I am a sucker for a good time management system. I love to-do lists. I spent (many, many) years waking up before the sun. And buying my...
Timeboxing to stop boxing yourself in
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Thoughts on Unreasonable Hospitality
About a month ago, I (Allison) picked up a book by Will Guidara, former co-owner of the incredibly highly celebrated restaurant, Eleven Madison...
A conversation with ChatGPT about nonprofit organizations
There have been lots of discussions lately about ChatGPT, its capabilities, the possibilities the technology holds, and, equally as important, its...
Upgrade your monthly donor program with tips from the experts
Monthly donors are magic for nonprofit organizations. On average, monthly donors contribute the largest—and most consistent—portion of the donation...
You can’t do it all by yourself, so stop trying.
Ready for your weekly motivation? You can’t do it all. Even if you hustle. Even if you bend over backward trying. Even if you’re really...
37 signals has taught us a thing or 37
Our team is really into two things: building a company that works for us and the project management tool, Basecamp. So when the Basecamp team (a...
You need to do a content audit
One of the first projects our Chief Strategist, Ian, completed as a young marketer was a how-to guide for MySpace. It was a PowerPoint. And he...
Humanize Your Nonprofit’s Social Media
There’s a reason you listen to podcasts your friends recommend. There’s a reason that you ask to “speak to a representative” when you get an...
About That Work Emergency.
It’s no surprise that we’re fierce advocates of protecting our time. And one of our favorite things to remind our teams is that there is no such...