Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Our friends at Idealware (a nonprofit technology resource provider) have created a new fund to support their research. Many of Idealware's reports have been funded by foundations and some have had corporate sponsorship (and some are commissioned by TechSoup.org too).

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 5, 2008

The PRSPCT-L listserve (for prospect researchers) had a discussion of resources for figuring this out and members provided the following suggestions: [link]. Tags: Prospect Research. Ever wonder how to tell the gender of an unfamiliar first name?

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 30, 2009

The guide, produced independently by research and analysis firm Freeform Dynamics, provides guidance for where to start in greening an organization and maps out a pragmatic, yet comprehensive course of action ranked according to expense and difficulty of implementation.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2010

Efficiency seems simple enough: if you don't have the right resources (people, tools, training, procedures) you will waste time and money. Advancement Services needs to have the resources and training to provide good customer service. John Taylor cites statistics from a 1999 study by TARP Research. Efficiency.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 11, 2009

That took some research, and was easier once WP was installed in a test environment. I still need to use HTML to manage my Resources page and sometimes to tweak pages. Fortunately, they offered support for WP, since I was paid up for the year. 2) I chose a theme. You can find themes at. But most of the time I use the visual editor.

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Robert Weiner

MAY 4, 2010

Resources : My article Finding the Perfect Fundraising Database in an Imperfect World includes a section called "To RFP or not to RFP" Idealware article: The Perfect Fit: A Guide to Evaluating and Purchasing Major Software Systems. Techsoup article: Nine Tips for Navigating the RFP Research Phase.

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 21, 2009

Today I’m posting Karen Nyhus ‘ advice, originally posted on NTEN’s nptechconsult forum (for members only) in response to a request for “resources and tips for our nonprofit technology community to help them start things off right in 2007.&# Last week I posted John Elbare’s advice for new nonprofit consultants.

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