Strengthening Grantee/Partner Capacity
By A. Scott DuPree and David Winder with Cristina Parnetti, Chandni Prasad and Shari Turitz | August 2000 | View Full Text | Email Link

Abstract

This is a chapter from the Foundation Building Sourcebook: A Practitioners Guide Based on Experience in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

This chapter provides two examples of the critical role foundations can play in strengthening the capacity of their grantees/partners through training and technical assistance.

Examples
- Support for the Development of Community Organizations: Social Change Assistance Trust (South Africa)
- A Management Capacity-Building Program: Abrinq Foundation for Children's Rights (Brazil)

Summary Points
- Capacity building of civil society organizations -- especially community-based organizations (CBO) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) -- is central to the mission of many foundations and thus forms an important part of their grantmaking programs.
- Training needs are usually very diverse.
- Foundations are usually advised to delegate the capacity building function to one or more specialized organizations.
- Peer-to-peer learning is often a key element in capacity-building for the nonprofit sector.

Funding for the Sourcebook was provided by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, with additional support from Aga Khan Foundation Canada, the Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium, Avina, Inc., the Ford Foundation and the Open Society Institute.

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