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Jean Roberts: Tendering, outsourcing and submissions

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• Life-cycle of a Grant Application or Submission
• Governance of Rural and Regional Nonprofit Service-providers
• Forecasting involves the past, present and future
• Jean’s Eight Simple, Effective and Reliable Planning Tools – in one file
• My simple, effective and reliable planning tools – including a circle, a triangle and a straight line: Step 1
• Most common concerns about writing grant applications, submissions and proposals
• Where two or more are gathered, there is potential for conflict – with free discussion paper included
• Managing Fear in Relation to Change
• Delivering Quality Services – a free checklist for Service Providers
• Checklist to guide an internal review of your quoting and tendering procedures
• Complexity vs Simplicity
• Be sure to treat Quotes and Tenders as core business activities
• Knowledge and information transfer – how and why technology is a major problem
• Submission/tender writing – how does it rank in your Company’s priorities?
• Jean’s Checklist for Reading or Writing a Tender or Submission Brief
• Opportunities for innovation abound in these ‘tough times’
• Critical Success Factors in Quoting and Tendering
• Writing an Evaluation Report for a funded or contracted service
• Jean’s Checklist: Exposing the traps in tendering and outsourcing
• Successful Submission Writing – for Business and Nonprofits 3rd Edition
• Tendering and Outsourcing ‘mini-checklists’ for Managers
• Jean’s definition of Effective Communication
• Skills Involved in Tendering
• Competitive Tendering – how to write a competitive tender
• Opportunities for innovation abound in these ‘tough times’
• Preparing or inviting submissions, grant applications, proposals
• Outsourcing

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Stage 1:           Conception – the planning stage where you clarify the desired outcome

Why this?  You have to know …

The social and economic impact of natural, environmental and economic downturns and disasters have been well documented through recent years.  This article focuses on the impact upon nonprofit organisations in rural and regional communities.  

Such events and their ongoing impact …

A key person in any organisation will often be engaged in forecasting, which includes:

• assessing risk,
• setting measurable outcomes,
• estimating income and costs,
• scheduling tasks and activities to achieve the required completion date,
• allocating responsibilities,
• monitoring performance,
• financial

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I’m keen to introduce my eight very simple, very effective, very reliable and proven planning tools:

1. Definition
2. Triangle
3. Straight Line
4. Circle
5. Square
6. Arrow
7. Table
8. Symbols

Planning is not complicated!  It is simply looking to …

The purpose of this article is to introduce my very simple, very effective, very reliable and proven planning tools.

These are some that have been my constant companions through 40+ years of working with people to identify possible causes or …

These concerns have been expressed by people who prepare grant applications, submission or sponsorship proposals.

I’ve been involved with grant applications, submissions, proposals, tenders, quotes, etc., for 40 years – and the concerns people continue to share with me about …

Conflict is a common occurrence in any setting – including Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Nonprofits.

Why?  Simply because each person is an individual entity, with her/his life experiences, personality, cultural background, characteristics, preferred way of doing things and …

You’ll know that change can be introduced or imposed in such a way that it is seen …

Jean offers this free checklist to compare with your current Service Model

Your Service Model is the procedure followed within your organisation relating to the three major stages of service provision:

• research,
• design, and
• delivery.

This Checklist leads to measurable …

If you are winning 40% of your quotes and tenders, you are doing so at the cost of 100% of your effort.    This Checklist will guide you through your internal procedures, starting with your attitude and behaviour towards these core …