TrainingPoint is a free online service for nonprofit organizations and trainers that offers users the ability to post and retrieve freely distributable technology training materials and resources.  The mission of TrainingPoint is to improve the capacity of nonprofit organizations by increasing their access to quality training materials.

TrainingPoint is an experimental project.  Its success will depend on the participation and support of the community it serves.

To get the most out of TrainingPoint, you need to register as a site user.  This will allow you to retrieve existing materials, post new materials, and write reviews about materials that you have used.  You may browse the site without registering, but you won't have access to participate fully.  For detailed site usage information, please read the site's Terms of Use and list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

ABOUT COMPASSPOINT NONPROFIT SERVICES

TrainingPoint is a project of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, a nonprofit consulting and training organization with offices in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.  The largest nonprofit management support provider in the country, CompassPoint holds workshops, provides consulting, and conducts research related to nonprofit management topics such as strategic planning, nonprofit financial systems, boards of directors, technology and Internet applications and strategies, program evaluation, organization development, and executive transition.  The mission of CompassPoint is to increase the effectiveness and impact of people working and volunteering in the nonprofit sector.

ABOUT PRAJNA

The management and technological development of this site is conducted by Prajna IT Consulting, a systems integrator providing start-to-finish architecture, implementation and deployment software services.

FOUNDATION SUPPORT

California Consumer Protection Foundation
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
TechFoundation

ADDITIONAL CREDITS

TrainingPoint would not have been possible without the participation and support of the following individuals:

Kathy Booth, Cristina Chan, Miriam Engelberg, Joel Ginsberg, Nelson Layag, and Jan Masaoka, from CompassPoint, for their efforts and leadership in the development, preparation and launch of TrainingPoint.

Ezra Epstein of Prajna IT Consulting, for helping evolve CompassPoint's concept and giving it life with his programming skills.

Elliot Larson of OneHouse.net, for all aspects of graphical design on Version 2 of this website.

To the circuit riders who continue to push the idea that if we leverage our resources as a group we can accomplish great things.

A final thanks to all the users and contributors who have given us valuable feedback and support.