This document provides tips and tools to improve productivity for nonprofits. It discusses the importance of productivity and provides tips such as note taking, to-do lists, tickler files, and storing inspiration. Specific productivity tools are recommended including Evernote, Pocket, Calendly, and Trello. Time management tips include getting started, doing a time study, assessing problems, setting clear goals, and setting daily/weekly/monthly objectives. The document concludes with contact information for questions.
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Productivity tools and tips for non profits
1. Balance your nonprofit and your life
PRODUCTIVITY
TOOLS AND TIPS
FOR NON-PROFITS
FACILITATOR : DESIRE SEYRAM
2. INTRODUCTION
An introduction to productivity for a nonprofit 01
Some productivity Tips you can adopt for your nonprofit
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Tips to Managing your Time
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SUMMARY
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PRODUCTIVITY TIPS
PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
CONCLUSION & QUESTIONS
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Some Free and easy to use Productivity Tools
MANAGEMENT TIPS
Time to Take Questions and Comments from participantS
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NOTE TAKING
As a nonprofit, you have a lot of goals to
achieve. And the first thing is to not
burden you mind with all that needs to be
done. Increase your productivity by writing
down what you need to do.
Productivity Tips 1
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TO-DO LIST
Make a to-do list every day of the things
your nonprofits is supposed to accomplish
each day. And make it SHORT.
Productivity Tips 2
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TICKLER FILE
Create a tickler file for every project or
initiative your nonprofit strives to achieve.
Productivity Tips 3
A tickler file traditionally contains 43
divisions – one for each of the 31 days of a
month (labeled 1 – 31), and 12 for the
months of the year. (Never mind that some
months have fewer days!)
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STORE INSPIRATION
Create a place to store inspirations. Use an
app to store inspiration that come along in
the day to day execution of your goals for
later use.
Productivity Tips 4
12. A Tool that users to
capture, organize and find
your information across
multiple platforms.
EVERNOTE
TOOLS
POCKET
handy tool to help you
save links and articles for
future reading
A tool that allows you to
schedule meetings
CALENDLY
Trello is a todo list app
that helps you schedule
what you need to do
everyday
TRELLO
14. The first step to managing your
time is to get started.
The toughest part of
accomplishing your nonprofit’s
goal is STARTING.
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GET STARTED
TIP 1
15. Create a time study to monitor
how you spend your time
everyday. Log every task you
undertake for your nonprofit
and your personal self.
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TIP 2
TIME STUDY
16. Assess your problem area to
see what task might be taking
the greater part of your time
and why.
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ASSESS PROBLEM
TIP 3
17. Create clear goals for your
nonprofit. And write down
your goals. Set clear goals for
your time usage.
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TIP 4
SET CLEAR GOALS
18. Set daily, weekly and monthly
objectives throughout the year.
And always start your day the
night before.
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TIP 5
SET OBJECTIVES