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Setting work-life boundaries when working from home 

Candid

One reason many people prefer to work from home is the potential for better work-life balance. While work reaches us through our devices, we’re also surrounded by home-life requests, whether it’s taking care of a crying child or paying bills. But it can add to the feeling that your whole day, your whole life, is work.

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5 Ways Grantmakers Create Work- and Tech-Life Balance

sgEngage

Given this new reality, how do you stay focused on your mission while also creating tech-life and work-life balance? . Create a start and stop routine (and add it to your calendar.). This is a classic example of Intention Deficit Disorder (IDD ) or being busy without a clear purpose or outcome in mind. .

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

sgEngage

There’s no better opportunity to spring clean your work life than to take a break to tidy your space. Foster Mindfulness. Blackbaud Champions recommend a spring cleaning for your mind, too! Our office has a weekly mindfulness session. How are you spring cleaning your work life? Refresh Your Space.

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Unlocking the Power of APIs: The SKY is the Limit!

sgEngage

Back to that summer of 2020, I had a calendar script running that populated student and teacher Google calendars with their class schedules. Stale” calendars or no calendars? “No No calendars” wasn’t going to fly now that folks had seen the benefit of pre-populated calendars. It wasn’t great. What is better?

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How to Thrive When Work Doesn’t Love You Back

sgEngage

But given the realities of today’s 24/7 world, you’re grappling with how to keep up, make a meaningful impact, and live a fulfilling life with so many things competing for your limited time, attention, and energy. It took me nearly coming face-to-face with a life-threatening health crisis to have this realization.

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Mastering the Art of Work/Life Balance in a Digital World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I love connecting with nonprofit technology colleagues who are also promoting work/life balance and how to avoid digital distractions. Meet my colleague, Meico Marquette Whitlock, who is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Techie. I had an opportunity to interview Meico about being a Mindful Techie.

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Four Tips for Being Creative in the Workplace

Media Cause

If you have an open mind for trying new things, your creativity will expand and grow. You can express your creativity in the way you communicate with supporters, in how you approach challenges at your nonprofit, or the way you balance your calendar. The mundane aspects of your life are a great place to start incorporating creativity.

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