Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 28, 2014

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. It is, however, a very narrow tool even for a social enterprise, let alone for a profitable business opportunity. It made a big impression on me and many in the audience.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

I'm trying out an experiment, and have added a couple digital ads to the sidebar of Have Fun Do Good for creative women entrepreneurs whose work I believe in: Jennifer Lee's Right Brain Business Plan, and Kimberly Wilson's eco-fashion company, TranquiliT. I often wear my TranquiliT hoodie before and after my weekly ShimmyPop!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

"While the global population is largely gender balanced, men hold eighty-five percent of senior leadership positions in public companies," states Melissa Greenwell , author of the new book, Money on the Table: How to Increase Profits Through Gender-balanced Leadership.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 9, 2015

Mann is quick to point out that his approach isn’t directed so much towards the number of messages that plague our inboxes, bur rather the amount of time our brains spend dwelling there. It’s not how many messages are in your inbox, it’s how much of your own brain is in that inbox. That ‘zero?’ Especially when you don’t want it to be.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Rather than placing the responsibility on individuals, this leader tends to place greater emphasis on group projects and tasks and lives by the adage “two brains is better than one.”. The post How Nonprofit Leaders Lead appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Interested in learning more?

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 27, 2016

For many non-profit social media directors, much of their time is spent crafting stellar content, posting engaging photos, distilling compelling video and much more for the organization’s Facebook page. That said, what are the best ways to use some psychological tidbits to tap into emotional and subconscious urges of the human brain?

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

In a previous blog , we discussed the effect good storytelling has on the brain. The post 10 Content Marketing Stats That’ll Make Your Jaw Drop appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. The bottom line is, if your nonprofit is unsure about what story it can tell, simply look at your people.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 11, 2009

The nonprofit template has certainly helped to make it easier for nonprofits to do the brain surgery required to use a for-profit sales tool for nonprofit CRM purposes. (I’m one of the CiviCRM folks). It’s pretty interesting to compare them. Salesforce.com is, of course, much more sleek and polished.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

While facts and figures reach the logical side of our brains, stories appeal to the emotional side. We also have an ever-expanding blog full of valuable information to help your not-for-profit org reach its potential. Your solution should be related to specific actions your nonprofit is taking. This is your call to action.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Brain Lacy & Associates provide services for nonprofits including augmentation, analysis of data, prospect research, major donor information, and matching gift data. Orr Group applies analytical frameworks and ROI-based models developed in the for-profit world to help with nonprofit development. Brian Lacy & Associates.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2011

Growing Virtual Roots – How our online efforts led to amazing offline results – A great case study in community organizing, on and offline, from Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure. "From It is free for all non-profits and causes to submit their film. The festival will be held July 28-July 30 in Austin, Texas."

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2014

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. Meet Kevin and “Sophia” (who anonymously shared her story with my team). Here’s Benetech’s outlook: we advocate for a human-centered approach to data in the social sector.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Prior to her current role, she spent 15 years in for-profit and higher education institutions with a focus in organizational development and leadership effectiveness. Army Traumatic Brain Injury Program, developing the Army’s brain injury prevention and treatment strategies for soldiers . Feeding America. Anna Rathmann.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Spinal CSF Leak Foundation is a non-profit organization that’s just 7 years old and already making huge strides. The name comes from the “dura” matter in the brain, which is where spinal leaks happen. Let’s take a look at how they raised 6x more with their event: Background On Spinal CSF Leak Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I came across a posting for an internship at TechBridge , an organization based in Atlanta that provides affordable technology solutions to non-profits and applied. I would say that I’m still a non-profit techie. Science is showing us that the brain can really only do one thing at a time.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 20, 2015

when he lost his wife to a brain tumor. He quickly changed gears and founded the Kelly Heinz-Grundner Brain Tumor Foundation and now serves as the president and CEO of the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement (DANA). On a for-profit board, if a member was hindering their profits, they would ultimately be asked to leave.

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Whole Whale

MAY 20, 2021

Brain Lacy & Associates provide services for nonprofits including augmentation, analysis of data, prospect research, major donor information, and matching gift data. Orr Group applies analytical frameworks and ROI-based models developed in the for-profit world to help with nonprofit development. Brian Lacy & Associates.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

In March, Goldman Sachs analysts predict AI will lead to a 30% boost in profits ( The A.I. boom will boost corporate profits 30% or more over the next decade, according to a Goldman Sachs senior strategist ) and it can also lead to boosts for nonprofits – if used correctly.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

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. Storytelling engages our sensory cortex in the brain , allowing the listener to feel, hear, taste, and even smell the story.

