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Nonprofit Technology Consulting: 6 Steps to Success

DNL OmniMedia

Ongoing support can be especially helpful for organizations interested in completing their project in phases. Rather than finding a new consultant for each phase, you can partner with one consultant who is already familiar with your technology and can ensure your system remains cohesive. Create a request for proposal (RFP).

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

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But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. Knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis are just some of the terms showing up alongside the more familiar phrases of research and development and data analysis.

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How Would You Rate Your Prospect Management System?| Part 3

Connection Cafe

Below I stress the importance of top-down buy-in from senior leadership is during this phase as well as properly training all relevant development staff and conducting a systematic roll-out of your prospect management. Today, we’ll dive into “Level 3: Mechanics of program in place (assignments, actions). (50-75% 50-75% adoption).”.

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Welcome to the New Age of Accountability in Grant Management

Connection Cafe

In 2013, the Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR) announced sweeping changes to the grant management process for US federal grant recipients in both pre-award and post-award phases. Grant recipients focus and report on results from the initial proposal development all the way through performance management phases and reporting.

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Enhancing Your Major Gift Fundraising Strategy with Analytics

Connection Cafe

When embarking on a comprehensive analysis of your database, be sure to keep your goals and objectives first and foremost. Fundraisers should also analyze how much idealized potential exists for a proposed campaign by calculating the low, middle, and high end of capacity ranges, thus weighting “hit rates” or yield ratios.

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Win Approval for Your Next Tech Project: A Guide

The Modern Nonprofit

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes When doing a cost analysis between two solutions, it’s tempting to compare based on sticker price alone. Just like building a house, your project (and related costs) consists of three phases: design, build, and maintenance. First, there is a design and planning phase. ROI Analysis.

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An Interview with BWF on the Value of the RFP Process

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Request for proposals, or RFPs, help define projects, set expectations, and ensure the right clients and/or vendors are selected to help businesses grow effectively and efficiently. When does the planning phase end? This staffing solution can range from full-time to part-time staff augmentation. .

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