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Lumity is a nonprofit organization based in the Chicago region, whose goal is to help charitable organizations more effectively fulfill their missions through technology, financial support services, and training. They offer various services including Needs Assessments, Technology Services, Financial Services, and a large job search database.
Lumity also provides a special trainining program called MS IT Academy--
"The purpose of this program is to assist organizations operating public computer centers* (nonprofits, professional associations, educational institutions, or community technology centers) in conducting training programs and/or workforce development training to benefit community residents they serve. Through Lumity MS IT Academy, participating organizations obtain access to MS online courses to utilize in conjunction with classroom instruction and/or offer as supplemental self‐paced training to their students.
Highlights of the program include:
•Access to a wide variety of Microsoft curricula and certifications
•Extensive teaching resources
•Microsoft E‐Learning courses for educators and students
•Software licenses for lab and classroom use
•A wide range of instruction, from computer basics to high‐level programming and architecture
There is no fee required for participating organizations as long as they work directly with Lumity on behalf of the students participating in their centers and provide a class roster.
All of the courses are web‐based, and self‐paced, so individuals do not have to complete them in one sitting."
You can visit their website here.
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