Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I love connecting with nonprofit technology colleagues who are also promoting work/life balance and how to avoid digital distractions. Simultaneously, I was struggling with burnout related to work-life imbalance and feeling overwhelmed by all the digital technology in my personal life and professional work.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2024

Regardless of where one falls on the introversion-extroversion spectrum, they can learn the skills in ASK and experience the benefits of using them in their own life. Recent research suggests that most of us now have attention spans of less than a minute. Wetzler : It really depends on the person.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

I call it the brain. This is the team that pays attention to the details. Q4: You wrote a book called Flip The Script: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life , which focuses on leading a life of positive thinking. We look at tons of data and make it make sense.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Written by a master storyteller, this book shows you how to use stories to get people’s attention—and their donations. Story or Die: How to Use Brain Science to Engage, Persuade, and Change Minds in Business and in Life by Lisa Cron. Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

How many of us pay attention to the relationship between physical space and our productivity ? The group also paid attention to group energy and taking brief breaks. In Finland, classroom time incorporates “brain breaks” after 50 minutes when one’s natural focus and energy begins to wane.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 9, 2015

Indeed, if one were to track all the time in a workday spent glued to our incoming messages and bowing to the attention they require, the resulting accumulation of hours would no doubt seem ridiculously exhaustive. As Mann notes, “It’s about how to reclaim your email, your attention, and your life. That ‘zero?’ That’s it.”.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 24, 2024

Do any applications need attention? Here are 10 tips for customizing your grant management dashboards so they save you time and make your life easier. It also helps to keep connected information close together, so your brain isn’t trying to context switch as you try to locate different charts. Are your programs on track?

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JANUARY 2, 2023

And if you don’t really like being on the phone, you can get those pesky calls done and out of the way, freeing up brain power for the rest of the day. But there ARE huge, daunting projects and articles I need to write that I feel stumped about, and other very challenging activities that require a lot of creativity and brain power.

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Classy

MAY 5, 2021

The mesolimbic part of the brain assigns values to the sensory stimuli, helping us classify what we feel. The rational part of a donor’s brain still mediates the action evoked or prompted by the emotional part through values and learnings. Emotions are fundamental to get donor attention and prompt actions.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

When you write all of your content at one time, it helps your brain switch into that gear. As you’ve likely experienced in your life, our attention spans are fairly short. This holds their attention longer than normal and, you guessed it, saves you time by saving you from creating more content. . Stretch your content.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

But given the realities of today’s 24/7 world, you’re grappling with how to keep up, make a meaningful impact, and live a fulfilling life with so many things competing for your limited time, attention, and energy. It took me nearly coming face-to-face with a life-threatening health crisis to have this realization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

They are attentive to their communities on an almost daily basis. Her brain is constantly at work dreaming up new campaigns, and rather than shying away from being different and taking risks, she embraces it. Is willing to mesh his personal life with his professional life online. Has experience in online communications.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

It will trigger questions in the recipient’s mind like “Do I believe this email is urgent and deserving of my immediate attention?” You might want to write three urgent subject lines, three intrigue subject lines, two that combine intrigue and urgency, and two that don’t fall into either category but still pop into your brain.

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APRIL 23, 2023

There are two parts to thanking donors: Connecting with the donor’s brain by providing a gift receipt and more importantly, touching the donor’s heart by letting them know they are heroes for giving to your organization’s cause. You make the brain connection when you give them the data they need for their records.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

Images are incredibly effective at capturing our attention quickly, much more so than text alone. This is because our brains process them almost instantly. Social media platforms are excellent for creating visual content that can quickly capture attention and encourage sharing. Incorporate compelling visuals. Social media.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 19, 2010

It’s an influx of information in my brain that I really don’t need. And I’m very interested in the way my work affects me and my life. I really like reaching out and getting questions answered. But, being on those networks has taken it’s toll on me. It’s time spent I need for other things.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Add specific details that bring your personas to life. For more complex content needs, it’s recommended to work with a professional developer or designer to bring your ideas to life. Create emotional ties to your content by including images, audio clips, and videos that bring your stories to life. Spotlight your supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2018

The benefits of taking control of your digital life in and outside the office are immense: greater presence and mindful attention, enhanced productivity and creativity, better relationships, improved sleep and less risk of anxiety. Worst, there is trouble at the top: brain fog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Conference where I gave my full attention to the presentations and conversation. The Wisdom 2.0 I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. Twitter Photo by Jennifer Barr @rjenbarr.

