Capacity building
Strengthening Organisational Capacity [PDF 724kb]
Capacity building, according to Carol Lukas, is any activity that strengthens non-profit performance and impact. Carol Lukas heads the US organisation The Fieldstone Alliance This paper is a composite of the speeches she gave during her June 2005 visit as a guest of Philanthropy New Zealand.
Investing in Leadership [PDF 2MB]
Vol. 1: A Grantmaker's Framework for Understanding Non-profit Leadership Development.
Given the vast literature on leadership development and the challenges
of translating research and theory into practice, this publication
explores a sampling of the leadership development literature. It is
designed as a first step to help inform grantmakers. It highlights 1)
the importance of leadership in the non-profit sector, 2) dominant
theories within leadership research, 3) different approaches to
developing leadership and investing in non-profit capacity, 4) the link
between leadership development and organisational performance, and 5)
steps to advance the field of non-profit leadership development.
Investing in Leadership Vol 2 [PDF 408K]
Vol 2: Inspiration and Ideas from Philanthropy's Latest Frontier
A compilation
of case studies dealing with leadership development and the challenges
of translating research and theory into practice. This publication
explores a sampling of the leadership development being utilised now in
the nonprofit sector. It is designed as a second step to help inform
grantmakers by highlighting 1) the importance of leadership in the
nonprofit sector, 2) illustrate foundations that are practicing methods
of leadership development 3) different approaches to developing
leadership and investing in nonprofit capacity, 4) steps to advance the
field of nonprofit leadership development. The appendix at the end of
this resource highlights 40 grantmakers that already practice
leadership development in the nonprofit sector.