“Capacity Building” is a phrase that gets tossed around quite a bit in the nonprofit world, but what does it really mean, and how do you know if it’s even working? 

Many capacity building models struggle with: 

• Overvaluing the expertise of experts vs. the wisdom of nonprofit leaders 
• Being one-off or transactional, rarely leading to real change within the whole organization
• Often supporting or upholding traditional power structures and dynamics
• Building the social capital of the nonprofit leaders across the community
• Being too expensive - think one consultant for every nonprofit and each of their problems

We must find a more scalable, more efficient way to create real learning and build real capacity for nonprofit leaders. 

Enter Capacity Building 2.0… The next normal of capacity building. 

In the first episode of our new Capacity Building 2.0 series, Tucker and Sarah are joined by Mina Liebert, Kirk Woundy, and Rob Stennett to discuss a 360 degree view of the journey that THRIVE IMPACT has been on with Pikes Peak Community Foundation (PPCF) through our THRIVERS Collaborative Learning Community and Leadership Development program –  A co-funded project of the Resiliency Through Innovation Initiative.

This episode’s guests:

Mina Liebert - Director of Community Impact at the Pikes Peak Community Foundation

Kirk Woundy - Director of Strategy and Operations at NAMI Colorado Springs (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

Rob Stennett - Founder of Storyize

Looking for ways to increase your impact in your communities and causes?
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