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This Leadership newsletter continues a conversation on capacity building that has broken through to the public discourse in the nonprofit sector. Our first article talks back to a previous piece on cancelling the current practice of capacity building. Working backwards on recent key NPQ articles in this conversation, our second piece revisits the article that ignited it. Then, we recall a previous piece that proposes that capacity building in Native communities is often just another form of colonialism. Finally, we reexamine an article that outlines what capacity building can be when it is approached as capital building.


Capacity Building as a Tool for Transformation

 
Rather than changing the nomenclature of “capacity building,” capacity builders should transform its practice—from skill building to building partnerships and shifting power. Read more…
 
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Should We Cancel Capacity Building?

 
“In the social change field, some phrases are repeated so often that we no longer ask what they require of us. But words matter.” Read more…
 
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Unpacking Capacity Building

 
“In all of my discussions over the years with funders with regard to (rarely) bestowed capacity-building dollars, this very same thing happens. Funders define capacity building for us and provide funding only to build the kind of capacity they think we need.” Read more…
 
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Nonprofit Capacity Building: A Multiple-Capitals Approach

 
“Capital has been defined historically as an enduring asset that can produce more assets. While initially conceptualized in terms of money, financial instruments, and durable goods like buildings and equipment, today there is growing recognition that intangible assets such as knowledge, relationships, and reputation are equally essential to value creation and organizational success.” Read more…
 
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