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Donation Thank-You Letters, Cards And Notes Should Never Ask For A Gift
The most important letter in direct mail fundraising never asks for a gift. Ever.The thank-you letters that you mail to donors have one goal: to thank your donors for their generosity and support. Yes, your gift acknowledgement letters, notes and cards strengthen relationships and build donor loyalty. And yes, if mailed soon enough and if worded sincerely enough, they do increase your chances of receiving more gifts. But these things are secondary benefits. The main benefit of a thank-you letter is that your donor knows that you are thankful. Because you said so.So don’t ask for another gift in your thank-you letter. Ignore the consultants who say that the thank-you letter is the perfect place to solicit a second gift. It’s not. It’s the worst possible place. You haven’t earned the right to another gift when you haven’t even spent the first one yet. But there are better reasons to avoid this blunder.Are you thankful . . . but?Asking for money in a thank-you letter is like receiving an apology from someone who says, “I’m sorry . . . but.” I think you'll agree with me that an apology followed by a “but” is no apology at all. Apologies should be unequivocal and absolute. “I was wrong. I’m sorry.” End of apology. No clauses, no excuses.The same goes for your thank-you letters. They should say “thank you” and nothing more. Extending your thanks and extending your tin cup at the same time is plain rude. And bad for business.In a study conducted by Penelope Burk and Cygnus Applied Research, Inc., 53% of individual donors surveyed said asking for another gift in the body of a thank-you letter is rude. Eight percent said they stop giving if this happens.And yet 66% of individual donors say they have received requests for another gift within the body of thank-you letters. Thanks to disrespectful fundraisers, that is.Let me put it this way. Do you want to be rude to over half of your donors? Of course not. So don’t say, “Thank you, but.” If you are going to say anything in addition to a sincere thank you, say this: say what you are doing with the donor’

and corruption in the issue of land title records, and is fast becoming the backbone for credible IT-enabled Government services for the rural population.

3.2 Stamps Registration and Archiving (SARITA)

The Stamps and Registration Department of a State is typically one of the top revenue earners for any Government. Stamp & Registration software provides efficient government citizen interface, and also enables enhanced revenue earnings for the Stamps and Registration operation. The heart of this application consists of the Registration and Valuation module. Other modules are the Networking and Scanning modules that enable exchange of information securely across departments, and "electronic copying" of the registered documents thereby enabling return of the original document within few minutes of presentation.

3.3 Versatile Online Information for Citizen Empowerment (VOICE)

Municipalities have a challenging task of providing various kinds of citizen services.VOICE caters to these challenges through the use of state-of-the-art information Technology.In

Soap Box And Rants From Lance From Days Gone By, Part I
Okay so I do a lot of research; have traveled afar and obviously I have something to say. Ah; “Rants from Lance” indeed. Yes in fact it is over do but it is time; It is Soap Box time; I Read an interesting article today about the fact that 80% of all penalties for employment withholding costs were fined to small businesses with under ten employees. Probably because when the large companies were small they were fined and learned along the way, as they got bigger to outsource employment tasks or hire attorneys to slow down the investigating agencies. I say this fact has made a market niche for employment agencies and taken another fee from the laborers.For instance many of our franchisees have hired employees through temporary or employment agencies because of the time involved in accounting and penalties from an anti-small business group of regulators and a huge employment government agency in many states. Which attack businesses to justify their own existence. Interestingly enough these government agencies burn up half of all monies collected in administration. Those unemployment agencies need to charge more fines to stay in business, now they have more output and accusations amongst laid off workers fly and these agencies investigate even though most claims are false and lies from disgruntled, low out put employees who want something for nothing.For instance I can call up the unemployment board of nearly any state and without any proof can make up a charge and they will go investigate it. Similar to the FTC which I know first hand does, having attacked my company based on false complaints and declarations coming from competitors. They are criminals at the FTC, well, at least the case-worker in our deal. The FTC has industry coordinators for various sectors within their once great Kennedy organization, suffer from low self-esteem, save the world, conspiracy theorist attitudes, abusive power energies and rottenness.(CYA; but of course those case workers and prosecuting attorneys who reviewed our case are at the height and pinnacle of ethical echelon and should receive a Nobel Prize for th

1.INTRODUCTION:

World economies have recognized Information Technology as an effective tool in catalyzing the economic activity in efficient governance and in developing human resource. They have made significant investments in it and successfully integrated it with the development process, thereby reaping the benefits to their society. In India also, these developments have impacted the industrial, education, service and Government sectors and their influence on various applications is increasingly being felt of late.

