When Lisa Post, a parent support committee member and local representative for the Orangeville Army Cadets, asked if I would be interested in supporting their upcoming fundraiser I was eager to help. Growing up in Orangeville the Cadets was one of the few available and affordable opportunities for my family to participate in a child…
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For this week’s non profit I’d like to share on an organization that brought into our family a much beloved little Jack Russell – “Dottie”. My mother in law adopted Dottie through this organization which rescues little Jacks that are abandoned or “relinquished”. Dottie has a fun spirit and loves to run and play and…
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Email Marketing Tip Send a Plain Text Email Here is a quick and easy digital marketing tip for your business, when creating your email marketing strategy include the occasional plain text email. You will be surprised how a simple email message might get more productive results. Email Marketing Statistics Here are some incredible email marketing…
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Paro Circles comes to Dufferin County Paro Centre PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise is one of Canada’s most successful business support and networking organizations. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we collaborate to empower women, strengthen small business and promote community economic development across Northern, Northeastern, Eastern, South Eastern, and Central Ontario (excluding the Greater Toronto Area). ‘PARO‘ is Latin for “I…
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Facebook Business Page Tip: Pin a Post to the Top of your Page Here is a quick and easy tip to get one post on Facebook some more attention than others. PIN a post to the top of your page! This might be a monthly special or a free offer, or just a post that…
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THE ONLINE CORNER How Seniors Can Connect With Loved Ones Using Social Media July 2019 – Sarah Clarke as appearing in Snapd Dufferin / Caledon One of my father’s favourite activities before he passed away was to use Facebook as a tool to stay connected with the outside world. As his health increasingly kept him…
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What is your Tagline? This is the third article in my business foundation series. I am writing about business foundations because often business owners that I work with have skipped some of the steps of setting up their brand or business foundations and sometimes its just good to get back to basics. What is a…
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Hashtag Tips for your Social Media Posts Day#144/365 Daily Tips! Yesterday I came across a really good post on Social Media for a local restaurant that had a great image, great text, but then the hashtags were posted all together with no spaces. Like this: #mytown#restaurant#lunch#food If you do not use spaces between your hashtags…
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Google My Business Tip: Update hours for holidays Google My Business Tip: Update hours for holidays. In Canada this weekend is our Victoria Day long weekend – so Monday is a statutory holiday. In terms of business openings this day can be confusing for customers because though many businesses are obviously closed for the holiday…
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How to use Social Media to Inspire Hope Day#107/365. Article 8/8 in my Non Profit Series: How Social Media Can Make the World a Better Place INSPIRING HOPE Definition of “Hope”: grounds for believing that something good may happen. Social Media can help inspire hope. By sharing positive, helpful, and motivational content you can inspire…
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