Capacity-Building - Best Practices
The Alliance for Nonprofit Management, Washington, DC, USA, is a professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to improving the management and governance capacity of nonprofits, in order to assist nonprofits in fulfilling their mission. More information is available at: http://www.allianceonline.org/.
Capacity Building Institutes, supported by the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, aims to build the capacity of stakeholders to create opportunities for youth with disabilities so that they can achieve successful futures. The institutes adopt a "train-the-trainer" approach and develop materials for multiple types of users including technical assistance providers, dissemination centers, regional resource centers, state and local agencies, and others. More information is available at: http://www.ncset.org/institutes/default.asp.
Disability Funders Network (DFN), Midlothian, Virginia, USA, is a national membership and philanthropic advocacy organization that seeks equality and rights for disabled individuals and communities by bridging disability, community and philanthropic resources. It promotes awareness, support, and inclusion of people with disabilities and disability issues in grant-making programs and organizations.
More information is available at: http://www.disabilityfunders.org/.
The Self-Help Connection, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, is a non-profit organization set up to promote self-help groups. Its work in the area of capacity-building includes development of projects/programs to: meet the health needs of specific health populations; help individuals set up, lead, and maintain self-help groups; assist professionals in setting up support groups and peer support networks. More information is available at: http://www.selfhelpconnection.ca/.
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