Capacity Building Partners Overview
The practice of capacity building — which can strengthen individuals, organizations, strategy, and the field — is a lever that CZI uses alongside grantmaking to support the different sectors we serve. Our Capacity Building Partners support building organizational infrastructure and culture so that leaders and organizations are able to navigate change and drive lasting change.
Our Approach
Our investment in capacity building is rooted in supporting skills development for staff, stabilizing and growing organizations, and building the field of capacity builders at large. CZI offers grants, trainings, cohorts, and consulting services to help strengthen:
Individuals
Investing in a pipeline of emerging leaders through leadership development trainings, cohort-based learning, and 1:1 advising
Organizations
Strengthening an organization’s ability to make change and accelerate impact with trainings and cohorts that support organizational infrastructure, promote sustainable organizational culture, and provide professional development opportunities
Strategy
Supporting resource-sharing and collaboration among organizations, along with targeted strategic plan support
Field
Growing the field of capacity builders by investing in research on new models and curriculum that can support cross-sector power-building
For questions or requests, please contact: CapacityBuilding@chanzuckerberg.com
Training Sessions
The Capacity Building Partners offer weekly training sessions that are available to all our grantees and the public. New trainings are posted each month on a variety of topics, including: finance and operations, communications, fundraising, board development, facilitation, technology, people management, wellness and burnout, and more. You can opt-in to receive emails about the training sessions or inquire about future sessions by reaching out to: CapacityBuilding@chanzuckerberg.com.
Partners
“Thank you for putting together all these valuable offerings. You do a beautiful job of reacting to the needs of all the grantees!”
“This training was incredibly helpful and is one of the best webinars so far. A big shout out to Nicole Sanchez for framing the training around empathy, compassion, and equity.”
“Thank you! My staff is loving the trainings that CZI is hosting and recommending. It is lifting morale and helping our team find new and improved ways to work.”
“I'm really appreciating these trainings! Of the three I've attended so far, all have been high quality and I've been able to instantly put to use all I've learned.”
“The Capacity Building Program is an essential, community-responsive resource for non-profits of many sizes/locations/missions to skill up; rest more; center belonging; and do the work more effectively but with ease.”
“CZI's capacity building resources are such a valuable support to nonprofits! I have learned and been reminded of many best practices and new tools to implement at our organization. The broad and deep expertise of the capacity building trainers and the ability to access past sessions and connect in follow-up with the trainers takes our system and business operations to the next level.””
