My thoughts on the result of the Giving Survey done by Charitablegift.org
- Volunteers are a charities best friends. There should be a focus in creating programs that bring more people through the door. Getting donors directly involved in a charities activity is superior marketing tool to traditional fund raising methods.
- There is a large pool of volunteers waiting to be tapped. volunteer programs ought to seek out ways to minimize hurdles encountered in the sign up process. Breaking out tasks into smaller chunks will encourage more people who can not make long term commitments to sign up. Getting individuals to sign up to give their time is as important as getting them to fill out donation envelopes. There may be gains in implementing technology solution that minimize the costs of managing volunteers.
- Charities need refined story telling. Many Americans say that they can not find charities that match their interests. These charities exist they are just not telling the stories in digestible formats.
- Not for Profits look too much like big business. This is mostly the result of a lack of openness in the part of charities. Opening up the activities and encouraging all staff to be act as marketing officers. The message of doing good does not have to super complicated.
Classic Og Mandino. Og goes through the age old principles of success by telling an Arabian Nights-esque story. Advising on habits, love, persistence, uniqueness, focus, work life balance, emotions, laughter, multiplication, actions and divine direction. This short story was a pleasure to read. The text is an easy read for beginners.
Good read. This small paperback was handed to me by the author, George Verwer who is also the founder of 
Short. 70+ thinkers pen a page each of what they believe matters now. Mostly inspiring pieces. I found it interesting that many authors put their unique spin on an almost uniform set of needs. What really matters now are relationships, re-examination of the fundamental drivers of our collective economic experience.
Classic. Now I know why this book is on every best business books list ever made. It is direct and emphatic. Simple and practicable principles that will make you more effective when dealing with people. There are tonnes of example in the text to drive home the main point. And the main point is that, it is not always about you.
Enjoyable. Simple.ology: The simple science of getting what you want, scores high on concept and content. Though the ideas explored in the book may already be familiar to anybody remotely interested in the science of decision making, Mark Joyner set out to make a strong case, and as far as I am concerned he pulled it off. Reading this text was fun and fast paced. I enjoyed this style of presentation. The author explained the source of the problem being addressed thoroughly and only discussing the solutions in the concluding sections of the book.
