The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 13, 2021

There’s reputable neuroscience research showing that people’s brains light up when they hear their own name. So our brains are actually hard-wired to respond to appeals that speak to us directly. Our brains are always looking for shortcuts, and the word because triggers us to comply. Thanks for reading this far!

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Author: One of my favorite science/interests stories in the news recently was a report published in late July by Science Magazine about how researchers have found that the brain of speakers and listeners become synchronized as they talk. The study called this "neural coupling" and claimed that the process is key to effective communication.

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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.

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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. Finally, after hearing a lot of nuts and bolts from them about numerous programs and processes around which I couldn’t quite wrap my brain, I said “Tell me why I should give in one sentence.” In this post, I’ll explore the third strategy. .

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Whole Whale

JUNE 22, 2021

These help us stay connected to each other and build relationships that go deeper than work. Developing a daily route can be helpful in terms of productivity and getting your mind in the GTD (getting things done) zone. And yes, we use video calls for BOCs with remote workers. Grab your favorite beverage and turn on your webcam.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

” I don’t have an answer, but I think it has to do with modeling conscious information and consumption and being mindful about how you connect with people, cultivate relationships, and share information. In our panel discussion, Laura was asked about being mindful in our philanthropy and giving.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

How much will it cost for you to accomplish what you have in mind? You won’t get every grant you apply for, but applying, building relationships, and understanding the grant landscape in your field and your community will keep the grant money flowing. Use the tools you need, just don’t try to keep everything stored in your brain.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

Breath links mind, brain, and body – and paying attention to your breath help cultivate mindfulness. Like meditation, mindful use of social media begins with noticing when your attention has wandered, and then gently bringing it back to focus on your highest priority – like training a puppy.

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OneCause

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The key to strong donor relationships is creating a conversation between your organization and your donors. By combining these strategies with your nonprofit’s own unique cause and personality, you’re sure to create stronger relationships with your donors and ensure your nonprofit’s ongoing success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Technology products have trapped our attention and the down side, according to Center for Humane Technology is that it is impacting our social relationships, mental health, children, and ultimately chipping away at civil society. They’ve outlined their strategy on their web site. You can read more of his writing and about him here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

Rituals are also used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals 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. Rituals to Build Relationships. Rituals To Build Mindfulness.

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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. In either case, make sure you’re putting yourself out there—you never know what those relationships will yield. Do all the things. Conferences are exhausting.

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

Many millennials share little in common other than a familiarity with the internet, but, thankfully, your direct mail campaigns can also address and make the most of each supporters’ unique relationship with your nonprofit. Creating multiple touchpoints helps to recruit new donors, but it also builds relationships with your current base.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 30, 2022

When collected in the right event planning software , you can then export this data to your integrated customer relationship management (CRM) software; you can use email marketing sequences for demand gen purposes. Getting leads from your event is not that difficult, you just have to keep that goal top of mind. .

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Relationships evolve, professional development occurs, where we live, what we do, who we see, what we enjoy, how we act… it all changes. Being adaptable will also require a lot of emotional intelligence, keeping an open mind, and dropping personal ego. Keep in mind that even small changes can add up and lead to change fatigue.

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Media Cause

MAY 28, 2021

In Part 3, Ansley breaks down how colors work in the brain to create relationships — for better or worse — that shape our perceptions of sameness, otherness and contribute to racial bias. . Color can play with our eyes and our minds, and can create boundaries and shapes that don’t really exist.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Your team can do a simple mindfulness exercise by starting a meeting with a deep breath and going around the table to share how you are feeling in the moment. Get to know your Ultradian Rhythms , the natural rhythms of your body and brain that repeat throughout the day. Work to your energy. Create Device Free Zones.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

We once thought the problem was simply about a lack of calories, but now we know it’s more about not having enough nutritious food to support body and brain development. The kind of food that nourishes the mind and body, and is foundational to growth and many other critical human needs, like education, housing, jobs, and transportation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2015

As my work as a trainer pivots more towards leadership development in a networked world, I’ve been doing more and more training on the topic of mindfulness at work techniques. In other words, checking your email before you go to bed hurts your brain. Mindfulness Walking' Noise to Signal Cartoon. How have you kicked it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

Everyone will pledge will change one mind in their organization. It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. The emotional part of our brains is like an elephant. Only 4 out of every 10 tech-responsible staff report to leadership. Direct the Rider.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

The most common signs of employee burnout we’ve seen are: Brain fog that causes forgetfulness of something a person has done before or randomly forgetting to complete tasks. By doing so, we can create meaningful relationships and healthier ways to cope with feelings of burnout.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Can I pick your brain?”. Right now, my goal is to cultivate relationships with potential donors. But right now, it’s all about engagement and relationships. In the end, acquiring and keeping major donors is about relationships and treating people the way they deserve to be treated. Me: “I’m not sure yet.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

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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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Build a Website That Can Grow With You Like any good investment, a nonprofit website should be built with longevity in mind. Creating personalized experiences will boost user engagement on your website and begin building deeper relationships between you and your constituents. Humans tend to respond to images of fellow humans.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

Everyone will pledge will change one mind in their organization. It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. The emotional part of our brains is like an elephant. Only 4 out of every 10 tech-responsible staff report to leadership. Direct the Rider.

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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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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Tom Iselin will show you how to increase your likability and “memorability” among donors that will deepen relationships, help you raise more money, and create greater donor loyalty. We got five excellent tactics for you that’ll help you raise more money, and improve your donor relationships through personal branding.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 7, 2013

However, the mentorship relationship is different than those relationships. While they may question suggestions, most of the time, they have an open mind, and this characteristic often leads to long-term success. In the words of John Crosby: “Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.”

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

Everyone will pledge will change one mind in their organization. It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. The emotional part of our brains is like an elephant. Only 4 out of every 10 tech-responsible staff report to leadership. It is the way we're wired.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2012

However, the mentorship relationship is different than those relationships. While they may question suggestions, most of the time, they have an open mind, and this characteristic often leads to long-term success. In the words of John Crosby: “Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.”

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

I started yoga about, you know, from a really early age, my family introduced me to mindfulness and meditation, even though you would never guess it because they don’t look like typical hippies. . So most of you are hoping to get strategies about how to strengthen your volunteer donor and staff relationships and sense of community. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

For more and more of the best young technical minds, it’s no longer enough to line up their talents behind selling toothpaste on the web. They want their brains to matter. Campus Party organizer Futura Networks also recognizes that a big driver for young techies is…social relevance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2015

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. Acknowledgement: Fosters relationships and deeper connections to encourage people to pay attention.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Humans can invent new ideas and solutions based on emotions, relationships, and a host of other circumstances related to consciousness, while AI systems can only generate new outputs based on existing data. ANNs are inspired by the structure and function of the human brain. Humans are creative, while AI is generative.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

You could do it for any number of days (I picked 40 because I was turning 40), and during any time of transition: birthday, anniversary, moving, new job, end of a job or relationship, start of a new relationship, engagement, marriage, pregnancy, birth, a change in your parenting role, etc. No connection to my lengthy to-do list?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

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. I also throughout the month of January review my work routines and systems and redesign or tweak to improve productivity. Year in Review.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 25, 2016

In a recently released report , Turnkey explores the relationship between recognition gifts and fundraising, all while explaining what makes peer-to-peer participants tick. As it turns out, “our brains crave the positive evaluation of others almost to an embarrassing degree.”

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