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JULY 13, 2021

But it is a good task to schedule after blocking off time to work on a complex grant or other task that requires a lot of brain power. I can do it even when my brain feels fried. Try managing your hardest work days by plotting out what you will do when in a way that keeps your brain going for the long haul.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

But recently she was overhearing aggravated remarks from staff: she wasn’t paying attention to them, she was missing appointments, and forgetting to discuss important points at meetings. The story above is about how your brain works. Your brain has a part called the Prefrontal Cortex, or “PFC” (remember “Paula Front-and-Center”?).

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Gyrus

JANUARY 22, 2023

Virtual Reality, on the other hand, is being used to train new recruits and help them comprehend real-life scenarios. Micro and Optimized Learning The attention span of today’s workforce has decreased, but microlearning can help. In the coming year, this technological penetration will increase even more. billion by 2027.

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Gyrus

JANUARY 22, 2023

Virtual Reality, on the other hand, is being used to train new recruits and help them comprehend real-life scenarios. Micro and Optimized Learning The attention span of today’s workforce has decreased, but microlearning can help. In the coming year, this technological penetration will increase even more. billion by 2027.

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Gyrus

JANUARY 22, 2023

Virtual Reality, on the other hand, is being used to train new recruits and help them comprehend real-life scenarios. Micro and Optimized Learning The attention span of today’s workforce has decreased, but microlearning can help. In the coming year, this technological penetration will increase even more. billion by 2027.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2016

It has intruded on our attention and wellbeing – and helped blurred the lines between work and leisure time. I’ve found that it lights up different parts of my brain and helps think more creatively than starring at a screen or typing. The benefits are that it helps with focus and concentration.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Taking a break from work gives your brain the chance to reset and recharge, and this is essential to avoiding burnout and staying productive all year long. Just sitting still and doing nothing can be just the right thing to do as your brain adjusts to not working. That’s right! Meet friends for lunch or coffee. Sleep a lot.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 20, 2022

They’re very useful for catching your reader’s attention and giving them an actionable objective that benefits your organization. The positioning and size of the text immediately draw the viewer’s focus to the call to action, planting the seed in their brain for taking action and helping your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

Because webinars were a new medium to trainers, I used Richard Mayer’s research on multi-media learning based on understanding how the brain works and the ability to pay attention to guide the instructional design. The first 90-minute webinar to introduced the content.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2021

Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it. Ashley Goodall Question : Why do you take issue with placing a priority on “work-life” balance? Pay attention to who they are, and how they express that through their work, each and every day.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

From email to social media to mobile devices, we seem to be constantly bombarded by information and our attention pulled in so many different directions! Is our brain changing as a result? Dr. Maher: ADD is Attention Deficit Disorder. ADHD is Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Difficulty sustaining attention.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it. Ashley Goodall Question : Why do you take issue with placing a priority on “work-life” balance? Pay attention to who they are, and how they express that through their work, each and every day.

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MAY 8, 2023

So, think about running your life like you’d run a company. This one is wayyyy more important than it seems because your brain and body don’t function well if they aren’t rested. Staying hydrated helps combat fatigue, grumpiness, and sluggish brain syndrome. Or does it need the attention and skill of a professional?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 6, 2020

Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it. Ashley Goodall Question : Why do you take issue with placing a priority on “work-life” balance? Pay attention to who they are, and how they express that through their work, each and every day.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 25, 2012

When I signed up for her mailing list in the fall of 2010, I received a PDF of the first chapter of her book-in-progress with the working title, The Team: How to Live an Abundant Life by Healing Yourself and the World. All of us, at some level, can say that our life is our message. I'm on the Team. I bet you are too.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it. Ashley Goodall Question : Why do you take issue with placing a priority on “work-life” balance? Pay attention to who they are, and how they express that through their work, each and every day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

Now that task has been checked off my to do list, I am ready to pay attention to technology wellness again. It was like a reboot for my brain, but I found it really difficult to do. Your mobile phone is an Internet and information appliance that you may depend on to navigate through your daily life. That task required a screen!

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 20, 2018

And to tell a story that is interesting or compelling to someone else is to know what stories are already in their brains. It can be a person whose life you changed (or could change), or an organization which benefited from your work. That’s where we, as nonprofit storytellers, need to begin. Starting your story from scratch.

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