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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...
Working Asynchronously in the Nonprofit Community
Here at Swell+Good, we talk a lot about work processes. How do we make our team more efficient? How do we improve quality? How can we better serve...
We’re grateful for hobbies
This week, we are thankful for…hobbies. One of our team members is learning to knit. Another loves hiking. And one went alllll the way down the...
Take a longer-term look at planning
When I first visited my now-fiancé's apartment, something immediately caught my eye. It wasn't the collection of guitars, or even the enviable...