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Is What’s New Always “Shiny” and Better?

Sector: Nonprofit

Is What’s New Always “Shiny” and Better?

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Nonprofits are constantly challenged to bring up something new or innovative to funders to grab their attention. How do you decide to stick with what you’re good at or to experiment with new ways, especially when the bets are high for your organization and your stakeholders? Speakers Julie Simpson, Director, Nonprofit Strategy & Capacity Building, … Continued

Assessing the Impact

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Jared Raynor, Director of Evaluation & Learning at TCC Group, will discuss our approaches to assessment and evaluation with nonprofit capacity building initiatives. Host Grantmakers for Effective Organizations – Capacity Building Champions

Strengthening the Social Sector Ecosystem

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The social sector is evolving beyond a framework of individual or organizational capacity to an ecosystem approach to solving complex community problems. Jared and Julie will highlight specific, Texas-based groups that are employing this ecosystem approach and seeing powerful results. Learn to assess the capacity of nonprofits using an ecosystem lens and how funders, the … Continued

The Secret to Building Fundraising Capacity

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When you ask any nonprofit what it needs most, you will ALWAYS get the same answer…money. But is it really that cut and dried? The secret to successful fundraising actually lies in an organization’s ability to convey clearly WHAT it is raising money for, WHY it remains relevant in the social sector as a whole, … Continued

New Frameworks for Measuring Capacity and Assessing Performance

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If we start with the assumption that—in order to improve our social sector as a whole—those who do the work to strengthen our communities (the nonprofits) are equally as critical as those responsible for providing the resources for the work to get done (the foundations), then why wouldn’t we expect all social sector actors to … Continued

Ahead of the Curve Symposium

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This event will bring together approximately 200 nonprofit leaders and capacity builders from across the region to explore key issues around: creating effective board and governance structures for the future; new funding and financing tools like impact investments; redesigning and restructuring for organizational success; avoiding nonprofit closure; and planning for CEO succession. Hosts Support Center … Continued

CCAT New Facilitator Training Part 2

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The second webinar will continue the discussion of CCAT theory and best practices for facilitating the CCAT, and it includes an in-depth Q&A session. To learn more about the CCAT and becoming a CCAT facilitator, visit the CCAT Help Desk.

CCAT New Facilitator Training Part 1

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In the first of this two-part training session, TCC Group will lead attendees through a discussion of CCAT theory, best practices for facilitating the CCAT, and an in-depth Q&A session. To learn more about the CCAT and how to become a CCAT facilitator, visit the CCAT Help Desk.  

Capacity Building 3.0: Data + Facilitation = Collaborative Learning

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This workshop will familiarize participants with Capacity Building 3.0, a targeted capacity building process and framework grounded in the notion that constructing the pipeline of collaborative learning in any ecosystem depends on the development of relational capacity. Attendees will learn from those currently working with Capacity Building 3.0 and its experiential practice aspects. Presenter Julie … Continued

Why Boards Matter: The Relationship Between Strongs Boards and Organizational Success

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As a sector, we have come to some consensus on “good governance” and the things boards should do to effectively govern nonprofits. We have identified the board’s basic roles and developed metrics to gauge organizational success. What we DON’T know is whether and why these practices actually result in improved organizational health and long-term sustainability. … Continued