Nonprofit Financial Group of the Twin Cities (NFG)
NFG
Member Listserv
What is it: The NFG member listserv provides an easy way to
share tips with and get helpful information from other NFG members.
Members can post and respond to questions and give notice of nonprofit
financial job openings and other news of interest. The listserv is also the primary way members
are informed about upcoming NFG meetings and activities.
Posting messages: To post a message, send an e-mail to nfg@npogroups.org (new address effective
July 2009). Messages (including notices of job openings) must be on topics
related to nonprofit financial management. Only current NFG members are allowed to post
messages to the list. Vendor / service provider members are encouraged to
respond to posted questions and are also welcome to post messages on an
occasional basis (up to twice a year) regarding the services they offer. All postings are reviewed by a moderator to
block spam and other inappropriate messages.
Receiving messages: You can receive messages from the list either
one by one as they are posted (permitting easy sorting, retrieval, or deletion
based on the subject line) or in daily digest form (reducing the number of
separate messages you receive). You can also choose not to receive mail
from the list, such as when you are away on vacation. (See “Changing list
options” below.) However, note that
meeting notices and other communications are generally sent via the listserv,
so you could miss some needed information if you choose the “No mail” option.
Replying: You can reply to the individual sender (the
default action) if your information is of particular interest to that person. However, if your answer is of general
interest or future archival value, you should choose “Reply all” to send it to
all list members and the list archives. (If you initiate a topic and receive
off-list replies that you think are of general interest, it is a courtesy to
your NFG colleagues to summarize those replies and send a message back to the
list.) Replies sent to the list are preserved in the list archives for
future reference.
Archives: List members can search the list archives to
retrieve information from past postings. To access the archives, go to http://www.npogroups.org/, log in, and click
the “Archive” link in the lower part of the left pane.
Getting a reminder of your
password: Just below the login area on the http://www.npogroups.org/ page is a “Request password” link.
Click it to have a reminder of your password emailed to you.
Changing your password: After you have logged in, you
will see a “Preferences” link in the upper left corner below your login name
(email address). Click it to go to a
screen where you can set a new password.
(This screen also has a field for changing your email address; however,
be sure to also notify nfg.admin@gmail.com
if your contact information changes so it can also be updated in the NFG member
directory.)
Changing
list options: In the lower left pane after you log in is a “Subscriber
options” link. Click it to go to a
screen where you can set your delivery option (regular vs. digest, no mail, etc.)
and choose whether to show or hide your address in the subscriber list.
List administrator: The list administrator is Melinda Look at
Ronald McDonald House Charities, 
if
you have questions, problems, or special requests (such as registering an
alternate e-mail address in addition to your regular e-mail address).