Workshops, Trainings and Networking Events Strengthen Local Nonprofits
Programs help nonprofits build capacity for long-term stability and growth.
In 2024, The Foundation’s capacity building program offered 65 different workshops and trainings to nonprofit leaders, staff, board members and volunteers, welcoming more than 1,200 attendees representing 292 organizations.
Topics included finances, grant writing, artificial intelligence, board development and communications.
Representatives from 11 organizations joined a year-long diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging learning cohort that resulted in building community, sharing and customized projects to advance equity within each organization.
More than 50 organizations received support to work with a consultant on specific projects to build capacity for long-term stability and growth.
The Foundation offers a variety of workshops for nonprofit professionals and board volunteers serving Greater New Haven and the Valley throughout the year. Sessions are designed to strengthen the leadership, management and adaptive capacities of nonprofits large and small, from those who are just starting out to longstanding organizations.