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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. As our understanding of the problem has evolved, the language we use has evolved too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2013

Love how this peer-to-peer workshop on non-profits + community management is being run. When the energy drops, people’s brains go to sleep. The presentations ended with a reflective practice question that participants could discuss with someone in the room, think about quietly, or tweet using the hashtag #npsmpeer.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 20, 2009

I was recently awarded a scholarship to attend the NTEN (Non Profit Technology Network) Conference in San Franciscio, which is going to be held from April 26th-28th, 2009. Thus, I was left with two options: one, to let the award go; or two, put my creative brain to use and launch a campaign to raise the funds. So here I am.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 12, 2013

Social media surgeries are informal drop-in sessions where anyone from the voluntary and community sector can come and pick the brains of our ‘surgeons’ (helpful volunteers who understand the world of Twitter, Facebook, and the rest). Taipei, Taiwan: PC / Web site information security: proposal for non-profit organizations.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

adoption in the for-profit sector. Donate Your Brain. Elliot wonders what the recent changes at Google.org mean for the future of private philanthropy. Kevin considers a recent report on Web 2.0 This TechSoup.org user needs help evaluating the e-learning application MyiCourse. Tools Using the Web and Internet.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

This means that the nonprofit sector has not been able to wrestle any market share from the for profit sector since we started measuring it in the 1970s. – I’m giving in honor of my cousin Larry Creson and my precious friend Derek Vincent, both of whom fought long, hard and courageously against brain tumors. Dan Pallotta.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2013

Let’s start with one basic dataset – a count of the number of followers, advocates, and donors for a non-profit over the last 6 years – and rock the graph so it is clear and compelling. Our brains make better sense of the data when we replace the legend with direct line labels. Step 1: Which Chart is Best?

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 20, 2022

The positioning and size of the text immediately draw the viewer’s focus to the call to action, planting the seed in their brain for taking action and helping your cause. You should use everything in your power to make your event as memorable and profitable as you can. ” is front and center on the flyer. The Bottom Line.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

What do non-profits need to do to thrive? Last year , I heard Jerry Michalski use the metaphor of the global brain in talk about the future. But the point is that knowledge is now externalized in our global brain of connections with colleagues and other organizations. The closing doors of non-profit organizations due, a.k.a.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

The wonderful thing about this conference is hearing from the greatest thought leaders in the business of philanthropy, social media, capacity-building, and non-profit effectiveness. But it’s during the walk around the block or staring out the window of the Acela to New York when we can thaw out the brain freeze and go for the breakthrough.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

I have disruptive approaches to social innovation in mind, with an increasingly connected society where the cost of prototyping and deploying new products is extremely low, and where innovation is no longer the sole purview of well-funded for-profit corporations. We deliver philanthropic donors exciting returns on their investments (i.e.,

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

" Welcome to Kopernik – "Kopernik — www.thekopernik.org — a new non-profit venture that provides life-changing technology to the poor, launches today. It is the brain-child of Ewa Wojkowska and Toshi Nakamura who have extensive experience in international development as UN staff members."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

In fact, Lucy has been terrific in finding new ways, like Branch , to use the social tools to facilitate a global brain around these ideas. ” There is a blurring between the for-profit and non-profit sectors. Let’s start with a definition first. They want to combine both.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

This webinar will be a resource for non-profits and other organizations for social good. Expanding on the Non-Profits on Facebook page, we want to help you harness the power of Facebook and bring positive change to the world. Also, I had major brain blip and forgot the name of the polling app that they mentioned.

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

Getting to know so many wonderful people in the non-profit sector - it simply amazes me everyone's so passionate about what they are doing! Learning that other non-profits were working through the same issues my organization is going through, whether it be applying technology, buy-in from stakeholders, etc. Amazing social discourse!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2009

An excerpt from Brains On Fire helps drive home why movements are becoming more and more important in today’s highly connected world: Movements go on as long as kindred spirits are involved. 10 Lessons Learned in Igniting Word of Mouth Movements by Brains on Fire (pdf). Movements are part of the evangelist vocabulary.

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Byte Technology

JUNE 20, 2016

In the world of non-profit organizations and institutions, credibility is everything. And if your site leaves them disappointed by or uneducated about that cause, they could quickly set their sights on another non-profit with a more attractive profile.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 7, 2013

In the words of John Crosby: “Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” Her diverse marketing experience ranges from the high-tech industry to the Consumer Marketing Department at Disneyland Paris in France to the non-profit industry to the insurance industry. Be a mentor to someone else!

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