Brian Tracy On Organizing Your Time
http://www.houserebate.com Brian Tracy shares some of his secrets for success and shares the concept of Organizing your time and getting your life under control.
Duration : 4 min 43 sec
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The People’s Choice.Why Fundraising Is The Same As Friendraising
We all know that people give money to people, not to organizations. That is why it is so important for nonprofits to target their potential large donors and figure out ways to draw them into the community that is the organization. When a large donor feels comfortable with the people involved, they will feel comfortable contributing to the success of those people.
That is why everyone needs to understand the urgency of sharing their enthusiasm with their networks. There are a number of ways this can be done. Here are just a few:
1. Invite your prospects to various functions. These can be annual meetings, lectures, workshops, or any other public event sponsored by the nonprofit.
2. Take your contact on a personal tour of the facility. Arrange for key people to meet you along the way. Plan to end up in the Executive Director’s office where you can entertain questions and make a comfortable introduction.
3. Plan to have targeted social events. Invite people “backstage” in your organization. Let them see things that are not regularly open to the public. Make them feel like an insider.
4. Make them feel special. Let them know just how much you value their interest. Give them a sense of belonging.
5. Ask them if they would consider volunteering. Ask them to do a very menial and non-threatening task. Some of the biggest donors I ever say started out by stamping letters two days a week for an hour or two.
6. Tell potential donors that you would appreciate their advice. Let them know that you know something they can help with. Whether it is a simple question about finance, or an involved analysis of a computer system, people like to feel needed and wanted. They will respond to you much better if you can show them that their value to the organization is not only money.
7. Ask your prospects about other people who might be interested in the work you are doing. Wealthy people generally fraternize with other wealthy people, and you just may find that your prospect leads you to much bigger potential.
8. Provide a meaningful way for large donors to be recognized for their generosity. Whether it is a donor wall, plaques, or any other means of providing donors with public recognition, people will see the names of their friends, relatives and business associates. One of the biggest human emotions is the desire for praise, and creating a means to bestow that praise is a large incentive to many philanthropists.
9. Ask a prospect to allow you to host a function at their home. You can tell them what a beautiful house they have, and how much your organization would appreciate using it for a luncheon or tea. Flattery will get you everywhere.
10. Look for ways to tell your prospect stories about your organization. People relate to stories. It is much better to tell them about a patient experience, an audience event, or a student achievement than it is to tell them about your nurse to patient ratio, your demographics, or how many of the class went on to college.
The secret in raising large amounts of money is not how many letters you get out into the mail, but how many qualified donors your organization can befriend. Remember that friendraising is a long-term and ongoing project, so get your staff, board, and supporters on board and start now.
The Hamster Organization XIII
Organization XIII sings the Hamster Dance weee cute wittle hampsters!!!
[Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or the audio]
Duration : 0:3:37
Make your Event Memorable: Plan Carefully With Promotional Products:
For any special event, promotional products make such an experience even more meaningful. Take your carefully planned occasion and enhance it. You can accomplish this by creating enthusiasm, incorporating a creative theme, instilling motivation, and manifesting positive impressions. Promotional products help make your happening distinguished.
Regardless of how much time and effort you have spent in planning, it is important to remember the importance of promotional products and their integration into your special day. Donât miss the opportunity to engender long-lasting positive memories of your organization or event. Be sure that it is happily remembered for months or even years afterward by including promotional products.
Create Anticipation
Send out promotional products in advance as reminders of that upcoming special event. Generating interest beforehand is key. Incorporate your unique theme into the promotional product concept and establish that feeling of excitement.
Motivational Reminders
Perhaps your event relates to employees achieving outstanding sales or other work-related goals. Keeping your participants focused and enthusiastic requires even more advance notice. Also important here is involving a larger quantity of promotional products to serve as reminders. Such special events involve well-thought out planning and the selection of an inclusive motif that can be easily conveyed through the duration of the event. Promotional products should serve as motivational reminders throughout the experience from beginning to end and relate back to that special theme in a creative way.
Benefits
If you are planning a benefit or a community affair, be sure to delegate responsibility by
establishing a core team. Choose members to help maintain the planning process. Be sure that they are dedicated to the cause and enthusiastic about achieving the goals of the event. This will help establish a willingness to work together and assume certain responsibilities. It is also a good idea to involve community organizations to help contribute. Consider the local government and municipal divisions for donations of time and money.
