Capacity building is a value-added grantmaking tool employed by innovative foundations interested in strengthening the competence and sustainability of their grantee partners.
Think of capacity building as the four “table legs” (management, governance, financial resources and administrative systems) that support a nonprofit’s mission and programs.
The image to th left illustrates: Nonprofit Capacity – “Table Legs” Supporting Mission and Programs
Rose Community Foundation, Denver CO, Project BOOST.(Building Organizational Operating Support Together), a three-year program, now in its second round.
The Gifford Foundation, Syracuse NY ADVANS Program (Advancing and Developing the Value and Assets of Nonprofits in Syracuse), a $1.2 million, three-year capacity program launched in 2007.
The Andrew W. Mellon’s Small Press Loan and Technical Assistance Fund
The Ford Foundation’s Working Capital Program
The Warhol Initiative, a Capacity-building Program for the Visual Arts