As the era of digital economy is evolving, the concept of governance has assumed significant importance. The e-Governance has consequently become an accepted methodology involving the use of Information Technology in improving transparency, providing information speedily to all citizens, improving administration efficiency and improving public services such as transportation, power, health, water, security and municipal services.

India has been harnessing the benefits provided by the Information & Communication Technologies to provide integrated governance, reach to the citizens faster,provide efficient services and citizen empowerment through access to information. The aim is to redefine governance in the ICT age to provide Smart Governance. Several significant initiatives have been taken at the Centre and the State level in this direction. At the Central level, the government has extensively promoted the use of IT in managing its internal processes and has drawn up a ‘Minimum Agenda of e-Governance’. The Ministries/Departments have provision of 2 to 3 percent of their annual budgets to be spent on IT related activities.

The Government has enacted IT Act 2000, which provides legal status to the information and transactions carried on the net. Several State Governments have also taken various innovative steps to promote e-Governance and have drawn up a roadmap for IT implementation and delivery of services to the citizens online. The applications that have been implemented are targeted towards providing G2B, G2C and B2C services with emphasis on use of local language.

2.DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY’S INITIATIVES:

As part of the increased thrust on e-Governance, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Department of Information Technology, Government of India has set up a Centre for e-Governance (CEG) at its premises – Electronics Niketan in New Delhi.The Centre, first of its kind in the country, showcases several e-Governance applications and solutions that have been successfully deployed in various states and offers such other services like technical consultation, proof of concept and thematic presentations. Conducting programmes for creating awareness among decision makers in the Centre and State Governments and helping them in defining and implementing process and policy changes for effective e-Governance are other important objectives of the Centre.The primary activities of the Centre are:

o To showcase the best practices in the area of Electronic Governance, which would encompass technology, processes as well as public policies

Conduct programs for creating awareness among decision makers in the Central and state Governments

Demonstrate the feasibility of Electronic Governance to decision makers through workshops, demonstration programs,video/teleconferencing, etc.

Help the Central and State Governments in defining and implementing process and policy changes

To enrich the repository of best practices through continuous interaction with subject matter experts from India and abroad.

The Centre also draws upon leading companies, technical institutions and business partners in India and abroad and help initiate projects to address specific needs. The Centre continuously strives to establish strong links with similar institutions worldwide to enrich the repository of best practices through interaction and participation.

3. SOME E-GOVERNANCE PROJECTS/APPLICATIONS OPERATIONAL ACROSS INDIA:

3.1 Bhoomi (Land Records)

Bhoomi is a self-sustainable e-governance project for the computerized delivery of 20 million rural land records to 6.7 million farmers through 177 Government owned kiosks in the Indian state of Karnataka, which has eliminated red tape and corruption in the issue of land title records, and is fast becoming the backbone for credible IT-enabled Government services for the rural population.

3.2 Stamps Registration and Archiving (SARITA)

3.3 Versatile Online Information for Citizen Empowerment (VOICE)

Municipalities have a challenging task of providing various kinds of citizen services.VOICE caters to these challenges through the use of state-of-the-art information Technology.In a

