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Last year, I purchased an iPad Mini to aid my general task management and other aspects of my work life, such as note taking in meetings. I chose a slightly older version, recognizing that I didn't need the highest-end model to accomplish what I purchased it for. This decision may seem small, but at the time it saved me $500!

Americans love to volunteer. According to New York University, volunteering in America is on the rise. This is good news for nonprofits looking for willing and able bodies to promote change in their communities and around the world.

“Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand." —Chinese proverb The more we research educational practices, the more we find that traditional learning methods in the classroom—such as lectures and tests—are failing to fully educate today's students. Lectures are not only sometimes boring, they are an ineffective method of teaching students.

Remember when websites were simple black-and-white text with the occasional pixelated image? Those were the dark days of Netscape and Ask Jeeves. Luckily, we live in better days of beautiful websites with animated functions, embedded videos, and colorful text.

Movies... they make us laugh, cry, yell, cheer, and smile. We learn lessons from film, we draw inspiration, and we even make life decisions based on the movies that we watch.

Wild Apricot is the most popular membership management software in Capterra's software directory. They are ahead in the number of customers and reviews on our directory, but does this make them the best for your nonprofit?

“Going mobile” is a phrase I’m sure you’ve heard tossed around quite a bit. You’ve probably waded through all of the blog posts, articles, and comments about mobilizing your organization and coming up with a mobile strategy and wondered what that really means. Sure, you’re aware that the world is becoming increasingly mobile, but how will this affect your organization?

I was diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) when I was very young. This meant the rigid constructs of school were difficult for me to adhere to, especially when it came to lectures or very slow lessons using overhead projectors and extremely dated video documentaries.

This is one of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite Founding Fathers. It's a quote that I try to live by in both my professional and personal lives. It helps me remember that my emotions or beliefs are not enough sell an idea to my superiors, or to convince me that my bank account balance is sufficient to purchase that new guitar I want.