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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NTEN

MARCH 4, 2010

Session: Persuasion for Techies: How to Win Your Supporter's Left Brain, Right Brain and Heart with Behavioral Economics. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010? We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. Speaker: Katya Andresen, Network for Good.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Working from home, whether full-time or on a hybrid schedule, may have increased in popularity due to the pandemic, but this trend is expected to stick around. Try taking a short walk during your lunch break to give your eyes a break from staring at a screen, get the blood pumping, and give your brain time to reset.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Tear down walls (literally and figuratively)​ Embrace a continuous process​ The Erosion of Confidence Sharon Rice,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, is our resident trend watcher. She is a futurist and avid consumer of the latest research, data, and provocative insights from industry thought leaders.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

This week, I was fortunate to get a sneak peek at two of the nonprofit sector’s leading tech experts musing on their technology trend predictions for 2016. A great trend for all of us. Relevant even for a nonprofit designer like me.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

This week, I was fortunate to get a sneak peek at two of the nonprofit sector’s leading tech experts musing on their technology trend predictions for 2016. A great trend for all of us. Relevant even for a nonprofit designer like me.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. 4) Read more books. My mind wanders after a couple of paragraphs even when reading New York Times Bestsellers.

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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. The walking at work trend is being more broadly adopted by senior managers, in part because leaders want to get some distance from their always on work styles, with all of the demands of smartphones and laptops.

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

Changing marketing tactics to keep up with shifting trends and attitudes can be a full-time job, which is where crash courses like this article can help. also supports the impact of physical documents as our brains comprehend text better when it’s printed than when it’s on a screen. direct mail campaigns. This guide will explore the.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

You might want to write three urgent subject lines, three intrigue subject lines, two that combine intrigue and urgency, and two that don’t fall into either category but still pop into your brain. Creating a sense of urgency helps your donor’s brain prioritize your email as something that needs to be opened. Then pick your favorite!

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

But, actually, you want to do the opposite: By running a smart, strategic end-of-year giving campaign, you can take advantage of those natural trends and raise even more. Studies have repeatedly shown that the human brain responds positively to altruism and people are hard-wired to give because it produces feel-good emotions.

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Care2

MAY 31, 2013

And remember the best analytics is the human brain - meaning you are going to have to spend time analyzing and documenting metrics yourself. Social Networking Trends Web 2.0' If you answered yes, it’s time to reassess your social media goals and how you measure success. Focus on Target Audiences. Focus on Influence.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 12, 2008

The creative brains in the Valley have a lot to offer when they are motivated. Tim is the kind of person that holds immense influence because of his track record for spotting new trends. We need a movement to form that is much bigger than Gates/Omidyar/Skoll (and Benetech!).

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Images in particular are much more attention-grabbing than text alone—they’re much more likely to be remembered, and the human brain can process them incredibly quickly (in only about 13 milliseconds ). Keep up with new nonprofit blogging trends and best practices by regularly reading top nonprofit blogs. Spotlight your supporters.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

This session will take a look about these trends and how nonprofits can equipment themselves to be networked nonprofits. Different brains – visual vs words. —— [link]. The writing process for the book: Expository vs storytelling. Helpful guide tone vs colorful and wordy. Hired an arbitrator to be the editor.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

These breaks allow our brains and bodies to recover from the stress of being constantly connected. Practice Digital Social Distancing When working, eating, sleeping, and spending time with loved ones, we have a perfect opportunity to be socially distant from our devices.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Information is what we feed our brains, so we should consume healthy, fresh, local, organic information, and be concerned with ethical sourcing. Deeper Dive: Keeping Up with Data Trends. The industry has been changing rapidly, and there are some interesting trends to discuss. That's why I call myself the Information Chef.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Study Past Fundraising Trends. We have found that the process of listing your resources in a clear, organized manner can help you wrap your brain around how you can go about raising the funds needed. meaning you should use donor trends and knowledge of your donor base to outline your annual plan.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2013

The trend has a name: BYOD, or Bring Your Own Device. Donate your brain and join the TechSoup forums to talk about BYOD policies at your organization. BYOD was identified as a "major trend" at this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference. Nevertheless, BYOD workplaces are harder to control and secure.

