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Key
features of tnpr.ca:
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easy access to up-to-date, accurate, and reliable information and
training materials from credible sources.
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RESOURCE
LIBRARY
The purpose
of the Resource Library is to
provide the staff and volunteers of non-profit organizations with easy
access to up-to-date, accurate, and reliable information and training
materials from credible sources. Through the use of these resources
the staff and volunteers of these organizations will improve their level
of knowledge on a variety of relevant subjects, enabling them to be
more effective in their activities.
The
Resource Library will eventually be comprised of six principal collections:
- Free
Resource Collection.
- Annotated
listing of Books and Publications, for purchase through the web site.
- Hyper
Links to other non-profit sector publications.
- Hyper
Links to Newsgroup and Mailing List web sites.
- Hyper
Links to specific Nonprofit Organizations web sites.
- Hyper
Links to Governments and Government Agency web sites.
...make
better strategic and operational decisions by working with our consultants...
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VOLUNTEER
CONSULTANT PROGRAM
The objective
of the Volunteer Consultant Program is to leverage the knowledge of
our network of non-profit organization staff and volunteers. In doing
this we will build the capacity of non-profit organizations to achieve
their mission-driven results. The program will consist of a significant,
unique, cross-disciplinary knowledge network of colleagues. They will
have expertise, and a shared interest in the non-profit community. This
means that people will be able to access a growing and collaborative
hub of expertise.
Through
their participation in the program, staff and volunteers in non-profit
organizations will be able to make better strategic and operational
decisions by working with our consultants because the information provided
by our consultants will be grounded on a solid knowledge base.
The crux
of this model is that there are many people who simply have a need to
know strategic or operational information. This program creates a medium
where one can get answers from an expert, via the Internet. One of the
lessons that have been learned from the Web is that automated answers
alone frequently provide too much information. Amidst the returned answers
to questions, is a lack of context and customized precision.
A second
lesson that has been learned from the growing discipline of knowledge
management is that knowledge has an explicit side and a harder to articulate
tacit dimension. An exchange of information through an automated process,
which also has a link to a human expert knowledge provider, typically
provides greater benefits than a merely automated system. People place
a higher value on more knowledgeable, timely, relevant, and competent
answers to their questions.
Many people
have expertise and content, which others would like to access, but previously
there has not been a medium through which they can easily connect with
these experts. Now the people with the knowledge that they are willing
to exchange with others can find an outlet and the people seeking expertise
can be connected to the experts.
Interested
in participating as a consultant or as an organization?
Register here. For information on how your information would be
used after you register, visit our privacy
statement.
WHATS
NEW FEATURE
The Whats
New feature of the TOTAL Web Site will focus on providing
the users with important information on issues of interest to the non-profit
community. It will include up-to-date information on new programs or
services in the community, new or changed government regulations, excerpts
from recently added resources that non-profits can access for free or
for a fee, an events calendar which lists upcoming non-profit events
and conferences, and non-profit success stories.
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a
forum where people working in similar disciplines or with similar
interests can discuss different subjects and consult each other
if they have questions.
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LISTSERVS/EMAIL
DISCUSSION GROUPS (under development)
Currently,
many discussion groups and Listservs are present on the Internet. The
purpose of these groups is to provide a forum where people working in
similar disciplines or with similar interests can discuss different
subjects and consult each other if they have questions. These groups
also enable professionals to access a network of other skilled professionals
and promote a collegial approach to problem solving.
While
other discussion groups exist, two will nevertheless be established
on the TOTAL Web Site. The first discussion group will provide the visitors
to the web site with a forum to exchange ideas, network with colleagues,
ask and answer questions, and problem solve with other members of the
non-profit professional and volunteer community.
The second
discussion group will be targeted at the volunteer consultants so that
they can access a network of other skilled professionals. It will also
provide them with a collegial approach to problem solving.
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