Category: Self Improvement & Career

Your Final Invoice
Bequests
Viken Mikaelian

Your Final Invoice

You know the saying, “The only two things certain in life are death and taxes.” Even after your lifetime, there are many taxes you can avoid. When it comes to taxes and funeral expenses (your final invoice), planning now will go a long way to help your family and friends.

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stop multitasking
Effective fundraising
Dan Rice

Stop Multitasking… it Reduces Your Productivity!

So you think you’re good at multitasking? You can talk on the phone, write an email and schedule a dentist appointment online all at once, can you? Scientific studies show that’s not true. It’s time to stop multitasking, before you destroy your productivity!

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My Apple Tree
Self Improvement & Career
Viken Mikaelian

My Apple Tree

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. ~ Martin Luther

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Deferring the Deferred
Planned Giving Marketing
Viken Mikaelian

Don’t Defer Planned Giving!

“But we want the cash, now,” we often hear. Well, we would have had the cash now if we had not deferred it in the first place. Get started now! Don’t defer planned giving.

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Get Rid of Your Job-Hopping Habit Once and For All
Self Improvement & Career
Viken Mikaelian

Get Rid of Your Job-Hopping Habit Once and For All

Unfortunately, many in this industry are job hoppers. Why? Because truth be told, fundraising takes hard work and commitment, and many who land in fundraising tend to focus more on transactional duties than on doing their real job.

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You Can’t Do It Alone
Self Improvement & Career
Viken Mikaelian

You Can’t Do It Alone

Study shows what successful people have in common: they spent a lot of time with someone who had been successful. In other words, they learned how to be successful. They had friends, mentors, influencers and coaches.

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stop multitasking
Planned Giving Marketing
Dan Rice

The Planned Giving Productivity Quiz

Planned giving productivity. It’s not about learning calculators, CRUTs and CRATs. Here are 5, simple helpful tips for you career — and mental health.

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Philanthropy Landscape
Self Improvement & Career
Viken Mikaelian

Philanthropy Landscape

Becoming part of our network is a unique experience. You’ll receive timely communiqués, learning opportunities, webinars, client hours, get to try out new tools. We’re like a “central clearinghouse” for cutting-edge discoveries about marketing and other forms of intelligence drawn from thousands of thought leaders.

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