Small nonprofits change lives every day with impactful solutions to local challenges. But the work of building a sustainable organization often falls on the Executive Director who juggles every role at once and Board members who are volunteering their time. This is one of the most common — and overlooked — challenges in the nonprofit sector. The demands of running an organization can easily overwhelm the mission it was built to serve, and without the right infrastructure and support, even the most promising nonprofits can struggle to grow.

Building a strong, sustainable organization takes time, expertise, and resources that most small nonprofits are still working hard to secure.

That’s where we come in.

Fair Chance offers free capacity building programs that help leaders build the systems, strategies, and structures their organizations need to thrive. No matter where you are in your journey, we join you there.

• Nonprofit leaders: Get practical, customized, free support to strengthen your organization — from governance and planning to operations and fundraising.
• Funders: Amplify the impact of your investments by providing your grantees with proven capacity building support – so your dollars go further.

• Open to nonprofits serving children, youth, and families in Washington, DC and Prince George’s County, MD.
• An 8-month engagement that aligns leadership and organizational practices to build strong foundations for nonprofits with budgets between $50K – $250K
• Focused on strengthening capacity in two of the following areas: Board Development, Fundraising, Leadership & Management, and Program Evaluation
• Application by invitation only. To be considered, you can request a Partnership Consultation with a member of our team

• Open to nonprofits serving children, youth, and families in Washington, DC
• A 12-month engagement to strengthen organizational leadership and systems to foster sustainability and growth
• Focuses on strengthening capacity in four of the following areas: Board Development, Financial Management, Fundraising, Human Resources, Leadership Development, Outreach & Communications, Planning & Strategy, and/or Program Evaluation
• Application by invitation only. To be considered, you can request a Partnership Consultation with a member of our team

Fair Chance is committed to the sustainability and growth of our nonprofit partners – even after the partnership program is completed. Our vibrant alumni network has access to a suite of Network Services offerings such as Legal Services, Executive Director Learning Community, E-Forum, Alumni Resource Support Hub (ARCH), and Boston Consulting Group Fellows Program.

• Open to grantees of private and corporate funders that contract with Fair Chance to develop customized capacity building programs or one-off services.
• A range of services, including workshops with individualized TA communities of practice, leadership coaching, assessment of grantees’ capacity with our proprietary assessment, and partnership programs.