Instructions
WELCOME to G-STAND’s on-line training site with materials for employees and
volunteers of nonprofit organizations and local partners engaged in promoting
affordable and workforce housing in Georgia!
To receive the greatest benefit from these materials, please take note of the following:
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Go to those topics that are of greatest interest to you and your organization as of now.
This means you can skip sections of this training (referred to as “lessons”) to find hot-button
information most relevant to address your needs. However, to get a broad overview of the
subject matter, G-STAND encourages you to eventually read all of the lessons. You can find
topics by looking at the Table of Contents for each of the training materials.
Read over each lesson with an open mind to see if the ideas presented
can be applied to you and your organization. You might find it necessary to
think of your situation not as it is, but as it could become, so that you will
not dismiss ideas as being irrelevant to you. Avoid the trap of saying to
yourself, “we’ve tried that and it didn’t work,” or “that strategy only
applies to the big guys rather than to our small community.” In other
words, be flexible, stretch your mind to see if, under current circumstances,
these concepts should be given serious consideration.
After reading and thinking about each lesson, take the self-graded
quiz found at the end. Your answers to these quizzes, known only to you,
will test whether you grasped key points, and will reinforce your
confidence in the direction you wish to take. These quizzes should not be
confused with a final exam that will be offered at the end of each course.
Passing the final exam entitles you to receive a certificate of completion
indicating that you have been trained as a Nonprofit Development Leader.
The final exams will be machine scored.
Please remember that there are certain ground rules that form
the basis of successful board development, fundraising, marketing, and
people involvement that apply to all organizations. However, there may be
specific peculiarities in your community that are not addressed in these
training materials, since the information is general. You might also find
that your experience has been different than what is presented. Use whatever works for you!
This on-line training is provided by the Georgia State Trade Association of
Nonprofit Developers (G-STAND) as a benefit for its members. G-STAND gratefully
acknowledges the Wachovia Foundation, which made this online training possible
through a generous grant. The Wachovia Foundation is not, however, responsible
for the content of the materials found on this site.
If you have questions, please direct them to G-STAND, 260 Peachtree Street,
Suite 1000, Atlanta, GA 30303; telephone (404) 526-1260; e-mail info@gstand.org.