Human Capacity Building

Community, organizational, or role-specific programs which enable individuals to improve their leadership, management, and organizing skills. Programs range from individual skill development and practice to engaging with others, building teams, and influencing outcomes at the organizational or community level. Audiences include local government officials, community leaders, organizational leaders, community event planners.

Example program topics: leadership development; local government education; civic engagement, public deliberation, analysis of public issues; volunteerism; cultural traditions; leading or facilitating community conversations


The Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing (BGGW) workshop is an award-winning two-day in-person training in which participants draft a proposal, give and receive feedback on each other’s proposal, search for funders, and learn the importance of building relationships with partners and funders. The BGGW workshop is an efficient, economical, evidence-based…