Welcome to Capacities, Inc.

What you do is important, but how you do it is at the heart of your success. Your expectations, experience and philosophies set the context for everything you do. Our consultants help you assess the current and desired state of your organizational culture, systems, and processes. We collaborate with your team to identify what’s working well, what needs improvement, and ways you can better define and implement your organization’s core values, goals and objectives.

Leadership and learning are essential to one another. Nonprofit leaders face a myriad of unconventional challenges every day. Whether you are a new executive or a seasoned professional, putting a growth-mindset to work for you is key to maximizing your impact - and your career satisfaction. Together, we identify professional and personal growth areas and tools for you - and your team - to help you achieve your desired goals.

While the last few years have shown us that the best laid plans can go right out the window due to external circumstances, setting strategic goals and measurements are still key drivers of a successful program or initiative. We can help you envision and organize a nimble strategic plan that gives your organization target outcomes with the flexibility to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.

One of our most innate human desires is to be heard. Having a safe, receptive, and collaborative communication partner is invaluable for talking through new ideas, addressing thorny obstacles, and brainstorming new paths to success. We provide a listening ear, a fresh perspective, and a bank of resources to help energize your natural problem-solving skills and abilities.

Operational systems are the backbone of successful implementation of any plan. Too often, “work just happens” and your systems develop piecemeal to meet an immediate need. But a little intention and organization can help you remove the frustrating procedural barriers that inevitably follow. Whether you are a new NPO, in the midst of a reorganization, or are at the top of your game, our team can help review and refresh of your operations to improve efficiencies and more effectively meet today’s “new normal.”

Nonprofit governance involves stewardship, leadership, and resource management. Good governance starts with the Board of Directors and is carried out by the Executives in your organization. But who exactly is supposed to do what, when - and how? We can help you define the Board’s roles and responsibilities, recruit and train the right board members, build lines of communication, and help your Board and management team set goals, elevate priorities, and maintain your organization’s vitality and viability.

The pursuit and procurement of grant funding is one of the most time consuming and yet essential elements of almost every nonprofit organization’s fundraising strategy. Constant attention to changing foundation priorities, deadlines, and available resources is necessary to be successful in using this strategy as part of a well rounded fundraising plan. Our team can do the ground work for you, and help you use the grant proposal process not just as a fund development tool, but as a cornerstone for your operational planning and implementation. Having raised more than $5 million in grant funds through hundreds of proposals, we have the expertise to help you position your organization for success.

“How are you going to sustain your organization after this {grant} {project} {donation} ends?” This is THE question that every investor in your organization wants to know. How will the work continue? We can help you envision a future where your organization is supported through multiple, differentiated sources of revenue, and help you outline how you will put those plans into place. Or, if you can’t see your way through to long-term sustainability, we can also help you realistically plan for ways to sunset or transition your organization when the time comes. Not every mission continues forever on the paths in which it began. Let us help you define the future you want to see for your organization.