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Next-Level Fundraising with Nonprofit Psychology

NonProfit Hub

That may sound like one heck of a buzzword, but it basically means that people retain new information when their body is relaxed but still alert enough to be engaged. Use quotes, testimonials or pictures to show that people have already agreed to support your cause and can vouch for the impact you have.

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Designing Interactives for Adults: Put Down the Dayglow

Museum 2.0

The common museum knowledge on this issue is that adults are timid, that we have lost some of the wonder, impulsiveness, and active creativity of childhood days. They're playing instruments, painting pictures, and cooking gourmet meals in record numbers. But I don't think that theory holds up.

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#GivingTuesday 2021 Ideas & Best Practices

CauseVox

One of the easiest ways to make this happen is to get your supporters involved: Ask your donors to tell #MyGivingStory, but be sure to ask them to tag your nonprofit in the post Create your own hashtag storytelling challenge or picture sharing challenge on social media (ie. to get the word out about your campaign.

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New Models for Children's Museums: Wired Classrooms?

Museum 2.0

I kept sneaking glances at his screen, watching it fill with words like “Web 2.0,” “virtual worlds,” and pictures of kids tuning out teachers and tuning in their cellphones. And yet in 2004, I listened to an exhibit manager vent about the challenge of creating an early childhood development exhibition in his science center.

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Best Practices: Creating Alt Text for Social Media

Forum One

Alt text should describe an image in enough detail to paint a mental picture of what’s represented in the photo without overwhelming people with unimportant information. Don’t Include Phrases like “Image of” or “Picture of”. Text:HHS Awards $16 Million to Strengthen the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.

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10 Organizations Leading The Way This Mental Health Awareness Month

Everyaction

The Village Network considers itself a not-for-profit with a for-profit mentality, in the sense that they use sound business principles such as research-based leadership to build a forward-thinking and constantly developing model for helping youth rise above adverse childhood experiences to lead healthy and positive lives.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Despite her family's affluence, Lorraine Hansberry's childhood in Chicago during the 1930s was not without hardship, discrimination, and segregation. Do you like the sound of powerful political women? Nonprofits like the Nature Conservancy , Union of Concerned Scientists , American Association of University Women , and NRDC do, too.

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