Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

One of the biggest downsides for me personally from being connected to the Social Web 50-70 hours a week is that my brain has a hard time reading for extended periods of time. My mind wanders after a couple of paragraphs even when reading New York Times Bestsellers. In 2013, keep these two words at the forefront of your mind.

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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. The study and presentation begins with some context.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2017

Email is a depersonalized channel of communications because you don’t see the effect you’re having on the person receiving the email. The research study found that the expectation of assumed availability is what exhausts people and the anticipation of work creates stress that can lead to burnout. It can also improve your memory.

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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. Studies have shown that the top-ranking page in Google gets 33% of all search traffic , and from there, the percentages dip significantly. Website personalization can take many forms.

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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. Taking long walks is good for you in many ways as this blog post from Canva points out. Mindfulness Walking' How have you kicked it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

What are some examples of technology and nonprofit case studies that supports health, fitness, and wellness in the nonprofit workplace? This blog post shares some thoughts. 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.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Formally, your mind begins organizing, “Study for this long on these dates, write paper one at this time and on this date, and so on and so on.” Our brains, while capable of accomplishing a lot of tasks at the same time, are not too great with knowledge retention in scenarios where multi-tasking is taking place.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

I am here in Romania for a conference hosted by the Soros Foundation as part of their pilot advocacy through blogging program. I'm live blogging the conference sessions which are being conducted in Romanian. So all the disclaimers of live blogging apply and particularly here - with translations, jet lag, etc. Niche content.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 7, 2011

Emily is a w riter and digital strategist who blogs as TheSanFranista. I had gone to classes on and off before coming to California but regularly left before savasana, the rest period at the end of class where the mind is invited to be still. The fifth guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Emily Goligoski.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

In addition, I’m also doing a lot of training of other trainers and am now an Adjunct Professor at the Monterey Institute for International Studies (a graduate school of Middlebury College). When participants move, oxygen to the brain increases, thereby enhancing both learning and memory. Talking and hearing (Auditory).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

It was like a reboot for my brain, but I found it really difficult to do. The disorder was identified in this study, “ The Extended iSelf: The Impact of iPhone Separation on Cognition, Emotion, and Physiology ” published in Journal of Computer-Mediated Communications. It isn’t a joke.

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MAY 25, 2021

Keep in mind that your organization may be facing more than one of these challenges— but luckily, there are strong software solutions to help your association overcome them. Let’s cover five key aspects to keep in mind when searching for a new CME LMS. Complicated Accreditation Reporting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

Flickr Photo by JTLowery The title of this post is play on the famous PSA " Brain on Drugs " from 1987 to raise attention to the harmful effects of drugs. The memorable tagline : This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. Does growing up digital evolve young people's brains? Any questions? That's impressive.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 30, 2013

Because the answer would have taken much more time than allotted, I promised to give the query some thought and respond through my blog. You’ve mentored some people new to the industry along the way and enjoy your status as a community brain trust on all-things-planned giving. during a development professionals’ educational session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2006

Many times only userids are given, not their blogs or affiliations. s H20 playlist allowed me to see the shape of how this process unfolded, thus bringing a whole new idea into my mind. The one aspect of delicious that frustrates me is when I find another user whose bookmarks are of great interest to me, I want to know more about them.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In a 2021 study from McKinsey & Co. In fact, some studies report that upwards of 77%-82% of employees in the sector are female. Make time for movement and mindfulness. Yet, both movement and mindfulness are two of the most important building blocks of a well-balanced mind and body. And I’m not alone.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Research has found that emotion-based storytelling in communications can trigger positive reactions through the release of brain chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin. Weave storytelling through different aspects of your website, such as your blog, donation page, about page, and community testimonials page. Tell compelling stories.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And then unpacking some case studies that can articulate some of these strategies in action. At CCS, we do feasibility and campaign planning studies for organizations that are thinking of embarking on larger campaigns or capital campaigns. So I’m going to walk through two case studies. It’s how my brain works.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

