Capacity Building
Strategies for Social Change® is committed to helping nonprofits excel. In addition to providing customized capacity building services, SSC continually informs clients about new resources and trends affecting the nonprofit sector.
We have researched and developed valuable lists of free or low cost resources available for nonprofits; a partial listing of capacity building resources is provided below.
Capacity Building Websites
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services
www.compasspoint.org
CompassPoint provides management tools, concepts and strategies to help nonprofits shape change in their communities.
Lawyers Alliance for New York
www.lawyersalliance.org
Lawyers Alliance is the leading provider of legal services to nonprofits in New York City.
Board Source
www.boardsource.org
This website provides resources for board members and organizations including a large bookstore.
Nonprofit Genie
www.compasspoint.org/askgenie/index.php
A collection of FAQs on topics such as board development, consultants, databases, Federal Form 990, financial management, fiscal sponsorship, fundraising, insurance, strategic planning, technology planning and volunteer organizations.
Nonprofit Online News
news.gilbert.org
The closest thing the nonprofit sector has to its own technology wire service. Editor Michael Gilbert provides short summaries of the latest news, interviews, links and tech trends.
The Nonprofit Times
www.nptimes.com
Selected articles from this monthly national magazine are freely accessible online.
Npower
www.npower.org
Npower’s mission is helping other nonprofits use technology to better serve their communities. They offer assessment and planning, hands-on assistance, skills building classes, a technology library, and technology volunteers.