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Fundraiser Burnout? Try Automation to Boost Both Efficiency and Employee Morale

sgEngage

Think of automation as a tool to help your team focus on the uniquely human skills of creativity, relationship building, and critical thinking that only they can bring to their fundraising roles. And AskGenius takes away the manual effort of developing optimized ask strategies with proven results for increasing average gift size.

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How To Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, And Thrive

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Building a T-shaped portfolio of experiences—deep in one area (or more) and broad in others. We can’t just be knowledge workers; we must also be learning workers.” He works with companies around the world to develop their learning and analytics strategies. Being yourself and willing to stand out.

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Why Your Organization Needs Telecommuting – When the Commuter Train Shuts Down

Tech Soup

This post was authored by Salem Kimble, social media development manager with BetterWorld Telecom. Despite the fact that many knowledge workers could efficiently and effectively do their work from home, most organizations default to a management and evaluation style designed for factory workers. Carpocalypse.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This connects very nicely to the leadership development for emerging leaders that I’ve been working on lately. 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. Look ahead rituals can build space into your schedule.

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Is Your Nonprofit Using Data to Boost Productivity?

sgEngage

Instead, establishing a foundation of performance metrics and prioritizing strategy development can allow fundraisers to be more effective and spend more time on the things they do best. But when information is needed to develop a sound strategy, is the data readily available? That’s 800 hours times 1.25

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Social Media and Nonprofits: The Line Between NGTD and ROI

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Stephen Downes points to a post by Tony Karrer with disagreeing with some points in about the value of blogging in Thomas Davenport's book Thinking for a Living: How to Get Better Performances And Results from Knowledge Workers. from Joitske, who answers from the perspective of nonprofits working for international development.

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Finding the Best Nonprofit Membership Management Software: A Guide

Neon CRM

These nonprofit CRMs support all your membership management needs and make it easy for you to track member data, create personalized communications, and build relationships that encourage members to stay involved long term. Wasted Time The average knowledge worker reports spending about 60% of their time on “work about work.”