Get the most out of your grantmaking Authors Paul Connolly Vice President Conservation Companyampampnbspand Carol LukasampampnbspPresident Fieldstone Allianceampampnbspsynthesize the most recent capacitybuilding practice and research into a collection of strategies steps and examples that funders can use to get started on or improve their funding to strengthen nonprofits. Who this book is for Funders new to capacity building looking for stepbystep guidance Funders with years of capacity building experience looking for new approaches and examples of other funders approaches A range of grantmakers including venture philanthropists community foundations family foundations corporate foundations and government funders Funders wishing to expand their work to address community needs locally nationally or outside the U.S. Consultants trainers management support organizations and other capacity builders Benefits youll get Learn compelling reasons for investing in capacity building Understand the basic types of capacity building activities Find out what other foundations are doing Get a range of costs for various types of support Clarify your roles and responsibilities in using power and resources developing expectations and coordinating with others Follow a 4step process to develop implement and evaluate a grantmaking plan for capacity building Choose among 7 widelyused strategies for building the capacity of nonprofits Discover how to coordinate the roles of funder nonprofit organization and capacity builder This handson guide also includes dozens of examples worksheets and information for organization assessment tools capacity building providers and publishers.