Nonprofit Capacity Building: A Multiple-Capitals Approach
Elizabeth Castillo, writing for the summer 2019 edition of the Nonprofit Quarterly, discusses capacity building through a lens of different kinds of capital:
A multiple-capitals approach can help nonprofit organizations build capacity dependably and systematically across multiple levels. Further, this approach offers a cohesive and compelling rationale to support strategic decision making and present a clear case for philanthropic support. Developing tangible and intangible forms of capital resources (e.g., social, political, spiritual, and reputational) through the design of multiple capitals is a promising systematic framework for organizational, community, and sector capacity-building efforts.