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Gyrus

JUNE 21, 2016

When you think of brands like Coca-Cola or Walmart, there is a clearly defined color palette that tends to circle around in your brain. If you’re the latter of those options, you’ll be surprised to learn that a growing trend in organizations, is to mandate font types across all branded communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Take a trend-line view. Get to know your Ultradian Rhythms , the natural rhythms of your body and brain that repeat throughout the day. By giving your brain and body essential downtime throughout the day and workweek, you are replenishing your much-needed energy to be happier, healthier and more productive.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

Coleman says “content is not a feature, it’s an experience,” a concept that has also been discussed by Kristina Halvorson of Brain Traffic. Former nptechie, Jonathan Coleman, who now leads SEO for REI, recently did a great prese ntation called Why Your Content Sucks. 10 Ways to Identify If Your Web Content Sucks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2013

Now the trends are much easier to see at a glance. Our brains make better sense of the data when we replace the legend with direct line labels. The bar graph is okay, but when trying to look at change over time, line graphs are a more appropriate chart type. Ah, so much better! For more help, check out my favorite chart chooser tool.

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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. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll notice a trend amongst these tips: the importance of tech- and mobile-friendliness.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 31, 2017

But my realist brain never got the full attention of my cheerleader brain. I should have taken a break from cheerleading to identify the likely outcome of the trend of construction delays. And now in construction, I’ve been telling the community how great the project will be when it opens. And let’s be clear: it WILL be great.

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Care2

OCTOBER 15, 2013

The human brain is the best analytics tool. Social Networking Trends Web 2.0' Are you developing strong enough relationships where you can cultivate these people and turn them into donors down the road? What are the Best Tools for Collecting Data? Note, I borrowed this from Paull Young who heads up digital at charity: water).

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 13, 2015

In those few seconds, a flurry of thoughts flash inside your brain: Who is the sender? As a nonprofit marketer, you are on the other side of this great brain fire. After a few times doing this, compare the trends and open rates. What is the subject? what show is up next on your Netflix queue?

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 13, 2015

In those few seconds, a flurry of thoughts flash inside your brain: Who is the sender? As a nonprofit marketer, you are on the other side of this great brain fire. After a few times doing this, compare the trends and open rates. What is the subject? what show is up next on your Netflix queue?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas just finished up on January 10 th so we thought we’d call out some of the products and trends that we hope are fun and interesting to nonprofit techies. It was by most accounts a good show with lots of weird stuff on display.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

The benefits of walking to “clear your brain” or build relationships is not a new leadership technique. The walking at work trend is being more broadly adopted by senior managers, in part because leaders want to get some distance from their always on work styles, with all of the demands of smartphones and laptops.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

My brain is not designed for numbers. The Board can perform this duty by having knowledgeable Board members who know good financial reporting, but the staff's reliance on the Board to catch errors and trends rather than have a staff member perform the monitoring and reporting would be naïve. I supervise people that do that.”.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 7, 2013

Also, since my father was a CPA, he was always reading about new tax laws, so he taught me at an early age to stay up-to-date on my industry and trends. In the words of John Crosby: “Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” Network with your contacts through social media.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

However, another trend that is emerging is that we'll be discovering the limitations of social media in fundraising. This has been a steady upward trend since 2008. The NPR story on mobile recruiting is a good place to find out about this new trend. This is an international trend. This trend is likely to continue."

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BoardAssist

JULY 22, 2014

Just say you want to pick their brain. Gail Perry , MBA, CFRE, is an international fundraising consultant, trend-spotter, speaker, trainer and thought leader. Prospect, what you want to find out, what level of interest you are trying to generate. Ask for advice. I’ve talked a lot about Advice Visits here , here and here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2007

I still feel like I haven't totally wrapped my brain around all this. And, it will make your brain hurt! I'll be doing a presentation on a panel at the Museum Computer Network Conference in two weeks on this topic and in early 2008 for the Legal Services Corporation. You should read two articles that will help inform your thinking.

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Byte Technology

JUNE 20, 2016

Of course website trends and fads move quickly these days, so it’s vital that any and all non-profit organizations be proactive about page design in order to put their best face forward in successfully attaining their goals. This is a fantastic way to convey important information in a way that doesn’t require a user to wade through text.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2012

Also, since my father was a CPA, he was always reading about new tax laws, so he taught me at an early age to stay up-to-date on my industry and trends. In the words of John Crosby: “Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” Network with your contacts through social media.

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