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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. The CRM providers have questions that I can’t answer. The RFP process is, by nature, a competitive bidding process.

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Improving Student Communications in Your Scholarship Process

sgEngage

Communicating with students is a key part of the scholarship process. While it can be time-consuming and occasionally overwhelming, it is also incredibly rewarding to congratulate them on their scholarship awards, collect post-acceptance information and thank-you messages, and share those messages with donors.

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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

.orgSource

The Leadership ColLAB conference was an opportunity to bring professionals together around what we believe is a critical question. ENA Culture Statements Staff The Emergency Nurses Association will seek at all times to foster and maintain a culture of excellence, commitment, empowerment, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability.

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Giving Season is Over. Now it’s Time to Optimize

NonProfit PRO

So, if you want to raise more money throughout the year, you should optimize your donation process to make it as engaging and seamless as possible. But, how can you tell if your donation process sets you up for success and how can it be improved? To help you answer these questions, we created the “Fundraising Optimizer.”

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

Bloomerang

Consistently attracting new potential donors is vital for you to expand your mission and, more importantly, to have the funding needed to make it through unexpected times. At the same time, marketing becomes exciting when it can fit in to and even expand your nonprofit’s mission. Question 1: What are our donors’ needs?

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Investigating and Improving the Questions You Ask Grantees

sgEngage

It was a comprehensive process including an open-call part 1, an invitation-only part 2, a site visit for finalists, and a presentation highlighting best practices. Over the years, we noticed that excellence in the sector was evolving, but our questions felt like they were behind the curve. We needed to change up our questions.

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The Top 9 Nonprofit Credit Card Processing Solutions

Bloomerang

Nonprofit credit card processing solutions are tools nonprofit organizations use to complete credit and debit card transactions securely and quickly. Leveraging a secure payment solution throughout the donation process strengthens donor trust and allows them to use a convenient payment method. per transaction. per transaction.

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