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Amy Sample Ward

FSG Publication on Building Capacity through Effective Governance

Over the past decade, growing numbers of nonprofit organizations and grantmakers have recognized the need for capacity-building in nonprofit organizations. In 2006, US funding for capacity-building topped $1 billion - a 126% increase since 2000. Leadership capacity has received particular attention, but the board of directors - an important part of the leadership equation - has sometimes been overlooked.  Recognizing that boards are often underutilized, nonprofits and grantmakers are seeking to leverage the inherent assets of these governing groups.   This report suggests that grantmakers can play a key role in helping boards employ good governance.  Their involvement benefits not just grantees and grantmakers, but communities that depend on the programs and services of nonprofit organizations.

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http://www.fsg-impact.org/ideas/item/Advancing_Good_Governance.html