Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2021

For me, it is valuable as a ritual that helps me shut off my work brain and creates a boundary between me and overworking. . Your mind and body need these boundaries. Keep moving and practice mindfulness. Here are some additional articles with tips on fake commutes and walking mindfulness activities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Some tip include mapping out a good process for work flow and using collaborative technology effectively. Amy Su Jen offers up a great framework for individuals. While the tips are geared for personal productivity, I decided to apply the framework to team collaboration. Communicate Clearly in Emails. Work to your energy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2015

There are serious health risks to a sedentary work style, but it also impacts our minds as well. Moving around at work helps get our brains to re-engage. Even small movements cause improved brain processing speed, learning, and short-term memory. Our brains begin to slow down when we are not moving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2017

Recently, 60 Minutes did a piece on Brain Hacking or intentionally designing apps so you feel the need to to check in constantly. Rosen’s research can not yet determine what the impact is on our brains and lives as it too soon. Here are his five tips: Receive notifications from people only, not machines. What are your tips?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2021

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. It really helps reset my mind and body – and fight virtual fatigue.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2011

Distractions can be internal and come from our brains , our thoughts. Brain Fitness. Concentration is part of our brain’s function and if your brain isn’t fit – you won’t concentrate or perform well. There is the mind-body connection which boils down to taking care of yourself.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2017

When you’re overworked and over stressed, it affects your concentration—your mind wanders, you forget things easily, you can’t focus. Self-care solution: Add more movement into your workday—stand up and walk around to clear your mind. Instead, incorporate a brain-replenishing walk into your lunch hour.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Story or Die: How to Use Brain Science to Engage, Persuade, and Change Minds in Business and in Life by Lisa Cron. This book can teach you how to incorporate a storytelling framework into your communications that shows supporters how they are the true heroes in advancing your cause.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

14NTC is just around the corner and the community is buzzing with tips, recommendations, and other advice on making your Washington D.C. Top 10 Tips for a Fabulous 14NTC. Read on for more tips (and maybe add your own). And don’t miss John Kenyon ’s blog post on his top tips. 14ntc 14ntc Community nptech tips Program'

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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.” Tips for Safely Bringing Home a Rescue Dog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

That was the call for blog posts. I received a rich selection covering this topic – from changing mindsets, new tool sets, and lots of tips on how to manage your social media, email, and work flow. Her book provides tips on how to do this more effectively. Here’s a summary. Personal Productivity Mindsets.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 13, 2021

The brain dump. Just write whatever comes to mind. PRO TIP: SET YOURSELF A SCHEDULE! Whenever you are writing your stories, whether it be for a newsletter, for a speech, for an appeal letter, or for a Facebook post, considering going through the following 5 steps. . Pre-writing. . Drafting. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Here are six tips that will help you deliver highly successful technology training workshops by using effective evaluation techniques. Bear in mind that the model isn’t practical in all situations. But disciplining yourself to reflect afterwards always gives the reward of improvement. Use Learning Theory. Documentation.

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Global Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Have you exchanged data with like-minded organizations to grow your impact? The UCSF Brain and Spinal Injury Center improves treatment guidelines using insights from machine learning. Have you used your data to be more accountable to your community? To improve equity in your programs?

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 15, 2020

I know reading another blog might not be your favorite thing to do right now, but these tips will be worth it. 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. Why are video calls so draining?

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

Here are some tips for better time and priority management so you can get more done in a day: Play to your strengths. But it is a good task to schedule after blocking off time to work on a complex grant or other task that requires a lot of brain power. I can do it even when my brain feels fried. Managing your time isn’t easy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

The glaring light off the tiny screen zaps your brain of sound ZZZs. Incorporate a mindfulness routine in the morning before you check your phone: Janet Fouts, Author of Mindful Marketing , says “I’ve weaned myself off checking my phone after 10 pm and I rarely need an alarm clock so no excuse there. I don’t.

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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

APRIL 30, 2013

While it is hard to measure actual attention spans, there is research that people pay closest attention during the first 10-18 minutes of lecture – and then their minds wander. Content curation takes focus and discipline — being “brains on.” This might be mean sharing less. ” Content'

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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. DevOps Sessions + Speakers. Melissa Hill Dees and Sandi Zellner’s conversational session, “Have You Considered the Consequences?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2017

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. What are your tips for avoiding stress and burnout from after work emails?

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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

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Next, use this list of tips to tweak your mobile phone so it can reduce or eliminate your addiction to your mobile phone. But technology addiction is only the tip of the iceberg, it is part of something much bigger. What’s your best tip for avoiding mobile phone addiction?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2011

Taking a break from online this week to stare at the ocean, visit family, and air out the brain. As someone who spends a lot of time online, breaks like this can be good for the heart, soul, and brain. Someone referred me to this excellent post by Danah Boyd about how to take an email sabbatical. What’s your best tip?

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Achieve

APRIL 16, 2014

What comes to mind? Why does your brain immediately connect all of those images immediately with Coke? Coke has created a “share of mind” that exists worldwide where people associate Coke with their brand elements; however, it is a process that takes time, patience and unwavering dedication to consistency. The answer: branding.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It will trigger questions in the recipient’s mind like “Do I believe this email is urgent and deserving of my immediate attention?” Hot Tip: Keep a Swipe File Here’s a great way to start to gather ideas for awesome subject lines. A few more subject line tips. and “Do I want to know what’s inside?”. Then pick your favorite!

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OneCause

OCTOBER 31, 2023

To help you foster these connections, we’ve compiled a list of our best tips for strengthening your donor communications: Segment your lists to improve personalization. This tip may seem obvious, but you’d be surprised at how important it is! Ensure your messages are clear. Plan for ongoing communications.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2013

So, as your organization works to create content that invites and inspires, it’s important to ensure everything is created with your audience in mind. Here are three tips to help your organization create more donor-driven content: 1. Have a Brain-Dumping Session. We love having “brain dumps” in our office.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2016

Here are five tips to make work bearable and even fun and to keep you engaged and productive in the face of distraction or boredom. PDM incorporates the 15-minute technique of tip #1 and a simple journal system of tags for recording current tasks and managing distractions. Clear Your Environment to Clear Your Mind.

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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. Aliza Sherman: Practicing Mindfulness and Tech Wellness. Train the brain to deal with chaos. 7 No Cost Self-Care Actions by Lori L.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2011

Each speaker had a plethora of practical tips and resources, that I decided to capture some of the best nuggits. Here’s some more tips. JD gave an amazing presentation packed full of practical and useful tips and tools. Here they are: Guy Kawaski: Facebook is picture economy, while Twitter is a link economy.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

After all, this is their idea, their brain-child, their life. It’s a question on the minds of thousands of small businesses, startup tech companies and—yes—nonprofits. But if you’re serious about your cause, you’ll find a way, and these tips will help you get there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

The session not only included training tips, but modeled them during the session so that the audience interacted and practiced skills directly. The basic premise remained the same: to give training tips, model them, and to provide “meta” data that gave a glimpse into the minds of the session designers.

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2014

It’s much easier to be mindful and focused when you’re on a yoga mat than when you’re behind your desk with a daunting to-do list, overflowing inbox, and a day full of meetings. Mindful Interrupters : Sign up for these handy reminders and you’ll get an email no more than one to two times a week with a helpful mindfulness suggestion.

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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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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

These templates come with a number of tips that we’ve pulled together to help you through the process of planning. To help get you started with this template, and your fundraising plan, we’ve put together some tips and strategies below. See this article for more tips on calculating your ROI. And, that’s a GOOD thing!

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