Strengthening Nonprofit Performance

<p><strong>Get the most out of your grantmaking</strong></p><p>Authors Paul Connolly (Vice President Conservation Company) and Carol Lukas (President Fieldstone Alliance) synthesize the most recent capacity-building practice and research into a collection of strategies steps and examples that funders can use to get started on or improve their funding to strengthen nonprofits.</p><p>Who this book is for:</p><ul><li>Funders new to capacity building looking for step-by-step guidance</li><li>Funders with years of capacity building experience looking for new approaches and examples of other funders' approaches</li><li>A range of grantmakers including venture philanthropists community foundations family foundations corporate foundations and government funders</li><li>Funders wishing to expand their work to address community needs locally nationally or outside the U.S.</li><li>Consultants trainers management support organizations and other capacity builders</li></ul><p>Benefits you'll get:</p><ul><li>Learn compelling reasons for investing in capacity building</li><li>Understand the basic types of capacity building activities</li><li>Find out what other foundations are doing</li><li>Get a range of costs for various types of support</li><li>Clarify your roles and responsibilities in using power and resources developing expectations and coordinating with others</li><li>Follow a 4-step process to develop implement and evaluate a grantmaking plan for capacity building</li><li>Choose among 7 widely-used strategies for building the capacity of nonprofits</li><li>Discover how to coordinate the roles of funder nonprofit organization and capacity builder</li></ul><p>This hands-on guide also includes dozens of examples worksheets and contact information for organization assessment tools capacity building providers and publishers. Get <em>Strengthening Nonprofit Performance</em> and build the capacity of nonprofits and ultimately the communities they serve.</p>