Scott Johnstone provides Microsoft Teams training to Charlotte nonprofit, bolstering their ability to effectively communicate and collaborate
Training Topic: Microsoft Teams
Youth Development Initiatives (YDI) is a Charlotte-based 501(3)(c) nonprofit organization that provides caring adult connections and life guidance to disadvantaged adolescent youth. Program scholars engage in an individualized development process. The program combines project-based applications with real-world experiences to build critical life skills, career planning, and post-secondary education preparedness. YDI strives to lead the way in ensuring ALL youth live in stable, caring communities where they receive meaningful educations, develop vital life skills, and engage in opportunities that result in successful futures.
YDI recently completed an Apparo Community Impact Project, supported by Ally skilled volunteers. Through this project, volunteers provided technology and process recommendations that included the use of Teams to help YDI expand their programming and save hundreds of staff hours annually. Since the team received the project recommendations, they have been implementing the tool, but currently need support streamlining their efforts to increase effectiveness and efficiencies.
Apparo connected the organization with Scott Johnstone, who will provide the team with Microsoft Teams training to help strengthen resource sharing, communication, and collaboration between YDI staff and their contracted teachers. In addition to leveraging the training to streamline current practices, YDI will also record the trainings to use for future onboarding purposes.
The training will provide the following for YDI staff and teachers:
- An understanding of the basic features of Teams, including chat, meetings, and calendar features
- Guidelines for best practices when using Teams
- Exposure to the top Teams features
- An overview of the benefits of using Teams and Channels that will support streamlining communication and collaboration
- Tips and tricks for getting the most out of Teams
- Empowerment to continue training, armed with recommended resources
- Nonprofit Team: Youth Development Initiatives
- Team Trainer: Scott Johnstone
