Cognizant Outreach Flagship Programs – Digital Capacity Building
Digital Capacity Building
We focus our industry‑leading expertise on, and provide financial support to, organizations that make a positive change in the world. We support skill‑building and workforce programs, and improve the operations of non‑governmental organizations (NGOs) around the world.
Focus Area: Support Inclusion in Tech Theme: Digital Empowerment
Program Name: Digital Capacity Building
Objective:
- Equip the Non-profits on various technical skills to operate and manage projects and day-to-day operations
- Consultation on availability of various digital platforms
Target Audience: Staff of NGO Partners
About the program:
Digital Capacity Building is to unleash the power of digital channels, which will equip the NGOs with insights and digital knowledge to support their organizational goals, to expand their reach, to connect and engage with their stakeholders, operating and managing the projects and data.
| Program | Details |
| 1. Basic MS Excel Workshop
8 hrs (4hr/ session) |
Introduction to Excel, Workbook, Worksheets, Menu Bar, Ribbon, Task Bar etc.; Theory and hands-on of basic functions such as sort, filter etc. |
| 2. Advanced MS Excel Workshop
8 hrs (4hr/ session) |
Recap of Basic functionalities; Theory and hands-on Pivot tables, conditional formatting, SUMIFS & COUNTIFS functions |
| 3. MS Excel 1:1 Clinics
1.5 hrs (1.5/ session) |
– Standard Clinic: Hands-on coaching to learn 5 standard Excel formulae
OR – Customized Clinic: Guidance on specific Excel related questions |
| 4. Creating Effective PowerPoint presentations
8 hrs (4hr/ session) |
PowerPoint Basics like layout, themes, visual elements like images, arrange, illustrations, test, tables, animations, slide transitions, adding videos, slide show, tips and tricks |
| 5. An introductory course to Digital Marketing
4 hrs (4hr/ session) |
Introduction to Digital Marketing; Digital Marketing Platforms & types; How to increase your Digital Presence; Get Started with Social Media Marketing; As a Nonprofit How to grow with Digital Marketing; Select your Digital Marketing Platform |
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6. Cognizant® Assist platform 3 hrs (Demo/1hr; implementation-2 hrs) |
Demo on Cognizant Assist platform, which is a a cloud-based, open-source platform to help volunteering organisations collaborate and communicate with volunteers/donors and beneficiaries to manage relief efforts at scale. This can be accessed on all platforms (desktop, laptop and handheld devices) as Web App works as PWA (Progressive Web App) in Smart mobile & handheld devices. |
| 7. How to use Microsoft Teams
1.5 hrs |
Introduction to Microsoft Teams, Scheduling, hosting and conducting meetings, Mobile Teams App vs Desktop App features, using various features like calendar, chat, group chat, screen-sharing, tracking attendance, recording the meeting, creating Teams and groups, Content management (creating folders, uploading files, giving access), managing audio and video calls etc. |
| 8. Fundamentals of Power BI
3.5 hrs |
Introduction to Power BI tool, How to use Power BI to Connect to various data sources, Built custom visualization, Publish reports |
| 9. How to use Google tools
3.5 hrs |
Overview of various Google tools like Google forms, Google classroom etc. |
Outcome of the programs:
- Basic MS Excel workshop- Theory and Hands-on practice of all basic formulae, shortcuts, usage of formulae in NGO reporting
- Advanced MS Excel workshop – Theory and Hands-on practice of advanced formulae and shortcuts in MS Excel, Faster and better data management
- MS Excel 1:1 Clinics- Social Sector / Staff of charities are able to apply important MS Excel formulae to manage data better and faster. Additionally, resolve any MS Excel-specific questions
- Creating Effective PowerPoint presentations – Create powerful and impactful PowerPoint presentation to maximize you reach to the stakeholders.
- Introductory session in Digital Marketing- Expand NGO reach to connect and engage with stakeholders and to generate ideas, gather funds, meet like-minded people using Digital marketing channels.
- Cognizant® Assist- The platform brings together the three integral parts – Beneficiaries, Volunteers/Donors and Charities – to collaborate, communicate and deliver support to others without the need for intervention.
- How to use Microsoft Teams – Get to know all the features of Microsoft Teams and start using it.
- Fundamentals of Power BI- How to connect data from various sources, create custom visualization and create reports.
- How to use Google Tools- Independently navigate and effectively use the Google tools.
