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Member Webinar – BDO:Everything You Want to Know About RFPs But Were Afraid to Ask! In June’s techNL Member Webinar, BDO will host an interactive session entitled “Everything You Want to Know About RFPs but Were Afraid to Ask!”. Darryl Fraser, Manager, Proposal Centre, will bring attendees through the proposal lifecycle journey with insights into the following topics: Where to find RFPs and the evolving RFP portal landscape in Canada How to analyze and create a compliance matrix for an RFP Tailoring responses to Buyer Personas and how to make Procurement happy Proposal automation tools for small businesses  Darryl Fraser, Manager, Proposal Centre BDO Canada LLP Darryl Fraser, M.A., is a dynamic proposal expert with more than two decades of experience in leading and supporting successful proposal teams across various industries and markets.  He has extensive knowledge of different RFx portals and processes in the Canadian and global markets, covering sectors such as IT consulting, management consulting, food service, support services, electrical power engineering, healthcare IT, environmental engineering, IT hardware and software, and accounting advisory. Drawing on experience from over 2,000 proposals, he knows the tips and tricks to move a compliant proposal into a winning one!  

Description: Join Volta for an engaging and empowering presentation, "Cracking the Code: Career Tips for Women in Tech," where they delve into the challenges faced by women in the tech industry and provide practical strategies for success including confident self-promotion, effectively leveraging your network, and articulating your professional narrative with impact. Facilitator: Jenny Ward Jenny Ward is a TEDx speaker, former executive recruiter, and public speaker turned certified Career Strategist and Coach helping courageous humans finally live by design, not default. Jenny's work is rooted in her experience recruiting thousands of professionals throughout her 15-year talent acquisition career, revealing to her the professional gaps in the way men and women express confidence, and how women are less likely to speak about their wins or accomplishments. Based on this observation, Jenny launched her coaching practice in 2020, giving women permission to both acknowledge and exceed their potential. Today, as a Career Strategist & Transition Coach, she has helped countless clients confidently negotiate their worth, navigate their career path, and land the job they want. Jenny is a Certified Professional Coach through IPEC and an accredited ACC with the International Coaching Federation. She was born in Ontario and has lived and worked in […]