Press Release
BREAKTHROUGH LAUNCHES TECHUB.ORG COMMUNITY ON ISOPH BLUE
Site Will Strengthen International Network
of Clubhouses that Support Mental Health
Carrboro, NC (July 12, 2005) - Isoph, e-learning success
partner to membership organizations and nonprofits, today announced
that Wichita, Kansas-based Breakthrough, has launched an international
community site using the Isoph Blue learning community system. Breakthrough
is one of more than 420 clubhouses throughout the world dedicated
to supporting people with mental illness in rebuilding their lives.
The TECHub site at http://www.techub.org
will serve as a place where Clubhouse colleagues and staff from
several countries can connect with each other, share experiences,
and take advantage of training and education opportunities.
"TECHub is a part of an overall solution to help Clubhouse
colleagues improve their leadership skills and develop management
and communication skills to ensure the sustainability of their clubhouse
program," said Barbara Andres, Breakthrough executive director.
"With more than 55,000 active members in Clubhouses around
the world, a Web-based approach to building a learning community
makes great sense." Some tools that will enhance communication
and improve the strength of the Clubhouse network include:
- Discussion boards to share ideas and opportunities
- A chat room to mentor and to better engage
young people with a mental illness
- Data gathering through online surveys and
feeding results back to Clubhouse community in short periods of
time
- Ability to download information to be used
during the work order day (e.g., surveys, databases, charts, PowerPoint
presentations, sharing potential national employer contacts)
- E-mail lists for people who are interested
in specific subject areas (funding opportunities, Clubhouse management
information, leadership, board development, employee benefits/human
resources)
- Regional links to helpful sites around the
issues of mental illness and the issues of building strong Clubhouse
organizations
"Breakthrough is a leader in demonstrating how
Web-based learning and communication tools can strengthen an important
international movement," said Jeff Cobb, Isoph CEO. "We're
proud to have Isoph Blue play a role in its work."
To find out more about TECHub, contact Breakthrough
at 316.269.2534 or support@techub.org.
To find out more about Isoph Blue and Isoph's e-learning services,
contact Isoph at info@isoph.com.
About Isoph Corporation
Trusted partner of nonprofit and membership-based
organizations, Isoph offers a turnkey e-learning success system
that takes organizations from initial analysis through successful
deployment and ongoing delivery of e-learning programs. Key to typical
initiatives is Isoph Blue, Isoph's hosted database-driven e-learning
platform.
Isoph clients include the American Correctional Association,
the American Red Cross, America's Second Harvest, the National Wildlife
Federation, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Voices
for America's Children, and WebJunction, a project of the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation. For more information, please call 866.969.9260,
or visit www.isoph.com for product
and company details.
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