Investing in Capacity Building: A Guide to High-Impact Approaches

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Summary: Practical look at why capacity building is difficult
Review: Like many others, I assumed that building nonprofit capacity was a wise investment. Blumenthal describes how easily capacity building efforts can go awry, using both research and examples from real programs. She goes on to describe a number of interesting capacity building programs that avoid some of the pitfalls. While the problems described are very common, this is the first analysis I have found that offers alternatives.
This book offers important insights for foundations interested in funding capacity building work, consultants who work with nonprofits and nonprofit executive directors and trustees.