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Building the Capacity of Capacity Builders: A Study of Management Support and Field-Building Organizations in the Nonprofit Sector by Paul Connolly and Peter York. The Conservation Company. Jun 2003.

Built to Change: Catalytic Capacity-Building in Nonprofit Organizations by Audrey Newman. Sabbatical Report to David and Lucile Packard Foundation and The Nature Conservancy. 2001.

Capacity Building for Faith-Based Social Service Organizations. The Forbes Funds. 2003.

Capacity Building for Smaller Foundations: Making an Investment in Ourselves by Allison Sampson. Annie E. Casey Foundation. 2004.

Effective Capacity Building in Nonprofit Organizations. Venture Philanthropy Partners. 2001.

Evaluating Capacity-Building Efforts for Nonprofit Organizations. Paul Connolly and Peter York. 2002.

Nonprofit "Capacity-Building Orientation": The Role of Learning in Building Nonprofit Performance. The Forbes Funds. Oct 2005.

Results of an Inquiry into Capacity Building Programs for Nonprofit Programs by Susan Doherty and Steven E. Mayers. Feb 2003.

Service Clustering: Building Cohesive Public Service Capacity. Tropman Reports. 2005.

Why Engage? Understanding the Incentive to Build Nonprofit Capacity. Compiled by Judith L. Millesen and Angela L. Bies. Tropman Fund for Nonprofit Research and the Forbes Fund.

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Note: This list of resources, which ACC CCBNO has adapted and will continue to add to, is started with the Bibliography found in Nonprofit & Volunteer Capacity Study: An Analysis of the Nonprofit and Capacity Building Industries in Central Texas (2006) served as the basis for many of the references noted below. It is the work of students from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin & The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, coordinated by Dr. Angela Bies of Texas A&M and Dr. Sarah Jane Rehnborg of University of Texas at Austin Their report is also available electronically at rgkcenter.utexas.edu/research or http://bush.tamu.edu/academics/mpsa/capstone/projects/nonprofitvolunteercapacity.pdf

Abernathy, J., & Fine, A. (n.d.) Echoes from the field: Proven capacity-building principles for nonprofits. Retrieved November 9, 2005, from http://www.envsc.org/bestpractices.pdf

Alexander, J. (1999, Fall). The impact of devolution on nonprofits: A multiphase study of social service organizations. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 10(1), 57-70.

Anft, M., & Lipman, H. (2003, May). How Americans give. Chronicle of Philanthropy, 15(14), 6-10. Authenticity Consulting. (n.d.) Capacity building for nonprofits. Retrieved November 17, 2005, from http://www.np-org-dev.com

Backer, T. E. (2000). Strengthening nonprofits: Capacity building and philanthropy. Encino, CA: Human Interaction Research Institute.

Backer, T. E., & Barbell, I. (2004). Models for local infrastructure. The Nonprofit Quarterly, Special Infrastructure Issue, 50–56.

Backer, T. E., & Bare, J. (2000). Going to the next level. Foundation News & Commentary, 41(5). Retrieved November 16, 2005, from Business Source Premier database.

Backer, T. E., & Oshima, M. (2004). The state of nonprofit capacity building in Los Angeles. LosAngeles: UCLA.

Baumann, H. J., Lowell, S., Mallick, S., & Okonkwo, M. (1999). Consulting to nonprofits: Anindustry analysis. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School.

Bauman, K. J., & Graf, N. L. (2003, August). Educational attainment: 2000 (Census 2000 Brief No. 24). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and StatisticsAdministration, U.S. Census Bureau.

Blumenthal, B. (2003). Investing in capacity building: A guide to high-impact approaches. New York: The Foundation Center.

Bies, A. & Millesen, J. (2005). Nonprofit “capacity-building orientation”: The role of learning in building nonprofit performance. Pittsburgh: Tropman Fund for Nonprofit Research atthe Forbes Funds.

Boris, E. T. (2001). Next steps for building capacity in nonprofit organizations. In Carol J. De Vita & Cory Fleming (Eds.), Building capacity in nonprofit organizations (pp. 85–91). Washington, DC: The Urban Institute.

Brown, D. L., & Moore, M. H. (2001). Accountability, strategy, and international
nongovernmental organizations. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 30(3), 569– 587.

Brudney, J. L. (2000). The effective use of volunteers: Best practices for the public sector. Lawand Contemporary Problems, 62(4), 219–255.

Brudney, J. L., & Kellough, J. E. (2000). Volunteers in state government: Involvement,
management and benefits. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 29(1), 111–130.

Cigler, B. A. (1984). Small city and rural governance: The changing environment. Public
Administration Review, 44(6), 540–545. Retrieved November 10, 2005, from JSTOR
database.

