Blue Ridge staff and our consultants are involved with each of our grantee’s planning and execution. We focus most intensively on helping organizations identify and track their measures of progress and impact, but our overall capacity-building efforts cover 11 areas critical to successful organizational development: Board; Communications; Financial Management; Fundraising; Evaluation & Assessment; Human Resources; Legal; Program Development; Real Estate & Facilities; Strategic Management; and, Technology.

Consulting & coaching. Blue Ridge and our partners will work closely with the directors of portfolio organizations on any program, management or administrative issue or problem.

Resource Bank. We maintain a Resource Bank of materials reflecting best practices in nonprofit management. The information in the Resource Bank is drawn from the experience of our portfolio as well as publications in the field. Most of the items in the Resource Bank are available online to anyone interested in viewing them.

Trainings and roundtables. Blue Ridge pays for staff of grantees to take part in training and professional development opportunities, and we can make referrals to outside firms and individuals who offer particular expertise. In addition, we invite speakers of interest to share their experiences and advice with our portfolio groups. These speaker sessions occur most often during the summer in conjunction with our intern season.