Capacity Building Resources
Our goal is to connect nonprofits with the quality support services they need in order to fulfill their critical missions.
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Amplify Your Communications
Developed for an AMPT Up Your Org workshop by Christopher Paicely founder of Story Paced.
This infographic is derived from our Amplify Your Communications Workshop.
Stay connected:
Additional Resources:
Strategic Communication Plan Template, which walks you through how to prepare for the planning of a communications strategy. Feel free to make a copy of it.
All Marketers are Liars by Seth Godin
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Amplify Your Access To Capital
Developed for an AMPT Up Your Org workshop by Jocelyn Velazquez from IFF.
This infographic is derived from our Amplify Your Access To Capital workshop.
Stay connected:
Follow IFF on Linkedin!
Additional Resources:
Calculate your debt capacity using this Debt Capacity Analysis template.
Visit LISC: Bridging the Access to Capital Gap website.
IFF's Building a Team: Roles and Responsibilities for Nonprofit Facilities Projects.
Talk to a CDFI lender, such as IFF.
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Amplify Your Fundraising Workshop Infographic
Developed for an AMPT Up Your Org workshop by Más Allá Consulting.
This infographic is derived from our Amplify Your Fundraising workshop.
Stay connected:
Sign up for Más Allá’s newsletter for more fundraising insights and tips.
Additional Resources:
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Amplify Your Accounting 101
Developed for an AMPT Up Your Org workshop led by Tia Lewis.
This Accounting 101 is derived from our Amplify Your Accounting workshop.
Connect with Tia Lewis to gain more knowledge on 501c-3 tax filing and accounting, email her at naviertax@gmail.com.
Additional Resources:
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Amplify Your Operations Starter Guide
Developed for an AMPT Up Your Org workshop led by Lenise Lee.
This Operations starter guide is derived from our Ampt Up Your Operations workshop.
Connect with Lenise to gain more knowledge on your organizations operations by emailing her at lslee@collectiveinitiatives.org.
Additional Resources:
Forbes’ Best Accounting Software For Nonprofits 2023
G2’s Best Donor Management Software
Top10.com’s Top Project Management Software of 2023
Zapier’s The 8 best CRMs for small business in 2023
Oracle’s HRIS vs HRMS vs HCM - What are the differences?
Whatfix’ 16 Best HCM Software to Simplify People Management
World News Report’s Best Payroll Software of 2023
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501c-3 Tax Filing Starter Guide
Developed for an AMPT Up Your Org workshop led by Tia Lewis.
This 501c-3 tax filing starter guide is derived from our Ampt Up Your 501c-3 Tax Filing Workshop.
To learn more on how to prepare your 501c-3 taxes, you can watch the full Youtube workshop with this link.
Connect with Tia Lewis to receive additional support with taxes and accounting for your organization by emailing naviertax@gmail.com.
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Vision Statement
Developed for an AMPT Up Your Org workshop by Alberto Morales
A vision statement articulates a future state in the world. If your vision is met, your organization would have achieved its mission. It is the organization's North Star.
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Mission Statement
Developed for an AMPT Up Your Org workshop by Alberto Morales
Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) defines a mission statement as a concise explanation of the organization's reason for existence. It describes the organization's purpose and its overall intention.
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Executive Coaching
Developed for AMPT by Melanie Flores
AMPT: Advancing Nonprofits was created to provide targeted and effective capacity building support to small nonprofits on Chicago's West and South sides, prioritizing those led by and serving Black and Latinx communities. Our goal is to connect nonprofits with the quality support services they need in order to fulfill their critical missions. Executive Coaching is one of those supports.
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Logic Models
Developed for an AMPT Up Your Org workshop by Kheira Issaoui-Mansouri
Logic Models help communicate the program to people outside the program in a concise and compelling way.
It provides a tool to think about how multiple smaller activities can lead to a bigger picture, long-term change.
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6 Steps for Successful Fundraising and Grant Writing
Developed for an AMPT Up Your Org workshop by Jackie Williams
A nonprofit organization is dedicated to furthering a social cause or benefit. Nonprofits are required to demonstrate public support from numerous sources. Contributed income demonstrates that support. These are 6 steps to support in successful fundraising and grant writing for your organization.