The First Steps Towards Successful Project Management
IS departments are constantly being downsized or outsourced. Therefore, well-run projects are vital to an IS professional’s career. Carefully managing project details, including time and materials, is essential now that IS is being asked to deliver more using fewer resources. There are several effective, relatively inexpensive project management scheduling and tracking packages available for PCs. These types of packages have been around on mainframes since the early 1970s, though they cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Today shareware packages start at under $100.Many of these products assume a knowledge of project management that many technical managers do not have. Without an understanding of the basic concepts of project management, managers may often find the software is confusing and hard to use.The first step in project management is to break the project down into measurable tasks and organize them into a hierarchy called the work breakdown structure (WBS). Different companies have different terms for the various levels in a work breakdown structure. Some levels include stages, steps, and tasks, or phases, activities, and tasks.Regardless of terminology a company uses, the purpose of the WBS is to organize the project into various deliverables or summary reporting levels. Some of the traditional stage (or phase) levels in IS projects include project definition, analysis, design, development, testing, implementing, and project review. Whether a project has standard levels or not, the main purpose of these higher levels is to group the detail tasks, allowing project administrators to more easily track the project’s progress.The next step in project management involves determining inter-task dependencies. Once the tasks have been listed and organized into a WBS, inter-task relationships need to be established. These relationships, also called dependencies or links, exist when the start or completion of one task is somehow related to the start or completion of another task.There are three types of inter-task dependencies: finish-start, start-start, and finish-finish. The ta

grated governance, reach to the citizens faster,provide efficient services and citizen empowerment through access to information. The aim is to redefine governance in the ICT age to provide Smart Governance. Several significant initiatives have been taken at the Centre and the State level in this direction. At the Central level, the government has extensively promoted the use of IT in managing its internal processes and has drawn up a ‘Minimum Agenda of e-Governance’. The Ministries/Departments have provision of 2 to 3 percent of their annual budgets to be spent on IT related activities.

2.DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY’S INITIATIVES:

o To showcase the best practices in the area of Electronic Governance, which would encompass technology, processes as well as public policies

Conduct programs for creating awareness among decision makers in the Central and state Governments

Demonstrate the feasibility of Electronic Governance to decision makers through workshops, demonstration programs,video/teleconferencing, etc.

Help the Central and State Governments in defining and implementing process and policy changes

To enrich the repository of best practices through continuous interaction with subject matter experts from India and abroad.

3. SOME E-GOVERNANCE PROJECTS/APPLICATIONS OPERATIONAL ACROSS INDIA:

3.1 Bhoomi (Land Records)

3.2 Stamps Registration and Archiving (SARITA)

3.3 Versatile Online Information for Citizen Empowerment (VOICE)

Municipalities have a challenging task of providing various kinds of citizen services.VOICE caters to these challenges through the use of state-of-the-art information Technology.In

The Importance of Small Personal Gestures
A small personal gesture goes a long way and really sticks in our memories. These special moments happen every time someone remembers that special day or that thing you really like. You always like restaurants or bars where the bartender remembers your name or that drink you like. It could have happened 20 years ago but you still remember that first birthday card or Valentine. Almost nothing is as intoxicating as someone else making you feel important and appreciated, especially when you know that they went out of their way to do it. These gestures, no matter how small, have a huge impact on a person.This applies to your business relationships as well. There is a story I am always reminded of when I think about this. There was a car dealer in US that outsold all others in the country. His sales were not just the highest. The second best in sales sold three times less cars than him. He was definitely doing something right. When asked what his secret was he replied “Number one, you can eat off my showroom floor, and number two, I send all my customers a birthday card.” This idea is so simple, yet so effective. It doesn’t apply to sales people alone. The rule is: if you deal with people take a little time and extend a nice personal gesture.You don’t have to take much time out of your day or week to do this. Websites like ForgetEmNot.com can help you out. Whether it is for a birthday, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Easter, Christmas holidays, anniversary or any other important day in that person’s life, the simplest way to show you care is a greeting card. Get them setup for your family, friends or clients. ForgetEmNot.com will deliver them to you a week early as a reminder for that important date, so you can personalize and send them out. Remember, it is the personal touch that is really important and makes it all worth while.

N TECHNOLOGY’S INITIATIVES:

o To showcase the best practices in the area of Electronic Governance, which would encompass technology, processes as well as public policies

Conduct programs for creating awareness among decision makers in the Central and state Governments

Demonstrate the feasibility of Electronic Governance to decision makers through workshops, demonstration programs,video/teleconferencing, etc.

