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Modern Magic – There’s an App for that! AC Clarke wrote, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic.”   Technology is changing.  Not so many years ago computers were huge, cumbersome and by all standards today, slow.  A short time before that, “speeding” was traveling 35 miles an hour.  Before that, post or telegraph …

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Thinking of Donating? I have been surprised so far this year.  I have not seen that “info” graphic telling people not to donate to this charity or that one because so much of their money goes to “overhead” instead of directly to the people they are supposed to be helping. Over the years we have …

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GDPR… coming soon to a headache near you! Do you have members in the EU? Have you planned for GDPR? If you haven’t you need to. These regulations go into effect in May. If you are not currently serving any members in the EU, don’t worry, more regulations are sure to follow. Either way, the requirements now …

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7 Ways Businesses Can Improve Their Workplace Performance & Safety ~ Ryan Ayers – June 22, 2016 Once again, nonprofits are at core, businesses.  With nonprofits, however, the fluctuation of income with the ebb and flow of contributions and membership demands efficiency and efficacy in the workplace.  Certainly, the work loss as a result of injury on …

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Employee Training Have you ever met a business owner who doesn’t want to be profitable and provide a safe work environment for employees? Have you ever met an employee who doesn’t want to be appreciated, fairly compensated, and to work without injury? Accidents reduce business profits through both direct and hidden costs and they can …

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How Nonprofit Workers can Overcome Emotional Exhaustion I am SOOOOOOOO TIRED!!!!  And burned out. Unfortunately, these are common thoughts and feelings among those working in the non-profit world.  Forbes did some research into burnout and how to move past it to keep doing what you really do want to do.  Check it out… Nonprofit work, …

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No More Time Off? I was in a meeting last week where someone stated his employees no longer receive vacation time. I didn’t have the opportunity to ask him more about this new policy, but I stumbled across this article about eliminating vacation time.  Eliminating vacation?  Seriously?  I could not imagine!  So I read. Nichole …

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Choices This morning, before settling in for the day’s adventures, I was scrolling through my Facebook page. One of the posters I follow had this image up. My first thought was “to my mailbox” – and I smiled. I’m lucky enough to live in paradise. My mailbox is ¼ of a mile away through some …

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How to Make Customer Service A Core Business Value This article was written about business, but make no mistake, nonprofits are business, too.  And whether you call the customers or members, all businesses live and die by how they handle their customers, both external and internal.   In the following paragraphs, the Small Business Authority …

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