Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard University
Click here to download "Capital Ideas: Moving from Short-Term Engagement to Long-Term Sustainability" by Kathleen Buechel, Elizabeth Keating and Clara Miller, published in 2007.
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/hauser/whats_new/CI_proceedings.pdf
Amy Sample Ward
Foundation News & Commentary
Capacity Building Begins at Home
"Grantmakers are considering capacity-building grantmaking more, and that's good news." 2000
http://www.foundationnews.org/CME/article.cfm?ID=263
Foundation News & Commentary
Funder's Little Shop of Horrors
An article about "misguided attemps at nonprofit capacity building." 2005
http://www.foundationnews.org/CME/article.cfm?ID=3422
Capacity Development Needs (DOC)
TACS
This is an excerpt from "Report on Capacity Building Strategies", prepared by Kay Sohl as an "examination of effective community-based organizations" to reaveal "key capacities which assure orgaizational survival, support community direction, and result in productive service delivery."
http://www.tacs.org/files/CapacityDevHandout-enews.doc
Capacity Assesment Grid (PDF)
Venture Philanthropy Partners
"The McKinsey Capacity Assessment Grid is a tool designed to help nonprofit organizations assess their organizational capacity. The grid should be used in conjunction with the Capacity Framework, which explains the seven elements of the organizational capacity and their components."
http://vppartners.org/learning/reports/capacity/assessment.pdf
FSG Publication about Building Capacity through Investing in Governance of Nonprofit Organizations
Over the last decade, growing numbers of nonprofit organizations and grantmakers have recognized the need for capacity-building in nonprofit organizations. In 2006, U.S. funding for capacity-building topped $1 billion – a 126% increase over 2000. Leadership capacity has received particular attention, but utilizing the board of directors has often been overlooked. Today, nonprofits and grantmakers are seeking to leverage the inherent assets of these governing groups. This report represents a revealing overview of nonprofit grantmaking in the new economy.
Download the free report here:
http://www.fsg-impact.org/ideas/item/Advancing_Good_Governance.html
For Additional Resources, please see the Capacity Building section of the Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington website:
