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7 Totally Surprising Brain Tricks to Sell Your Cause

NTEN

Appeal to the massive subconscious mind to help sell your cause. Yet we spend a lot of time trying to persuade people by focusing on the 5% rational brain with statistics, rational arguments and feature lists. Brain scans show people’s brains light up in the emotional areas when they see the mean. Network for Good.

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Using Technology for Mission: Ontario 211 and NTEN Hear From the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada

NTEN

Organization: Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. We aim to reach the the 55,000 Canadians affected by a brain tumour with a variety of tools and technology such as our website and social media communities play a large part in this reach. We’ll share what they told us in this series of blog posts. Website: [link].

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#13ntc Nonprofit Technology Conference: Plenary Session on Failing Informatively

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Plenary: Placing Little Bets: Failing Informatively for NPTECH Innovation: Beth Kanter, Erin Shy, Megan Kashner, Brian Reich, Allison Burns. Mindful or Mindfull Social Media? This session will be brains on and hands on and cover the best practices of content curation for nonprofit. NpTech Fail. April 12- 3:30-5:00 pm.

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Wearable Computing: Sussing Out the Frontiers of Nonprofit Technology

Tech Soup

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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April Nonprofit Blog Carnival: The Work Behind the Work - Finding Productivity and Balance

NTEN

It’s much easier to be mindful and focused when you’re on a yoga mat than when you’re behind your desk with a daunting to-do list, overflowing inbox, and a day full of meetings. Mindful Interrupters : Sign up for these handy reminders and you’ll get an email no more than one to two times a week with a helpful mindfulness suggestion.

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Top 10 Tips for a Fabulous 14NTC

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Never mind the Olympics; the NTC Geek Games are a true test of your geek strength. Make sure to bring your brain power to compete in Geek Bingo, a helicopter obstacle course, karaoke, and dodgeball! 14ntc 14ntc Community nptech tips Program' Learn more about the Progressive Parties on myNTC. Let the games begin! See you in DC!

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Things We Like (August 2010)

NTEN

He will seriously blow your mind. Regular readers of this space will know there's a growing consensus that technology is physically changing the ways our brains work. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. HBR's Dan Pallotta thinks it's unethical that your organization doesn't spend more time and money on fundraising.

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