Building Management Capacity

As described by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, organizational capacity is "the long-term ability of an organization to fulfill its mission by measurably achieving its objectives through a blend of sound management, strong governance and a persistent dedication to assessing and achieving results."  Increasing demands on nonprofit organizations require much more to be accomplished with fewer resources than in years past. One way for organizations to meet these needs is to have in place an infrastructure comprised of established business practices and documented processes. This enables the executive to move from a reactive to a proactive operating model.

Click on one of the Building Management Capacity Topics below for examples of some of the past most frequently funded topic areas and to learn more about each, including a definition of the topic, a sample of core components of that topic, links to relevant sites and a link to the Consultant Directory to help you to search for consultants who do work in that topic.

• Strategic Plan
• Business Plan
• Organizational Assessment
• Board Development
• Mergers/Collaboration

Check back often — new Management Capacity Topics issues will be added regularly.