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Capacity Building for Nonprofits: ResourcesResources for Nonprofit Capacity Building"The term 'capacity building' refers to the process of strengthening an organization in order to improve its performance and impact" (from Strengthening Nonprofit Performance: A Funder's Guide to Capacity Building, Fieldstone Alliance, p. 7). Thus, there are many types of activities involved in nonprofit capacity building. Authenticity Consulting is pleased to provide one of the world's largest collections of well-organized, free, on-line resources for nonprofit capacity building. Each of the Web links below is to many other links to other useful resources, as well. The reader might start by reviewing some of the publications about capacity building to get an overall sense of the "territory" and then select which specific topics are most useful to review. Consider completing any of the on-line courses and joining an on-line group, as well. Publications About Nonprofit Capacity Building Feasibility Analysis to Start New
Nonprofit, Program or Venture Our, Free, On-line Courses Publications About Nonprofit Capacity BuildingThere are an increasing number of publications about the general topic of nonprofit capacity building. The following list will help you to get you started. Some items on the list are not available as on-line articles and need to be ordered from the publisher.
Feasibility Analysis to Start New Nonprofit, Program or Venture (links to lots of links)Whether you're starting a new nonprofit, a new program or
some other kind of new venture, there are certain considerations
that you must make. We've identified those considerations for
you and point you to useful free resources to help you make those
considerations wisely. See our Starting a New Nonprofit, Program or Venture (links to lots of links)One you've decided to start a new nonprofit, a new program
or some other kind of new venture, the following link is to resources
that provide step-by-step instructions. See our guidelines in Developing Your Board of DirectorsWe provide you one of the world's largest collections of free,
well-organized resources about Boards of Directors. See our Understanding Organization Development and Change (links to lots of links)We're experts at nonprofit organization development and change --
read more about Authenticity Consulting, LLC. To view resources
about organization development and change, see: To learn more about the profession of organization development (OD), see the OD Library developed by Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC. It's one of the world's largest collections of well-organized, free, resources about organization development and change. Role of Chief Executive (links to lots of links)The chief executive, commonly called executive director, usually
plays a critical role in organizing the initial board of directors
and supporting them to carry out their roles. See our guidelines
in Business Planning and Strategic Planning (links to lots of links)The following links provide complete guidelines and samples
for both types of planning. Program Development and Marketing (links to lots of links)Obviously, nonprofits count on their programs to deliver services
to their clientele. Yet, it's amazing how little information
there is available about designing and marketing a program! We
provide complete guidelines for you to design and market your
program. We also provide extensive resources about further marketing
your program, including advertising, promoting, selling services,
and maintaining strong public relations. See our Nonprofit Fundraising (links to lots of links)Once you've got a good sense about what you need to implement
your strategic plan and your programs, then you have a good depiction
of your financial needs. Now's a good time to understand Staffing (links to lots of links)Nonprofits and for-profits have almost the same needs when
staffing their organizations. See our Managing Nonprofit Finances (links to lots of links)Whether you're starting a new nonprofit or program or operating
a current nonprofit or program, you must know how to manage your
finances. See our Program Evaluation (links to lots of links)Program evaluation can be conducted to assess and conclude
the quality of a program's processes, progress toward reaching
goals, impact on clients, etc. See our Our, Free, On-line Courses (links to lots of links)You'd pay $1,000's to gain the materials and learning that
we provide you in our courses -- for FREE! Free Management Library(sm) (links to lots of links)This is one of the world's largest, on-line collection of
well-organized resources for nonprofits. We're happy to bring
it to you! On-Line Discussion Groups, Newsletters, etc. (links to lots of links)Use this on-line group to get free answers to your questions
about all aspects of nonprofit organization development. See
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