Many people I have talked with about non-profit fund raising, seem to focus on the large sponsorship opportunities. While that is ultimate goal, there are many opportunities to get help at smaller levels that can eventually lead to the large sponsorships. If you have a non-profit and your fund raising is stalled, read on.
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You have made the transition from traditional print media to an online publication. Now you want to understand how to monetize that shiny new website. Following are some ideas that will get you started.
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If you are faced with the daunting task of working through a cold call list, these tips should help you increase your chances of success.
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I love to find ways to increase productivity and revenue using technology. It is an exciting time in this area, as we see greater competition and exciting new innovations developed daily. This article will discuss some of my favorite online solutions that will both save you time and help increase your profit margins.

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I had the great fortune of spending some time with Paul Maximov, owner of Cyberian Soft at Orange County’s Largest Mixer. He shared some essential tips on managing his nine person programming team in the Ukraine.
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So you have your shiny new *buntu installed and now you want to start hacking with your favorite framework, Symfony. This quick guide will have you up and running in a few minutes. I assume you have installed Apache 2, PHP5 and MySQL 5 using the defaults with Synaptic.
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If your goal is to get national press via the media (print, radio and/or TV), then read on. I was able to gain some key tips from Orrin Hudson, who has been featured on CNN, People magazine and countless local publications.
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I am a fan of using Gmail for all of my email needs, in particular, the Google Apps version. However, there is one thing that Gmail is missing that I find essential for increasing email productivity. How do you send an email at a specific time in the future? This blog post will show you how to do that using free tools. Enjoy!
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Wallace Wattles wrote an approach to getting rich in 1910 that ended up being the inspiration for the popular movie and book The Secret. Since the book is in the public domain you can now read it free online. Wattles claims that in regards to getting rich, you need not read any other book. That’s a powerful statement indeed. Following is a summary of the Science of Getting Rich Formula.
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I have had the great luxury of spending some quality personal time with Devlyn Steele of ToolsToLife.com, which has been of tremendous benefit to myself and my companies. I am eager to share these tools that Develyn has given me so that you can improve both your personal and business life, since my life goal is to create the greatest positive change for the most people over the longest period of time.

Before I go into the tools themselves, I would like to take a moment to invite you to join Devlyn’s free online 90 day program ToolsToLife.com, which would cost you upwards of $300 an hour to obtain in person. It truly is one the best values I have found online. I am personally on day number 15 and loving every day of it.
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