Bloomerang

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what would be considered a good new donor acquisition rate. Dear Charity Clairity, I’m wondering if you have a data point readily available in your brilliant brain?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2011

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]. Your mission?

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Classy

MAY 5, 2021

Still, the answer to this question could influence whether nonprofits should appeal to donors through extreme (and often negative) emotions. . Below, you’ll find the science to answer all of these questions. The mesolimbic part of the brain assigns values to the sensory stimuli, helping us classify what we feel.

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AccelEvents

JULY 22, 2021

We love putting like-minded individuals together in a brainstorming space! Getting to know everyone: The best kind of personal connection is specialized, and writing a list of questions for each breakout room will help foster that conversation! That is the primary vibe of our breakout room option.

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Kindful

MAY 26, 2021

Sometimes without even noticing it, our brain is activated in a unique and engaged way when a story is being shared. A good story allows organizations to build those relationships, win hearts, change minds, and prompt action. It’s brain science. Moment” and answer any questions that were raised throughout the story.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 22, 2023

Shed the discomfort of uncertainty, which is the only way to open your mind to all possibilities. Recently, Wooditch answered these questions for me about failing, succeeding and his book: Question : We are often taught from an early age that failure is the result of a lack of innate ability. It’s protective in nature.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Internal: These theories take into account our minds and bodies. There are also physical theories like brain-based learning and neuroscience. I came across a brain scan by Dr. Chuck Hillman from University of Illinois Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory. The sitting brain is really disengaged.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Shed the discomfort of uncertainty, which is the only way to open your mind to all possibilities. Recently, Wooditch answered these questions for me about failing, succeeding and his book: Question : We are often taught from an early age that failure is the result of a lack of innate ability. It’s protective in nature.

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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. To spur this kind of thinking, the course poses the question, “How might we?”

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

HubSpot’s recent research helps to answer this question: branded video content is the most memorable. For example when watching a video, audio and visual channels activate separate parts of the brain , and when these two elements combine, it helps supporters better understand and engage with your mission. .

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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. Talk to your team to see what questions people are asking. . Do this with a simple free survey or ask the question on your donation thank you landing page or in your thank you email. In this post, I’ll explore the third strategy. .

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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. Invite questions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 3, 2021

Shed the discomfort of uncertainty, which is the only way to open your mind to all possibilities. Awhile back, Wooditch answered these questions for me about failing, succeeding and his book: Question : We are often taught from an early age that failure is the result of a lack of innate ability. It’s protective in nature.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

One of the questions that threaded into each conversation or presentation was, “What is important for creating a wisdom-based culture?” In our panel discussion, Laura was asked about being mindful in our philanthropy and giving. Healthy Mind Platter. I call it slow social media.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2020

Shed the discomfort of uncertainty, which is the only way to open your mind to all possibilities. This week, Wooditch answered these questions for me about failing, succeeding and his book: Question : We are often taught from an early age that failure is the result of a lack of innate ability. It’s protective in nature.

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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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Whole Whale

JUNE 22, 2021

This doesn’t mean you need to be talking to your coworkers all day long, but knowing that everyone has a common tool to brainstorm, ask questions, and post notes is crucial. Developing a daily route can be helpful in terms of productivity and getting your mind in the GTD (getting things done) zone. Work in Sprints. Don’t go there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The presentation looks at how younger generations are always connected and are multi-taskers who count on the Internet as their external brain and approach problems in a different way from older generations. It raises the question (unanswered) whether this is a good or bad thing. Being strategically future-minded.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

As a group, I have participants take an online poll, answering the questions, “What are your workplace stress triggers?” Your logical brain temporarily shuts down, and you lose the ability to solve problems, make decisions, and think rationally.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

We all know that with so much content out there, it is eating our brains and memory , relying more on “google it.” ” But what if there was a way to use online tools, mobile apps, and software that helped lengthen our attention spans and replace information overload with a sense of mindfulness? Mindfulness'

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

The story above is about how your brain works. Your brain has a part called the Prefrontal Cortex, or “PFC” (remember “Paula Front-and-Center”?). It directs our attention, is responsible for moral decision-making, allows us to empathize with others, and helps coordinate the thousands of signals rushing around your brain.

