E-learning for accountability in nonprofit organizations a networked collaborative learning experience for managers of Blood Donors' organizations

Abstract

This paper would like to investigate how nonprofit organizations interpret and use tools of accountability to benefit management. We would like to propose a specific model of financial and social reporting. This model was tested in a Networked Collaborative Learning "experiment" conducted on blood donors' organizations in the Abruzzo Region (Italy). The managers of these organizations have interacted in a virtual learning environment using the digital format of Social Report created with Adobe LiveCycle Designer and they have cooperated in network through the use of different e-learning tools. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.