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5 Essential RFP Writing Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Engage in online forums, email listservs, and directly with vendors or agencies. If you are OOO, don’t identify yourself as the point of contact. Expand your reach by sharing it with different groups, listservs, and affinity networks. 1) Start with Research Before an RFP The RFP really should be the second step in your process.

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Controlling data entry

Robert Weiner

A member of the PRSPCT-L listserve (for prospect researchers) asked "What do other institutions do to regulate or “police” data entry work, specifically when you have multiple users with authority to make updates?". You don’t need a week of training to enter a contact report. It's a tough problem. You need clear data entry standards.

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ROI for a donor database

Robert Weiner

My colleague Charlie Hunsaker posted the following question on the FUNDSVCS Advancement Services listserve: I have two clients who are looking for new systems and want a “cost justification” for their acquisition to share with their management. Probably an issue that we should all be looking at.

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Google HR reportedly advised mental health leave in response to complaints of racist or sexist behavior

The Verge

When they contacted Google’s human resources department, each was encouraged to take mental health leave, even when their complaints were unrelated to mental health concerns, according to NBC. The workers described encounters with coworkers that included racist comments about skin color and hairstyles, as well as sexual harassment.

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December 2010 Community Builder’s Chat Wrap-up #CommBuild

Amy Sample Ward

Laura Norvig shared the guidelines used for their email listserv: E-mail discussion lists hosted by the Resource Center are not moderated. Subscribers who post inappropriate messages will be contacted and may be removed from the list if violations continue. Read the full transcript here! Anyone who subscribes may post messages.

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Updated: Opinion Page Yellow Pages

M+R

One of the most common questions we see on nonprofit listservs is: “Who’s the current op-ed editor at such-and-such-outlet?” Op-Ed Contact + Submission Guidelines. LTE Contact + Submission Guidelines. To contact specific editorial departments/desks: [link]. opinion@theguardian.com.

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Opinion Page Yellow Pages

M+R

One of the most common questions we see on nonprofit listservs is: “Who’s the current op-ed editor at such-and-such-outlet?” Op-Ed Contact + Submission Guidelines. LTE Contact + Submission Guidelines. To contact specific editorial departments/desks: [link]. letters@theatlantic.com.