If you are a vendor participating in such a large event, you will want to give promotional products to visitors of your booth. This is important because even after the benefit, participants will have memorabilia reminding them of the cause and your association with it. Some examples of promotional products given out might include magnets, water bottles, pens, business card holders, letter openers, and other items. Such products can be inexpensive and also useful. Be sure that you have a proportional quantity of promotional products that relates to the total number of expected visitors. You will want to have enough products to circulate and promote your organization.
Note that it can also be effective to use low-cost kids’ products as favors or prizes. These might include crayons, whistles, balls, puzzles, or other items. These are very inexpensive to purchase as a buyer, but children almost always consider them valuable.
The Importance of Planning
For special events, planning ahead can ensure success. You and your promotional consultant will want to consider several key ideas in advance:
⢠Goals - What is the purpose for the event? To promote goodwill? To generate new customers? To reward employees?
⢠Budget â What is the figure per person? What is included in the budget: Food? Transportation? Gifts? Setting such guidelines in advance can help you plan more carefully and achieve all of your goals.
⢠Timeframe â When do you want to begin the promotion of your special event? Is it a contest? The more involved an affair is, the earlier you will have to announce it. If traveling is required of attendees, their saving the date will be much more crucial than if the event were held in-house or at a local venue.
⢠Attendees â Who are you inviting? Are these important clients? Employees to be recognized? Are attendees encouraged to bring guests or families? What are the demographics of the group?
⢠Theme â How do you want to pull the event together? How will this special day be remembered? Choose a theme that will best celebrate the mood that you want to create.
⢠Products - What would you like to give your guests? How soon is it necessary to begin the promotion? Generate awareness of your event by sending invitations and promotional products that are impressionable. Consider trophies, prizes, gifts, and favors.
In conclusion, regardless of the size or purpose of your event, promotional products help your guests celebrate and remember it. Work with a promotional consultant to create the desired message and goodwill of your invitees.
Scientology Volunteer Ministers Relief Organization Video
http://www.VolunteerMinisters.org - Through the last 20 years, Scientology Volunteer Ministers have provided emergency service to 126 worst case disaster sites. Today, they are among the most recognized independent relief organizations in the free world.
Duration : 6 min 2 sec
5 Ways To Improve Workplace Morale
Increased turnovers, costly decreases in productivity and overall employee dissatisfaction are all ramifications of low morale in the workplace. Moral is a vital component of any organization or business for it to thrive and achieve success.
Here are five ways to improve workplace morale easily and inexpensively that will boost your team’s performance and lower levels of tension and stress.
Install a Humor Board
Most every office has several memo boards for important work-related information, some pleasant, some not so pleasant. Install a memo board in a neutral location that is specifically for people to post jokes, cartoons, funny pictures or amusing anecdotes. This way everyone can get a little laugh after arriving for work on a dreary Monday morning.
Adopt Flextime Schedules
If possible, work out a way for employees to have more flexibility in their schedules. You may be surprised at the amount of stress that can be alleviated by this one thing. With daycares and households with two working parents, and possibly only one vehicle, this small move can be monumental to some people. Work out a schedule or system for employees to leave an hour early or come in an hour late on certain days. Alternate days and times so that everyone gets an opportunity to benefit if needed.
Get Away From It All
Hold meetings and conferences at a location away from the office if at all possible. A restaurant or local park would be a welcome alternative to a stuffy boardroom on a clear, spring day. People may be more alert and more receptive to the specifics of the meeting in another less stifling environment.
Share the Wealth
Offer employees incentives to “coach” their co-workers on their lunch or break times. Incentives could come in the form of paid time off, gift certificates to stores or restaurants, movie tickets or even small, simple mementos to show appreciation. This is a morale booster in a few ways; firstly, new or confused employees can glean valuable information from their more experienced colleagues and secondly, it may make the “coach” feel better about their job, themselves and their performance.
Offer Contests and Awards
Special days such as “Ugliest Outfit Day” or “Best Disguise Day” or “Funniest Story Day” can be a way to lighten the mood for a bit and encourage communication between employees. Offer “awards” which can be simple prizes and certificates given to the winners to display.
