Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

There are also physical theories like brain-based learning and neuroscience. I came across a brain scan by Dr. Chuck Hillman from University of Illinois Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory. The sitting brain is really disengaged. People can’t be as focused on content when they been sitting longer than 20 minutes.

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VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Prior to 2020,” reported Deborah, “We wouldn’t have dared to dream of raising $1million. With such a brain trust, it will be wonderful to see how this year’s NH Gives Day pans out. Meanwhile, the contact from the Charitable Foundation secured $250,000 in matching funds and provided event planning expertise. The results were notable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2017

You’ve smiled through back-to-back-to-back-to-back meetings with donors and your best donor prospect just cancelled on you, and now you’ve got to finish that grant report before you can go home. If you’re having trouble focusing, you may be suffering from “foggy brain” caused by too much sitting at work. … Read More

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

In Finland, classroom time incorporates “brain breaks” after 50 minutes when one’s natural focus and energy begins to wane. Taking brain breaks is an important work skill as well. Before I left for Finland, I read Timothy Walker’s Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Check out our last installment here ! Learn more and get connected at MediaCause.com !

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Bloomerang

JUNE 21, 2023

That’s because when people engage in a positive physical experience, our brains release neurotransmitters like dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins that create a strong emotional connection and sense of happiness. Engaged volunteers that have hands-on involvement with a nonprofit develop a deep emotional connection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Applying AI to basic collaboration workflows can offer a dividend of time (and brain space). The most important skill staff can learn from this activity is to know when to use AI and when to use human skills.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Dear Charity Clairity, I’m wondering if you have a data point readily available in your brilliant brain? The best information we have is from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) reports. The 2020 report showed an 18.5% I know about donor retention rates, goals, etc., These can be downloaded for free.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Halfway through the six-month trial, most respondents said there has been no loss in productivity – and some actually reported significant improvement. And, it allows time for play/flow/creativity to surface (our brains need time to unplug)! Recently, more than 70 British companies started testing a four-day workweek.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Board retreats, day long meetings, can be potentially be deadly — sitting most of the time and hearing a parade of reports. Moving around at work helps get our brains to re-engage. Even small movements cause improved brain processing speed, learning, and short-term memory. However, this was far from it.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

They, in turn, may “return the favor” (which is a huge reason donor retention, per the Fundraising Effectiveness Project reports , remains at under 20% for new donors and just 46% for all donors). But it’s much more than that. If you stop there, you’ll short change the donor. What other opportunity and value might you deliver?

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

The story above is about how your brain works. Your brain has a part called the Prefrontal Cortex, or “PFC” (remember “Paula Front-and-Center”?). It directs our attention, is responsible for moral decision-making, allows us to empathize with others, and helps coordinate the thousands of signals rushing around your brain.

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Classy

MAY 3, 2021

Quarterly progress reports showing their life-saving gift in action. Ensure you’re providing a regular touchpoint with each donor by sending progress reports, campaign highlights, or organizational updates on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis. Monthly donation at $50 or more: special recognition in LoveYourBrain’s Annual Report.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2014

The benefits of walking to “clear your brain” or build relationships is not a new leadership technique. I made a commitment to change. I started using a fitbit and apps like Fi.it to monitor and motivate me. It’s not a luxury. ” Senior Leaders Get on Their Walking Shoes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2011

Co-workers stop and chat at your desk or a colleague asks you to compile a report. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

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. (In This year we hiked by the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur. Pictured above).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2017

In a research report called “ Exhausted But Unable to Disconnect, ” professors from Lehigh University, Virginia Tech, and Colorado State University found that an “always on” culture may prevent employees from fully disengaging from work, causing stress. Next, focus on training your attention.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The Moment app will give you a regular report as well as what apps you are using. I just learned about turning my phone to grayscale because the brightly colored icons give your brain a shiny reward every time we open up our phone. But technology addiction is only the tip of the iceberg, it is part of something much bigger.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 22, 2021

