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5 Essential RFP Writing Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Request for Proposals (RFPs) are a critical tool for nonprofits seeking services from vendors or consultants. Engage in online forums, email listservs, and directly with vendors or agencies. This preparatory step ensures you create an informative document that minimizes back-and-forth queries, leading to more precise proposals.

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8 Actionable steps for any nonprofit RFP

EveryAction

An RFP, or a request for proposals, is a process disguised as a document. While an RFP may look like a regular document with a list of things to do and brainstorm, an effective one breaks down a project (usually a big one) into parts and set out dates and milestones to get that project done. disclaimer: I am a co-founder of Prosal.).

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Information: The Better Half of IT

sgEngage

As a society, we have become obsessed with the “Technology” half the tools and devices that infiltrate our lives—and with producing, updating, and controlling these devices. There are grassroots groups on social media, listservs, and informal peer groups for users of various Blackbaud products. How do I harness my data?

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New Study: Social Media Use By Foundation Leaders

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Foundation Center released a report that documents the usage of social media tools by foundation executives based on survey responses from 73 members of the Center’s Grantmaker Leadership Panel. in philanthropic work, and highlights the social media activity of two “power users&# in the field.

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Collaboration for Funders: Use the Right Tools

Forum One

Here are three broad approaches: Grab a free or cheap tool and get started fast. There are plenty of options ( Google Sites , Ning , and GroupSite , to name a few) that allow you to host discussions and share documents with groups of people relatively easily. The world of collaboration platforms is a bit of a jungle.

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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

government is working on a new warning system to replace their oft criticized five-color coded terror index, and according to a new document obtained by The Associated Press, they're turning to Facebook and Twitter." " The US will use Twitter and Facebook to issue terror alerts – "The U.S.

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More online than local: Why I love Google Docs

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last month, when I had my horrible computer crash, I lost one or two documents and a few emails. I've been using online wikis - documents and more recently, spreadsheet wikis for the past year. And, Google documents allows you export and import pretty easily without too much reformating hell. I'm not complaining.

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