New Look, Same Mission

Welcome to the new Question of the Day.

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The Mission Stays the Same

For 17 years, Question of the Day (QOTD) has helped almost 8,000 people prepare for their CPPO, CPPB, and NIGP-CPP certifications. Created and managed by procurement industry expert and longtime advocate David Nash, QOTD has helped educate procurement professionals with a simple and impactful passion.

What started as a humble sample test question emailed daily by David himself has evolved into the current QOTD: an automated email daily question that connects users to volunteers and mentors dedicated to their success.

The New Look

Powered by A Posteriori, LLC, the new look of QOTD will be administered similarly: participants will sign up within their certification testing window and receive an automated multiple-choice question daily. They will have several chances to answer the question correctly, with hints given if the question is answered incorrectly. If the participant needs extra help, they will have the option to connect with certified volunteers and mentors for 1:1 help.

QOTD participation will continue to be offered free of cost.

Join the QOTD Rollout Team

Welcome aboard; we’re glad you’re here. If you’re excited about the new QOTD, here’s how you can help with the rollout:

  • Certified individuals can apply to be volunteer mentors for the new 1:1 help feature supporting David Nash. As the number of people preparing for certification grows, we will add coaches. Please email coaching@qoftheday.net to express your interest.

  • Download this PDF to send to your chapter members so they can learn about the new QOTD.

  • Celebrate Procurement Professionals Day with us on March 12th by joining our webinar for an exclusive look at the new QOTD. Mark your calendars; more information on how to sign up will be available soon!

  • Connect with QOTD on LinkedIn and share post updates to your own profile.

  • Share about QOTD on your social channels. We’ve created graphics and captions for you to access in this social media kit.

Since the creation of the online Question of the Day in 2007, almost eight thousand public procurement professionals from across the United States and Canada have participated in this endeavor, thanks to David Nash, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP.

David Nash retired as a Chief Warrant Officer Three from the United States Army in 1988 after twenty years of service in inventory management. He retired from the City of Fort Lauderdale in 2007 after eighteen years of service as a Police Supply Supervisor, Central Stores Supervisor, and Procurement Specialist.

David holds a Master of Science in Business Administration degree from Boston University and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Miami, where he graduated with honors. He was the last president of the Governmental Purchasing Association of Southeast Florida, having led a successful merger with the Southeast Florida Chapter of NIGP in 2001. He was also the president of the Florida Association of Public Procurement Officials in 2006-2007 and was presented with the "George H. Wolfe Distinguished Service Award" in 2010. David also received the

The Contribution of David E. Nash

"Educator of the Year Award" from FAPPO in 2014. In May 2019, he was presented with his second "George H. Wolfe Distinguished Service Award" for his 25 years of service to the association.

David has been a certified instructor for NIGP since 2010 and has taught over 100 courses to date, both in person and virtually. He has also created and written more than a dozen presentations on a variety of topics that have been delivered over 150 times to various procurement associations and agencies across the United States. David has been a frequent speaker at his 19 NIGP Forums as well with 29 presentations made to attendees.

From 2010 to 2013, David served on the Evaluation Committee for the National Procurement Institute's Award of Excellence in Procurement. Since creating the online "Question of the Day" in 2007, he has helped more than eight thousand procurement professionals prepare for their CPPB, CPPO, and NIGP-CPP exams. For this contribution, he was presented with the "Spirit of NIGP Award" at the NIGP Forum in 2013.

For his overall contributions to the procurement profession, he was presented with NIGP’s "Distinguished Service Award" at the 2018 Forum in Nashville, TN. David previously served for four and a half years as a Chapter Ambassador for NIGP in Area 5 and currently serves on NIGP's Mentorship Committee. as well as Radio NIGP. He was also one of the 56 inaugural recipients of the NIGP-CPP certification in August 2020. For his demonstrated leadership within the profession, David received NIGP's Leadership Award at the 2023 Forum in Louisville.

David will continue supporting Question of the Day and be part of the 1:1 mentoring.