Training
Welcome to the eTapestry Training Page. Not only is eTapestry completely different than traditional software you may be familiar with, we have an equally innovative training program that will certainly fit your educational needs.
We are proud of the quality of educational sessions we provide, and we are constantly searching for training methods that utilizes latest communication technologies such as recorded training sessions. Our beginning sessions which teach the basic functions of eTapestry are all recorded and organized into small informative sessions that can be watched as often as you need and by as many in your organization as necessary right at their desks. With these classes, you may also pause, rewind or fast forward.
When you are ready to move on to more advanced features, we offer live on-line sessions. Our trainers are highly qualified professionals who have a total of over 25 years of experience supporting fundraising software and the non-profit community. With their guidance, you will soon see how eTapestry’s features as well as its ease of use will help you in your fundraising efforts.
Annual Training
What is it?
It’s a constant struggle for every nonprofit organization. You are faced with the need to keep your current staff fully trained, make sure new staff members are educated, and get volunteers the training they need. But the expense and the scheduling are often prohibitive, so you try to struggle through things on your own, try to teach yourself - and other staff - and accept the fact that you may be doing things the hard way. You are also keenly aware that your success at getting the most benefit out of your database is directly related to the training your staff receives.
This innovative service from eTapestry puts an end to these struggles. It’s called an Annual Training Agreement and it gives you unlimited training for all members of your staff.
How does it work?
With an Annual Training Agreement, you pay a one time fee plus a percentage of your eTapestry service fee for unlimited use of eTapestry’s web-based training programs - both Recorded and Live sessions! Do you have multiple staff members at multiple locations with different schedules to coordinate? Need to take a class more than once to be sure you got all the details? Need a refresher or want to focus on a particular area of eTapestry? Have a new employee that needs initial training? How about someone who can only spend time on Training after business hours? If so, Annual Training Agreement may be just what you need! New employees, volunteers, board members, or anyone else in your organization can learn the best way to use eTapestry, without spending additional dollars.
To get started, each member of your organization can access all classess and sessions that eTapestry offers. Links will be provided for all Recorded Sessions along with instructions for signing up for Live Classes. Each registrant is contacted directly with details on how to prepare for the web training and provided the necessary login information for joining the live class.
Summary
The cost of an Annual Training Agreement is based on the size of the database. For database with Database with 1000 Records or less there is a onetime setup fee of $550 (USD) plus $25/month. Databases with 1000+ Records, there is a onetime setup fee of $900 (USD) plus 25% of your eTapestry license fee (based on number of accounts and concurrent users - minimum of $300/year). Subsequent yearly renewal for Annual Training is 25% of your license fee.
The Annual Training Agreement gives you unlimited use of all training items available including our popular Recorded Training sessions. There is no limit to the number of times a class is viewed or taken or the number of different individuals who participate. Participation in our live classes is subject to classroom availability and cancellation fees apply. The Annual Training Agreement also entitles your organization to unlimited IM Support.
Don’t let lack of training hold you back! Make the Annual Training Agreement an investment in your staff. To learn more, contact us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Class Registration
Please Note: Only Annual Training subscribers may enroll for these classes.
Don’t let lack of training hold you back! Make the Annual Training Agreement an investment in your staff. To learn more, and for additional pricing contact us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Recorded Online Training Sessions
eTapestry’s Recorded Online Training Sessions bring training to your desktop on your schedule. Developed by the eTapestry support and training department, these pre-recorded sessions let you focus on specific areas of the eTapestry application. All Beginning eTapestry Training is provided to you as Recorded Sessions, so you can begin your training as soon as you become an eTapestry Customer. You will not have to wait for a scheduled live class!
Listen and watch as an eTapestry instructor explains and shows you how to do everything from adding gifts to sending mass email. Because these sessions are recorded, you can play – and replay – them as often as you need. It is a perfect solution for training multiple individuals in an organization, or getting some detailed training on a specific area of eTapestry – all at a very affordable price. Plus, classes are added and updated often at no extra cost.
eTapestry uses the latest technology to record both voice and screen activity to simulate classroom instruction. This provides a realistic training with example and explanation.
Users gain full control of the training pace by using desktop controls to start, stop, pause, rewind, or fast-forward through the class. Need to review a specific function, such as adding pledge payments? You can quickly refer to our training guide that directs you to the specific location of the training class to play.
eTapestry’s online training programs only require a high speed Internet connection, and speakers for the audio instruction. A unique link connects you to each session.
Training Exercises
The following exercises are intended to help supplement the online training that you attended. You will be using a special training database for these exercises, so be creative and have fun while doing this hands on portion of the eTapestry.com training class. Other organizations use this data also, so please do not put anything in that you would not want in our database. As always if you have any questions please feel free to look in the eTapestry online help area (the big yellow question mark on any screen) or just send us an email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Entering Accounts
Entering Journal Items
All About Queries
Reports, Exports & More
CFRE Credit and Cash!
In addition to the benefits of being able to use your eTapestry software more efficiently and effectively, eTapestry’s training programs now give you some additional “perks” - CFRE credit and cash!
CFRE Credit
eTapestry training is now recognized by CFRE International (Certified Fund Raising Executives) as qualifying for CFRE Education points. Each hour of an authorized eTapestry training program provides you one point of CFRE credit. CFRE International offers the only internationally recognized baseline professional credential for philanthropic fundraising executives. As stewards of the public trust, Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) International certifies fundraising professionals who demonstrate the knowledge, skills and commitment to the highest standards of ethical and professional practice in serving the philanthropic sector. CFRE International fulfills this mission by establishing and administering a voluntary certification process based on current and valid standards that measure competency in the practice of philanthropic fundraising.
Download the approval forms
CFRE Live Training Session Tracker
CFRE Recorded Training Session Tracker
eTapestry’s User Certification Program!
eTapestry’s User Certification Program is a great opportunity for you and your organization. Read below to find out how you can become a Certified User on the leading Internet Fundraising Software!
Requirements for becoming a certified eTapestry User:
Score at least 90% or better on the eTapestry User Certification Test.
Your organization will receive:
- $50 off toward any new eTapestry service!
- * This $50 is per user, so, for example, if you have 5 users in your organization that becomes certified, that is $250 off of a new eTapestry service for your organization. (Limit of $500 per Organization)
- A skilled workforce in eTapestry that will make your fundraising efforts more efficient.
- The confidence that your users are helping you get the MOST out of your fundraising database.
Certified Users will receive:
- A much greater knowledge of the eTapestry database.
- A skill that is valuable to thousands of fundraising organizations world wide.
- An eTapestry Certified User certificate that is definitely suitable for framing!
To become certified:
- Train on the eTapestry product by watching all of the eTapestry training sessions.
- Request the link for the certification test from Dorothy McIver, Training Director. (See below)
- Follow the instructions to send us the results of test. We will then verify that you have in fact viewed all of the Recorded Training Sessions along with your score in our testing system.
- eTapestry will
- Contact you letting you know that you have been certified.
- Send you a personalized Certificate of Achievement.
- Apply the $50 credit towards new products on your Organization’s account.
What happens if you do not Pass?
- Review videos and/or sign-up for the live Master Classes that focus on the areas that you need help on.
- Retake the certification test.
- There is no limit to the number of times you can re-take the test.
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