Events Strengthening the Social Sector Ecosystem 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…
Events Public-Private Partnerships: Risks and Opportunities for the Human Rights Movement The aim of this session will be to help funders explore the potential of public-private partnerships for human rights, addressing how to assess opportunities to shift the needle on systemic issues, overcome challenges, and achieve specific partnership goals. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of the governance and accountability…
Events The Secret to Building Fundraising Capacity 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…
Events Telling Your CSR Impact Story: An Outcomes Framework for a Portfolio of Programs Companies are facing increasing pressure to report on the impact and results of their various corporate citizenship programs, not only to customers and advocacy groups but also to senior leaders and employees. Yet programs focusing on community and social issues may not have a framework that adequately captures and communicates…
Events How Consultants Can Work With Organizations to Build Evaluation Capacity New York Consortium of Evaluators, in partnership with Evaluate for Change, is hosting a discussion on the “client/consultant relationship.” Our panel is comprised of individuals from the nonprofit and evaluation consulting fields. They will discuss how consultants and organizations can utilize different approaches to build infrastructure for a sustainable evaluation…
Events New Frameworks for Measuring Capacity and Assessing Performance 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…
Events Ahead of the Curve Symposium 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…
Events How to Leverage the Law for Greater Impact Do you want to hear first-hand examples from grantmakers and advocates of how supporting legal action as a grantmaker has transformed society? Do you want to learn how you can position support for litigation within any portfolio? Do you want to hear the key questions that some of the most…
Events CCAT New Facilitator Training Part 2 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.
Events CCAT New Facilitator Training Part 1 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.