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1) Lots of Free TV that Matters —

Jan 30, 2011 | 2 |

Wow… this puts “Family Ties” and MTV to shame. http://www.livestation.com/channels Lots of UNHCR stuff… BBC, and dozens more stations, totally free — on your laptop computer via the Net. So see?...

2) Print Your Book in India —

Jan 30, 2011 | 3 |

New Life Printers will print your book at a good cost savings. For example, two thousand copies of a 100 page book is .88 cents a copy. Shipping is extra but it can still be a good deal. For example, to ship the two thousand...

3) Case Study: How does the IMB Correct People Group Data —

Jan 30, 2011 | 0 |

Here’s a case study in how one (very large) mission organization handles unreached people group data and the correcting thereof. The IMB monitors and manages feedback with a goal of listening particularly to field...

4) Backing Up Your Files in “the Cloud” —

Jan 30, 2011 | 6 |

I’ve never been a big fan of backing up on line. My laptop has a 300 Gig drive that’s packed with info. Not only does it take a long time to backup over the Internet, but I also want to get to my info when I want to...

5) Turn your Smartphone into a Satellite Communicator —

Jan 30, 2011 | 2 |

Yeah, I’m not making it up. Remember those folks who invented the Spot Messenger? Last year, not sitting on their laurels, they rolled out a Garmin GPS that paired with a smaller, 2nd generation Spot Communicator, which...

6) Are you a Tablet Computer User? —

Jan 30, 2011 | 7 |

If so, we’d like to hear how you’re using your new slate. Maybe it’s an iPad and you’re using it to preach from on Sundays? Or maybe you’ve got some other device, using it around the office as you...

7) Mission Leadership Training Online —

Jan 30, 2011 | 1 |

LeaderLink has been known as the most comprehensive leadership training designed specifically for missions. For over 16 years CrossGlobal Link has been providing this specialized leadership training to field missionaries and...

8) Reentry Shower —

Jan 30, 2011 | 0 |

Do you have foreign field workers returning home after years of service in the field. Thought about what they need when they get home? They probably will need to set up house again from scratch. Consider blessing them with a...

9) How Does Your Org Stack up in Caring for your Staff? —

Jan 30, 2011 | 0 |

Compare your practices to the practices of 20 int’l humanitarian aid organizations in this link recommended by Kelly and Michele O’Donnell: http://www.peopleinaid.org/publications/StaffCareInternationalNGOs.aspx...

10) Wish I Could Attend this Strategic Partnership Meeting… —

Jan 30, 2011 | 0 |

I’d learn all I could about how to stage them, then try to replicate what I learned (for all the other projects for which I’m praying and working). Unfortunately, it comes at a time when I can’t attend. Would...