Category: Capacity Building

Build Yourself As You Build Your Organization The Capacity Building For Community Healers is for nonprofit and faith-based leaders in North Lawndale, East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, Austin and Englewood who want to take their organizations to the next level. This includes board members, executive directors, program managers, development…

Dear Community Healers, Building your leadership skills while growing your organization can feel overwhelming, especially with limited resources and narrowly focused funding opportunities. Comprehensive training programs that focus on organizational development, leadership, program design, and navigating Illinois’ GATA portal are rare. That’s why Nonprofit Utopia, LLC is thrilled to partner…

Nonprofits should have a well-documented track record in developing programs that have a meaningful impact upon the community and the clients served; the ability to exercise good stewardship over financial and human resources; the ability to manage relationships among various community constituencies; and the ability to respond to change.

When we speak of capacity, we are generally referring to organization’s potential to marshal their human, financial and other resources to effect positive change in the communities and clients they serve. Organizational capacity is impacted by a number of factors, including leadership, the organization’s stage of development and changes in…