CERTIFICATE IN ASSESSING NONPROFIT CAPACITY
Organizational capacity is the engine behind every nonprofit’s ability to deliver on its mission. This certificate helps you assess where your people, programs, and processes stand today—and gives you the tools to build a stronger, more sustainable infrastructure for tomorrow.
Through the 9 courses included in this certificate, you’ll learn how to evaluate and strengthen your nonprofit’s internal capacity, align your goals, and launch team-wide efforts that support long-term growth.
Get clear on what organizational capacity is (and isn’t), and how it serves as the foundation for effectiveness and mission progress.
Explore key indicators across people, programs, and processes—and how to make sense of assessment data, even when it’s unexpected.
Revisit SMART goals and explore additional frameworks like OKRs, one-word goal-setting, and goal pyramids to guide your capacity-building work.
Learn how to launch capacity initiatives that involve the full team, foster buy-in, and create meaningful, measurable improvements.
Learn how to assess and strengthen your nonprofit’s foundation for long-term success.
Each certificate includes nine bite-sized, 15-minute courses packed with video lessons, reflection exercises, knowledge checks, and interactive activities. Even better? They're fully mobile-friendly, so you can learn anytime, anywhere—right from your phone or tablet.
Incorporating 9 micro-learning courses, learning checks, and a reflective workbook.
Checking your savvy on 5 related leadership competencies.
Complete the coursework for both a brag-worthy certificate of completion plus 3 CFRE points.
Thousands of nonprofit professionals have completed courses and certificates on the Merit® Nonprofit Professional Development platform. Here are just a few of their thoughts.
I’ve done capacity assessments before, but this gave me a new lens and real-world tools.
- Devon P., Santa Cruz, CA
This certificate helped us finally put language to the gaps we were feeling in our work.
- Samantha G., Providence, RI
A great starting point—and surprisingly practical for everyone on our team.
- Tony A., Kansas City, MO
Build stronger systems, smarter goals, and a more aligned team—starting today.
Merit® is a signature product of the Nonprofit Help Center, a company founded in 2018 by Dr. Emilie Socash. The Nonprofit Help Center team helps nonprofits and the people who power them go from mission impossible to mission unstoppable with a just-for-nonprofits suite of capacity-building solutions, fixing what's holding them back.
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