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CAPACITY BUILDING Fort McMurray June 7, 2012 Cathy Brothers Executive Director in Residence Capacity Waterloo Region. What non-profits are involved?. Sports & Recreation Churches & Religious Institutions Social Services Arts & Culture Foundations & Granting Organizations
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CAPACITY BUILDING Fort McMurray June 7, 2012 Cathy Brothers Executive Director in Residence Capacity Waterloo Region
What non-profits are involved? Sports & Recreation Churches & Religious Institutions Social Services Arts & Culture Foundations & Granting Organizations Hospitals, Universities & Colleges
Recommended Reading: Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential Author: Dan Pallotta Tufts University Press, 2008
Capacity Building World-wide movement All about what we can become Growth & potential for greater social impact
Capacity Building Shared language that fosters generative thinking, risk taking , innovation Rf. to James Temple PwC
Capacity Building • Unimaginative view of Capacity Building = • Good administration, finance, h.r., facilities, I.T., marketing, fundraising
Capacity Building Holistic view Not time-limited project Not about reducing costs All about increasing social impact
Capacity Building Shift focus from finding $$$$$$ To: Finding ideas that improve the world Focus is always on the beneficiaries … not the organization
Elements of Capacity Building: Board Development Leadership Long term vision and plans – 5 to 10 Years Innovation/Risk Taking/Decisiveness Culture
Elements of Capacity Building: Reputation/Credibility Communication CEO/E.D. Coaching and Mentoring Continuous Professional Development Empowered & Rewarded Workforce
Elements of Capacity Building: Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration Multi-sectoral Infrastructure emphasis – on strategy & supporting growth Research & Development Diversified Funding
THANK YOU! Cathy Brothers Executive Director in Residence Capacity Waterloo Region cathy@capacitywr.ca