Effective capacity building can increase your program's operational effectiveness, expand the range of services provided, and improve external relations. It requires an ongoing learning process that includes reflection, analysis, skill building, networking and action, all aimed at increasing the knowledge and impact of your program and the individuals involved in it. Following are some of our most relevant resources for this topic.

• Toolkit for Program Sustainability, Capacity Building, and Volunteer Recruitment/Management
• Capacity As a Fundamental Objective

Online Course

• Writing Proposals

Effective Practices

• Building the capacity of community organizations: possible outcomes
• Developing eight core competencies for successful volunteer programs
• Understanding the benefits of cross-agency collaboration for national service and volunteer programs

Online Library Items

• Effective Capacity Building in Nonprofit Organizations
• Building Capacity in Nonprofit Organizations
• New Rules Capacity Building Report: The New Rules for Effective Capacity Building in the 21st Century

Related Websites

• Capacity Building resources from IdeaEncore Network
• Capacity Building
• Taproot Foundation Capacity Building Service Grants

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