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Category Archives: Nonprofit Resources
15 wellness tips for your week
Sometimes, when you’re working in social services, it’s easy to forget to take time for yourself. Get a fresh start to your work week by taking a few minutes to focus on your health & wellness. Read on for 15 ways to renew and re-energize from the MACA team:
5 Tips to Boost Productivity:
Our favorite free online resources for nonprofits
Nonprofits have a variety of free resources right at their fingertips. But with so many online applications, you may not know where to start. We’ve curated some of our team’s favorite apps and websites to boost productivity:
1. Project Management: Asana
Asana is an digital project management tool that is free for up to 15 people. The MACA team has been piloting the tool, and we like the project-based approach to tasks and accountability. Asana is customizable, so individuals with different work styles can personalize it to their needs. If you’re looking for a digital project management tool, Asana might be a good place for your team to start! Learn more in the video below:
2. Time Management : StayFocusd Google Chrome extension
When you sit down to work, it’s easy to get pulled in a thousand different directions. With the Google Chrome extension StayFocusd, you can zone in on your tasks. When you use this extension you can block out time-wasting sites for an hour, all day, or altogether. Conquer the urge to multitask by zoning in on one thing at a time! Get the extension here.
3. Email accessibility: Outlook mobile app
Depending on your work preference, you may want to have unlimited work email access. Microsoft Outlook has both iPhone and Android mobile apps so you can receive work emails on-the-go. Grab the app on your phone’s app store.
4. Document conversion: SmallPDF.com
Do you ever have a PDF file that you need to edit? This nifty website allows you to convert many different documents and files to make them editable. SmallPDF.com is completely secure, and it makes file conversion a matter of seconds! Check it out here.
5. File sharing: Dropbox & Google Drive
Converting files to cloud-based storage makes sense sometimes. With apps like Dropbox or Google Drive, your team can share documents and access them remotely. This comes in handy if you’re out of town, or you need to allow multiple people access to a file that’s too big for email. Get an account free Dropbox account here.
We hope a few of these nifty tips help boost productivity at your nonprofit! Subscribe to the blog to receive more nonprofit resources right to your inbox. >>>