Why Tech Impact is launching an All Access Pass for nonprofit tech training

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Employees need to be continually trained in technology as it evolves, whether you’re talking about staying on top of cybersecurity, data management or tech strategy.

Nonprofits, which may rely heavily on fundraising and digital marketing, are no exception, but training costs can be a struggle. Tech Impact, the parent of ITWorks and the Delaware Data Innovation Lab with a home in Wilmington, has a new educational offering designed to make training more accessible for orgs in the nonprofit sector.

Simply called Tech Impact’s All Access Pass, nonprofits can access hundreds of hours of webinars, live virtual courses, and an on-demand library of tech topics.

“It’s really a collection for nonprofits to learn about how to leverage technology effectiveness,” Executive Director Patrick Callihan told Technical.ly. “There are all kinds of training programs for anything from cybersecurity to data analytics to cloud computing. There’s also a number of very significant research reports about things like donor management systems for nonprofits.”

Some of the resources are free, but to get full access, the pass has a yearly fee that costs about the same amount as contracting one professional training workshop.

“The idea here is that we could bottle and sell these passes to foundations who can then provide grants to the nonprofits that they’re supporting,” Callihan said. “It’s part of our mission, which is leveraging technology for social impact. We invest in technology, basically.”

The all-virtual programming, hosted on a learning management system, is currently available nationally. It’s part of Tech Impact’s overall growth strategy.

“I think we really are positioning ourselves as a leader for technology,” Callihan said. “We want to distribute as much learning as we can. And so we’re striving to make that as accessible as possible.”

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