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

sgEngage

Automating donor touchpoints, such as pre-scripted acknowledgment letters and prompts for birthday notifications, takes some of the pressure off a fundraiser’s day-to-day so they can focus on one-to-one interaction with high-value donors and personalized communications with major prospects and supporters. Not sure if it’s right for you?

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A Freethinking Leader's Guide To The Real World

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Buckingham/Goodall : First, the wrong-headed ideas that we have about work are so strongly ingrained—try telling a leader that critical feedback isn’t helping his or her people grow, and watch his or her reaction!—that Question : What’s the harm in pushing people to improve their weaknesses?

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Buckingham/Goodall : First, the wrong-headed ideas that we have about work are so strongly ingrained—try telling a leader that critical feedback isn’t helping his or her people grow, and watch his or her reaction!—that Question : What’s the harm in pushing people to improve their weaknesses?

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When does technology boost personal productivity for nonprofit professionals and when does it get in the way? 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. There are ways of working that can reduce collaborative overload.

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Buckingham/Goodall : First, the wrong-headed ideas that we have about work are so strongly ingrained—try telling a leader that critical feedback isn’t helping his or her people grow, and watch his or her reaction!—that Question : What’s the harm in pushing people to improve their weaknesses?

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Buckingham/Goodall : First, the wrong-headed ideas that we have about work are so strongly ingrained—try telling a leader that critical feedback isn’t helping his or her people grow, and watch his or her reaction!—that Question : What’s the harm in pushing people to improve their weaknesses?

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RSS Reading Habits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm finding new links and posts either through twitter, comments on my blog post, or through people who have linked to me. Reading what people recommend. Michele Martin wrote a post summarizing a paper titled How Knowledge Workers Use the Web and pulls out some the classifications referenced in the paper. new marketing???

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