OneCause

AUGUST 22, 2024

For extra points, pick a location with an urban legend around it — local spooky spots have never been so useful! Get the community together at a local market (a great partner for this kind of event) and make a day of pumpkin-themed events. Be sure to coordinate your route with the local authorities first.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

I planned for this by incorporating an after-lunch energizer that used movement to get people’s brains going. In India, I designed the first one to celebrate the local culture: It was called “Bollywood Moment.” And to make it more fun, I awarded prizes. Other times, I simply made them stretch like the photo above.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

I’m not the only one that is follow lots of interesting, valuable, fun people on Twitter - so are many of you! But for people who don’t want to follow everything I say, and really just want real-time access to my shared brain, well, why not them have it! Purpose of @AmySampleWard.

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Get Fully Funded

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

Before I get to the topic of using posters to make your workshops or meeting more interactive (and fun), I want to wish you a Happy International Women’s Day! This was much more fun than writing it down on a worksheet! This helps with increasing attention spans and retention as well as make the session more fun.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

During those 10 seconds while you’re typing in a CAPTCHA, your brain is doing something that computers can’t do, which is amazing,” von Ahn said. Yet, instead of taking up tenure at the tech company, he stayed local in Pittsburgh and became a computer science professor at his alma mater. Duolingo’s first words.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 22, 2021

We even have fun channels like “Travel” and “Music” where employees can post non-work related content. This will do wonders for your mind and will get your brain out of relaxing mode and into work mode (even if your desk is within arm’s reach of your bed). Have fun with it! Just put on something that isn’t what you wore to bed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2010

   They had their staff, local experts in the location, add tips about what was interesting for visitors in the neighborhood.  Here's how it works: Here's a Foursquare Flashmob deal (you don't have to be a Foursquare user to participate in the group discount, but if you are, it adds to the fun!):

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 12, 2013

We’ll be hosting social media surgeries for local nonprofits and community activists. Social media surgeries are informal drop-in sessions where anyone from the voluntary and community sector can come and pick the brains of our ‘surgeons’ (helpful volunteers who understand the world of Twitter, Facebook, and the rest).

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Amazon says all of the processing and storage for these maps happens locally on the device and nothing is stored in the cloud. Similarly, its facial recognition data is also stored locally on the Astro. The brains of the Astro are Qualcomm chips, not the Amazon-designed AZ2 processor that’s in the new Echo Show 15.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Honestly, that seems like a great way to destroy your brain — when I first saw it, I immediately thought that it’d be good for keeping chat apps like Telegram and iMessage open on the side, so I could keep an eye on what friends and family were up to throughout the day. Image: Elsonic via Nojima Online. Look familiar?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2011

August 5: I'll be at BlogHer '11 in San Diego and co-presenting The Write Brain – Essential Blog Content Development Workshop. September 21-October 12: I'll be offering my Juicy Blogging E-Course: The Art and Play of Blogging.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Whatever the structure for your learning activities, they should use four different kinds of activities that help the brain learn rapidly and identify your discussion questions. When participants move, oxygen to the brain increases, thereby enhancing both learning and memory. Talking and hearing (Auditory).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Her knowledge of the country and the culture made it easier to localize the curriculum. However, to localize it, Stephanie incorporated Pakistani imagery, including a photo of Arfa Karim, the youngest female Microsoft ‘expert’ in Pakistan, to represent fly. We even localized and mixed up our energizers and icebreakers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2016

Last Tuesday, May 3, 2016, was Give Local America Day , a day when community foundations across the country rally to support local nonprofits in what is marketed as the largest community-driven crowdfunding event of the year. But this past Give Local America Day, technology did not work.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

Cold calling doesn’t work well in fundraising, and it’s no fun. Set up a table at community events, your local farmer’s market, and festivals. Use the tools you need, just don’t try to keep everything stored in your brain. We all hate it, so don’t go there. Participate in mission fairs at area churches.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Screens can overstimulate your brain and keep you from sleeping. Someone else can pick up those 3 boxes of supplies or that $50 from the local church. And you’ll have a lot more fun doing it. Begin or increase your activity and try to fit in 30 minutes each day. Literally, take a hike! Turn your screens off. Get out of town.

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Neon CRM

MARCH 6, 2025

Lets start by looking at a few fun P2P campaigns other organizations have done. made it even more fun with a Betty White and her animal friends trivia event to raise money for Morris Animal Foundation, a leader in scientific animal health research funding. Here are eight peer-to-peer fundraising examples to inspire you!

