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These trains could carry giant batteries across Colorado and deliver clean energy to Denver

Fast Company Tech

And, even in areas where renewable energy projects are already online, their output is often heavily curtailed. Now, theres a company looking to address that problem with a simple yet radical solution: Putting renewable energy into giant batteries and transporting those batteries by train. Across the U.S.,

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Promoted to a leadership role? Here’s how to make the ‘player-to-coach’ transition seamlessly

Fast Company Tech

This anxiety-induced thought played like a broken record in my head as my first leadership training event approached in my new role as a training director. Years ago, while working at a regional bank, I was promoted from trainer to leading a training team in another department. Who am I to tell them how to make decisions?

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3 Reasons Every Nonprofit Tech Project Should Begin with a Discovery

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A tech “discovery” is the initial, independent phase of a technology project where key analysis, design and planning are performed BEFORE a buy or build decision is made. A separate discovery that provides a clear “go/no-go” decision point can also surface a project that should NOT be done. It’s about people.

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Creating Your 2025 Roadmap to Excellence 

.orgSource

Identify Skill Gaps: Determine where training is needed, particularly in digital literacy and data analysis, to equip your team for success. How.orgSource Can Help: We help associations design timelines that keep projects on track while celebrating progress toward future readiness.

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Sustainable Jobs Training Fund: Supporting training projects to help workers upgrade or gain new skills

Charity Village

Employment and Social Development Canada launched the Sustainable Jobs Training Fund. The Fund aims to support a series of training projects to help workers upgrade or develop new skills for jobs in the low-carbon economy.

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Measuring Training Effectiveness with LMS Analytics

Gyrus

Measuring Training Effectiveness with LMS Analytics Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems Introduction Companies use Learning Analytics Tools to collect, analyze, and measure the effectiveness of their learning and development programs. It helps them know if they are using time and resources wisely.

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Nonprofits get $10 million grant from Google to expand AI

Mashable Tech

In 2024, Google.org announced an initiative-wide investment in nonprofit AI integration, including a generative AI accelerator program and an AI Opportunity Fund , which would funnel nearly $100 million into training and integration programs for participating nonprofits. SEE ALSO: Character.AI

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