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Art Therapy Group: Coloring Books Are Great, But …

Associations Now

The association whose academic journal helped create a phenomenon out of coloring books targeted at adults says that such books are a great tool but don’t replace a licensed art therapist. The coloring book, that icon of young childhood, has taken on a lucrative role—and a therapeutic one.

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Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Stressed? Color Yourself Calm

Beth Kanter

As part of the research for my next book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit , with Aliza Sherman, I’m not just reading, but actually testing out some of the techniques suggested for mindfulness. One of the most popular: coloring books. Coloring isn’t just for kids anymore. Coloring Books. Bea, Psy.D.

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4 Ways to Build Flexibility Around Innovation

Associations Now

Did you hear that the book industry recently reinvented the book for the smartphone era? The publishing giant Penguin Random House, through its Dutton imprint, decided recently to take a new tactic to the mass-market book, coming up with a tiny edition of the tome that’s about the size of a smartphone. Find a champion.

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Reads of the Week: February 8, 2013

Reid All About it

Something else that’s cool about Geoff – he’s a former editor of VeloNews and Bicycling magazines, plus he wrote the book, literally, on Team 7-Eleven , one of our earliest professional cycling teams in the U.S. A day never passes when I don’t try to uphold my end of our little bargain.”. I swear there aren’t any kickbacks going on here!

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The Four Trends That Shaped the Millennials

Jamie Notter

I spoke this week at the Direct Marketing Association's annual meeting --twice actually: I did a "book club" session on When Millennials Take Over , and then I had a concurrent session on "What the Experienced Marketer Can Learn from Millennials." Diversity has become an expected part of their lives. The "mashup" has become the norm.

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Resources and Slides: Ten Nonprofit Work Practices for Impact without Burnout

Beth Kanter

Yesterday, Aliza Sherman and I shared some insights from our forthcoming book “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit ,” a work in progress. During the one-hour free webinar hosted by Wild Apricot , we share some ideas, got feedback, and identified additional people and organizations to interview for the book.

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Self-Care for Social Changemakers: What I learned from Aisha Moore

Beth Kanter

As part of the research for our book, The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Impact without Burnout , I have been following the various conversations threads about self-care, avoiding burnout, compassion fatigue, and work/life balance in the nonprofit and social change sectors. She calls it, “Choose your own mindful adventure.”