightened underlying stressors across the sector, and in our personal lives as remote work continues. There still is a personal responsibility today but I see successful companies stepping up.

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