NANKIND
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Nankind is doing the work of angels and OWL wanted to lend a hand. On a mission to transform the cancer experience, the charity offers families free childcare and support. We are proud to offer a free eLearning platform to support Nankind's program delivery.
Nankind (formerly Nanny Angel Network) was searching for a new platform that would streamline and centralize the eLearning programs they had developed for their staff and volunteer 'angels'. The charity was willing to spend money on an LMS but thanks to OWL, they didn't have to.
How we discovered OWL
We already had our courses on Moodle, but the lack of support had become an obstacle. I was in the process of looking for a new platform to replace it when, as luck would have it, I received an email from OWL about their new free platform for charities.
How we are using OWL
We now use OWL to train all of our volunteers as well as all incoming staff. Everyone needs onboarding, training, and professional development.
Our favourite courses so far are...
So far, we have been uploading our own charity courses to OWL and assigning them to our users. We haven't yet sampled the free ones!
What we want other charities to know
Our online training has been simplified and when a learner completes modules, it is much easier to track.
Our charity switched from Moodle to OWL, and now online training is so much easier to deliver and to track. Plus, it's free!
Lisa Blais
Nankind
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