Non-profit%20Job%20Training%20on%20the%20Internet

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Non-profit Job Training on the Internet

• Christopher Butsko
• Kyriakos Leonidou
• Shamit M Mehta
• Srinath Nagarajan
• Yuenman Pang

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Non-Profit Sector

• Non-Profit organizations - one of the largest
  sectors of US economy.
• As of 1990
• Assets exceed 1 Trillion
• Gross Receipts exceeded of 807 Billion (10.5 of
  GDP)
• Employs 8 million people
• Growing four times faster than any other sector
  of the economy since 1970.
• Source http//www.symphonyofservices.com/pa
  ges/nonprofits.htm
• Growing Importance
• . . .We should do more to help Americans
  help each otherwe should support Americans who
  tithe and contribute to charities . . .
• - President William J. Clinton, State of the
  Union Address, January 27, 2000

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Major Players

• Private
• Desert Area Resources Training
  http//www.dartontarget.org/
• Outreach Technical and Assistance Network (OTAN)
  http//www.otan.dni.us/
• Work Training Center http//www.wtcinc.org/
• Public
• Training for Change http//www.nonviolence.org//tr
  aining/
• Community College of Allegheny County Workforce
  Training http//www.ccac.edu/wf_train/
• United Nations Institute for Training and
  Research http//www.unitar.org/

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Types of Websites Classified to Private and
Public Sector
Private Sector To assist persons who have a
disability or who are disadvantaged to reach
their maximum potential. http//www.dartontarget.o
rg/
Public Sector UNITAR provides training to assist
countries in meeting the challenges of the 21st
century http//www.unitar.org/
Private-Public Sector . . . private, non-profit,
community based organization . . . trains people
for jobs particularly those who are most in need
and hardest to serve. . . http//www.best.com/
cfet/main.htm
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The Objectives

• Work Training Center is a nonprofit organization
  providing services to people with disabilities.
  - http//www.wtcinc.org/
• The mission of the Inland Empire ASTD Chapter
  is to provide leadership to individuals,
  organizations, and society to achieve work
  related competence, performance, and fulfillment.
  We are a non-profit organization.
  http//www.astdie.org/

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Services Offered

• To Individuals - Patrons
• To Other Agencies
• Links from sites
• Exchange of Information
• To Donors
• Provide information
• Networking between donors

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Classification on Scope and Customers

• General public
• Social change workshops (dealing with issues of
  general interest, e.g. racism, non-violence)
  http//www.nonviolence.org//training/
• Programs designed to offer technical skills (e.g.
  computer education, electronic communication)
  http//www.otan.dni.us/
• People with special requirements and disabilities
• Programs designed to offer services to people
  with disabilities (e.g. work evaluation, job
  placement, on-the-job training)
  http//www.wtcinc.org/
• Comprehensive suite of services that includes job
  training
• Programs on social welfare and administration
  (e.g. financial management, waste management)
  http//www.unitar.org/

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Job Training Effectiveness

• Through non-for profit job training programs
  several people have succeeded to increase their
  standards of living
  
• Average Training Time 28 weeks
• Source http//www.best.com/cfet/facts.htm

Before Training After Training
Salary 6,256 18,233
Average Hourly Wage 5.25 7.31
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Customers

• To assist persons who have a disability or who
  are disadvantaged to reach their maximum
  potential. http//www.dartontarget.org/
• UNITAR provides training to assist member
  states, conducts research to explore innovative
  training and capacity building approaches each
  year UNITAR reaches out to a large number of
  individuals and institutions of Member States.
  http//www.unitar.org/
• The Community College of Allegheny County
  Workforce Training Development Team is
  committed to providing meaningful employee
  training to area businesses. http//www.ccac.edu/
  wf_train/

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Attracting Customers

• Traditional media (e.g. TV ads, magazine ads)
• Establishing an online presence
• Organizing events, meetings, celebrations etc.
  (e.g. Social Club , Concerts, Parties and Dances,
  Camping Trips, Special Olympics)
• Word of mouth
• Direct mail

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Value Added

• National network of information -
  (http//www.otan.dni.us)
• Electronic forum of the latest innovations in
  adult education practice and research
• Historical collection benefiting practitioners,
  researchers, and policy makers
• Electronic forum for information exchange
• Technical support to users through telephone
  support and regional training

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Value Added

• Secondary support programs are provided at some
  of the sites
• Montessori child development/child care centers
• immigration educational services
• energy conservation programs
• transitional housing for homeless farm workers
  and a
  region wide farm worker information networking
  project
• (http//www.best.com/cfet/facts.htm)
• Offer varied courses
  
• Ex. Acct. Clerk/Bookkeeper, Automated Office
  Skills, Automotive Specialist, Building
  Maintenance, Electronic Technology, etc.

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One-shot Customers to Repeated Customers

• Offering value-added services for registered
  users
• Offering increased advancements in training
  options as users continue association with the
  site
• Provides information on current affairs
  (http//www.unitar.org/)
• Converts prior students to repeat donors

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above all
Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave
in the attempt. Special Olympics Oath