Finding Training and Technical Assistance
Nonprofit-sponsored Training and Technical Assistance Opportunities
The Faith and Service Technical Education Network (FASTEN) is a collaborative initiative of the Pew Charitable Trusts working in partnership with:
- Baylor University
- Harvard University
- The Hudson Institute
- The National Crime Prevention Council.
FASTEN seeks to meet the needs of faith-based organizations by building their capacity to address community challenges. It fosters collaboration between and among faith-based organizations, intermediary organizations, private philanthropy, and government agencies. Among a range of services provided by FASTEN, it seeks to equip faith- and community-based organizations by presenting practical tools, including model profiles and best practices, and by disseminating information on best practices based on original research produced by the FASTEN partner organizations listed above. Visit http://www.fastennetwork.org for a wealth of practical, capacity-building tools and information.
Outcome-Based Evaluation: A Training Toolkit for Programs of Faith - The Outcome-Based Evaluation: A Training Toolkit for Programs of Faith helps organizations of faith and ministries face the challenge of objectively measuring the results of their programs. The Toolkit assists in developing a clear understanding of the needs of people to be served, what outcomes the programs are designed to produce, and a clear identification of the activities that will produce program outcomes. The toolkit can be fount at: http://www.fastennetwork.org/Uploads/2F3325EC-7630-425B-8EDF-847AAA69BE76.pdf
The Nonprofit Good Practice Guide is a comprehensive online resource directory and capacity-building tool that offers preferred practices and pitfalls, glossaries, resources, trends, and Web site profiles within 10 topic areas. Funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Web site offers answers to many questions about managing nonprofits by providing hands-on tips, articles, and profiled links to lead nonprofit managers to sources that contain an abundance of information, which can be applied quickly and directly to improving their organizations' performance. Nonprofit organizations referred to in the guide range from community and neighborhood organizations with no assets and no employees to multibillion-dollar foundations, universities, and health care complexes with thousands of employees. Their commonality rests in their tax-exempt status and, as holders of the public's trust, their mission to improve quality of life. Visit this Web site at http://www.nonprofitbasics.org.
The Foundation Center - To advance its mission to support and improve philanthropy by promoting public understanding of the field and helping grant-seekers succeed, the Foundation Center offers education and training on the grant-seeking process. Opportunities for training and education are offered via the Internet and through in-person conferences and events. Many of these offerings are posted on the Center's main Web page. However, a visit to the site's "Learning Lab" will showcase offerings such as virtual classrooms, online librarian services, an online bookshelf, and more. Users are encouraged to search the entire site for useful information on grant seeking. Discover all the resources available to you by visiting http://www.fdncenter.org.
Innovation Network's Evaluation Resource Center - Visit this Web site designed with a mission to improve nonprofit results by building evaluation capacity. Its Evaluation Resource Center is a collection of resources designed to help users quickly find the best and most relevant information about evaluation on the Internet. Currently, the Evaluation Resource Center is subdivided into four main categories - general guides, logic models, data collection, and data analysis. While the Resource Center's emphasis is on building evaluation capacity, it provides resources and links that support other needs among nonprofits. Visit http://www.innonet.org and check out related resources.
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