For the first time in Karnataka, NGOs can take advantage of free IT training on MS Office & social media worth at least Rs5000. Thanks to NASSCOM Foundation and Microsoft, this programme called ConnectIT comes to NGOs free of cost. You can nominate TWO participants, which means a saving of Rs10,000 and your NGO will get the benefit of using IT more effectively.
What is the workshop content:
Practical training on desktops/ laptops including advanced use of Microsoft Excel, Word, making presentations, newsletters, movie making, animation, sound and video in Power point, use of new media such as blogs, Twitter, Face book, etc. There is also a session on how to get featured on GuideStar India. All NGOs that register for ConnectIT workshops will be trained to showcase their work on www.guidestarindia.org, an online platform for NGOs to create and manage their own web pages. You will also get to enroll for NASSCOM Foundation’s software donation programme BiGTech.
Please refer to the agenda for details.
Participants who attend all 4 days sessions in any one ConnectIT Workshop will receive a Certificate of Participation and a CD based user manual to help them use their learning after this workshop.
Who can participate
NGO leaders and staff who currently use MS Office and are keen to learn to use these and other tools more effectively. These will be conducted in English and Hindi. Nominate 2 persons, one of who is a key decision maker so that your organisation can implement the learning most appropriately. We do a thorough check of participant’s eligibility so that your organisation benefits from the programme.
Accommodation: Participants have to make their own arrangements for stay and travel.
Where & When are ConnectIT Workshop to be held:
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Place
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Date
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Venue
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Mysore
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18th – 21st April, 2011
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The National Institute of Engineering
Mananthody Road, Mysore 570008
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Gulbarga
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24th – 27th May, 2011
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To be declared shortly
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How to register
Click http://bit.ly/connectitwkregn to register online. You can also paste the link in your browser window.
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If you are not able to fill the online Registration Form, please download the Word document , fill it and email to gsiworkshops@gmail.com / register@guidestarindia.org. If you face any difficulty, please call Sangeeta at GuideStar India on 022-26856900/99.
How will you know if your Participation is Confirmed
You will receive a mail from GuideStar India within 3 days of receiving your registration form. If you do not receive a mail, please feel free to call Sangeeta at GuideStar India to verify your confirmation status. Confirmation is based on selection criteria and first come first served basis. Entry will be allowed strictly against copy of confirmation mail and photo ID.
Why you should attend this workshop
Many of the participants who attended the ConnectIT workshops have provided valuable feedback and continue to interact actively in the e-group. Here is a sample of some of the feedback.
Dr Ponniah, Diana, Babubhai, Pandurangji, Dr Paul, Arpit and Vipul believe everyone should benefit from these workshops. Unless you have a very compelling reason, you would not want to miss it.
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Dr Paul Ponniah of Jeevan Sagar Tust who attended Bangalore workshop had this to share: “ It was a wonderful training for the grass root NGOs. Your service was appreciated very much by all those who attended. The information was well presented and module to fit the needs of the NGO for documentation and development”
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Ms Diana Peters from Habitat for Humanity India, Mumbai, said, “Overall the training was educative, informative, effective, building upon the basics. Content was excellent and faculty was interactive, reaching out to everyone’s level of understanding”
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Mr Babubhai Ramjibhai Patel from Sanjivani Health & Relief Committee who attended the Amdavad workshop, said “It was a very useful workshop. It was a very interesting experience to learn along with other NGOs.”
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Mr Pandurang Solanke from Action For Agricultural Renewal in Maharashtra-AFARM had this to share: “Very helpful, learnt additional features, shortcuts which will save time, learnt additional Power Point features like power point video, hyperlinks, etc which will help in presentations, got to know about online tools and how to do marketing online, also shall spread the learnings to colleagues which will help them in their daily activities. I will ask other NGOs from our network to register for Nagpur and Sangli.”
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Arpit Desai of Rajkot Voluntary Blood Bank and Research Centre, “The workshop was good & it will help in increasing the efficiency at work. I have suggested the same workshop for my fellow workers and the remaining NGOs. I would personally take initiative to promote this movement.”
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Mr Vipul Parmar from Saurashtra Medical & Educational Charitable Trust who attended the Rajkot workshop, said, “It is a very useful workshop and NGOs can use the learnings from the workshop in their work. Also online tools will help the NGOs to develop their organisation
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You will receive a series of important emails after you register. Please read all our emails carefully as it may contain important information about the ConnectIT Workshop.
If you have any questions regarding participation, please contact us at GuideStar India, the Outreach Partner of NASSCOM Foundation for ConnectIT. Please apply at the earliest and await email confirmation of your registration.
If you have already registered for the ConnectIT Workshop then you need not register again. Feel free to inform other NGOs from your network to register for the ConnectIT Workshop. You may simply forward this mailer to them.
If you do not want to miss this golden opportunity, apply NOW.