3 Easy Ways You Can Help the Kids 1. Donate Gifts Reach out to us at info@thenewsletterpro.com or call 208.297.5700 and request a child/several children to shop for. All we ask is that you try to have their gifts back within a week of receiving their info. 2. Send a Donation Donate to Fostering Christmas at Fosteringchristmas.org and we will do all the shopping for you. 100% of your donations go
Fostering Christmas came about in 2015 when Shaun Buck, entrepreneur in the Boise, Idaho, area discovered this gap in the system. First, he brought the concept to his company The Newsletter Pro. He asked his staff if anyone wanted to help out, but pledged that he would personally ensure every gift got fulfilled — and he fulfilled his pledge! Fast forward to now, and what started with a few kids and a personal promise has blossomed into hundreds of kids over multiple counties and a full-fledged nonprofit. Contact us to get involved!
Fostering Christmas is an Idaho nonprofit that provides last-minute Christmas gifts to children new to the foster care system. There is a gap in our system after Thanksgiving when many of the giving trees no longer take new children’s wish lists because it becomes too difficult to facilitate the last-minute gift coordinating and delivery. Fostering Christmas recognized that gap and the need for our children to be taken care of. This program currently operates in Ada and Canyon Counties. All donations are tax deductible and go directly to purchasing Christmas gifts. There are ZERO overhead or administrative costs.
straight to the children’s gifts. 3. Share the Message
Check out our Facebook page, Facebook.com/ FosteringChristmas, and share with your friends and family to help us spread the word!
RESOURCE OF THE MONTH SLACK TAKES YOUR INTERNAL COMMUNICATION TO THE NEXT LEVEL
This app is designed so that nothing falls through the cracks. While you can tag others who may be important to a conversation, the app also archives all messages and files so you can access them whenever you want. Not only does this make collaboration incredibly easy and convenient, it also adds a layer of accountability. No one can say, “Oh, I didn’t get that” because it’s all there and it’s all searchable. When you get down to it, Slack simply makes communication and collaboration across the office and across departments an absolute breeze. Because it’s available on desktop and mobile, it’s easy to communicate with others either on a one-on-one basis, with select people or groups, or with literally everyone, from just about anywhere. Slack is highly intuitive and user-friendly — it’s one of those pieces of technology you use and end up asking yourself, “How did we get by without this?” See more at Slack.com.
information. But, for many people, the star of the show is file sharing. You can share files from your computer, Dropbox, Google Docs, you name it! Share PDFs, Word documents, spreadsheet files, images — the list goes on. Slack can integrate with apps you already know and use.
No matter the size of your business, whether it’s a two-person operation or you employ 50 or more, communication is key. Your business has to be set up in a way that fosters communication between team members, work groups, and departments. Some businesses rely on email, which can be clunky for ongoing communication, but many have integrated chat apps into their daily workflow — apps like Slack. anyone in your business. You can organize and track conversations, instantly share files, and even make calls. Many businesses use messaging apps like Google Hangouts, which work when you need basic chat functionality, but Hangouts lacks many productivity features, such as easy file sharing. Slack, well, picks up the slack. Not only can you chat with anyone but you can also tag others in conversations so that no one misses a key piece of Slack works as a messaging system across your whole organization. It allows you to chat with
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