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Airtable

Gareth Pronovost Gives Us The 411 on Automating Your Organization Using Airtable – No Coding Required.

#048 – Today I am speaking with Gareth Pronovost about using Airtable to automate workflows to 1) save time; 2) reduce errors; 3) stay organized; 4) allow for a single source of truth; and 5) grow and scale their organization.  Gareth asks – are you overwhelmed by an endless sea of spreadsheets?”  I think most of us would say YES!  

The good news is Airtable DOES NOT require any coding experience.  You just need to know your processes.  Gareth tells us that the biggest payoffs come in email and reporting.  He calls it the compounding effect…

“I challenge everyone to think about the compounding effect of 10 minutes a day.  It’s like interest on your life – interest on the time that you have on this earth.  Why pay that interest?  Rather than type up that same email 10 times that takes you 10 minutes a day, do it one time.  And so what if it takes you an hour and a half to figure out how to build an automation? You’ll have made that back in two weeks, and now you save yourself an hour a week into perpetuity.”

Be sure to stick around until the end to hear about Gareth’s courses and community

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4 Key Takeaways  

#1 You don’t have to be tech savvy, you just have to be able to articulate your process;

#2 Instantaneous replies make donors feel special and heard;

#3 Improved collaboration in a remote environment; and 

#4 You can automate any internet tools that have an open API.

Show Notes

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[1:40] Are you overwhelmed by an endless sea of spreadsheets?
[2:08] Automation can help you with so much, but the most obvious thing is it saves you time.
[2:41] Automation reduces errors.
[3:31] Automation helps you stay organized.
[4:44] Automation gives you a single source of truth.
[5:37] Automation allows you to grow and scale your organization.
[13:22] You can automate any tool with open API.
[18:17] When one organization automated their donations.
[21:20] Small wins in email and reporting.

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Posted in PodcastTagged 501c3, Airtable, Automation, donors, fundraising, Gap Consulting, Gareth Pronovost, Groupfinity, small nonprofits
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