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Mindful News Consumption Tips for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They also teach yoga and meditation classes in this room. I joked that class was over! She is also very mindful while reading the news to monitor her reactions and emotions. This recent article from Mindful, “Three Ways to Unhook from the News and Stay Informed” has some really useful information.

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Who Qualifies as a Major Donor Prospect for Your Organization? (3 Guidelines)

The Fundraising Authority

The following is an excerpt from our class How to Find New Major Donors and Get Them to Give to Your Non-Profit. Bear in mind that just because someone lacks major donor capacity doesn’t mean you should write them off. Keep these three guidelines in mind as you develop your next major donor prospect list!

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The AI Fix-It Fantasy: What Won’t Change in Your Nonprofit

John Kenyon

You can’t just plug in some keywords and expect to connect with hearts and minds. But sorry, folks, it won’t be leading your after-school art classes or mentoring youth anytime soon. So, keep those storytelling skills sharp and remember: authenticity beats automation any day.

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Is There a Place for AI in UX Design?

Elevation

The purpose of the class is to better understand the role that writing and research play in creating social change. Students in our class have been challenged to think metacognitively and with the audience in mind to optimize the impact and reach of the writing they produce.

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Want To Be a Leader? Get to Know Yourself

.orgSource

Clear thoughts about tonight’s dinner or the report that’s due next week from your mind and live in the moment. Attend classes or workshops to polish skills. Listen actively. Engage fully. Put your phone away, or better yet, don’t bring it into the room. This isn’t easy, as anyone who has tried meditation will tell you.

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Learning in the White Space: 5 Unintended Lessons from a Marketing Class

NTEN

A couple of weeks ago, I stepped into my first marketing class excited to learn and meet some new people in my still-smells-like-new home base in New Jersey. I discovered there were rich lessons in the "white space" of class. It's a class about marketing, right? By Lindsay Bealko, Principal, Toolkit Consulting.

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Simple Ways To Reduce Virtual Fatigue for Nonprofit Leaders

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If that wasn’t enough, the stretches have entertaining names and movements, including the chicken neck and self Vulcan mind meld. It comes from Eric Jenssen , a teacher, who had his students leave the zoom call mid-class. Baxter Bell offers some exercises to help relieve and prevent neck pain. Photo by Eric Janssen.

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