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Curiosity Kills Bad Work Habits

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As we wrote chapters on the book, we examined our own unhealthy habits and experimented applying some of the methods. It is a simple technique: 1) notice the habit; 2) Ask yourself what you are getting out of it in the moment. Habit change research was one of our favorite rabbit holes to explore.

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The Information Diet: Not Just A Book, A Movement For Conscious Consumption of Information

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I love the chapter on “The Symptoms of Information Obesity” where he shares a persona based on his wife, Rosalyn Lemieux , that illustrates how too much information can warp our sense of time and other ways it can be toxic to our lives. His methods make use of some of the online software that helps you keep track of time.

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Taking 18 Minutes Day Towards A Year-Long Focus

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Each chapter starts with a personal story that illustrates a concept related to managing unproductive distractions. Instead he guides you on how to focus on what matters and ignore the rest. He offers both daily techniques that help you reach longer-term goals. This is similar to the pomodoro technique. This book is a gem.

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NTEN and TechSoup Webinar: Share Your Story - ROI and Social Media - Slides and Notes

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Last year at this time, I was writing the chapter on ROI in the soon to be published book from NTEN called " Managing Your Mission." My chapter lays out a traditional ROI process that Nonprofit technology staff use to make major IT investment purchases such as hardware, video conference system, database system, etc.

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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!

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The NY Chapter of the Red Cross offers Ten Tips in this YouTube Video. Steve Heye has been blogging chapters in the book for the past few weeks. It has explained social network analysis and techniques in a way that is easy to understand for those who are not experts. NTEN has two fantastic events this month!

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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Learn best practices and the latest techniques and technologies to meet your greatest challenges. Discover strategies and techniques that can help increase the effectiveness of your international development program. University of Florida College of Communications & Journalism / Gainesville, FL / By invitation. frank 2017.

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[VIDEO] Emerging Trends in Nonprofit Social Media Marketing

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So I was a journalism major in college. I loved all things journalism, magazine, newspaper. If it’s out of line, you’re the expert, and this is just a collection of techniques and best practices that you can select from. Peace Corps in Senegal in West Africa. And I loved writing. I actually loved marketing.