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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

MAY 23, 2012

NetSmart is Howard Rheingold’s latest book. It synthesizes his 30 years of experience if being a model digital citizen and what he has learned from asking other this simple question: How to use social media intelligently and mindfully? Lately, I have been working in far flung places which means long, very long airplane rides [.]

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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. Here are few questions to help you determine your meeting number: How many meetings (virtual, hybrid, or in-person) should you have in a day? The maximum length of any given meeting is 50 minutes.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Used in the wrong way, AI toys will suck people into productivity holes of asking never-ending ‘what if’ questions. 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. So why wait?

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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. Debra has posed a very good question frame in the comments: Does the blog offer consistent insight and education about an area I want to learn about? The product-driven learning is mindful, mostly linear, and focused.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2021

Question : Lies is a strong, loaded word. Question : The revelations in the book are grounded in a wealth of data. Marcus Buckingham Question : What’s fundamentally wrong with our current emphasis on workplace culture? Question : How can we figure out where we want to work if a company’s culture isn’t a good barometer?

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

After all, this is their idea, their brain-child, their life. At the center of Shark Tank is a pretty simple question: How can entrepreneurs convince the panel to believe in their idea? It’s a question on the minds of thousands of small businesses, startup tech companies and—yes—nonprofits.

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OneCause

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This doesn’t mean that you should talk down to your donors or that they’re unintelligent: it just means that they’re probably using their brain power for other things and quickly skimming emails and mailers. Ask questions like: What does our mission mean to you? Why does this cause matter to you, and why now in particular?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The key to successful fundraising is asking smarter questions. We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” There’s also a Q&A box specifically, your questions might be a little more visible there if you use that one. We’ll take questions at the end.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Question : Lies is a strong, loaded word. Question : The revelations in the book are grounded in a wealth of data. Marcus Buckingham Question : What’s fundamentally wrong with our current emphasis on workplace culture? Question : How can we figure out where we want to work if a company’s culture isn’t a good barometer?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 6, 2020

Question : Lies is a strong, loaded word. Question : The revelations in the book are grounded in a wealth of data. Marcus Buckingham Question : What’s fundamentally wrong with our current emphasis on workplace culture? Question : How can we figure out where we want to work if a company’s culture isn’t a good barometer?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

” The nickname “brainstorm sessions” because participants were using their brains to storm a problem. Avoid any discussion of ideas or questions, as these stop the flow of ideas. Asking the Right Brainstorming Question or Problem Framing is Secret to Success. You can brainstorm questions to kick off your session.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

Question : Lies is a strong, loaded word. Question : The revelations in the book are grounded in a wealth of data. Marcus Buckingham Question : What’s fundamentally wrong with our current emphasis on workplace culture? Question : How can we figure out where we want to work if a company’s culture isn’t a good barometer?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2014

When Kevin was in kindergarten he had an organic brain injury, which forced him to have to relearn everything from walking to using the bathroom. I can enlighten my mind, enliven my spirit, and experience what I couldn’t before. We ask the question: data for whom? Data without context has little value.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2012

These are a great set of questions to ask as you look over your data. I use survey monkey and grab the visual chart for each question and dumping each chart into its own Powerpoint slide. Old Way – Not Visual Thinking – Automatically Create Visual for Every Survey Question on Separate Powerpoint Slide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

The glaring light off the tiny screen zaps your brain of sound ZZZs. Incorporate a mindfulness routine in the morning before you check your phone: Janet Fouts, Author of Mindful Marketing , says “I’ve weaned myself off checking my phone after 10 pm and I rarely need an alarm clock so no excuse there. I don’t.

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