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Wisdom 2.0: Balance in A Hyper Connected World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. This post shares some reflections from yesterday and a few nuggets that I learned from the presentations. I use pen and a note book to take notes!

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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

Storytelling makes it personal and transforms the heart and mind of your target audience by showing them why something is important, instead of just telling them. When a good story is shared, scientific research shows our brains connect to storytelling can have on us: Stories are remembered 22x more easily than data, facts, and stats.

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Fundwriter.ai 101 – Can A Robot Write Better Than You?

The Fundraising Authority

Facts and stats are useful here. Mission Statement Craft a mission statement for your organization that reflects your vision and work. Likely Questions Anticipate questions that will come up in people’s minds. He didn't know he'd be diagnosed with brain cancer just five months later. Test them out to see what works.

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Online Fundraising Site: How To Create A High-Performing Fundraising Website

CauseVox

Our brains are wired for visual information; people process images 60,000 times faster than words. Consistent, relevant content is key to keeping your campaign top of mind for donors. It’s easy to get bogged down by stats so make it relatable by designating an individual as the focal point and adding a personal, heartfelt narrative.

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Managing Twitter, One Account at a Time

Amy Sample Ward

There are so may stats, reports, assumptions and speculations every day about who is using Twitter, let alone how and why. I recently read a reflection on Twitter called How To Use Twitter When You Follow Several Thousand People. I’m not one for popularity and don’t view follower counts as a reflection of such.

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End-of-Year Giving: 21 Best Practices for a Great Campaign

Qgiv

No matter your donors’ reasons for giving, the stats above show that at the end of the year, they’re ready and willing to give. As you review these best practices, remember to keep your donors’ needs top of mind. Don’t let confirmation emails go to waste. Optimize your donation form. Let’s get started.

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How To Train Your Attention and Be Effective When Working Online

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. What’s making our human brains like those of gold fish? Photo by BirgerKing.

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