These are the skills every Cru staff member should have.
Are you aware of the money-saving tips on eQuipping for eMinistry (e4e)? Just like oil changes, stop-and-go driving, and using the A/C will affect your gas mileage for your car, you could make a few changes in the way you use your technology to stretch your dollars (or Euros or yen or…). Continue reading “How to Save Money Like Scrooge for Your Technology Tools”
You’ve been praying. You’re certain that God has impressed you with names of Facebook friends to share the Gospel with. Now what do you do? Continue reading eMinistry Tips for Facebook
Marketers and eMail services have analyzed tens of millions of eMails to help you know when the best time might be to send your eMails. The time of day is one of the most important factors. Continue reading “When Is the Best Time to Send Your eMail?”
Have you ever looked at your phone’s battery indicator after lunch and thought: “Great! My phone’s good ’til after dinner.”
And then, about 2:00, you see a yellow bar on your phone’s battery indicator and can’t figure out what must have happened.
Why did the battery power drop so quickly? Maybe you need to change your habits so you don’t drain your battery as fast. However, if you aren’t doing anything out-of-the-ordinary to drain your battery, then understand that the indicator is “designed” on some psychological premises. Continue reading “The Psychology of Your Battery Level Indicator… Or When to Believe That Yellow Bar”
UPDATE (June 10, 2014): Visit a revision of this post at Cutting Out the Spam: Disguising Your Email Address (and Phone).
If you don’t want spam, don’t post your eAddress on the internet (or your Twitter name with the @ sign).
Spammers use computer software to search for the @ sign so they can harvest your email address. (Because I’m using it in this post, I’ll get more hits.) They might also be searching for the “mailto:” HTML code for your email link.
WordPress.com support recommends you use a contact form on your blog or website for people to reach you, but if you’d like to put your email address on a webpage (or that’s your only option), try one of these work-arounds Continue reading “Don’t Post Your Email Address on the Internet”
From my days of being on staff with Cru I know this can be a very fruitful time in fundraising. I spent many hours writing letters and stuffing envelopes between Thanksgiving and the end of the first week of December. … Continue reading Photo Ideas for Your End-of-Year Fund Appeal (Guest Post)
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