Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

Don’t run to play Mario just yet though — the game has to be specially designed to fill in lapses in brain activity from the start! She previously worked with the Washington, D.C., The neuroscientists at the Gazzaley Lab at University of California, San Francisco, have shown that games can improve our cognitive function.

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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. With nearly 200 food banks nationwide and offices in Washington D.C. As our understanding of the problem has evolved, the language we use has evolved too.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Washington Square Magazine, which is published by Viji’s alma matter San Jose State University, included a profile of Viji in their most recent issue. She was told that a brain tumor was pressing on her optic nerve and may cause her to become blind.

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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). Washington, DC: NetSquared Meetup. Cambridge, UK: Social Media Surgery.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Army Traumatic Brain Injury Program, developing the Army’s brain injury prevention and treatment strategies for soldiers . Prior to his current role, he served as executive director and chief operating officer for The Salvation Army National Capital region in Washington, D.C. Previously served as deputy director of the U.S.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

14NTC is just around the corner and the community is buzzing with tips, recommendations, and other advice on making your Washington D.C. Make sure to bring your brain power to compete in Geek Bingo, a helicopter obstacle course, karaoke, and dodgeball! and NTC experience a rewarding one. and some early cherry blossoms.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

It's in Washington, DC March 17-19, although I'll be arriving in DC on the 16th for an NTEN Board Meeting. Sit in a circle and share ideas and resources, while the "presenters" are facilitators instead of providers of one-way brain dumps via PowerPoint. This year, my 4th, promises to be the best yet. I love it.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 2, 2011

Red Crossers Jenny Brennan, Wendy Harman, and Seth Spiro checking Twitter and other social media in the Disaster Operations Center in Washington, DC Photo by American Red Cross. This type of having fun and doing good I expected when I accepted my job, but it has been more rewarding than I imagined.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

It's in Washington, DC March 17-19, although I'll be arriving in DC on the 16th for an NTEN Board Meeting. Sit in a circle and share ideas and resources, while the "presenters" are facilitators instead of providers of one-way brain dumps via PowerPoint. This year, my 4th, promises to be the best yet. I love it.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 3, 2012

Jocelyn has a bachelor's degree in literature from New York University and a master’s degree in sociology from University of Washington. Finally, she serves on the board of directors for NTEN (Nonprofit Technology Network). You can follow Jocelyn on Twitter at @jocelynharmon. “I I like people, words, technology and telling the truth.”

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Research has shown, however, that the average person's brain can only manage about 150 quality relationships. As an example, with Social CRM, it's not just @starfocus you tweet with, it's Danielle Brigida, who: is a donor and volunteer is from Washington D.C.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2014

Just after the polar vortex receded, three of our Caravan Studios team members headed east for a three-day innovation workshop in Washington, D.C. And then we stopped talking and our brains exploded with new information and connections. Our project, SafeNight , was selected as one of twelve finalists in the challenge. What We Learned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

Her post was based off of the Brains of Fire Manifesto, “ 10 Lessons Learned in Igniting Word of Mouth Movements.” Dubbed a “local blogging guru” by the Washington Post, Geoff’s award-winning book “Now is Gone” was released in 2007 and has been cited by the Wall Street Journal as a valuable resource for social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2009

. You might remember that a few weeks ago there was an article in the Washington Post proclaiming that fundraising using Facebook Causes was a failure based on a calculation of dollars per donor. The article ignited a discussion on nonprofit blogs prompted by some astute observations by colleague Allison Fine.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

People curious to learn more about these trends packed a room at the National Press Club in Washington on September 16 to discuss the challenges and successes of content syndication. Fortunately for DC, an entire team was devoted to the data warehouse and scoured paper files, databases, and people’s brains to set up the catalog.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 12, 2009

On Sunday April 5, I’ll be conducting a collaborative experiment with 15 intrepid University of Washington graduate students, and I’d like to invite you to join in from your own hometown. And there are three reasons I’d really value your participation: I want to suck your brain and revel in your inventiveness.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 20, 2009

You tag your brains out on the Powerhouse online collection database. I’m teaching a graduate course at University of Washington right now on social technology and museums. This is a problem that many of the museums doing the best work in social media may soon confront. You join the Brooklyn Museum’s posse.

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

Today, some people who are neurodivergent or have intellectual disabilities continue to perceive the “storm” element of the word as violent or negative, while the “brain” aspect places too much emphasis on intellectual ability.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2013

Colors direct our eye movements, and therefore our brains and attention. Ann Emery is an evaluator at Innovation Network in Washington, DC. Dot plots are like bar charts eyes are drawn to the circles at the end of the bars. Colors can make or break a chart. Itís up to you: will you help or hinder your audienceís understanding?

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Care2

JULY 31, 2013

Over 350 sessions were submitted to the NTC14 conference to be held March 13th - March 15th in Washington, DC. Why do our brains crave images over text? You have until 12AM tonight to vote for your favorite sessions in tracks such as communications, fundaising, IT, and leadership. Check out Frogloop''s top 10 picks.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

Recipients of the Eighth Annual DoGooder Video Awards were announced this month at the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington, D.C. To go even further out on the technology frontier there is ‘brain computer interface’ or thought controlled computing. DoGooder Video Award Winners. The Big Picture.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2009

She is a co-founder of the award-winning SheSource.org , an online brain trust of women experts designed to close the gender gap among commentators in the news media. It's just natural in our brains, if you look at the brain science and everything around that, women want to build community. It may be animal rights.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

I think at the national level we're always going to have The New York Times , CNN, and The Washington Post to do national investigations, but what we really are threatened to lose in the next year to five years is local investigations and local reporting. It is a public service.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

According to the Washington Post article, If It Feels Good to Be Good, It Might Only Be Natural , another study found that when, "volunteers placed the interests of others before their own, the generosity activated a primitive part of the brain that usually lights up in response to food or sex.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2010

Kathleen McLean (Independent Exhibitions), Dan Spock (Minnesota History Center), and Kris Morrissey (University of Washington) all shared thought-provoking and useful insights on visitor participation in museums, but Mark Allen and Emily Lacy brought down the house with their bluegrass rendering of the Machine Project and its engaging, quirky work.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

But don’t do that right now because one of my best buddies, Kishshana Palmer, is here for beautiful Washington, DC by way of New York City, normally, right, Kishshana? What do you want to pick my brain about, how do y’all want to dig in a little bit more with me while we have our time together? You can learn more about us.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

I’m going to say Washington, DC, because that’s my neighboring city here. And just my brain just explodes five minutes into any talk of hers. So the way that you would do this in action is that let’s say that you are an after-school education program and you want to provide services. So check that out.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

We've now expanded to Washington, D.C., For the first time in human history, we have the ability to create what some people have called, "global brain," where each of us is one cell in a global consciousness. There are people in positions of power in places like Iran and Washington, D.C. That is the opportunity we have.

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