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The Verge

MARCH 1, 2021

It has plenty of range for daily driving and short trips (but probably not anything longer than that), the technology inside feels intuitive without being in your face, and the really surprising thing is the whimsicality of the ID 4 — like VW wants you to just have fun while driving it. Don’t ask me why my brain works this way.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

This is because our brains process them almost instantly. Flyers are a tangible way to reach local communities and can be highly effective when placed in strategic locations. Local news and press. Utilizing local news outlets can provide a significant boost in visibility within your community.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

We’re going to have some fun over the next hour or so. Thanks, Mother Nature, and thanks, brains, right? So negativity bias can tend to feed into fear, which is another perfectly normal function of your brain. It’s simply your brain doing its job. ” Imposter syndrome, I got that bad. I’m Steven.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

They may have grown up in a grade school that didn’t emphasize writ­ing, or perhaps they were simply left-brained, science and math types. These are fun and gradual ways to improve writing skills. The topic of writing can be a touchy sub­ject because many people are insecure about their poor writing skills. Start simple.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2011

Her husband made fun of her. And away with her brain went all the years of evidence that a certain supporter had played an integral role in getting grant funding from a couple of key local foundations. And if you want that old ED’s brain back, ask yourself if you are a hungry zombie?). Years passed.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

The most common signs of employee burnout we’ve seen are: Brain fog that causes forgetfulness of something a person has done before or randomly forgetting to complete tasks. To take it a step further, bring some fun into the workplace with an employee-driven break activity that happens at the same time each day.

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Achieve

APRIL 30, 2014

I also coordinate ongoing family and youth programming for my local synagogue as Programming Chair. Why do we expect volunteers to become donors or to up their gifts if their involvement has not been exciting, mind-expanding, and fun? Volunteer activities may demand creativity, brains, elbow grease, or a combination of all three.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

I’m back from Thanksgiving break and now have mashed potatoes for brains. But will it be inside a wholly new app or one you join for some other purpose and audio is the fun bit on top? Really, I’ve eaten mashed potatoes five days in a row. I can stop, but I won’t stop until the leftovers are gone. My bet is on the latter.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

To make sure school supplies aren’t out of reach for any student, they created the Free Teacher Market to help “Erase the Need” for local students. Family fun days are another creative fundraising that we see. Just because your event is virtual, it doesn’t make it any less important to the community. Final Thoughts.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

This’ll be a fun one. . This is kind of fun for you, I imagine, Lindsay, because you’re usually in my shoes listening to a guest speaker, but … – [Lindsay] I am. . That’s just a quick fun fact for you. Like, I want to stay as a member of this board because I’m having fun. I’m Steven.

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OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

[Event-ebook-top] There are plenty of ways to raise money, but one of the most popular (and let’s face it: fun!) If you’ve got event fundraising on the brain, you’ve come to the right post. Keep holidays in mind as well as national or local events, from award shows to sports games. Your event website.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

This is possible because the app runs on-device AI models that learn locally. Another key feature of the app is the ability to toggle personalized search results on or off entirely — just tap the brain icon at the top right to switch the AI off (or back on). The news-focused homescreen is another notable feature.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 30, 2013

Don’t Rock the Boat – you’ve been doing this for so long, you’ve stopped attending the local planned giving roundtable; you’ve heard it all and prefer to spend your time in the office reading the most recent study on the wealthy or perusing articles on the latest tax-law changes. Fundraising Planned Giving'

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

Not only does reading exercise the brain and improve concentration, but it also helps children develop more advanced language skills and engage their imagination. Unlike a fun run or a 5K fundraiser, you don’t need to map out a racecourse or organize volunteers to man your event. Support your fundraisers.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Virtual concert A livestreamed concert can bring all the fun of a summer concert to your supporters, without the heat, bugs, and dust! Invite local musicians to perform and give them some information about your nonprofit’s cause to discuss between songs.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Make it personal, maybe you just saw them in the gym, make a fun note about that, I mean, or around town, or wherever it might be. So that was really fun to see. What about maybe kind of the inverse situation to that, Tom, where maybe people are local or at least, you know, somewhat close. Or they were in the paper.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2024

Our brains are wired for visual information; people process images 60,000 times faster than words. Prize Incentives Another fun and effective gamification technique appeals to our competitive nature. Take Spur Local’s power hour as an example of gamification in action. Consider this.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Check out Brain Tumor Network’s successful peer-to-peer campaign that was created through Qgiv: Social media: Try encouraging your supporters to share their fundraising pages on their personal social media accounts to get more donations. ( Holiday Concert: Sell tickets for a holiday-themed concert put on by a local band.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

My brain was completely fried and those around me were getting pretty fed up with the fact that I was never present, only connected… online, all the time. Pick one social networking profile and keep it entirely for fun and your personal life. If you are low on cash, go to a local massage school. This an important one.

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