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Captivology: The Science of Capturing People’s Attention

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The book shares how and why our mind pays attention to some events, ideas, or people and not others. These triggers spark your brain’s attention response by appealing to basic aspects of what makes us human. Parr uses the metaphor of building a fire to describe how capturing attention works.

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

Bloomerang

I don’t know how you find the time to do this, Elizabeth, in addition to your full-time job which is a lot, but you’re also an instructor at the University of Pennsylvania. As I shared, I’m a Senior Vice President at CCS and an instructor at the University of Pennsylvania. It’s how my brain works.