Hide and Seek:
Keeping Info at Hand
to Hold Proposal
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Monsters
at Bay
Wendy Hersh, Willis Re
APMP
Member have access to
a wealth of resources;
non-members have
some too, e.g.,
Conference archives
from 2003 & 2007
www.apmp.org
Resources – Many sites offer tools or services for a fee;
today we concentrate on free online resources
 How to write
 How to write proposals and develop business
 Presentations
 Graphics
 Quotes
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 Procurement
 Gathering info on competition and own field / industry
 Media, marketing, communications libraries and e-newsletters
 LinkedIn Groups
 Feedback gathering
How to write
 www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/CMS_FAQ/qatopics.html
 owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01 – Modern Language
Association (MLA) Formatting and Style Guide
 www.publicationcoach.com and @pubcoach on Twitter
 www.apstylebook.com (cost)
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Chicago Manual of Style
charges to subscribe,
BUT access to the Q&A
is free.
You may find what you
need there.
You can also sign up for
the latest monthly Q&A.
www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/CMS_FAQ/qatopics.html
MLA Formatting and
Style Guide
Not only for those writing
college papers and cover
letters (job-hunting), also
useful info for writing and
formatting of all kinds,
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e.g., Grammar and
Mechanics.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01
Geared towards
corporate writers
Free article archive
Sign up for her
wonderful brief
Tuesday
e-newsletter
Nice insights about
writing on Twitter (@pubcoach)
publicationcoach.com
How to write proposals and develop business
 http://mandelman.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/12/2537141-a-
few-words-about-differentiation-in-your-proposals-just-do-it
 http://www.rfpmentor.com/rfp-report.html (Issuer’s perspective)
 http://www.captureplanning.com
 http://www.proposalwriter.com
 http://blog.confluentforms.com
 http://www.santcorp.com/demo/webinar_archive.htm
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 http://www.theproposalguys.com
 http://www.learntowriteproposals.com
 http://www.24hrco.com/free_stuff_open.shtml
 http://www.fedmarket.com/articles/index_FreeResources.shtml
captureplanning.com
Free articles
Large library,
very informative
Free newsletter
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Presentations
 www.presentationzen.com
 www.betterppt.com
 www.presentersonline.com/resources
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betterppt.com
Rick Altman’s site,
blog, e-newsletter
Also offers annual
conference, PPTlive,
being renamed for
2010, to The
Presentation Summit
Graphics
 www.colorschemer.com/colorpix_info.php
 www.brandsoftheworld.com
 www.morguefile.com copyright- & license-free no fee hi-res
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office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx search photos
only
www.billiondollargraphics.com library of free business graphics
www.creativepro.com/article/safely-find-and-use-images-google
www.ideabook.com e-newsletter points to examples of good
design
www.gdusa.com/subscriptions/freesub.php free magazine
subscription for corporate in-house Graphic Designers
ColorPix
Small, free application
Nifty tool defines the
RGB or CMYK of any
color you see on your
monitor, so you can
replicate
Gallery
offers
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colors which work together
www.colorschemer.com/colorpix_info.php
brandsoftheworld.com
Site where you may be
able to find hi-res copies
of logos
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morguefile.com
Free
Copyright-free
Royalty-free
Hi-res
Search by keyword
ideabook.com
In his e-newsletter, Chuck
Green shares what he finds
on design
Twice-monthly; includes
wrap-up of his tweets
Emphasis on websites and
fonts
Site also has blog and list of
useful links
Quotes
 www.quotesandsayings.com/quotes/find
 en.thinkexist.com
Quotes & Sayings
Portal, allowing you to
enter search terms on
a number of Quotes
sites at once.
www.quotesandsayings.com/quotes/find/
www.proposalwriter.com
Links to domestic and
international bids and
tenders
Other resources include
articles for answering
RFPs
and
grants,
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links to useful sites,
and more
Procurement
 www.rfpdb.com/ buy or earn credits to access RFPs (receive some to
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www.onvia.com/fp/Default.aspx get 5 leads free
www.govcb.com one week free
www.bidsync.com/ free limited reports; extensive reports cost
www.bidnet.com/ free analysis of current and past RFPs
www.governmentbids.com/government-search-advanced-en.jsa
www.stateandfederalbids.com/ basic search and daily limited email alert
free
www.nigp.org/eweb/StartPage.aspx?Site=NIGP&webcode=gs_stateprocl
inks list of State Procurement offices’ sites
www.proposalwriter.com
www.ted.europa.eu/Exec?Template=TED/editorial_page.htm&DataFlow=
ShowPage.dfl&StatLang=EN Tenders Electronic Daily (TED), European
tenders
Gathering info on competition and own field / industry
 www.google.com/alerts?hl=en – set up alerts on competitors,
own company, topics, etc.
 www.hoovers.com, www.factiva.com – two of many for finding
out competitor info (at cost)
 www.thefreelibrary.com
 www.glassdoor.com – salaries, company reviews, interview
questions
glassdoor.com
Enter your data
Get access to salaries
…reviews of companies
…reviews of interviews
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Media, marketing, communications libraries and enewsletters
 www.bnet.com – business
 www.mediapost.com – media, marketing, advertising
 www.ragan.com – corporate, executive & governmental
communications
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ragan.com
Can search archives and
sign up for newsletters
Topics not fully aligned
with those concerning
Proposal Managers,
but does concerning
writing and
communicating
LinkedIn Groups
LinkedIn.com
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Feedback gathering
www.surveymonkey.com
easy-to-use online survey tool
free version is sufficient
for asking team members
about their experience
working with you
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