Brain Calendar Phone Practice 
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JULY 13, 2021
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.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 21, 2017
The session is designed to answer three questions: Why does collaborative technology overload lead to loss of nonprofit workplace productivity and what are the best practices to avoid it? According to Rob Cross’s research, knowledge workers spend 90 to 95 per cent of their time on the phone, responding to e-mails or in meetings.
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Gyrus
OCTOBER 6, 2016
Organizing the Calendar. I tend to write my processes out on a piece of paper or occasionally log important or reoccurring tasks in a Google Calendar entry. Put the phone down, close the informative web tabs, and do not allow yourself to cheat on your training time with additional work. Reward Yourself.
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JANUARY 2, 2023
Plus, it’s just frustrating to constantly on the hunt for a note or a phone number. Time-block your week with an online calendar. Using an online calendar like Google Calendar can be great for planning out your time because you can see your day, week, or month at a glance, and access it from either your desktop or mobile device.
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MAY 8, 2023
When you have the right systems in place to support your nonprofit, and you personally practice effective work habits , you’re setting yourself up for a shorter learning curve and a smoother path later on. It’s one of the best ways you can spend your time, and truly, it doesn’t take a ton of time for a short phone call with a contact.
Bloomerang
JUNE 4, 2021
So this is a super practical presentation. Picking up the 500-pound phone and calling donors was a big struggle for me. So I consider myself an introvert, and as an introvert, there are a lot of things that I really dislike about the phone, right? Phone calls can feel a bit intrusive to me. I hate phones.”
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 29, 2017
Sometimes a phone call or a quick walk down the hall to speak in person is more effective. In other words, when I look at my calendar, do I actually have enough hours in a week to accomplish the priorities I’ve identified or am I’m trying to do too much at one time? All tech tools aren’t alike.
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