FAQs and Beyond: Free Education and Training for NonProfits, Part II
By by Marilyn Gross
Managing Editor
"Best of the 'Net - for Nonprofit Organizations"
The last issue of Tech News featured "Learning the FAQs", an introduction to the substantial knowledge that can be gained just from the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions pages) which abound on the World Wide Web and cover virtually every imaginable aspect of nonprofit management -- all free.
Here are a few more examples of useful FAQs and tip sheets related to volunteer recruitment and management:
The Evergreen State Society’s Information for Nonprofits -- "The Nonprofit FAQ"
The "IKNOW Directory"
Interactive Knowledge for Nonprofits Worldwide: Volunteerism (http://www.iknow.org/Volunteerism.html)
Other Free Resources for Self-Education
Beyond FAQs, there are many other free resources for self-education for nonprofits on the Internet. These include tip sheets, how-to’s, manuals, primers and much more. Here are just a few of the best:
As President of Educational Funding Strategies, Marilyn Gross offers online courses for grantseekers, and consulting. She is a former program officer with the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation. E-mail mlgross@aol.com, or call (914) 368-2950 or (914) 357-8645.
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Training....
Per Scholas: Bridging the Technology Gap (July, 2005)
Educational Opportunity Centers: Technology Training for Today's Jobs (June, 2003)
Agency Profile: NPower NY (February, 2002)
TECH-U-NET: Providing Technology Guidance to Nonprofits (November, 2000)
Educational Opportunity Centers: Adult Workforce Preparation and Academic Development (July, 2000)
Low Key, Low-Tech and Low-Budget Distance Learning and Training, Part II (December, 1999)
Distance Learning and Training Can be Low-Key, Low-Tech, and Low-Budget (October, 1999)
Staff Computer Training: Maximizing Return On Investment (February, 1999)
FAQs and Beyond: Free Eduation and Training for Nonprofits, Part II (December, 1998)
Fill Your Tech Jobs - Free - and Can We Train Your Displaced Worker Clients? (October, 1998)
Learning the FAQs: Free Education and Training for Nonprofits (October, 1998)
Other Articles of Interest....
Free Net and Web Resources for Your Organizations IT Professionals (July, 2000)
Nonprofit Provides Access to Affordable Technology (May, 2000)
Networking for the Small Nonprofit: The Asian American Federation of New York (December, 1999)
Black Data Processing Associates Offers Training, Performs Community Service(October, 1999)
Community Voice Mail Comes to New York (August, 1999)
School-Based Technology Volunteer Program Helps the Disadvantaged. . . (August, 1999)
BrookynX - A Guide to Getting Your Communities on the Net (October, 1998)
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