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How to tell the difference between ‘good’ stress and ‘bad’ stress

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To understand the difference between good and bad stress, Krasno offers this example: If you were hiking and ran across a rattlesnake on the path, you’d probably have a stress response that serves your biological imperative to survive, he says. Humans are just a process, not a product.

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7 Tech Trends Nonprofit Golf Tournament Planners Should Know for 2025

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Its an online world, and your golf tournament is no different. Its convenient for participants and streamlines post-tournament accounting and reporting, with all payments processed through a single platform. Here are seven tech trends nonprofit golf tournament planners should watch for their 2025 events.

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How to Streamline Your Data Entry and Reconciliation Processes with Integrated Fundraising and Finance Solutions 

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A good reconciliation process keeps your financial records accurate and up to date. But without the right systems, this process can be mind-numbingly time-consuming and prone to errors. What a Connected Reconciliation Process Looks Like With a connected system, the reconciliation process becomes much more streamlined and efficient.

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How to Improve Donor Retention: 3 Surprising Strategies from Top-performing Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Fundraising consultant and donor experience expert Rachel Muir says convenience can be the difference between a donor giving once or coming back repeatedly. According to Rachel, “Every step you remove from the donation process increases the likelihood a donor will complete the gift.” Your donors aren’t different.

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An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1

Ars Technica

Robert Taylor was the director of the Advanced Research Projects Agencys Information Processing Techniques Office. Each one was connected to a different mainframe computer. They all worked slightly differently, and it was frustrating to remember multiple procedures to log in and retrieve information.

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Improve Your Student Billing Process

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Are you struggling with an inefficient student billing process? But what if there was a way to streamline the process, reduce errors, and improve cash flow? In this blog post, we’ll explore how you can enhance your student billing process from the moment a student enrolls to the final follow-up. You are not alone.

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How to Issue Donation Receipts for Different Types of Gifts

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Donation tax receipts allow you to confirm that youve processed and implemented a charitable contribution while expressing appreciation for donors gifts. While donation receipts must follow several standards, well provide tips for customizing your receipts to recognize different donor groups’ individual contributions.

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