Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

One of the biggest downsides for me personally from being connected to the Social Web 50-70 hours a week is that my brain has a hard time reading for extended periods of time. My mind wanders after a couple of paragraphs even when reading New York Times Bestsellers. In 2013, keep these two words at the forefront of your mind.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

It’s important to showcase how what you do relates to what’s top of mind for folks. Finally, after hearing a lot of nuts and bolts from them about numerous programs and processes around which I couldn’t quite wrap my brain, I said “Tell me why I should give in one sentence.” In this post, I’ll explore the third strategy. .

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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?” You might want to write three urgent subject lines, three intrigue subject lines, two that combine intrigue and urgency, and two that don’t fall into either category but still pop into your brain.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

While I was well aware of this research, after lengthy business travel this past month where I used my mobile phone as an alarm clock, I found myself slipping back into that very bad habit of setting my alarm and then browsing social media, news, or email. The glaring light off the tiny screen zaps your brain of sound ZZZs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2016

All day, almost every day, nonprofit new media managers are immersed in breaking news and thus the world’s problems. Being constantly exposed to a barrage of new stories and images related to violence, poverty, injustice, and cruelty takes its toll. Taking a break from technology and the 24/7 news cycle is crucial.

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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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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Begin with the end in mind" when implementing a new accounting system. Begin with the end in mind" is based on the principle that all things are created twice. Working with nonprofits for over 25 years has made it very clear (to me at least) that the "right brain" is dominant in most organizations.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Allen’s GTD methodology is based on the idea that our brains are not designed to store information. This allows us to clear our minds and focus on the present moment. GTD is a five-step process: Capture : Capture everything that comes into your mind, whether it’s a task, an idea, or a thought. So why wait?

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Encourage visitors to follow your organization on social media for news, events, and volunteer opportunities. Research has shown that the human brain retains information more effectively when presented repeatedly. By placing the donation button on every page, you reinforce its presence in the minds of your website visitors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

After Day 2 at the GEO conference my mind is abuzz! True insight and creativity come when we are relaxed and our mind is wandering, not when we are jacked up on Red Bull and a double-shot Venti cappuccino (even in Seattle). This is great news from Katherine Fulton of the Monitor Institute for a grassroots grantmaker like me.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

We once thought the problem was simply about a lack of calories, but now we know it’s more about not having enough nutritious food to support body and brain development. Of course, nutrition insecurity is far from a new problem, and it’s gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a human rights issue.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Build a Website That Can Grow With You Like any good investment, a nonprofit website should be built with longevity in mind. It might mean serving up a blog post or news update that’s similar to one that a user previously viewed, as NRDC did in the example below. Website personalization can take many forms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2015

The glaring light off the tiny screen zaps your brain of sound ZZZs. What happened to me is that mobile phone alarm goes off, I wake up, shut it off, and check email, news, or Facebook sometimes before getting out of bed. Why? At night, when I set the alarm, and the next thing I know I am checking Facebook or work email.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

"Begin with the end in mind" when implementing a new accounting system. "Begin with the end in mind" is based on the principle that all things are created twice. There's a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation to all things.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2021

In that sense, what we’re writing about are very much lies—they’re the fake news of work, and we’re suffering, today, because of them. Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it. We wrote the book to point the way to what actually works , at work.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 12, 2016

What comes to mind when you think of “ nonprofit psychology?”). One interesting finding is that the human brain actually learns best in relaxed concentration. That may sound like one heck of a buzzword, but it basically means that people retain new information when their body is relaxed but still alert enough to be engaged.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In that sense, what we’re writing about are very much lies—they’re the fake news of work, and we’re suffering, today, because of them. Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it. We wrote the book to point the way to what actually works , at work.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 28, 2014

They take the sting out of bad news and hard truths.) Always keep in mind that your website has a purpose outside of looking cool. Well, it’s true, but conTEXT is queen, and is often the case, she’s the real brains of the operation. With this in mind, it’s important to build your website and write your content with SEO in mind.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 6, 2020

