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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

We all know that with so much content out there, it is eating our brains and memory , relying more on “google it.” ” But what if there was a way to use online tools, mobile apps, and software that helped lengthen our attention spans and replace information overload with a sense of mindfulness?

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2024

Our brains are wired for visual information; people process images 60,000 times faster than words. Also, our collective attention span is evolving. In order to maximize a short attention span, it makes sense to marry visual and written content. Sounds like a good time to me. Consider this.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

Don’t Take on More Than You Can Handle This sounds so easy, doesn’t it? 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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2013

Changing the color [link] can help bring attention where we want it. So in this case, I’m suggesting we pay attention to the advocates, who used to be followers, and some of whom will become donors. Our brains make better sense of the data when we replace the legend with direct line labels. Step 4: Directly Label.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 13, 2015

Begging for your attention in its boldface type. In those few seconds, a flurry of thoughts flash inside your brain: Who is the sender? As a nonprofit marketer, you are on the other side of this great brain fire. All sound like decent offers, but they are nothing but junk messages. It sits there. An unread email.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 13, 2015

Begging for your attention in its boldface type. In those few seconds, a flurry of thoughts flash inside your brain: Who is the sender? As a nonprofit marketer, you are on the other side of this great brain fire. All sound like decent offers, but they are nothing but junk messages. It sits there. An unread email.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Some of the objections to learning about accounting sound very reasonable at first, especially when there's no one around to express a contrary view. My brain is not designed for numbers. Remember, the Board has many duties and included in those duties is paying attention to stewardship. Catholic Community Foundation -.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Many website services promise quick and easy setup free of any long-term planning or custom coding, and—while that may sound alluring—it can cause certain roadblocks in the future that prevent you from scaling your online presence. In today’s ever-expanding online world, that’s important. Humans tend to respond to images of fellow humans.

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Achieve

MAY 4, 2016

Sound familiar? Because humans are inherently empathetic, when we see suffering, injustice, or an opportunity to make a difference, our brain tells us to do something. But when it comes to needing them to actually take action for your cause, they pretty much disappear.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2010

He also talked about changing his brain chemistry. Understand the Two Different Types of Attention. Roshi Joan Halifax pointed out that there are two types of attention: receptive and focused - to explain the difference between being on Twitter which she called a "Karma accelerator" and meditation which she practices daily.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Sound familiar? Being Present means paying attention to the people in front of us, focusing on the tasks at hand, and managing our emotions in the moment. Get to know your Ultradian Rhythms , the natural rhythms of your body and brain that repeat throughout the day. BEING PRESENT. Create Device Free Zones.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Our brains are wired for visual information; people process images 60,000 times faster than words. Also, our collective attention span is evolving. In order to maximize a short attention span, it makes sense to marry visual and written content. Sounds like a good time to me. Consider this. 7) Matching Gifts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

How does 11K gb connection speed sound to you? These are best of breed young hackers doing what comes naturally, incited and incented by blazing connections, motivated collaborators, cash reward challenges and future employers’ avid attention. They want their brains to matter. Like Burning Man , people camp.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 12, 2016

One interesting finding is that the human brain actually learns best in relaxed concentration. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

It also sounds less costly and complicated than evaluation. The staples of Oz – courage, heart, and brains – are a good start. The challenge here is that program staff who have been steeped in learning often have a hard time telling their story simply, in ways that attract attention.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. What’s making our human brains like those of gold fish?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

If you don’t have clear priorities, your attention is more likely to be hijacked by your email or some other distraction. Or if you’re using a desktop client, disable the pop-up alerts and sound effects and close or minimize the application until you’re ready to focus on email.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2020

Some Internet People say some that sparks something in your brain. This wasn’t easy before and it will be even harder now, but as attention to labor concerns increases and our understanding of who “essential workers” really are shifts, now is the time. Some Internet People strike the flint every time. Let’s do it.

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Care2

MARCH 20, 2015

Understanding what drives your success may sound like an issue of strategy rather than organizational culture or structure, but it’s important to remember that there are different levels to understanding what drives the success of your organization. Rebuilding a shattered life requires more than medical attention.

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2011

where people talk about NTEN, I could start paying attention to what. sounds dangerously close to marketing speak, it actually touches on our. Scheduling your day will save your brain from the oh-so-common 'what. It sounds counter to wanting to engage on a human. If it Sounds Too Good to be True. Once I knew.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2015

I get to use my brain to think and figure things out. I closed the meeting with thanking everyone for their attention and participation. I shared that I have the opportunity to figure out ways to help people understand the work that we do and why it’s important.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 16, 2014

But here is where I’m different from most of you: I actually read every letter I get so as to better understand why I should pay attention and whyI should (or shouldn’t) give to an organization. Sound familiar? You are appealing to the analytical side of my brain and ignoring the side where my compassion and empathy are located.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

Well, your database, I’ve said this, your database is like your brain, right? Like your fundraising brain. Now, 50% of people pay more attention to direct mail than to any other marketing channel. Now, are they even paying attention to it? We pay attention to our mail. Were you paying attention?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

What’s the sound of your nonprofit’s brand? With the ever declining attention span of your audience, it’s necessary that you start appealing to a broader range of senses. You know that in order to catch and keep the attention of new donors and current donors, you have to tell stories. You should. Infographics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Working online can contribute to the state of overwhelmed and distracted – so having attention skills is also a leadership competency. To put this context, a gold fish has an attention span of 9 seconds! Attention span is the amount of concentrated time on a task without becoming distracted. Take a guess.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

They’ve done a lot of studies about bad breath and people’s attention. We won the Audience Award which led to a lot of national attention being on national television tens of thousands of dollars in donations from people we had never heard of. And I know that sounds expensive. And two a neutral smell.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Now, this may sound like strategic planning, but I’m going to show you the ways in which it’s different. But I prefer to call them execution goals because it sounds like something you can execute on. But three months is a little too long for that human brain to imagine. It is essentially a strategic framework.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2008

This is why teenagers listen to the same song over and over, to tattoo the anger or love or whatever emotion the sound provokes into their ears. This may have to do with attention spans, or it may be related to the above lesson about user control. It's not just the guarantee of good content. It's the guarantee of a good time.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

And I’m on the upswing, so if I sound a little groggy, that’s why. I think our days and our brains can sometimes feel like this calculation. . We are competing for attention at a level we have never seen in our lifetimes. I know that thank you calls sound time intensive. Steven: Yes. ” Thank you.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

” So we have in our brains, the amygdala, the fear center, where you have flight, fright, and freeze as the emotional reactions to things that’s scare you. Twenty options for your ice cream sounds great, you sell more ice cream with three options. Third question, “Do I respect you?” Great book by. Steven: Cool.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

While the logical portions of our brains may be able to take in large numbers, our emotions have a harder time. If we think for very long about the huge numbers of people in the world who are hungry or need medical attention, we may start to zone out or feel small and helpless. That sounds good, right?

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