Google Docs is rising in its popularity and adoption among campus ministers, but there are still many places when its limitations force us to head back to Microsoft Office. This tip isn’t going to let you finally retire Microsoft Office, but it’s a step in that direction. This plugin (currently Windows-only) allows XP, Vista, or… Read more
It’s becoming more and more common knowledge that any email address that is displayed openly to the Internet can be scraped by spammers, added to their databases, and automatically emailed. So, how can you protect your email address from spammers? We got a few suggestions emailed in from our readers, but we also want to… Read more
We frequently have to present information to people, whether they are donors, students, or just people next to us on the plane. Cocktail napkins are fine, but when we get to a larger scale we’re usually stuck with Powerpoint’s clunky transitions, bullet points, high cost, and local-only files. Prezi is an online presentation tool that… Read more
Just in case you are the type to notice a posting schedule–say, if your favorite web site posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday–you might have noticed that we missed a day this week and last week. We’re still getting our posting schedule all worked out, so please forgive us if you spent all morning waiting… Read more
Every once and a while a new virus will go running amok and we’ll all start paying a lot closer attention to our computer protection. I submit to you, dear readers, that now is the time to make sure you’re prepared. Thankfully, the best antivirus software is free and unintrusive–so you can set it and… Read more
The chapter I came on staff with didn’t have much of a history or culture of students giving money to support the ministry or each other. I doubt that that’s really that abnormal; campus ministers are like missionaries in that our financial support doesn’t come from the people we serve, but from others who are… Read more
We’ve written before about the impact of your top idea, and I want to think a little more about what’s on our brains at any given time. I recently finished reading Invitation to Solitude and Silence [affiliate link], and as a result have spent a lot of time just sitting silently with the LORD instead… Read more
If you’ve ever been responsible for providing the music at a large group event or a conference, you’ll know it’s never just as easy as hitting “play” on your personal iTunes. Especially if you’re working with a diverse group of students, it can be very difficult to collect a personal archive of music that’s appropriate… Read more
There are many ways to manage our donor and alumni communications, but few encompass the entirety of our interactions. Contact management software like Outlook and Apple Mail can manage their contact information, our national organizations often manage donation history, and sometimes advanced spreadsheets can allow us to manually manage more detailed information… but many staff… Read more
(Part 5 of a 5-part series: What I Learned From the Industry Experts on Using Facebook Well: An Interview with Michelle Widman of Brandglue) A few weeks ago Michelle Widman, the Project/Community Manager at Brandglue.com, agreed to sit for a phone interview with me. Brandglue is a social media firm that call themselves the “News Feed Optimization Agency”,… Read more
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