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How to follow up with volunteers this Easter
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityWhen we think of Easter and follow-up, we tend to focus on those who visited on Easter Sunday. We want to contact them quickly and make sure they know we'd love to have them come back. However, another group we should follow up with is our volunteers.
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How healthy is your email list? 2 metrics to check
Lonny Alfred CommunicationsWhen was the last time you looked at your subscriber list, and I mean really looked at it? Do you know who your real audience is? What's your bounce rate? It's easy to set your subscriber list and forget it so you can focus on the content — because content is, after all, king. But the foundation of every successful email campaign is a well-maintained subscriber list. A clean email list provides more accurate statistics and improves deliverability rates.
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Saving the unloved Porsche 924
David Hurth Transportation Technology & AutomotiveUntil the late 1970s, Porsche had used two layouts for their vehicles, and every car had its engine in the rear or the middle. Beyond the placement of the power plant, these had always been cooled by God's good air. This all changed when the Porsche 924 first hit the market in 1976 as a 1977 model in the U.S.
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Educate your patients during Oral Cancer Awareness Month
Carolina Pickens Oral & Dental HealthcareDo your patients know April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month? Dentists and other oral health professionals throughout the United States should take time to ensure their patients know the early signs and symptoms of this deadly disease. Taking extra steps to educate those in your care can help them spot the warning signs of oral cancer before it's too late.
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3 ways to approach an awkward conversation
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementMaybe the receptionist wears too much perfume. Or one of the accountants is always microwaving fish and broccoli in the break room. Perhaps the analyst you really want to promote just will not tuck his shirt in and keeps trying to convince everyone sneakers are dress shoes.
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Hiring practices for today’s fast-paced A&D job market
Lloyd Princeton Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesHiring in the architecture and design industry has surged again. My firm has been inundated in the past month with requests from employers who are struggling to find the right candidates. Their dilemma is part of a larger pattern as the economy approaches full employment level.
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Marathon runners may risk kidney damage
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Sports & FitnessThe nation's biggest marathon is coming up next week, luring runners from all over the world to Boston to challenge their body and spirit. And it is quite a challenge as a new study supports what other investigations have shown: marathon runners risk serious health consequences with the exertion and loss of fluids that take place over the hours spent running the course.
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All you need is one gun
Joshua Fry Law Enforcement, Defense & Security"Beware the man with one gun, for he probably knows how to use it." Most of us in the shooting community have heard this quote at one point or another, and I firmly believe in this philosophy. As a law enforcement officer, I'm essentially limited to one gun choice for work. More importantly, I'm cheap.
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Indirect disclosure of psychological or emotional disabilities
Allen Tinkler EducationThere is no disagreement that students and parents of minor children should have control to disclose or not to disclose psychological or emotional information at the time of application. Does a high school have the right to take this control away from a family and make disclosures without express permission?
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The role of boutique hotels in shaping new hospitality trends
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe term "boutique hotels" has been floating around for more than four decades now, but the concept and importance of the word has changed as the industry has evolved. What started off as an offbeat trend, has now become a mainstream one.