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Tips for Mastering E-mail Overload

Stever Robbins has compiled some great Tips for Mastering E-mail Overload, which include: Use the subject line to summarize, not describe. Give your reader the full context at the start of your message. Make action requests clear. Separate topics into separate emails. Edit forwarded messages. Make your messages one page or less. Check email at defined times each day. Send out delayed messages. And finally, my favorite, charge people for sending you messages. (You'll have to read it to know what this means.) Posted: 11/23/05; 4:01:07 PM #

Philanthropy as a Field of Practice

In Philanthropy as a Field of Practice, Philip Cubeta makes a plea for philanthropy to come together with a common focus, a community of practice, and collegiality. He argues that the subsectors of philanthropy barely speak the same language. He identifies those subsectors as: (1) Donor Groups, (2) Financial Advisors, (3) Donor Advisors/Foundation Advisors, (4) Wealth Counselors, (5) Family Therapists, (6) Wealth Coaches, (7) Life Coaches, (8) Fundraisers/Planned Giving People, (9) Political Fundraisers, (10) Values-based planners, and (12) Trickster Heroes. Posted: 11/23/05; 2:06:53 PM #

Essential Test for UN Net Summit
	The World Summit on the Information Society ended on Friday. Jo Twist of the BBC does a nice job of describing the Essential Test for UN Net Summit, in terms of the goals and challenges of bridging the digital divide. Posted: 11/23/05; 1:54:14 PM #

Teachers to use Online Resources in Hurricane Katrina Affected Areas
	Along with everything else, Hurricane Katrina destroyed the books and other resources of the public schools of New Orleans. As a result, teachers are turning to online resources, much as they do in developing nations that cannot afford books. Posted: 11/23/05; 1:28:43 PM #