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Navigating the nonprofit RFP process

EveryAction

She asked for some advice around her (bumpy) request for proposals (RFP) process at her nonprofit. What is a nonprofit RFP? How to write an RFP for a nonprofit This might surprise you, but including too many details in an RFP document isn’t always helpful!

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Six Tips for Evaluating Your Nonprofit Training Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! Evaluation is one of my favorite parts of the instructional design or training process. Formative Evaluation.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

.orgSource

I am still evaluating the lessons learned. I’ve told these stories before, but I’m referring to them again because they highlight advice that can help associations find stability when chaos threatens. Take my advice and make finding your safety net mission-critical.

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Is your nonprofit thinking about using ChatGPT? Your first step is to do no harm

Candid

In this article, we unpack the lessons learned from a nonprofit’s chatbot project to dispense mental health advice that went wrong, and how nonprofits can reduce the risks when adopting ChatGPT and other generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies. Chatbots need to be vigorously tested to mitigate risks.

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8 Actionable steps for any nonprofit RFP

EveryAction

Nonprofits are not alone in using the RFP—here at Prosal , I’ve spent the last two years talking to people in finance, health care, and municipalities about RFPs. These eight steps are simple yet powerful ways to save time in the long run and hire a better partner for your nonprofit. Looking for more RFP advice?

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Creating Your Own Lens: 4 Tips for Evaluating Fundraising Advice

Connection Cafe

Especially if you don’t have a deep pool of your own experiences to draw on, how can you benefit most from the advice that is so freely offered? Donors to a large national nonprofit can respond differently than donors to a local grassroots organization. Evaluate it. Where have they honed their fundraising skills?

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Evaluating Your Board Meeting Agenda to Boost Productivity

Achieve

If you’re looking for ways to evaluate your current agendas and optimize them for efficiency, you’ve come to the right place! Use this category when you’re looking for board members’ advice on a subject. Whether you’re strategizing about. how board members can help drive attendance at your next big event. Seek input. About the Author.