Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

Our team each has a personal calendar for their own appointments, we have a team calendar for activities that everyone needs to know about or participate in, and we have a “Days Off” calendar where people note dates or partial days they’ll be out of the office. Gently remind team members to use the tool.

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AccelEvents

JULY 22, 2021

We love putting like-minded individuals together in a brainstorming space! Actionable brainstorm delegation: If the Workshop is specifically amongst a company or team that has a shared goal, breakout rooms can be a super-efficient way to delegate tasks. That is the primary vibe of our breakout room option.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 28, 2014

Andrew’s challenge wasn’t an empty one: his team could measure the effectiveness of interventions we might try and see how well they work. We know in theory what a brain injury means, but seeing Gabby Giffords on stage, struggling to speak as a result of her brain injury, brought its impact home.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2017

Your executive team’s expectations are way out of whack and you just don’t have the energy to politely set them straight. When you’re overworked and over stressed, it affects your concentration—your mind wanders, you forget things easily, you can’t focus. Instead, incorporate a brain-replenishing walk into your lunch hour.

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Classy

MAY 5, 2021

The mesolimbic part of the brain assigns values to the sensory stimuli, helping us classify what we feel. The rational part of a donor’s brain still mediates the action evoked or prompted by the emotional part through values and learnings. When a donor responds to emotions, the brain releases volatile power chemicals. .

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Bloomerang

APRIL 13, 2021

The brain dump. Just write whatever comes to mind. Knowing these deadlines can help you work backward in terms of creating a content schedule for you and your team. . Pre-writing. . This step is so important because getting all of your thoughts out of your head and onto paper will help you feel less overwhelmed. Drafting. .

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 15, 2020

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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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Structural change – this include teams, departments, and job structure. It is important to get your team on the same page, create a strategy for execution, and monitor/measure the progress, outcomes, and result of the change. Pick Your Team – Who is involved and who does this change effect? Choose your “change team” wisely.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 22, 2021

We conduct these via video for those who are remote, along with a daily staff meeting held every morning for each team member to recap what they did the day before and what their priorities are for the day ahead. Developing a daily route can be helpful in terms of productivity and getting your mind in the GTD (getting things done) zone.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 14, 2022

In all, there were over 30 overlapping sessions, plus breakout rooms, allowing inquisitive minds to pick the brains of developers, configurators, architects, and anyone responsible for building on Salesforce. I had the privilege of attending several of the sessions led by the Gearset team. DevOps Sessions + Speakers.

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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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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.

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Classy

MAY 3, 2021

To elevate their recurring giving program, the team launched “Haymakers Harriers,” a subscription-based running community, to incentivize their supporters to get involved. . Also, get creative by making your donors feel like they’re a part of your team. LoveYourBrain: Building Resilience Project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Having too many platforms and tools for collaboration can confuse and annoy your team and partners. More and more we are beginning to recognize the risk of communications overload, and organizations are trying to simplify the workflows for teams. It is important for your team to have the right amount of structure in their workflow.

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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. . Here are some ideas for useful content that connects your mission to what may be top of mind for your supporters right now: Human services.

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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

APRIL 4, 2017

It also sets up the expectation that your team should respond to them. When nonprofit staff are constantly monitoring their email after work hours — whether this is due to a fear of missing something from their executive director or out of habit — they are missing out on essential down time that brains need.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

Until you can surround yourself with people who want to help, you’re going to be a team of one. That’s important when you’re a team of one. Volunteer Inquiry Volunteers are imperative to growing beyond your team of one. Remember: As a team of one, you’ll need to work smarter, not harder. But take heart! And you can, too!

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Enter the AI 2-minute rule, a blend of GTD and AI tech that expands the window of quick tasks that can be done to unblock yourself and your team. 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.

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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 Mindfulness. Here are some examples: Rituals to Celebrate Success.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

I was doing the work of an entire department while trying to build a team and steer a clear course for my organization. Rest is a necessary and important productivity tool—and an important part of doing the inner AND outer work of being a mindful changemaker. There were days I didn’t feel like getting out of bed.

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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. It comes with a wide range of sector-specific templates for nonprofits of all types, and its easy drag-and-drop editing capabilities mean your team can easily build out your site as your organization grows.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

That’s what’s been on my mind lately. The Benetech team has already accomplished great things for our users, but there is so much more we can do. Our team presented at multiple sessions at the recent RightsCon Silicon Valley conference , which brought together human rights defenders, security experts, and tech executives.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2021

This research is the most precious knowledge we have about what animates great teams and their leaders, and is the foundation of the book. Buckingham/Goodall : It’s just not particularly helpful to the people who actually create our experience at work—our teams and their leaders. If the answer is generic or fuzzy, move on.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2014

Meet Kevin and “Sophia” (who anonymously shared her story with my team). 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.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Eventually, I realized that if development professionals really want to make a difference in their organization’s ability to raise money, they not only need to think about their donors, they need to understand how the donor brain works. Our brain, meanwhile, is telling us that it feels good to. help others.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This research is the most precious knowledge we have about what animates great teams and their leaders, and is the foundation of the book. Buckingham/Goodall : It’s just not particularly helpful to the people who actually create our experience at work—our teams and their leaders. If the answer is generic or fuzzy, move on.

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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. Your donors want to be a part of your organization, so make sure that you’re treating them like part of the team!

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 30, 2022

Gamification increases audience engagement by activating the rewards systems in our brains, increasing the odds that attendees will do the things you want them to do (i.e., Getting leads from your event is not that difficult, you just have to keep that goal top of mind. . Keep lead generation top of mind. .

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

Postcards are short snapshots of your nonprofit, and your marketing team can decorate them with photos of your constituents, volunteers, events, or graphical elements. Postcards don’t take up much space, and an attention-grabbing photo can convince supporters to hold onto it and keep your nonprofit in the back of their minds. . ?. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 6, 2020

This research is the most precious knowledge we have about what animates great teams and their leaders, and is the foundation of the book. Buckingham/Goodall : It’s just not particularly helpful to the people who actually create our experience at work—our teams and their leaders. If the answer is generic or fuzzy, move on.

Work 52

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

This research is the most precious knowledge we have about what animates great teams and their leaders, and is the foundation of the book. Buckingham/Goodall : It’s just not particularly helpful to the people who actually create our experience at work—our teams and their leaders. If the answer is generic or fuzzy, move on.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Between all the events , phone calls and mailings your plan can bring you and your team back to the most important activities. By following these with your team, you will be well on your way to creating your fundraising plan! Be mindful of remaining “strategic” (have we used this word enough?), And, that’s a GOOD thing!

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Candid

APRIL 27, 2021

The same principle lies at the heart of a mind map. Mind maps help us stay organized in the world of content shock, informational chaos, and short attention span. Psychologists revealed the power of this instrument for the human brain a long time ago. They say mind mapping makes people more creative and retentive.

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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

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

5 Core Values at Work for 2016 by Kathy Naylor, VP of HR and Talent at the MIND Research Institute shares the core values that will insure your happiness and health at your nonprofit career. as an assessment tool for growth, team building and direction setting. as an assessment tool for growth and team building. StandOut 2.0

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

Keeping a task list can save you time and clear your mind. Our team at Get Fully Funded uses Trello to manage our individual to do lists plus all our team projects. Trello is very user friendly and lets you share lists with team members, color code tasks, and set due dates for individual items.

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