Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 14, 2022

In all, there were over 30 overlapping sessions, plus breakout rooms, allowing inquisitive minds to pick the brains of developers, configurators, architects, and anyone responsible for building on Salesforce. DevOps Sessions + Speakers. 3 Key Takeaways from DevOps Dreamin’. Camaraderie is one of the best learning opportunities.

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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. The study and presentation begins with some context. Being strategically future-minded.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Conference where I gave my full attention to the presentations and conversation. The Wisdom 2.0 This post shares some reflections from yesterday and a few nuggets that I learned from the presentations. In our panel discussion, Laura was asked about being mindful in our philanthropy and giving. I call it slow social media.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

Present the tool with enthusiasm and share that you did your research and spent time learning the ins and outs of the tool. But it is a good task to schedule after blocking off time to work on a complex grant or other task that requires a lot of brain power. I can do it even when my brain feels fried.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Present a struggle and a solution. . By opening up the audience to a new idea or way of thinking, you can open their hearts and minds to the work you’re doing and get them further invested in your cause. . In this post, I’ll focus on the creative skills involved in storytelling. . At the root of every story is a struggle or conflict.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

I’m facilitating and presenting on a panel session at the Opera America National Conference taking place in San Francisco this week with Guillaume DeCugis, CEO of Scoop.It We all know that with so much content out there, it is eating our brains and memory , relying more on “google it.” Mindfulness'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

They 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. This post summarizes the accomplishments of the give years which included two books, working with hundreds of grantees, many presentations all over the world, and more.

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Media Cause

MAY 28, 2021

Click here to view the presentation and learn more about how color theory informs our creative work at Media Cause. We’ve provided a summary, as well as the whole recording of the presentation here because of its timeliness and timelessness. Pink has feminine connotations and communicates romance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2013

While it is hard to measure actual attention spans, there is research that people pay closest attention during the first 10-18 minutes of lecture – and then their minds wander. That the curator selects, describes, filters, organizes, and present resources. This might be mean sharing less. ” Content'

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 2, 2019

That’s certainly not true for everybody, especially natural introverts, but failing to take advantage of the chance to people like-minded professionals is a big conference no-no. Trust the conference hosts, the presenters, workshop leaders and anyone else providing content and education.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

Meet my colleague, Meico Marquette Whitlock, who is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Techie. I had an opportunity to interview Meico about being a Mindful Techie. You have now moved into the area of “Mindfulness and Technology,” what inspired the move from nonprofit techie into mindfulness?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

A Slide From Downes Presentation Originally uploaded by cambodia4kidsorg. I'm assuming that Stephen Downeshas licensed this presentation under CC by NC and that extends to screen captures from Powerpoint? I downloaded the powerpoint and browsed it quickly. This slide caught my attention and I took a screen capture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2011

Distractions can be internal and come from our brains , our thoughts. Most of our work as social media nonprofit professionals is to be present on our online communities, listen, engage, and manage content. Brain Fitness. There is the mind-body connection which boils down to taking care of yourself.

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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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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

Rest is a necessary and important productivity tool—and an important part of doing the inner AND outer work of being a mindful changemaker. For example, this week, you need an hour to work on a presentation for your next board meeting and two hours to write a grant proposal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

It is called the Four P’s: Planning, People, Priorities, and Being Present. BEING PRESENT. Being Present means paying attention to the people in front of us, focusing on the tasks at hand, and managing our emotions in the moment. Planning is about using structure and rituals to keep organized. Work to your energy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

Last week I presented a session at the Nonprofit Technology Conference called “ Activating A Culture of Resilience for Sustainable Impact ,” with fellow NTEN board members, Ananda Leeke & Meico Whitlock as well as Carrie Rice. I presented and facilitated a small group activity on rituals. Rituals To Build Mindfulness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2010

It gave me space to give social media use some mindful attention. The product-driven learning is mindful, mostly linear, and focused. To much product-driven learning, and I don’t discover new ideas. One is left-brained and the other right-brained.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

