Project Onward is a nonprofit studio and gallery for professional artists with mental and developmental disabilities. Located in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago, Project Onward serves 50 artists, each with unique creative styles and facing diverse challenges, from autism to mental illness.
Systems – Project Onward relies on a number of Information Technology (IT) systems to help manage its back office. These systems facilitate such activities as publicity, social media, event planning, campaigns, art sales and office productivity. The accounting and fundraising systems hold the master databases underlying the other systems.
Project Onward training package “1Q2018” centers on leveraging and/or maintaining the systems and tools most used by Project Onward. Training description:
Sessions are on-site, in a classroom setting
Sessions are divided into training modules, targeted for levels of experience, from basic to advanced
Sessions include short videos to highlight specifics
Training manuals, coordinated to the content on the training website, are provided, along with links and references for further study
Training manuals, videos and further training materials are also available for download from the training website
Sessions include learning exercises, to be completed individually at workstations during the sessions (and/or remotely)
Sessions are web-enabled (video-conference format) for remote attendees
Sessions are video-recorded and made available on the training website