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8 Actionable steps for any nonprofit RFP

EveryAction

State the problem. A great first step in any RFP is to focus on the problem or need. Is there a person or a team dealing with a problem you’d like solved? Starting with the problem or need offers context for why you’re issuing this RFP. What does the world look like if your problem doesn’t exist? Key takeaways.

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Source Codes: The Most Useful Measurement Strategy You May Not Be Using

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Email, Facebook, posting to listserves, your website, direct mail—the list goes on and on. Source codes won’t solve all of your tracking problems. Laura Quinn, Director of Partnerships and Knowledge. Source Codes: The Most Useful Measurement Strategy You May Not Be Using – Guest Post by Laura Quinn.

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Discussion of Donor Data Retention

Robert Weiner

The same topic came up recently on the APRA''s listserve, PRSPCT-L. I would hate for you to delete those records and lose all that data and institutional knowledge that you have been collecting along the way. A few months ago I wrote a post on the topic of whether nonprofits should delete old donor records.

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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). Their mission is to provide knowledge and expertise to help nonprofits and funders learn from their work to improve their results.

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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. All of these approaches have their downsides, of course, but they don't encourage data loss. Others Who Agree.

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The Jing Project: Embed Screencasts Into Conversation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Some possible uses: I put this out on the SalesForce Nonprofit Practitioners listserv. I'm working on a screencast and it might be excellent way to do research or share implicit geek shoudlder-to-shoulder knowledge across the Internet. "Children's Health" or "Education"), and the duration for the grant.

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From Community Arts To Community of Online Learners: Janet Salmons, Ph.D

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ever since, our paths have crossed several times in nonprofit technology circles online, most recently via the Digital Divide Network listserv and the online forums at TechSoup. Since the courses are very interactive, learners gain experience in online communication and teamwork as well as new knowledge in the subject of the course.

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