Help the Central and State Governments in defining and implementing process and policy changes

To enrich the repository of best practices through continuous interaction with subject matter experts from India and abroad.

3. SOME E-GOVERNANCE PROJECTS/APPLICATIONS OPERATIONAL ACROSS INDIA:

3.1 Bhoomi (Land Records)

3.2 Stamps Registration and Archiving (SARITA)

3.3 Versatile Online Information for Citizen Empowerment (VOICE)

Municipalities have a challenging task of providing various kinds of citizen services.VOICE caters to these challenges through the use of state-of-the-art information Technology.In

Shy? Five Networking Questions To Expand Comfort Zone
Networking is by far the best vehicle for building businesses, careers, and your circle of influence. It is through networking that we find advice on personal and business challenges, learn of job opportunities, and develop new business. Yet to many, the social aspects of networking events are far outside their comfort zone. Whether it be shyness, introversion, or a lack of confidence in what to say, many at a networking event will gravitate to people they know and loss the opportunity to meet new people.If you are among these people, it is probably safe to say that your shyness or introversion has helped you build tremendous listening skills. This listening strength is a great weapon for you during networking events. The main problem you are probably having is that you are so focused on your discomfort with talking to strangers that you forget how great it is to be in a conversation with you.That's right! Great listeners are fun to converse with because they allow the other person to do the talking. People love to talk about themselves.With the other person talking, they are typically revealing things about themselves and getting you to the point where you are no longer strangers and your comfort level with them is the same as your comfort level with your best friends.How do you get them talking to you when your comfort zone stifles your vocal cords?The best way is to expand your comfort zone just long enough to deliver short, open-ended question.An open-ended question, one that cannot be answered with a number of the words "yes" and "no".They force the other to talk while you listen. Here are some examples:= What kind of work do you do? = How did you get into that field? = What do you like most about it? = What do you find most challenging? = If you had a magic wand, what one thing at work or home would you change?These questions will get you in a conversation where you will be able to do what you do best - listen. As they open up they are very likely to touch on something that you like to talk about. When that happens, talking will be

Governments

Demonstrate the feasibility of Electronic Governance to decision makers through workshops, demonstration programs,video/teleconferencing, etc.

Help the Central and State Governments in defining and implementing process and policy changes

To enrich the repository of best practices through continuous interaction with subject matter experts from India and abroad.

3. SOME E-GOVERNANCE PROJECTS/APPLICATIONS OPERATIONAL ACROSS INDIA:

3.1 Bhoomi (Land Records)

3.2 Stamps Registration and Archiving (SARITA)

3.3 Versatile Online Information for Citizen Empowerment (VOICE)

Municipalities have a challenging task of providing various kinds of citizen services.VOICE caters to these challenges through the use of state-of-the-art information Technology.In

The Reason People Go Broke In Business
How many times have you seen businesses down the local city street start in big ways, then in less than five years and even at times, in less than a year-they are completely vanished from the spot? That is the big reality of to our today. In the United States 60-70% of businesses are expected to fail from the first moment they have initiated. Such statistics have to be analyzed in a different perspective as per my offline business experience and my online business current portfolio.According to my results, plenty of learning lessons from the past and many stories from many of my past and current partners- both offline and online businesses do not achieve their maximum financial potential or go virtually broke in most cases because of not having the proper vision. You see, today- there are less than 100 of offline businesses being started worldwide and virtually less than 10% of that 100 businesses are being started online and pushed into the market online.The reason I say 100 businesses is because of my own judgment and own statistics. Even while we are in the new millennium, people confuse having an offline business and being self-employed. People also confuse and even re-phrase the having of a website, with owning an online business. These are huge mistakes and there are totally different facts and meaning to each one of these words. Everything has to do with vision. If you visualize a business as working yourself 10-15 hours a day and being completely stuck, having to look out for all your employees yourself, same employees for not robbing you or perhaps you doing all the account receivables of the business- you definitely are self-employed. You do not own a business in such scenario- you are a slave to your own job. You are not able to go on a 3 weeks vacation and breathe well because you know that your business might go down in sales or perhaps the service that you are accustomed to give, may not be offered or achieved. That is the reality of being self-employed. That is the main reality many businesses do not achieve their maximum potential, and years later go broke. Such businesses never have

and corruption in the issue of land title records, and is fast becoming the backbone for credible IT-enabled Government services for the rural population.

