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February 2, 2018

We Need to Change Our Unhealthy Attitude about Email before Civilization Collapses

If you are like me, your email inbox is an overflowing compost pile of festering guilt and existential despair. I get between 150 to 200 emails per day. Sure, half of them are stupid (although, can we really call a discussion thread focused on Netflix’ breathtaking animated series Castlevania stupid?) But that still leaves 75 to 100 messages that actually need a response or some type of action. It’s impossible to get through all of them. Then […]
February 2, 2018

[PODCAST] Why Nonprofits Need to Dream, Humanize and Have Patience | Ft. Dan Pallotta

“Those of us working in nonprofit organizations need to take our eyes off of overhead ratios and put [our focus] far out into the sky and look at our dreams for impact.” — Dan Pallotta Pallotta is talking about the dreams that got us involved in our organizations in the first place.     Work in the nonprofit sector often gets clouded by stigmas and the notion that no one is supposed to spend any […]
February 6, 2018

6 Tips for Nonprofits to Combat Digital Distraction and Improve Productivity

Ever hear of something called “Nomophobia? The word itself is an abbreviation for  “no-mobile-phone-phobia” and refers to the anxiety you feel when you don’t have your mobile phone handy or have a signal. It is one of a growing number of “digital diseases” that can cause painful physical symptoms as well as mental health issues that ultimately make you less productive, depressed, and sick.