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How to Start a Nonprofit Organization In 5 Simple Steps

Success

Donors asked if they can deduct the cost of the donated items on their tax return, and a few people suggested you make your project legal by filing for nonprofit status. Will the secretary be able to keep track of the records and filings? Estimated budget: An estimated budget is also essential for any new business.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

The writer immediately points out that technology and automation have chipped away at duties like papers to be filed and landlines to be answered. And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away. The cost is about $30,000.

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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

Success

While you’re certainly capable of answering the telephone, filing and ordering supplies, why waste your time on drudgery that almost anyone could do? For example, “you could have them research five top-rated web design companies according to your budget and timeline,” the author says.

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Declutter to increase productivity

Practically Perfect PA

It frustrates us by preventing us from locating what we need quickly e.g. Files and paperwork lost in a pile’”. People often associate filing with having to put complicated systems in place – this couldn’t be further from the truth! File: If you need to keep it. Declutter to increase productivity.

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No Budget for Training? Do It Yourself

Administrative Arts

Rarely though, is anyone referring to total immersion in a software program when they ask that question. Usually, they’re getting bogged down with a few tasks in a particular software – they can’t fix footers in Microsoft Word or rearrange pages in an Adobe.pdf file. Invest in a good reference book. Create PDF Files for Free.

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The tricky world of expenses

Practically Perfect PA

I find it easier to process expenses from my manager’s trips because at least you have specific dates and can generally work out what the receipts refer to, if in doubt it is probably a taxi receipt! If they want you to process it anyway refer to the expense policy – they know what it is and what the rules are!

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Diving Deeper Into Dropbox: The Ultimate Unofficial Dropbox Guide

Productivityist

Here are five of the things I’m currently using Dropbox for: Shared files with my wife. My wife and I share all of our pertinent files in Dropbox. This includes our You Need a Budget budgets, receipts she wants to track for Productivityist, and other documentation that we both need access to from time to time.

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