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#13NTC Session: Mindful or Mindfull Social Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This blog post serves as a resource page for a session on mindfulness with Rob Cottingham and Jana Byington-Smith. To provide best practices for taming the digital jungle that assaults our brains everyday at work. Additional Resources. Mindfulness' NetSmart: How To Thrive Online. Visualization Techniques.

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12 free nonprofit books to help you achieve year-end fundraising success

Candid

Story or Die: How to Use Brain Science to Engage, Persuade, and Change Minds in Business and in Life by Lisa Cron. We know how busy this time of year is for nonprofits, and Candid is here to provide you with the information and resources you need to finish the year strong.

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Try Exercise Snacking for Improving #WFH Mental Health

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In addition to the mental health benefits of improving your mood, moving your body also brings blood to the brain that helps you think more clearly and boosts personal productivity. It really helps reset my mind and body – and fight virtual fatigue. Do a five-minute workout or seven-minute workout Try desk yoga.

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4 Signs You Are A Burned Out Nonprofit Fundraiser

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The clinical definition of burnout is “a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion that occurs when we feel overwhelmed by too many demands, too few resources, and too little recovery time.” When you’re overworked and over stressed, it affects your concentration—your mind wanders, you forget things easily, you can’t focus.

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20 Tips for Nonprofits Using Twitter

NetWits

With that in mind, I asked some of my favorite people on Twitter to join me in sharing their favorite tips and resources, and with that, I share with you: 20 Tips for Nonprofits Using Twitter. Lead Manager, Online Campaigns – National Brain Tumor Society | Follow @npshana. 1 – Chris Tuttle. 2 – Heidi Massey.

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The Empty Inbox: Honing Productivity in Email Management

Byte Technology

Mann is quick to point out that his approach isn’t directed so much towards the number of messages that plague our inboxes, bur rather the amount of time our brains spend dwelling there. After all, anyone can zip through their messages and take an “out of sight, out of mind” tact towards email management. Digital Resources Nonprofit'

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Overcoming Screen Fatigue: A Nonprofit Hub Guide

NonProfit Hub

Video calls are a lot more straining on the brain than any face-to-face conversation. Our minds are together when our bodies feel we’re not. Give yourself brain breaks. In between meetings, you could chat with coworkers casually, and your brain would have a break during your commute. Why are video calls so draining?

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