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Four Reasons to Schedule an Office Clean-up Before the New Year

December 7, 2017
December 7, 2017

We all experience it every November and December, but particularly when year-end is just a couple of weeks away – the inability of employees, co-workers and even ourselves to focus. Work minds are full of holiday thoughts of presents to be purchased and menus to be prepared, plus, often sleep-deprived. We suggest providing focus to foggy and distracted minds with one or a series of clean-up days, afternoons, or mornings because of these great benefits:

1) A cleaning spree can reinvigorate office energy and engagement – being realistic about what type of work you can expect employees to perform well during the holidays and redeploying resources appropriately is just smart management. Why not apply your employees’ tired, cluttered brains to a task that’s less critical to your organization’s success?

Your employees will love you for recognizing they’d welcome less mentally-draining tasks this time of year. During the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, we’re guessing most folks would rather throw out no-longer-needed paperwork than create a complex financial spreadsheet.

2) It will provide a clean start – research shows an uncluttered desk and work space lends itself to more innovative thinking. Set your employees up for a creative start to the new year by making the office a place they will be happier to return to.   

3) It builds bonds – provide a pizza lunch or breakfast buffet as both an incentive for cleaning and a place/opportunity for co-workers to mingle. Whether you are or aren’t throwing a larger holiday party, this can make for nice recognition. And, just the common task of tidying up together should lend itself to teamwork and employee bonding.

4) It’s scheduled exercise – physical activity often takes a backseat during the holidays. Provide a reason and time for employees to get some good exercise as they move around their cube, office, or common area – throwing out, filing, or rearranging items.

 

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Two Most Important Actions Non-Profits Should Take Post #GivingTuesday

December 1, 2017
December 1, 2017

Now that #GivingTuesday has come and gone, it’s critical that non-profit organizations, who actively ran campaigns encouraging prospective donors to give that day, take the following two actions:

#1: Say “thank you”:

  • Capitalize on all the various communications platforms your organization uses, such as social media, your website, and e-newsletter, to repeat your message of thanks — reinforcing your gratitude and ensuring it is seen by appropriate audiences.

#2: Share your successes:

  • As soon as the figures are available, but ideally within a week of #GivingTuesday, share the actual dollar amount you were hoping to achieve in donations, and the percentage of goal attained:
    • “We had hoped for $500,000 in donations on #GivingTuesday and are thrilled to report that we met and exceeded that goal by 10%.”
    • “While we had set a #GivingTuesdsay goal of $25,000, donations totaled only 75% of that; we hope to make up that difference through our year-end giving campaign, and ask for your help.”
  • As expressed in our “Let GivingTuesday Donors Know Where Their $ Will Go” post, share how donation $$ will be spent.

All of the above should position your organization well to ask for and receive both year-end 2017 and #GivingTuesday 2018 donations.

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