In that sense, what we’re writing about are very much lies—they’re the fake news of work, and we’re suffering, today, because of them. Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it. We wrote the book to point the way to what actually works , at work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

It's more like hanging out in a village square or a pub -- conversations, news, and resources come to me. I'm finding new links and posts either through twitter, comments on my blog post, or through people who have linked to me. Visiting personal or professional sites with no specific goal in mind other than to ???stay

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

In that sense, what we’re writing about are very much lies—they’re the fake news of work, and we’re suffering, today, because of them. Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it. We wrote the book to point the way to what actually works , at work.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 28, 2014

They take the sting out of bad news and hard truths.) Always keep in mind that your website has a purpose outside of looking cool. Well, it’s true, but conTEXT is queen, and is often the case, she’s the real brains of the operation. With this in mind, it’s important to build your website and write your content with SEO in mind.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2010

Here's her theory of change and social media: Social Media was at one point of time just about what we read or saw in news or heard over the radio. Then came in social media as an effective mechanism to be able to catalyse change.Maybe the attention its got is relatively new but no denying that its become today such a strong change maker.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

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. News outlets ran stories on the doc and its exposé. But it’s more than that. It’s the ones it charges us with.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 1, 2019

In that sense, what we’re writing about are very much lies—they’re the fake news of work, and we’re suffering, today, because of them. Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it. We wrote the book to point the way to what actually works , at work.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 4, 2016

Alas, with all that happened in the world in 2015, all that left us bruised but resilient, I can’t say I am sad to embrace this new beginning, this opportunity to start afresh. 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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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

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. News outlets ran stories on the doc and its exposé. But it’s more than that. It’s the ones it charges us with.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

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. News outlets ran stories on the doc and its exposé. But it’s more than that. It’s the ones it charges us with.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 2, 2015

You may have noticed that @BBInteractive has taken a bit of a hiatus from social posting this past year, but we’re back and better than ever…and we think you’ll find that the content we’re planning to send your way will be useful, credible, and will help take your online marketing and fundraising to new heights! BBInteractive is back!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

The nonprofit technology news this month reports on the reinvention of the wheel in India and Africa, how nonprofits are leading the wearable computing field, the privacy threat you may not have heard about yet, and plenty more. There’s even some strange philanthropy news compliments of former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 3, 2016

Boards are the brain trusts of nonprofit organizations, responsible for providing leadership, oversight, expertise, guidance, accountability, vision, fundraising and an invaluable connection to community. posted by Joseph Garcia Director of Communication, ASU Morrison Institute Director, ASU Morrison Institute Latino Public Policy Center.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

I started yoga about, you know, from a really early age, my family introduced me to mindfulness and meditation, even though you would never guess it because they don’t look like typical hippies. . The next best way to actually create that touchpoint of engagement is by listening and opening your mind. .

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Thanks, Mother Nature, and thanks, brains, right? So negativity bias can tend to feed into fear, which is another perfectly normal function of your brain. If you feel fear, that’s good news, right? It’s simply your brain doing its job. So no can be really good news too. That’s a very good point.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 16, 2014

This blog was originally posted by Achieve President Derrick Feldmann on December 16, 2014, for Philanthropy News Digest’s. You are appealing to the analytical side of my brain and ignoring the side where my compassion and empathy are located. And I won’t mind if you thank me again.) PhilanTopic. Okay, maybe that’s just me.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Thanks, Mother Nature, and thanks, brains, right? So negativity bias can tend to feed into fear, which is another perfectly normal function of your brain. If you feel fear, that’s good news, right? It’s simply your brain doing its job. So no can be really good news too. That’s a very good point.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2022

When a donor reads your year-end appeal, their brain is working fast to answer this question: “Is this for me?” The more personalized your year-end appeal is, the better chance you’ll keep the donor’s mind and heart engaged. It’s a new world! And that’s good news! The old way was bananas.

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