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Work Sabbaticals: The Latest Nonprofit Retention Strategy

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Much of nonprofit work is emotionally draining, whether directly assisting individuals, working with communities or driving public policy to change systems. The length of my sabbatical meant that I was able to complete a work-related project, travel with my son, focus on some creative writing projects and complete needed home repairs.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice Atwal is a trailblazer in the health care industry.

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The Five Phases of Project Planning

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Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap The Five Phases of Project Planning Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 11, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Allen goes on to this is an ideal model for planning projects.

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Another Christmas Planning Checklist

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Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Prepare budget and plan projects: Figure out how much you are able to spend. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Thanks for visiting! Comments No comments yet.

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8 Tips to Help You Clean Off Your Desk

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Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Use the right tools: Set a timer for the length of time you have decided to work on this project. Thanks for visiting! Make an appointment - Don’t just hope you find the time to clean up, set a calendar entry and stick to it.

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How to Improve Your Public Speaking

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Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. It could be giving a project update at a staff meeting, selling your product to investors, or speaking to the board of directors. Thanks for visiting! It’s been a few years since I was in high school (okay, a lot of years).

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How to Give an Impromptu Speech

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Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. He turns to you and says, “Ian, you’ve been working on our major project for the past year. Maybe you could say a few words about how this project got started, where it stands and where it is going.&# Thanks for visiting! Has this happened to you?

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