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7 Totally Surprising Brain Tricks to Sell Your Cause

NTEN

Yet we spend a lot of time trying to persuade people by focusing on the 5% rational brain with statistics, rational arguments and feature lists. Yet we spend a lot of time trying to persuade people by focusing on the 5% rational brain with statistics, rational arguments and feature lists. Go Higher : Fasten your seat belts.

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Feeling Inspired Thanks to NTEN and the ConnectingUp! Conference

NTEN

Thanks to a scholarship from NTEN, I was given the opportunity to fly to Sydney to attend the ConnectingUp! I spoke with him afterwards to pick his brain on how he got involved with such an ambitious global project. Thank you once again to NTEN for providing me with this incredible professional development opportunity.

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Things We Like (June 2010)

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We have so many data-themed links this month, you should probably take a moment to consider what all this information may be doing to your brain. Oh, and you might want to check out the longest tennis match in the history of the Universe -- at Wimbledon, no less). Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like.

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The Tech That Will Change 2016

Tech Soup

For 2014, our NPTech experts made strong predictions about charities doing more multi-channel marketing or going beyond email and direct mail into social media. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted in June to expand the Universal Lifeline program to include broadband, following a public comment period.

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

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Numbers are a universal langauge. In this example info-graphic from David McCandles, he was inspired by Clay Shirky's claim that the world has an enormous ‘cognitive surplus' - untapped hours that we could be using our brains, but simply are not. Speak With Numbers Sometimes, it's best to just let the numbers speak for themselves.

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Things We Like (September 2009)

NTEN

Not a big surprise: they already know the answer to life, the universe, and everything. This kinda makes our brain hurt. NTEN: A little somethin' for everyone. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. A planet.). Google may be able to predict where the flu virus is on the uptick. All the single babies !

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2011 NTC Preview: Going Online for Capacity Mapping and Resource Matching: The Big Picture

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Thus far, an informal brain trust dedicated to this topic has communicated and collaborated through a private list and closed-door meetings; the NTC in March will mark the first time that we open our conversation to everyone who is interested.

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