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Get Organized and Increase Your Nonprofit Productivity

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My calendar and ‘To Do’ list were written in a notebook. Google Calendar has many rivals in the marketplace, but for meeting the scheduling needs of a busy nonprofit, I can’t imagine a more effective tool. When you accept invitations via email, the meeting gets automatically added to your calendar. With a pen.

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How to Thrive When Work Doesn’t Love You Back

sgEngage

The emails would keep rolling in and the projects would keep moving ahead—this time without me. Rest is a necessary and important productivity tool—and an important part of doing the inner AND outer work of being a mindful changemaker. But you look at your overflowing email inbox and overloaded calendar and wonder—When?!

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Spring Clean Your Work Life: Tips from Your Fellow Social Good Pros

sgEngage

Foster Mindfulness. Blackbaud Champions recommend a spring cleaning for your mind, too! Our office has a weekly mindfulness session. Sharla Donohue , database manager, American Brain Foundation. I am adopting the habit of opening emails only at certain times in a day for focused time and concentration.

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Answer these 6 questions to frame your fundraising plan structure

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How much will it cost for you to accomplish what you have in mind? If you can find 10 good grant leads — we can usually find at least 10 hot leads when we do grant research for our clients—then you can fill your grant calendar and keep your grant pipeline full all year long. Create a calendar of Asks. No one wants to do it.

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What Every Nonprofit Website Should Include

Allegiance Group

Research has shown that the human brain retains information more effectively when presented repeatedly. By placing the donation button on every page, you reinforce its presence in the minds of your website visitors. Only ask for crucial information, such as name, email address, and donation amount.

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Millennials and Direct Mail Campaigns: A Crash Course

Achieve

Emails are also direct marketing, but the sheer number of emails received throughout the day can make them feel less meaningful in comparison to a few personalized letters. . Calendars have a unique advantage over other mailable deliverables—if your supporters use them, they’ll end up staring at a reminder of your nonprofit every day.

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Tech Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A quick glance at your calendar shows that you spent hours in meetings, answering emails, or working on shared documents but you can’t remember why. Adopt Good Practices Around Team Emails. Have a formal policy about sending after hours emails. Communicate Clearly in Emails. Is your team emailing after hours?