article thumbnail

8 Actionable steps for any nonprofit RFP

EveryAction

Starting with the problem or need offers context for why you’re issuing this RFP. Ask friends, share on listservs and with affinity groups, or post it on Prosal to reach consultants around the U.S. Is there a person or a team dealing with a problem you’d like solved? Did you secure new funding for a project you care about?

Action 199
article thumbnail

What We Talk About When We Talk About Organizational Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Fifteen of us met for 90 minutes to share, commiserate, trade ideas and think about our work at the intersection of evaluation, knowledge management and organizational learning. How to create systems for accessing knowledge resources that foundation staff will use. How to set aside time for reflection and learning.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Discussion of Donor Data Retention

Robert Weiner

The same topic came up recently on the APRA''s listserve, PRSPCT-L. The only potential issue here is then you need to consider an additional record as part of the retention schedule, though if this were also 7 years, you would conceivably be able to access records of people who had been inactive for up to 14 years.

Retention 100
article thumbnail

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

NTEN

Ask on listservs ( ProgEx , NTEN Affinity Groups , ISF Yahoo group , etc.) This approach works especially well for talking about technology issues. What work issues annoy them most? Are there technical solutions to those issues, or can technology help address particular inefficiencies? to get success stories.

Tech 86
article thumbnail

Case Study: How Human Rights Watch Leverages Employee Personal Brands on Twitter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In addition, they have an internal listserv for support where staff share suggested tweets for new reports or new features or techniques on Twitter. Twitter is also used as a complementary advocacy strategy when reaching out to policymakers on a human rights issue. Bilingual and Specific Issues. There’s another benefit.

article thumbnail

TechSoup Global Goes to Congress (Again)

Tech Soup

TechSoup Global's mission is to do whatever we can to provide the IT resources and knowledge that charities, NGOs, and libraries need to operate at their full potential. We administrate the Refurbisher Listserv. in which 400 computer refurbishers exchange information, talk shop, ask technical questions, and debate issues.

Global 67
article thumbnail

Should You Ever Delete Donor Records?

Tech Soup

Here is a compilation of responses to the same question from the APRA's listserve, PRSPCT-L : "I would consider any data valuable when it can be utilized for predictive analytics or to build a case for trends. Do you know what the issues are that would prompt their wanting to do away with historical records?"

Donor 36