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Capacity building enables nonprofit leaders and organizations to develop the skills and resources they need to improve their work. Since each situation is unique and circumstances are always changing, effective capacity-building support is tailored to best suit the needs of grantees. This publication offers practical guidance and considerations to help grantmakers design an effective approach.

Most procrastination-fighting techniques focus on changing your behavior: just get started, take action, any kind of action. But a recent study suggests a different approach: being kind to yourself.

Tips for effective search strategy in designing the search structure, which refers to the people who will be involved in each hiring process and the roles that they will play.

Doing good is tough work, and consensus shows that many do-gooders face more resource restraints than their private sector peers. With the stress of impressing your manager or your peers, the pressure to produce superb programs, and the weight of scrutiny from regulatory bodies, funders, and the general public, it's easy to burn out fast.

Nonprofit capacity building refers to many different types of activities that are all designed to improve and enhance a nonprofit's ability to achieve its mission and sustain itself over time.

A fact sheet on working with consultants. Includes considerations before hiring, tips for working with a consultant, and evaluation.

Is your organization stuck on a no-growth plateau?

Nonprofit employers face a unique set of challenges. They are always trying to do more with less — fewer staff members, less support, less funding. A combination of these pressures can result in poor employment practices, even when one thinks they are doing “the right thing.”

LinkedIn for Nonprofits: Find the talent and connections you need to change the world.

Crisis prevention is doubly important for small public entities, companies and nonprofit organizations. Small organizations often have fewer resources to draw on when a crisis erupts, and insurance and other risk financing tools may not be an available due to the organization’s meager financial resources. But every organization, from the smallest to the largest can and should take steps to prevent the preventable and prepare for the unavoidable.

TechSoup offers some basic considerations for each phase of the Request for Proposal process. 

The M Word: A Board Member's Guide to Mergers from CompassPoint is a practical guide to help nonprofit board members, executives, and funders think through a merger.

Does your organization need a strategic plan or a refresh of your current plan? Use this framework for a basic strategic plan to craft a goals-based document.

Stage-based Nonprofit Lifecycles (based on the book Nonprofit Lifecycles: Stage-based Wisdom for Nonprofit Capacity) walks through the various stages of a nonprofit lifecyle and helps organizations determine where they fall.

Social enterprise is about using a market-driven business model to address key social and environmental issues. Often, nonprofits apply ideas and practices from social entrepreneurship to advance their missions.