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The social sector has a negativity bias. Here’s what you can do about it.  

Candid

Leverage the George Bailey Effect The 1946 holiday movie It’s a Wonderful Life tells the story of George Bailey, who is considering taking his life on Christmas Eve, because his problems feel unmanageable. The movie ends with George realizing that his life was pretty wonderful after all. This exercise is powerful for two reasons.

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Your Nonprofit Logo is a Spark, Not the Flame

Top Nonprofits

Think about a movie poster. If you’re walking down the street and you pass a cinema with a poster advertising a new film, you’re probably not going to look at the poster and know exactly what the movie is about. That movie poster we talked about? Great movie, bad poster. So you want to make sure it’s an accurate emotion.

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Your Logo is a Spark, Not the Flame

Top Nonprofits

Think about a movie poster. If you’re walking down the street and you pass a cinema with a poster advertising a new film, you’re probably not going to look at the poster and know exactly what the movie is about. That movie poster we talked about? Great movie, bad poster. Risk of overcomplicating your logo.

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How Festival Planners Can Find Success In the Age of COVID

AccelEvents

Movie drive-in: Drive-ins are nostalgic, and bring us back to days gone by. A time when families would watch movies on a large outdoor screen from the comfort of their vehicle, listening to the movie by tuning in to a specific radio station. Drive-in movies can be simple to operate and bring a ton of fun. .

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A Daily Have Fun Do Good Practice: Move, Reflect, Play, Connect

Have Fun - Do Good

For the 40 days leading up to my birthday I created a 4-part daily practice of moving, reflecting, playing and connecting. For the 40 days leading up to my birthday, I picked one thing to do each day that engaged my body, mind, heart and soul: moving, reflecting, playing and connecting. By the end of my 40 days I felt energized.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals to Build Resilience

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And while illness isn’t the most energizing start of a new year, I kept replaying the words from the ballon song in the new Mary Poppins movie, “ there is no place to go but up.” I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” I had a great holiday break, although unfortunately I got sick.

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Want to Boost New Donor Acquisition Online? Try Speed-Dating, Not Dinner and A Movie

Connection Cafe

If you’re like most nonprofits, you reflect at the end of each year. Save the dinner, movie, and walk on the beach for after they’re committed to you. You talk about the goals you had, whether you hit them or not, and how you’re going to improve going forward. Acquisition'

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