Following the ODB Technical Unveiling at 9:30 am, there will be a two-part technical training to provide consultants and technology assistance intermediaries with some hands-on training in setting up ODB for organizations they work with. The technical training will run from 11 am to 3:15 pm on February 15, and is also located at the Urban League in Roxbury (88 Warren St.). Here is a map.
The Technical Unveiling at 9:30 am is free, and so is the technical training. However, we are asking participants in the Tech Training portion to make a contribution of $8 to cover the partial cost of the luncheon, which will be catered by Haley House Cafe.
Preregistration for this technical training is required. Individuals who preregister for the training portion will be contacted by telephone a couple of days beforehand to verify attendance so that we can preorder the appropriate amount of sandwiches. Please send your full contact info and whether you can attend both sessions by calling 617-720-6190 or by emailing odb2006 (at) oc-tech.org by Monday, February 13 at 2 pm. Finally, let us know if you would prefer a chicken, tuna, or veg/vegan sandwich.


The tentative outline for the training is as follows:

1. Intro covering the breadth of ODB's capabilities (11:15-11:30)
   1. Contact Management and Importing Data
   2. Searching, Printing, and Exporting Data
   3. Tracking Donations, Notes and Pledges
   4. Overview of the Customization Options
2. Customization of ODB for a typical Nonprofit (11:30-12:30)
   1. Identifying whether ODB is an appropriate choice
   2. Using the customization survey
   3. Customizing the basic ODB categories
   4. Hiding unnecessary functionality
   5. Enabling optional functionality
   6. Participants practice with an organization of their own choosing

   
   

3. Catered Luncheon (12:30-1:45)
   
   
4. Advanced Customization, Reporting, and Integration (1:45-3:15)
   1. Overview of the ODB Data Structure and Platform
   2. Q & A session
   3. Accessing the ODB Reporting Engine
   4. Understanding the ODBrpt.mdb sample report file or
      the sample OpenOffice report file

   5. Defining a new ODB Report
   6. Participants practice with an organization of their
      own choosing