Consultant Newsletter – December 2014

December 10, 2014 – In This Issue:

HOW ARE YOU USING SOCIAL MEDIA IN YOUR MUNICIPALITY?

TELL US

COLLABORATION WITH OTHERS TO ASSIST MUNICIPALITIES

FEATURED CONSULTANTS

HOW ARE YOU USING SOCIAL MEDIA IN YOUR MUNICIPALITY?

Municipalities are often skeptical about the usefulness of social media. However, the number one reason social media has not taken off, or is in decline according to GovLoop, is really all about the money for governments. Read the full article – Learn More

TELL US

muniSERV.ca has just celebrated its first anniversary – and what a great year it’s been!

Municipal Members: We have welcomed registered municipal members and decision-makers from across Canada – 85% from Ontario, 7% from Alberta, 4% from PEI and the remainder split evenly between BC, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Thank you! And please continue to spread the word and encourage other municipalities to use and join muniSERV.

Professional Members: We have welcomed hundreds of professional members to muniSERV, offering hundreds of consulting and professional services to municipalities. The number of professional members continues to grow almost daily – so check the site often.

If you’re having trouble finding a consultant that offers a specific service that is not in our database yet, just let us know and we’ll use our contacts to look for you.

Here’s what Luis Moreno, Manager/Lead Business & Technology Training – Strategic Learning Consulting, Ministry of Health & Long Term Care had to say about muniSERV. “Thanks Susan, this is a great service to us the consulting community.”

What’s Next?

We’re working on a number of new features and tools for our muniSERV members. During 2015 we will be introducing a pre-qualification screening program for our consultants and professional members so you won’t have to spend time investigating if they have insurance, WSIB, etc. You’ll be able to simply let us do that for you.

Other features we’re working on include the introduction of automation features that will match your RFPs, Bids, etc. directly to the consultants/professionals who offer that service. (Don’t forget you can always upload your solicitation documents for free!)

Here’s what Wendy Macke, of the Township of Georgian Bay had to say. “I’ve been using muniSERV for postings and its great…..easy and free!”

We are also concentrating on improved member communication, (i.e. developing newsletters, surveys, focus groups, etc.) and we are working on collaborations with some of our professional members to develop webcasts and training sessions on topics of interest to our municipal members. Check out our Partners listed at the bottom of the newsletter too. These valued partnerships will make it possible for us to continue to find new ways to serve you better.

So, TELL US what you think, and if there are any features you would find useful and would like to see added to muniSERV, let us know!

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AND THE WINNER IS….

We attended the MFOA and OMAA conferences this fall and were overwhelmed by the positive response to muniSERV.ca. We wanted to thank those municipalities who registered by November 30th, by giving away a ASUS 7″ tablet for their municipalities. A random draw was held on December 1st – And the winner is …. muniSERV.ca

COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS TO ASSIST MUNICIPALITIES

Forming new relationships to benefit you

We’re pleased to announce muniSERV’s recent collaboration with Cambridge Solutions Inc. – RFP Project Management Solutions and QCsolver – Vendor Performance Management Systems.

We love the products they offer because we know that many municipalities simply do not have the dedicated, experienced in-house staff necessary to undertake RFP and vendor performance management processes, that if not done correctly, can expose the municipality to risk.

This collaboration is important to municipalities because muniSERV.ca, Cambridge Solutions Inc. and QCsolver all have the same mission – that is to provide low cost, and often no cost tools to municipalities, to save them time and money – plus help them mitigate risk.

muniSERV will continue to work with QCsolver and Cambridge Solutions in 2015 to bring great new service offerings to our Municipal Members. If you’d like to learn more, or find out how we can work together to assist with RFP and Vendor Performance Management processes, contact us at [email protected]

Learn more about QCsolver and Cambridge Solutions

FEATURED CONSULTANTS

muniSERV provides a searchable database of Canadian consultants and professionals that assist municipalities. Here’s some of our reputable consultants.

Learn More.

Cambridge Solutions Inc. – RFP Project Management Solutions

Do you have a project approved but you don’t have the staff in-house to design the RFP, manage the project, and then ensure bidders meet the RFP criteria? Cambridge Solutions Inc. can take care of any component of the RFP project management process you like. You determine the level of involvement you need and they will suggest a RFP management solution that works best for your municipality. Learn More.

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