| dc.contributor.advisor | Bies, Angela | |
| dc.creator | Flowers, Maggie | |
| dc.creator | Jones, Kimberly | |
| dc.creator | Hilborn, Rachel | |
| dc.creator | Morisseau, Ainsley | |
| dc.creator | Pearson, Kenneth | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-07-20T20:22:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-07-20T20:22:41Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/97011 | |
| dc.description | This capstone group conducted an analysis of the nonprofit capacity-building "industry" in Minnesota. (The nonprofit capacity-building "industry" comprises the consultants, private and nonprofit firms, management support organizations, and academic centers that provide technical assistance and leadership training to nonprofits.) It was a replication of studies by Dr. Angela Bies in Pittsburgh during 2004-2005 and of a Central Texas capstone during 2005-2006. This capstone project contributed to a growing interest in measuring the effectiveness of nonprofit capacity-building efforts and the degree to which those efforts influence nonprofit organizational effectiveness. The general purpose of the project was to provide information about effective strategies and interventions to strengthen nonprofit management and organizational capacity, the types of challenges nonprofit organizations and providers face in building capacity, and the degree to which there were unmet needs in the region. | en |
| dc.description | A multi-method approach was utilized including a survey administered to nonprofits by both an online and paper questionnaire; interviews with a representative sample of capacity building providers, policy makers, and funders; and focus groups with nonprofit executives. Results were also compared to the results obtained in the Pittsburgh and Central Texas studies. | en |
| dc.description | This project addressed substantial gaps in both the practitioner-oriented and academic literature because it provided a comprehensive, empirically derived understanding of the link between capacity-building efforts and organizational change. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Jon Pratt is regularly listed as one of the "50 Most Influential People in the Nonprofit Sector" by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. MCN is one of the earliest statewide nonprofit associations, with a professional research staff and an international reputation, operating in a highly robust state nonprofit economy and mature nonprofit sector. A second client is the Forbes Funds located in Pittsburgh, PA, an influential foundation in the world of philanthropy and capacity building. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.title | An Analysis of Nonprofit Capacity-Building 'Industry' in Minnesota | en |
| dc.type | Other | en |
| dc.contributor.sponsor | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN), led by Jon Pratt | |
