article thumbnail

How the Colors in Your Design Influence Thoughts and Emotions

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Your Energy Level. For more (and a handy guide) on how colors can help or hurt your nonprofit marketing, use this great infographic Colour Psychology in Marketing from giraffe social media. According to Gabriela Pichardo, MD, colors can affect : Your Memory. Your Libido. Your Relationships. Your Internal Clock. Your Creativity.

article thumbnail

When the Mouth Speaks, the Whole Person Heals: Bringing Integrative Community Therapy and Solidarity Care from Brazil’s Favelas to the United States

NonProfit Quarterly

2 In the face of extraordinary demands, many people have inadequate social supports, and what psychological resources they possess are overwhelmed. The group then engages in music and (if people want to) physical movement to bring positive, welcoming energy to the group. The United States is in a societal mental health crisis.

Health 91
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Finding Two Awesome Hours a Day

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Josh Davis has reviewed all the neuroscience and psychology research and come up with what he says are the 5 key strategies. Manage your mental energy. The paradigm has shifted from time management to attention management, which often boils down to mental energy management. The first two are huge for me.

Energy 189
article thumbnail

One of the Most Important Leadership Qualities That’s Often Overlooked

NonProfit Leadership Center

Leaders should facilitate positive energy and minimize self-sabotaging behavior to strengthen interpersonal connections and encourage collaboration. The literature on positive psychology and positive organizational scholarship emphasizes the importance of individual contributions to the success of well-being initiatives.

article thumbnail

3 Questions to Ask Yourself to Create a Kinder, More Compassionate Workplace

NonProfit Leadership Center

Trust is essential to ensure psychological safety — a belief that one will not be punished or humiliated after speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns or mistakes (definition from Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmonson). You’re born looking like your parents, but you die looking like your decisions, so make them count.”

Culture 221
article thumbnail

Get CALM: M is for Methodical

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

There is no single job description for a nonprofit communications director, and good nonprofit marketing includes many skills and disciplines (not just writing and design, but psychology and neuroscience, to name a few). While that certainly keeps the job interesting, that kind of work-day diversity can also cause some problems.

article thumbnail

Why Energy-Efficient Renovations Are Good Investments

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Why Energy-Efficient Renovations Are Good Investments In an age where sustainability is not just a trend but a necessity, energy-efficient renovations have emerged as a cornerstone in modern property development and ownership.

Energy 52