But it is always a good exercise to make your brain think in a different way. David Armano's " The Collective Focus Group:Listen, Learn, and Adapt " was written for the business audience in mind, but the concept and techniques can be used by nonprofits and more importantly lead to success. Unique Blog Readers. Engagement.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 22, 2009

There's a whole section of this blog called Unusual Projects and Influences. Whether it's an online game like Signtific , a tutoring center like 826 Valencia , or an educational event like Living Library , my engineer brain wants to figure out what makes these innovative projects tick and then tinker with those design lessons in my own work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Given my right brained, non-linear and visual way of presenting ideas, I thought it might be helpful to write up a few notes about the above talk. His tweets reveal him as a renaissance thinker, not just a narrow-minded tech geek. . I hope they share a case study about all this! #3. More information here. Now it is your turn.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

There are annual reports, grant applications, website pages, blogs, appeal letters, policy docu­ments, procedure manuals, thank you notes, press releases, program reports, research papers, legal documents, advertising copy, board orientation documents, promotional material, and much more. Case Study: The lost art of writing.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Our brains are wired for visual information; people process images 60,000 times faster than words. With content marketing, you and your supporters can create and upload content (blog posts, photos, testimonials, etc.) Consistent, relevant content is key to keeping your campaign top of mind for donors. 1) Visual Storytelling.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2007

Thanks to Kyle Evans, who forwarded me the fascinating, lengthy master’s dissertation.art: Situating Internet Art in the Modern Museum by Karen Verschooren at the MIT Comparative Media Studies program. In my mind, the distinction of web-only is useful when: the content provides a personal, repeatable experience.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

Although you can find some exclusive advice from her on our blog as well, which we’ll link to if you’re interested in learning that. And let’s see if we can get your slides going here, if you don’t mind sharing again. She was AFP’s Outstanding Fundraising Professional of the Year. Here we go. there we go.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Here’s Your 2013 Nonprofit Roundup: THIS – thanks to Marc Koenig of Nonprofit Hub: Nonprofits, 2014 is the Year of the Blog. Your blog is your gift to them, as well as to yourself. In her post on Convince & Convert, Jessica Gioglio shows 2 Amazing Movember Case Studies That Will Make You Grow it Back.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 16, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Blog | design mind – "Openness is the mega-trend for innovation in the 21st century, and it remains the topic du jour for businesses of all kinds. ."

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

Ben, isn’t the popcorn thing blowing your mind? So when I think about back to work as a manager, these are some of the things that comes to mind for me. Studies have shown that when places have unlimited PTO, people don’t take PTO. It’s the funniest thing ever. Absolutely. Popcorn is free as are drinks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2009

My practitioner brain went right into the weeds, or rather Twitter and I posted this question: I used the hashtag #answerbeth and lots of retreats and some responses: . "I Morgan Scully suggested that a lot could be learned from studying cloud culture. Ah, a delicious new word: WIREARCHY . " The site asks what it means for you?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As you review these best practices, remember to keep your donors’ needs top of mind. By the end of December, we will complete our feasibility study and determine next steps with our fundraising consultant.” Feature recent blog posts and volunteer opportunities. Don’t let confirmation emails go to waste.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

The how do you write meme is swirling through the edtech community and now Vicky Davis, Cool Cat Teacher Blog , has tagged me. Vicky has written a brilliant post answering the question "How do you write for your blog?" Vicky says that writing a blog, like music, is more than a single solitary note, but a composition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

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? Take a guess.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

There are all kinds of great videos, case studies you can dive into and kind of get to know us a little bit more. . I think our days and our brains can sometimes feel like this calculation. . link is case-sensitive and you’ll get to download some information and just read a blog post about creatively thanking.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2010

Kris talked about brain research related to the potential cognitive and social impacts of participation. One of the resources she shared is a book called Brain Rules , which presents studies about the power of "cognitive force environment"--the idea that we need to be able to actually change an environment to learn from it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The prelude to burnout would typically involve long-term chronic stress: the mind races, the nervous system fires up in ‘fight-flight’ mode and we may experience symptoms such as sleeplessness, extreme fatigue or anxiety. Lengthening the exhale breath soothes the nervous system which in turn affects our state of mind and helps release stress.

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