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Navigating the nonprofit RFP process

EveryAction

She asked for some advice around her (bumpy) request for proposals (RFP) process at her nonprofit. Her board had approved the budget for a new CRM and asked her to follow this process to find the right software. I thought we’d be done with the selection process in a month, but it’s month four with no end in sight.

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ShowerUP Solved Its BIG Problem — A Problem You Too May Have

Bloomerang

Big problem Paul had a BIG problem, though; but not the problem you would think. These are not easy problems to tackle, let alone establish sustained impact. Despite these successes, ShowerUp’s BIG problem was organizing their 1,449 volunteers. We get lots of compliments about how easy the process is.

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Solving Business Problems with Root Cause Analysis

sgEngage

Your solution to a business problem didn’t work? You feel like you’re solving the same problem over and over again? Learn more from Sarah about root cause analysis in the sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 217: “Business Problem to Solve? Root cause analysis helps us to solve a problem by getting to the root of it!

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Why the Back Office Must Be a Priority

NonProfit PRO

Upon investigation, you realize they’re not correct and discover the root of the problem is issues with your finance process — employees are tagging expenses with the wrong codes. You pull numbers from your system only to realize they don’t look quite right.

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Good CEO, Bad Call—How to Recover

.orgSource

As long as you plan for missteps before they happen and are psychologically strong enough to stick to the process that you’ve outlined, you will survive. If you sense a problem brewing, you may already be knee-deep in a hot mess. While naming the problem may be extremely unpleasant, clarity is the beginning of a solution.

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How To Attract New Potential Donors With 3 Questions And A 6-Step Process

Bloomerang

Together, your core belief and expertise will enable you to narrow down donor problems you can solve. These will be problems that will be the same or similar to the ones you address through your mission! A 6-step process to consistently attract new potential donors. Show how your resource can help them solve the problem .

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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

.orgSource

If the marketing team promises a fabulous new website, and the results don’t include any features members want, there will be issues, not the least of which is broken confidence. Instead of addressing the “how to,” they concern themselves with the bigger issue of “why.” They can alert membership to emerging issues.