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04 Aug 2016

San Francisco Bay Area Local Engagement Group: Build Your Capacity to Practice Capacity Building

August 4, 2016 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Metta Fund
Do you want to learn about effective capacity building practices, both from the perspctive of grantees and funders? Join the San Francisco Bay Area Local Engagement Group (LEG) for a peer-to-peer conversation on capacity building. You will have the...

Resources from Crack the Capacity Building Nut: Fresh Breakthroughs from Chicago

Publication date: 
11/2017
At this program, attendees participated in a lively discussion to find out why it’s been so hard to help grantees do their work better and what funders can do differently to get it right. Experts offered successful regional models, current trends, and best practices for funders, nonprofits, and consultants to successfully support nonprofit capacity in all aspects of their work. We dug deep into these learnings and explored our region’s needs, capacity, and how we can better support the nonprofit sector.
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
01 Nov 2017

Crack the Capacity Building Nut: Fresh Breakthroughs from Chicago

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
November 1, 2017 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Trying to do right by grantees hasn’t always worked out the way it’s intended. Why do philanthropy’s well-meaning capacity building efforts so often result in scowls, or worse, wasted time for the grantees and wasted money for funders? Learning for...
26 Jun 2019

Immigration: Opportunities for Technology & Data Capacity Building

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
June 26, 2019 -
11:45am to 1:30pm
Zellerbach Family Foundation
Join Northern California Grantmakers , Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees , and Tides to hear tactical and practical findings, as well as recommendations for ways to invest in immigration organizations on the ground serving a growing...
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Briefing Program
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Immigration
Funding Area 
Immigration Justice
Geographic Location 
Greater Northern California
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
26 Jun 2018

Innovations in Nonprofit Capacity Building with a Regional Approach

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
June 26, 2018 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
The San Francisco Foundation
How can foundations address the targeted capacity building needs of nonprofits, at scale, throughout a region? The San Francisco Foundation and The East Bay Community Foundation are mobilizing resources and acting as catalysts for change to build...
25 Sep 2018

The New Normal: Capacity Building During a Time of Disruption

September 25, 2018 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
(This program will be delivered on November 1 at the Packard Foundation on the Peninsula, with the same frame, and different speakers. We encourage you to attend that program as well, or in place of this one. Check back for the program description,...
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Briefing Program
Topic(s) 
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
17 Oct 2018

Capacity Building Support at Scale + Happy Hour

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 17, 2018 -
1:00pm to 5:00pm
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) and Grove Foundation have partnered to provide nonprofits with high quality capacity building support at scale. Working with Catchafire, SVCF, and Grove grantees are using the power of technology to...

Resources from: A New Vision For Comprehensive Capacity Building (A GEO special feature)

Publication date: 
01/2017
We know that grantmakers can bolster nonprofit effectiveness and results by supporting capacity-building initiatives, thus ensuring their grantees have what they need to deliver on their missions over the long haul. As part of GEO and NCG’s partnership, we’re happy to offer this dynamic and comprehensive workshop, which tackles the essential questions that drive the design of effective capacity building support. Developed with information and insights gathered over many years of working with grantmakers on this topic, A New Vision for Comprehensive Capacity Building takes participants on a...

Resources from Innovations in Nonprofit Capacity Building with a Regional Approach

Publication date: 
06/2018
How can foundations address the targeted capacity building needs of nonprofits, at scale, throughout a region? The San Francisco Foundation and The East Bay Community Foundation are mobilizing resources and acting as catalysts for change to build strong communities, foster civic leadership, and promote philanthropy. As a part of this work, they are building regional collaboratives that focus on nonprofit sustainability in innovative new ways. in a June 26 program, they shared their vision to think innovatively and in partnership with other foundations to achieve their goal of greater racial...
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Presentation
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
01 Nov 2018

The New Normal: Capacity Building During a Time of Disruption II

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
November 1, 2018 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
“We believe this is a moment of reckoning in our sector— a moment of both crisis and opportunity. If this moment of disruption has a silver lining, it’s that we’ve effectively broken the old social-change model and now have an opportunity to invent...
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Briefing Program
Topic(s) 
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Geographic Location 
Peninsula and South Bay
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community

Announcing a New Five-Year Initiative: Building Community-Led Real Estate Infrastructure

Release Date: 
06/17/2021
We are now excited to announce the launch of the California Community-Owned Real Estate (CalCORE) Program – a five-year, state-wide initiative to increase community-controlled and mission-driven real estate for Black communities, Indigenous...

A Watershed Moment for Philanthropy Infrastructure

Release Date: 
07/25/2016
The work of infrastructure organizations often feels like a “play within a play within a play”—we’re supporting our members’ work in a particular region or on a particular issue while simultaneously grappling with it ourselves.

Supporting Nonprofit Capacity: Three Principles for Grantmakers

Publication date: 
12/2013
When Grantmakers for Effective Organizations traveled cross-country to meet with funders and nonprofits and learn more about their capacity-building experiences, the effort led to their development of an approach to capacity building that may help grantmakers be better positioned to support nonprofits in achieving lasting impact.
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Capacity Building

Capacity Building, Now More than Ever

Release Date: 
08/18/2017
At this moment, many nonprofits are facing greater fiscal uncertainty than ever before. Government funding is precarious, with budgets and priorities changing daily. However, nonprofits that have focused on capacity are faring better than most.

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