3.2 Stamps Registration and Archiving (SARITA)

3.3 Versatile Online Information for Citizen Empowerment (VOICE)

Municipalities have a challenging task of providing various kinds of citizen services.VOICE caters to these challenges through the use of state-of-the-art information Technology.In addition to computerisation of the day-to-day operations,VOICE also provides a powerful Community and empowers the citizen. This application ensures a quick, transparent and efficient administration at a lower operating cost with increased revenue collections.

3.4 e-Seva

eSeva is the first-of-its-kind of service in the country, providing a wide spectrum of citizenfriendly services that save citizen the bother of running around various departments. The services offered are Payment of Utilities Bills,Registration of Birth/Death, Issue of Birth/Death certificates, Permits/Licences, Reservations etc. There are 35 eSeva centres (with 280 service counters) spread over the Twin Cities and Ranga Reddy District.

3.5 Gyandoot

Gyandoot is an intranet in the tribal district of Dhar in Central India connecting rural Cybercafes catering to the everyday needs of the masses. It is a community-based, highly costeffective and financially self-reliant approach to bringing the benefits of Information Technology to the doorsteps of tribal villagers. The objective of the Gyandoot project has been to establish a community-owned, innovative and sustainable information technology project in the most poverty stricken and tribal dominated rural areas. The project is designed to cater to social,economic and development needs of the villagers through an innovative G2C model.There are around 1600 villages in Dhar district and 80 information kiosks/cyber offices(Soochanalayas). Each kiosk caters to about 25 to 30 villages. The entire network of 31 kiosks covers 311 Panchayats (village committees),over 600 villages and a population of around half a million (nearly 50% of the entire district).

3.6 e-Choupal

Started by ITC’s international Business Division as a cost-effective alternative supply chain system to deal directly with the farmer to buy products for exports is getting transformed into a meta market for rural India. The tobacco giant has already set up over 700 choupals covering 3,800 villages in four states

— which include Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Andhra

Pradesh — dealing with products ranging from soya bean, coffee, aquaculture and wheat.

3.7 VidyaVahini

This portal provides the opportunity for schools,teachers and students all across the nation to express and share their creative and academic potential via the internet. The portal aims at creating such an environment by providing facilities for content development, content deployment and collaboration. Shiksha India - a non- profit organisation - is working in partnership with the Ministry of Information Technology in the project Vidya Vahini and Ministry of Human Resources under the CLASS scheme, which aims to connect 60.000 schools (approximately 20 million students) across the country in the next five years.

3.8 Aarakshi

Aarakshi is an intranet-based system for the Jaipur City Police to facilitate FIRs,criminalsrecords, vehicle thefts, missing person’s records etc. It is like a private & closed user group accessible to only authorised personnel. Its potential users are all field level officers of the city like police station, circle officers SP and even district collector.

3.9 Webciti

WebCITI (Web based Citizen-IT Interface) is an e-Governance project for building citizen-IT interface for services offered by district administration at Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab. It provides web-based interface to citizens seeking services from district administration and provides complete workflow automation in District Commissioners office. It is information dissemination system designed to facilitate public to get information about various government schemes such as eligibility criteria, procedures, contact addresses, downloadable forms etc. These include issuance of certificates such as death/birth, caste, rural area etc.,licenses such as arms license, permission for conferences/rallies etc., benefits from socioeconomic schemes etc. The information about various schemes and procedures, status of an application etc. can be found through the web Interface available at the intranet counters at developmental block/revenue tehsil and kiosks.

3.10 Drishtee

Drishtee is a unique socio-technological effort towards creating an Information backbone in

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