At Whole Whale, every manager and direct report has a weekly check-in. This will do wonders for your mind and will get your brain out of relaxing mode and into work mode (even if your desk is within arm’s reach of your bed). Weekly check-ins and monthly BOCs (Beverage of Choice). Meet your new best friend, the video call.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

Get together staff for half hour or 60 minutes, and do a “brain dump” of everything they know about their audience. While we didn’t have time for everyone to do a report out, several groups volunteered to share a brief report. As, incorporating secondary research is part of the process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

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. (In This year we hiked by the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur. Pictured above).

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Achieve

AUGUST 6, 2021

Our brains tell us, “Wow! Generational Giving Report. you can learn more about your donors’ motivations by downloading the report!). A report from Network for Good found that 21% of all dollars raised through a peer-to-peer event came from a direct click-through from social media. They’ll want a return on that investment!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

7 (week ended October 19), as reported in The Wall Street Journal. Your brain doesn''t have to work hard to be successful. Liz Wiseman ''s new book, Rookie Smarts , jumped onto the Best-Selling Books Hardcover Business List at No. Her book is all about living and working perpetually on a learning curve. You are busy but bored.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Working with nonprofits for over 25 years has made it very clear (to me at least) that the "right brain" is dominant in most nonprofit organizations. Close your eyes and imagine that promised land where you can produce reports by grant or program or by the combined entity as a whole. Bring samples of these reports.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2016

Keep the length of your video at two minutes or less because science suggests our brains don't focus for much longer than that. See3 Communications — Into Focus: Benchmarks for Nonprofit Video and a Guide for Creators — This report shows how and what nonprofits are doing with video and best practices. Keep it short.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Working with nonprofits for over 25 years has made it very clear (to me at least) that the "right brain" is dominant in most organizations.

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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. Donorly provides a powerful team of fundraising professionals with experience across sectors to get results. Brian Lacy & Associates. Website: [link]. Website: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

Only 4 out of every 10 tech-responsible staff report to leadership. How many of you report to the Finance Director? Getting that new email system, update web site, or the cloud. It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. It is the way we’re wired.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2022

Every month, Barbara’s team had to do hours of detective work to find a missing pledge payment, or correct coding errors, or ask Alan’s team multiple times for reports on event sponsorship purchases. But the journey from silo living is worth your time and brain power. Why is this so hard?” Barbara asked me.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Help participants vote on concepts or reports as part of a report out to stimulate discussion or reflection (replaces sticky dot voting and visualize the vote technique). Help the participants narrow down topics to discuss or work in small group exercises (replaces sticky dot voting and visualize the vote technique).

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

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.” To really budget and plan effectively, it will be useful to know in advance how many people want to receive a hard copy annual report or newsletter.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Nancy Schwartz has begun the roll-out of her excellent report on the best Nonprofit Taglines, 2009 edition, by announcing the winners. You can, and should, read it and sign up to receive the full report. So, as a bonus, here are two more: "Brains: they're what's for dinner." " "Brains: the other white matter."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

Only 4 out of every 10 tech-responsible staff report to leadership. How many of you report to the Finance Director? It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. The emotional part of our brains is like an elephant. It is the way we’re wired.

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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. Having a workplace flexibility policy can facilitate it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Product-driven learning usually has a predefined specific topic that I need to research with the end goal of creating a presentation, training materials, or writing an article, report, book chapter or book. To much product-driven learning, and I don’t discover new ideas. One is left-brained and the other right-brained.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

is a nonprofit project pioneering “community funded reporting.” is trying to pioneer this concept of community-funded reporting which is the act of distributing the cost of hiring a reporter across a lot of different people. Democracy happens at a local level still, so we still need that kind of civic, local reporting.

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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. Donorly provides a powerful team of fundraising professionals with experience across sectors to get results. Brian Lacy & Associates. Website: [link]. Website: [link].

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