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5 Design Techniques That Will Increase the Lifespan of Your Nonprofit’s Website

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In practice: 1) The Brain Donor Project. Most people probably have never thought about donating their brains to science. The Brain Donor Project’s end goal is to get you to register your brain for donation after your death—a major ask that is likely to be shocking or even offensive to some people.

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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. It may be worth using the proportion online.

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Five New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Pictured above). Rituals can also be 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. This year we hiked by the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur.

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Five New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Pictured above). Rituals can also be 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. This year we hiked by the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur.

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More Likes, More Comments, More Shares: Using Psychology to Get the Most from Your Facebook Page

Byte Technology

Why aren’t followers liking our pictures? That said, what are the best ways to use some psychological tidbits to tap into emotional and subconscious urges of the human brain? Here are some ideas to ponder and actions to take: • Liking and sharing is a form of acknowledgment for human beings, a kind of “virtual empathy.”

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5 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals to Build Personal Resilience

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Pictured above). Rituals can also be 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. This year we hiked by Pacific Ocean near Moss Bay.(Pictured

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4 Quick Tips to Remember When Planning an Advocacy Campaign

Top Nonprofits

Likely, these will also shift throughout the campaign cycle as you gain a clearer picture of available resources. Volunteer supervisors who will manage advocacy volunteers and create dynamic virtual and in-person trainings. While facts and figures reach the logical side of our brains, stories appeal to the emotional side.

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