Regional Hands-On FIMS Training
Each year, hundreds of foundation staffers attend regional hands-on FIMS training seminars, covering either basic or advanced FIMS topics. In addition to the FIMS instruction, these intensive, one-week programs provide the opportunity to network and exchange valuable information with other community foundations about best business practices and effective FIMS techniques.

Customized Regional Hands-On Training
We encourage foundations to arrange group seminars with neighboring foundations in coordination with a FIMS trainer. Participants help coordinate a training session within driving distance, keeping traveling expenses down.

FIMS On-Site Visits
On-site training can include seminar-style presentations for the entire staff or small groups, and/or "over-the-shoulder" guidance using a foundation’s Test and Learn Database. The Test and Learn Database allows foundations to learn FIMS using a copy of your actual data, without the fear of altering "live" information. On-site training can be tailored to a foundation's needs and to address specific issues at the foundation.

FIMS Optimization Analysis
The FIMS Optimization Analysis is a special on-site visit designed to help clients get the most out of FIMS. It is designed for foundations that are not new to FIMS or may have experienced staff turnover. An NPO trainer will conduct an analysis of FIMS usage by any or all departments that determines where FIMS is being underutilized. The trainer will provide suggestions and recommendations to help your organization fully optimize FIMS' features, thereby streamlining your processes.
Onsite Optimization
Online Optimization

FIMS Online Training
NPO provides two types of live, online training: individualized training that focuses on the needs at a specific foundation, and online classroom training that allows several foundations to participate in a remote FIMS training session. Both allow foundations to receive instruction about FIMS without ever leaving the office.

With our individualized online training, NPO instructors use remote-connectivity software to connect to your computer via modem or the Internet and teach staff over the phone using a copy of your real data in the Test and Learn Database. With a speaker phone, two or three people may participate. Training is tailored to the needs of the individual and arranged in discrete blocks of time to minimize the disruption of the regular work schedule.

Our online classroom training employs WebEx, an interactive, online meeting center that allows several customer sites to attend FIMS sessions at one time. All participants view FIMS on the trainer's workstation and are connected via telephone.

Our online class schedule is now available.

Price: $155 per hour for individualized online training sessions. Online classroom training will be priced on a per-session basis. Call Nola Frost, our training coordinator, at 603-224-6766, for pricing details.