This framework works like a charm, whether it is a one-hour webinar or 7 day intensive International training or college graduate course or year long peer learning program. Recently, I was on a call with colleagues to plan our NTC session on training , and co-presenter Cindy Leonard said to me, “You are using ADDIE !”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

He spoke about creativity and what psychologists and brain scientists are learning about it. Like-minded folks can accomplish a lot, and expertise is not to be undervalued, but sometimes they can hit roadblocks. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. Seek outsider knowledge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2011

“Always Be Cropping&# – a very practical point for being enchanting with photos that stand out in social streams – and to mindful of good composition – which requires cropping. Here’s some other suggestions and tips for enchanting photos. Charles Porch, Facebook. JD Lasica, SocialBrite.

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Gyrus

JULY 12, 2016

When evaluating the effectiveness of eLearnings it is vital that we keep in mind exactly what we are trying to accomplish; then craft exceedingly mindful learning experiences to ensure the highest possible return on our investment. One of the first challenges that presents itself is truly understanding your users learning styles.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

If you company is experiencing a constant or newly presented problem, a change will need to be made. Once in the panic zone, changes become very hard to navigate as our body goes into a maximum stress mode, our emotions get elevated, and our brains shut down and become closed off to solutions and suggestions. Implement the solution.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2016

Simply writing down what you want to work on helps quiet your mind to focus on the task; setting the timer solidifies your intention to work on that task. Clear Your Environment to Clear Your Mind. Metaphorically declutter your mind by clearing your desk and computer screen. Take a Mindful Moment.

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Candid

APRIL 27, 2021

The same principle lies at the heart of a mind map. Mind maps help us stay organized in the world of content shock, informational chaos, and short attention span. Psychologists revealed the power of this instrument for the human brain a long time ago. They say mind mapping makes people more creative and retentive.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

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. Remember, a blog is not just a traffic booster but a tool to educate, inspire, and mobilize your audience.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

That’s what’s been on my mind lately. I have disruptive approaches to social innovation in mind, with an increasingly connected society where the cost of prototyping and deploying new products is extremely low, and where innovation is no longer the sole purview of well-funded for-profit corporations. 10X: ten times the impact.

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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). The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

If you''ve never seen an Ignite presentation before, let me break it down for you: 5 minutes. As you might guess, these high-speed, high-energy presentations are not for the faint-hearted. But, they have also have a way of bringing out the creativity and talent of presenters, and make for a great spectator sport! 20 slides.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

The 2016 session took all of the trainers’ lessons learned from the previous session and improved upon the presentation and exercises. The basic premise remained the same: to give training tips, model them, and to provide “meta” data that gave a glimpse into the minds of the session designers.

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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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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

If you’re speaking or presenting at NTC, check out these resources to help you catapult your session from great to fabulous. 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!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Is our brain changing as a result? It’s also important that symptoms are present in more than one setting. By training the brain to shift activities rapidly for multitasking, we may be decreasing the brain’s ability to focus. As a result, we may feel overwhelmed, stressed, restless, and the symptoms can go on!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2010

Soren is the author of the book, " Wisdom 2.0 " and writes about mindfulness and technology use for Huffington Post and on Mashable. Soren is the author of the book, " Wisdom 2.0 " and writes about mindfulness and technology use for Huffington Post and on Mashable. He also talked about changing his brain chemistry.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 25, 2012

And surfing is fun—not easy fun that gets boring quickly, like tic-tac-to, but the kind of “deep play” that requires total attention in the present moment, and makes every moment feel incredibly full and rich. We can’t stop the waves of change, so we’d better all learn to surf them. And people who play in this way require plenty of rest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

But I sense in conversations here at the conference that participants are clearer in their minds about the practice of evaluation than they are about the practice of learning. With that in mind, I wanted to set out six queries that might help foundations orient, anchor, and structure their learning, and better use its fruits.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Christina has presented across the country about topics including social media, multichannel marketing, and website management, most recently at Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits. . Have a Brain-Dumping Session. We love having “brain dumps” in our office.

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