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8 Actionable steps for any nonprofit RFP

EveryAction

Did you secure new funding for a project you care about? Ask friends, share on listservs and with affinity groups, or post it on Prosal to reach consultants around the U.S. A great first step in any RFP is to focus on the problem or need. Talk about the thing that brought you here in the first place. Don’t skip the budget.

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Four Great Resources for Foundation Technology

Tech Soup

Foundations fund and coordinate mission-based work. Lisa Pool’s Technology Affinity Group and Laura Quinn’s Idealware. The Technology Affinity Group. As someone interested in online communities, I’ve been following the work of the Technology Affinity Group (TAG) for some years. Hold a yearly conference.

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Great Resources for Foundation Technology

Tech Soup

Foundations fund and coordinate mission-based work. Lisa Pool’s Technology Affinity Group and Laura Quinn’s Idealware. The Technology Affinity Group. As someone interested in online communities, I’ve been following the work of the Technology Affinity Group (TAG) for some years. Hold a yearly conference.

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2011 NTC Preview: Let's Talk About Tech, Baby

NTEN

Ask on listservs ( ProgEx , NTEN Affinity Groups , ISF Yahoo group , etc.) This is not the time for jargon -- save that for talking to your developers (or your NTEN listserv buds). Nonprofits -- just like people -- are often leery of talking about mistakes, because of the fear that it could cost them funding.

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Ten Ways Small NGOs Can Collaborate

NTEN

Here are ten practical things you can do, starting tomorrow: 1) Join a list-serve or social media group. The MobileActive listserv is a good one for phone-based app's. Search LinkedIn and Google groups. The group has an informal oversight Board run by one of the member CIOs. NTEN and TechSoup list a few.

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NPTech Summary: Happy Holidays!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Commentary here ) Maybe that's why we've heard rumblings in the blogosphere and on listservs that the YouTube Nonprofit Channel was backlogged on accepting applications. Do contests and competitions help build social capital and nonprofit fund raising or inspire burnout? What are the benefits of a YouTube Nonprofit Channel?

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John Kenyon's Aussie Adventure

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

John posted a marvelous report on the NTEN listservs about what he learned. If you have the chance to work with them or participate in the conference in the future I would highly recommend it, a great group of people. His post would be the perfect blog post. The conference was similar to NTEN???s