Despite many tools to help nonprofits use email more effectively, many are still sending out their mass emails by putting all of their recipients in the bcc line in Outlook. It’s a very common practice, but it can have some severe consequences for your organization. Many nonprofits use this tactic thinking that it’s the only low-cost way to send out mass emails, but, fortunately, there are tools out there that make it very easy and affordable to send out mass emails in a professional manner. Continue reading
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In the last month, I have received two Twitter direct messages from different nonprofits that had their accounts hacked. The direct messages were pretending to warn me about bad photos or blog posts that they have seen about me, and then giving me a shortened URL that purported to give me the evidence. Continue reading
In 2006, I was in a place to make a major change in my life. At that point, I had lived within 60 miles of my birth place my entire life, and I knew that I needed to experience more of the world before I got to the age of settling down. That spring I was in a new relationship with a great boyfriend who suddenly was also in a place to change, and we decided to do it together. With no jobs and little planning, we packed up our cars and drove west. Continue reading