Break Out Of Dull @Org Mailbox Names
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]First and foremost, every organization should have at least one general mailbox name on hand. Yes, personal mailbox names are great (provided attrition isn’t too high) and following that, departmental addresses are also useful. Your group needs at least one generic mailbox name to use for the slew of third party provider accounts you’ll need that can always be accessed or recovered regardless of attrition (here’s why). Having said that, there’s no reason anyone needs …
Someone Else May Pay For Your New A/C (No, Not A Donor)
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If you have a large physical plant or campus of buildings and aging HVAC, lighting or water systems, you may want to consider an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC). Under this arrangement, an energy service provider handles all the financing and upfront costs for system upgrades and guarantees the savings accrued from the improvements will be sufficient to pay for the upgrades over a period of time. While the bulk of ESPCs are entered into …
Why That Popup You Want So Badly Is Probably Hurting Your Search Rank
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Rarely do I encounter a web client that doesn’t want some sort of popup to capture email addresses, push an advertisement, or serve up some sort of call to action. Often, the need is genuine but how they envision implementation often risks hurting their search ranking. Here’s what you need to know in order to get past that learning hurdle. Traditional popups tend to force web visitors to interact with the popup before they can …
Gamifying Project Planning
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The challenge of being creative in a non-profit environment is that you have big ideas, but few resources. So if you have a great idea for a new project or even an extension of an existing project, you might turn to friends, family, board members, volunteers, donors, etc., for help. But their time is valuable too. Even if they are willing and patient, you don’t want to waste their time. If their schedule isn’t so …
Thank you for the authoritative read on this issue. To me, being able to actually see the icon in the…