Boosting employee morale doesn’t have to be expensive or involved. Even contagious cheerfulness on a regular basis can mean the difference between a dour workplace and a welcoming, productive one. Ask the employees for their ideas and listen to their thoughts. Work out a viable plan that will motivate them and make them more productive and happier at the same time.
Let Your Resume Cover Letter Do The Talking
A resume cover letter should be informative and hold the interest of the reader. Normally, most job seekers follow a generalized pattern of writing resume cover letters. Prospective employers shuffle through innumerable resume cover letters daily and therefore, an enticing and differently presented resume cover letter catches their attention and generates interest in them to read and consider the attached resume.
Before starting with your resume cover letter, you need to research in to the concerned company. Understand the working and the need for hiring new personnel. Thereafter, present your resume cover letter about how you can make a difference to the company. You can also cite how your previous experience could be beneficial to solve the current problems of the company. However, make sure that you only talk about the benefits to the company and not about your benefits.
The language of your resume cover letter should be simple and conversational. Minimum usage of I, me, and mine provides a better get-up to your resume cover letter. Avoid any flowery language and do not use many formal words or phrases. This makes your resume cover letter seem very generic. Employers are wary about such generic letters. Maintain the necessary focus and proceed systematically to assert your point.
Allow your enthusiasm and positive energy flow through your resume cover letter. Employers want to hire energetic people. Present yourself in your individual style in your resume cover letter and assert on your suitability to the organization. Although it could prove to be a daunting task to include all such necessary details within your resume cover letter, it is essential to maintain and stick to just two or three paragraphs. Employers do not find long letters interesting to read through.
Do not repeat the information in your resume in your resume cover letter. Your cover letter should ideally only highlight special aspects of your resume. This immediately sparks an interest in the reader to look in to your resume and ascertain your suitability to the post.
Maintain explicitly throughout your letter. Again, include an effective follow-up plan in your resume cover letter. Accordingly, call up the particular person on the designated date to know the status of your application. Employers receive innumerable letters and may not be able to respond personally. Therefore, in your own interest, call up the company in question and inquire about your job application.
Do not indulge in mass mailing of your resumes. Instead, contact the particular company and inquire the name of the particular person you need to mail your resume. This ensures accountability and easy accessibility to approach the particular person to inquire about your application later.
Armenian Terrorist Organization ASALA and Murders 5/5
Armenian Terrorist Organization ASALA and Murders 5/5
Duration : 0:6:54
We Bring Value to our Customers
In sales, or networking, we are paid to bring value to our customers and prospective customers. That is what we actually get paid to do! WE GET PAID TO BRING VALUE! The more valuable we BECOME, the more value we WILL bring. People invest in houses, cars, financial plans, nutritional products, vacations etc., because of desire, wants and the self-value or feeling of joy, and pleasure.
You can want something of value, you can desire something of value, but value may not be what you are getting! People invest in value. If two people in sales or network marketing were to approach the same prospect, with the same product or service, at different times, the one who has and displayed the most value will most likely succeed. Remember this, âYou bring or give value to the product or service, not the other way around.â For instance, a piece of property in Lass Vegas may be desert, dry, and hot with rocks as far as the naked eye can see. As soon as a developer with a value mind-set comes along and envision a city with rivers, houseboats, hotels, with golf courses, âyou have a potentially great and profitable resort city!â
The question you must ask yourself is this, âHow WILL I bring the most value to this product or service?â The answer to this question is not enough! The second part of the question is, âHow WILL my product or service add value to my customerâs perception of self, upon investing in it?â The answers to these questions are key to your sales, prospecting and closing success. You are the product. People by your personality, your style, your voice, your tone, your listening skills and so forth. I’ve had people say to me “I don’t know if I will use or really your product but what the heck since I like you I am going to buy something from you anyway.” Now folks that’s value. You know you have self-value when people will buy from you or join your organization solely on your word because they recognize the value and the leader in you. Some might say, “It takes a long time to build up that kind of value.” Of course I say, “No it doesn’t.” If your true intention is for the good of your prospect each and every time people will pick up on that and you will know you have closed the deal with your opening. Now of course does that mean you will close every single prospect, of course not. However, you will most assuredly will decrease your number of fallouts. Remember this, âWE GET PAID TO BRING VALUE!â