Current Capacity Building Assets
These are areas where we hope to assist nonprofits. Please contact OICF with questions about any of the below Capacity Building assets.
Leadership Assets
- Introduction to Board Service Workshops
- Board Source: a national organization working to strengthen nonprofit board leadership
- Executive Director transitions and searches
- Board Self-assessment tools
- NELI (University of Washington’s Non-profit Exec Leadership Institute)
Management Assets
- Facilitation
- Strategic Planning Support
- Metrics Workshop
- Coaching / mentoring
- Hiring Support / HR
- Performance Review Templates / HR
Organization Assets
- Financial Workshops: What Board Members Need to Know about Not-for-Profit Finance and Accounting by Jacobson Jarvis
- Referral to Financial Professionals
- NPIP: Insurance Pool (i.e. D&O Insurance Pool)
- Performance Review Templates
- Auditor meetings
- OICF’s non-profit subject library
Operations Assets
- Mailing permit (bulk mail)
- List Serve – email list of Island nonprofits
- County-Wide Compensation Survey
- Meeting Spaces
- Lending Materials (easels, large format paper, recording devices, etc.)
Volunteer Assets
- Referrals
- Nonprofit Directory
Advocacy / Marketing Assets
- OICF Blog, Newsletter, Social Media, Press Releases
- Sector Meetings & Conversations
- Storytelling Workshops
Fundraising Assets
- Fundraising workshops
- Grant Writing
- Grant Station – now available at the Orcas Public Library
- Endowment Management
Technology Assets
- Quickbooks
- GiftWorks
- TechSoup: Technology resource aimed at nonprofit organizations featuring NPO discounts, discussions, articles, and recommendations
- Survey Monkey
- Social Media