Keep It Together

I’m sharing my favorite tech tools because, let’s face it, when you work for or with nonprofit organizations, busy is normal, and crazy busy is all too common. So if you’re not already a fan of these products, I hope you will be soon.

I am receiving no compensation whatsoever for promoting these products. I just genuinely love them!

Calendly – Let me sum up this product in two words: GAME CHANGER. I no longer have to spend any time going back and forth on email to figure out when to schedule a meeting. It syncs with my personal and work calendars so I never get double-booked, and I can customize my available days and hours for different types of meetings. Let me say it again: GAME CHANGER. I pay for the Professional level at $109/year.

Asana – My runner-up in this category is Basecamp. I might even like Basecamp better, but I used Asana at my last in-house job so it was an easy transition to keep using it when I started my business. Asana lets me easily track and prioritize to-do lists by client. You can do much more with the paid version, but the free version meets my needs.

Toggl Track – While I rarely charge by the hour anymore, I still track my time. It’s helpful to understand how long projects take and how much of my time goes to client work vs. business development. Even when you’re not running your own business, you might be surprised at where your time goes. For example, how much time are you spending with prospects and donors vs. managing staff or putting out fires? Having this kind of data will be useful one day, I promise.