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The Best Listserv Alternatives for Associations and Professional Networks

Forj

Listservs can be a good tool for starting a community, but many organizations outgrow the limited tech capabilities. Relying on a listserv can limit your effectiveness and reach as you grow, so it is worth it to look at alternatives that can help you better serve your community members.

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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. Use resources like Google and professional networks to ask questions. 5) Broaden Your Reach When Sharing Don’t limit your RFP to your immediate network. Expand your reach by sharing it with different groups, listservs, and affinity networks.

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From Offline to Online and Back Again: The Bike Equity Network

NTEN

From building a movement to groundtruthing an organization's policies, a listserv can be a powerful tool for a revolution within and beyond an organization. I am a big fan of email listservs. My first experiment with online networking was creating the Bicicultures list in 2012.

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8 Actionable steps for any nonprofit RFP

EveryAction

Share the RFP outside your network. Ask friends, share on listservs and with affinity groups, or post it on Prosal to reach consultants around the U.S. Something simple but genuine like “Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply” can ensure that your organization comes across as authentic.

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TechSoup Global: A Tale of Two Dramatically Different Networks and Their Development

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I got to BoardSource at 8 am just so I could hear Marnie Webb and Rebecca Masisak, CO-CEOs of TechSoup Global share their lessons learned in developing, weaving, and stewarding two very different types of networks. The second network, Netsquared , in contrast was more loosely controlled with a lower risk in failure.

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September Wrap-Up Community Builder Chat: Online, Offline, and Migration

Amy Sample Ward

Question 1 : asked about migrating a community from one tool to another, specifically from listservs to a website/forum. These monthly chats part of the #4Change network and are open to anyone interested in learning and sharing about building community, on and offline, with the use of social media or other technology tools.

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Information: The Better Half of IT

sgEngage

There are grassroots groups on social media, listservs, and informal peer groups for users of various Blackbaud products. Having the support and encouragement to scrub data or write down basic data-related procedures will get your data person on the path to good data management. How do I harness my data?

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