2014 Capacity Building Partnerships In 2014, The Foundation continued its capacitybuilding initiative through strategic partnerships with nonprofit consulting firms. Through these partnerships, 51 of The Foundation’s grantee partners participated in structured peer learning opportunities, combined with one-on-one consultations, to increase their organizational and programmatic capacities in leadership and organizational development, and fundraising. Cause Effective Provided a series of workshops and one-on-one consultations for grantee partners to strengthen individual donor development and increase overall fundraising capacity.
SEED Piloted a comprehensive self-assessment for the leadership teams at grantee organizations. Provided grantee partners with an online resource for support on organizational sustainability, effective communications, team-work and facilitative leadership.
NYWF Grantee Partner SAPNA NYC
2014 New York City Capacity Building Funder’s Collaborative The New York City Capacity Building Funder’s Collaborative strengthens the leadership and management capacity of our grantee partners through a series of participatory workshops and trainings on a variety of topics such as fundraising; board development; financial management, and communications. Workshops and trainings typically range in length from a half-day to a series of full-day sessions, and are facilitated by technical assistance providers who tailor the trainings to the needs of the participants. Individual follow-up consultations are often conducted at the end of each series. In addition to learning new skills and strategies for building organizational capacity, the trainings provide an excellent opportunity for grantees to share experiences, increase their knowledge base, build learning partnerships and form valuable relationships. Through these offerings, The Foundation’s grantee partners enhance their capacity, increase resources, strengthen governance practices, and, ultimately, improve service delivery and advocacy to low-income women and girls in New York City. In 2014, The Foundation partnered with the New York City Capacity Building Funder’s Collaborative to offer grantee partners the following workshops and trainings: Worker Center Legal Issues Lawyers Alliance
Advocacy Institute Maggie Williams
Succession Planning Carmen Rivera
Employment Law Lawyers Alliance
Affordable Housing 101 Center for Urban Pedagogy
Fiscal Management FMA
Advocacy – City Hall Wayne Ho
Changes in Lobbying Laws Lawyers Alliance
Zoning Law 101 Center for Urban Pedagogy
We are grateful to The New York Foundation; North Star Fund; Mertz Gilmore Foundation; Scherman Foundation; Stonewall Community Foundation, and United Way of New York City for their partnership in 2014. 39