Designing Your Work Day (CHEROKEE)
Four Core Capacities
There are four key capacities every nonprofit needs in order to manage and deliver high quality services.
These Core Capacities are based on the research of TCC group to identify what contributes most to nonprofit effectiveness.
Listed below is a description of these elements and how they show up in organizations. Please click on each of the four topics to link to more detailed information on what each capacity means for your nonprofit.
Leadership Capacity is the ability of organizational leaders to inspire, prioritize, make decisions, provide direction, and innovate - all in an effort to achieve the organization's mission. Click here for a full description.
Adaptive Capacity is the ability of a nonprofit organization to monitor, assess, and respond to internal and external changes. In broader terms, this really means learning as you go and adapting to change. Research shows that leadership and learning are the two most important factors in determining long-term sustainability. Click here for a full description.
Management Capacity is the ability of a nonprofit organization to ensure the effective and efficient use of organizational resources. The translation? Having the systems, routines, practices and procedures that enable you to be efficient and cost-effective. Click here for a full description.
Operational Capacity is the ability of a nonprofit organization to implement key organizational and programmatic functions. Simply put, it's the having the right people, skills, space and stuff. Click here for a full description.
