The Core Capacity Assessment Tool (CCAT)
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CCAT Now Offers Dynamic Benchmarking What can you learn from your peers?
Ever
wonder how your organization stacks up to others in the field? Whether your
organization is large or small, serves urban or rural communities, is a
start-up or celebrating its 100th anniversary, it can be helpful to
assess your progress with the knowledge of how other organizations are
performing.
TCC
Group's Core
Capacity Assessment Tool (CCAT), an online survey that measures
nonprofit effectiveness, now brings
real-time benchmarking capabilities that can enhance an organization's
understanding of its strengths and weaknesses, as well as inform strategic
planning efforts. Nonprofits
can confidentially compare themselves to other nonprofits based on
self-selected criteria such as budget, type of service, and delivery model
(direct service, policy advocacy, etc.) Organizations choose the
benchmarking criteria and can run as many comparisons as they like.
The
national CCAT database consists of more than 2,000 nonprofit organizations that
have taken the survey. These organizations represent the full spectrum of
nonprofit sub-sectors and range from small, grassroots organizations to
institutions with multi-million dollar budgets.
If your organization has already completed the CCAT, click here to begin the benchmarking process.
If your organization has not taken the CCAT, and if you would like to learn more, please click here.

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Upcoming Events & Conferences
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Free Webinar: Dynamic Planning in a Changing Environment Tuesday,
September 28, 2010 1pm Eastern
Wherever you look, there are more demands and fewer
resources. So, how do you approach planning? In today's economy, a
dynamic strategic plan can help a nonprofit clarify objectives, focus on
its core mission, and adapt to change. 
In this free webinar, TCC Group
Vice President Shelly Kessler and Associate Director Anne Sherman explain how the best planning
processes are those that are fluid and flexible, take in new information, and
apply new learning. Register here to learn how a new
approach to strategic planning can strengthen your organization.
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Join TCC Group at the Association of Small Foundations Conference
Senior
Vice President Paul Connolly will lead a half-day learning lab focusing
on "Identifying Winning Nonprofits" at the Association of Small Foundations National Conference in Austin on October 12.  Connolly says,
"Choosing grantees is one of most critical variables in the success of your
giving." Through case studies and stories from funders, his three-hour session
will examine strategies and critical questioning skills to help
identify successful nonprofits. Attendees will learn how to pick organizations
that have the most promise for impact and how to use giving to maximize their
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Peter York Presents at the Alliance for Nonprofit Management Conference
Join
TCC Group Senior Vice President and Director of Research Peter York to  discuss
"Service as a Capacity Building Solution" at the Alliance for Nonprofit Management conference in St. Louis, MO, on October 6 - 8. This
plenary session will
also feature presenters Gretchen
Van der Veer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and Aaron
Hurst, President and Founder of the Taproot Foundation. With more than 30 sessions and workshops, the
Alliance's annual conference is designed by and for nonprofit capacity
builders, nonprofit leaders, grantmakers, and academics to provide the resources
and tools that will enhance nonprofits' effectiveness.
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Evaluation: An Essential Tool for Strategic Learning
When used well, evaluative data is a powerful tool for advancing
grantmakers' and nonprofits' strategic learning. Evaluative data-whether
in the form of a formal evaluation or grantee reports-can help
grantmakers and their grantees explore the impact of their work and
discover how to improve results. Evaluation is much more than an
accountability tool; it is part of a continuous learning process that
guides decision-making and planning. Join TCC Group's Peter York and Jared Raynor and the Northern California Grantmakers to learn how to make evaluative data part of a strategic learning
process that supports both funder and grantee performance, by using core
principles and practices that apply to foundations of all sizes. In
this interactive session, participants will have time to share some of
their own best practices for leveraging evaluation for learning and will
also leave with concrete ideas and techniques to use. Date: October 19, 2010 Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM (Pacific) Location: The California Endowment, Oakland, California
For more information or to register, please click here.
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