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5 Essential RFP Writing Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Engage in online forums, email listservs, and directly with vendors or agencies. Use resources like Google and professional networks to ask questions. Expand your reach by sharing it with different groups, listservs, and affinity networks. Before you even start drafting your RFP, invest time in thorough research.

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Some Little Known Faith-Based Technology Resources

Tech Soup

Church Technology Listservs. I’ve been following the discussions on the Unitarian Universalist techie listserv and it’s a great information sharing group. Another is the ChurchMgmtSoftware listserv. Most of them are social media quick guides for using things like Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. Image: Aftab.

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Guest Post by Allyson Kapin: Top 8 Social Media Tracking Tools

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I like Google Feedburner because it gives visitors a choice to subscribe via RSS or email. Google Grants: Google gives nonprofits $10K in-kind grants for their AdWords program. Listservs: Participate in listservs that align with your nonprofit’s mission and where your organizations’ issues are being discussed.

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Using Social Search Techniques for a Research Project. some reflections and a shout for help

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm using some traditional ways to research this topic: -Email to listservs -Posts on online forums -Google search. Interesting enough, she found a blog post from someone who works in nonprofit tech space who was writing about what conferences they attend and a web site for a specific nonprofit conference. I thanked her.

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Ten Ways Small NGOs Can Collaborate

NTEN

The MobileActive listserv is a good one for phone-based app's. Search LinkedIn and Google groups. Has one of your volunteers, interns or tech-oriented employee developed a cool app? Pick one that fits your size and mission, and addresses technology. NTEN and TechSoup list a few. Call your local school and sign 'em up!

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NTEN and SalesForce Screencast: Learnings About the Interview/Documentary Approach

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the first of a series co-sponsored by NTEN and Salesforce.com Foundation , I covered the integration of Google Adwords with salesforce.com. I started my research on a listserv of practitioners for SalesForce Nonprofit version asking for case studies and examples. Add Beth's Blog: Screencasts to your page.

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Someone on the 501 Tech Club NY list ( NTEN Affinity Group ) suggested a name change might be needed. The I Pulled My Hair Out Blog tells us how to consolidate google accounts and here are the top ten gmail hacks. The tagging community that lies beneath the npdigg structure has taggers, consumers, aggregators, and meta aggregators.

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