Posted in Activism, Board of Directors, Capacity-building, Communication, Foundations, Grantmakers, Leadership, Management, Outcome Measurement, Technology on Mar 11th, 2009
The Nonprofit Good Practice Guide, a free online resource, captures and organizes good practices for nonprofits and foundations.
There are thousands of effectiveness-building tips and resources on topics including:
Accountability and Evaluation;
Advocacy;
Communications and Marketing;
Foundations and Grantmaking;
Fundraising and Financial Sustainability;
Governance;
Management and Leadership;
Staff Development and Organizational Capacity;
Technology; and
Volunteer Management.
Source: National Council of Nonprofits
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Posted in Capacity-building on Feb 17th, 2009
The Human Interaction Research Institute (HIRI) helps nonprofits, funders and communities handle the challenges of innovation and change, using behavioral science strategies.
Their Philanthropic Capacity Building Resources (PCBR) includes a searchable database of foundation capacity building programs. The PCBR database contains 401 descriptions of capacity building programs being carried out by U.S. foundations, as well as a list of intermediaries that provide [...]
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As the nonprofit sector grows, it faces perhaps its greatest challenge in its long history of service to America – an acute leadership shortage. According to a study by the Bridgespan Group, nonprofit organizations will need 640,000 new senior leaders over the next 10 years. That’s 2.4 times today’s number. And the [...]
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The Office of Community Services (OCS) is now accepting applications for funding from the Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) Communities Empowering Youth (CEY) program. To view the full program announcement, please click here.
The CEY program seeks to build the organizational capacity, sustainability, and effectiveness of experienced organizations working through community collaborations to reduce gang involvement, youth [...]
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By: Lilya Wagner, Ed.D., CFRE, 5/2/07
Capacity building seemed to be the “buzzword” of the early 21st century. Books and book chapters were written about this concept, workshops were requested and conducted, articles were published, and foundations were openly urged to do more for nonprofit capacity building.
The truth is, capacity building as a concept is [...]
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Nonprofits—including community and faith-based organizations and Tribal organizations—are invited to compete for grants of up to $50,000 through Health and Human Services’ Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) Targeted Capacity Building Program. All the information necessary to apply for these grants can be found here.
CCF Targeted Capacity Building grants are awarded to grassroots faith-based and community organizations [...]
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