Monday, August 29, 2005

Nonprofits "get IT" (get it?)
Okay, a little play on words to grab your attention. The thing is, Nonprofits really do get IT and there are benefits galore: increase efficiency, raise money, save time, improve relationships with people involved in your mission. For many, computer training becomes a confounding issue, as you will face road blocks about staff time and loss of productivity in order to get it. If you understand and justify the need for technology, it is time for training. The Delaware County Technology Education Center (a nonprofit itself) provides custom computer training, at custom times and places, and discounts fees for nonprofits. Think of it as a little nugget of gold sifted from thousands of big rocks and stones.

Three Big Roadblocks
There are three things that need to be addressed before setting foot in a computer class. If you get these down, you are ready for class: cost, time, assessment.

Cost: get as much bang for your buck as possible. We are prepared to help you with this and will work with you on your budget.

Time: determine when is the right time to have staff attend training classes. We will come to your site, or you come to ours. We run classes day, evening and weekends at different times to suit your needs. Yes, sometimes nonprofit staff come to training on off hour times.

Assessment: determine what you need to learn and we will customize the hours according to your learning objectives. We will prepare booklets and handouts just for your group.

Computer technology should be a tool that enables you to spend more time on building relationships with people and organizations that can help to advance the mission of your nonprofit.

The thing is, YOU are our mission. Call or email and we will provide a free consultation:
610-237-8630 or Nancy White, Technology Education Coordinator, nwhite@dca.net.