Connolly, P. & York, P. (2003). Building the capacity of capacity builder: A study of
management support and field-building organizations in the nonprofit sector.
Philadelphia: The Conservation Company.

Constantine, T. (2000, Fall). The University of Delaware’s nonprofit capacity building program:
Notes from the field. Nonprofit Community Resource Center. Retrieved November 11,
2005, from The University of Delaware, Nonprofit Community Resource Center Web
site: http://www.udel.edu/ncrc/JBDF_article.html

Cordes, J., Henig, J. R., & Twombly, E. C. (2000). Nonprofit human service providers in an era
of privatization: Organizational adaptation to changing environments in three policy
areas. In Nonprofits in urban America. Westport, CT: Quorum Books. (Reprinted from
Nonprofits in urban America, by R. C. Hula & C. Jackson-Elmoore)

De Vita, C. J., & Fleming, C. (Eds.). (2001). Building capacity in nonprofit organizations.
Washington, DC: The Urban Institute. Retrieved November 15, 2005, from
http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=410093

Doherty, S., & Mayer, S. (2003). Results of an inquiry into capacity building programs for
nonprofit programs. Minneapolis: Effective Communities Project.

Dolan, D. A. (2002). Training needs of administrators in the non-profit sector: What are they and
how should we address them? Non-profit Management and Leadership, 12(3), 277–292.

Draper, L. (2000). How to ‘do’ capacity building. Foundation News & Commentary, 41(5), 32.
Retrieved November 15, 2005, from EBSCO Host database.

Eisenberg, P. (2000). The nonprofit sector in a changing world. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector
Quarterly, 29(2), 325–330.

Ellis, S. J. (1996). From the top down: The executive role in volunteer program success.
Philadelphia: Energize, Inc.

FEMA Recovery Division. (2006, March 1). FEMA: Reported locations of Hurricane
Katrina/Rita applicants. Retrieved March 9, 2006, from FEMA Web site:
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/hazard/hurricane/2005katrina/metro_stats.pdf

Foundation Center. (2006). Top funders – Top 100 U.S. foundations by asset size. Retrieved
March 13, 2006, from http://fdncenter.org/findfunders/topfunders/top100assets.html

Greene, S. G. (2001). Getting the basics right. Chronicle of Philanthropy, 13(14), 1. Retrieved
November 15, 2005, from EBSCO Host database.

Grosenick, L. E. (1973). The administration of the new federalism: Objectives and issues.
Washington: American Society for Public Administration.

Hager, M. A. (2004). Volunteer management capacity in America’s charities and congregations:
a briefing report. Washington, D.C.: The Urban Institute. Retrieved November 15, 2005,
from http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=410963

Hager, M. A., & Brudney, J. L. (2004). Volunteer management: Practices and retention of
volunteers. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute.

Hange, J. S., Seevers, B. S., & VanLeeuwen, D. (2001). 4-H youth development extension
agents’ attitudes toward volunteer management competencies. Las Cruces, NM: New
Mexico State University.

Hansberry, J. (2002). Nonprofit organizational capacity comparison of Allegheny County, PA
and Denver County, CO. Pittsburgh: Tropman Fund for Nonprofit Research at the Forbes
Funds.

Houchin, S. & Nicholson, H. J. (2002). Holding ourselves accountable: Managing by outcomes
in Girls Incorporated. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 31(2), 271-277.

Independent Sector. (2001). Giving and volunteering in the United States 2001. Retrieved April
10, 2006, from http://www.independentsector.org/PDFs/GV01keyfind.pdf

Jacobs, B. (2001). Echoes from the field: Proven capacity-building principles for nonprofits
[Brochure]. Washington, DC: Innovation Network, Inc. Retrieved November 15, 2005,
from http://www.envsc.org/bestpractices.pdf

Jones, W. A., & Doss, C. B., Jr. (1978). Local officials’ reaction to federal “capacity-building”.
Public Administration Review, 38(1), 64–49. Retrieved November 10, 2005, from JSTOR
database.

Kearns, K. (2004). From the field: Management-capacity building in the Pittsburgh region.
Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 14(4).

Kearns, K. (2000). [Review of the book High performance nonprofit organizations: Managing
upstream for greater impact]. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 29, 334–337.
Retrieved November 15, 2005, from SAGE Publications database.

Light, P. C. (2000). Making nonprofits work: A report on the tides of nonprofit management.
Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution.

Light, P. C. (2005). Facing the futures: Building robust nonprofits in the Pittsburgh region.
Pittsburgh: The Forbes Funds.

Light, P. C. & Hubbard, E. T. (2004). The capacity building challenge: A research perspective.
New York: The Foundation Center.

Lindenberg, M. (1999). Declining state capacity, voluntarism, and the globalization of the notfor-
profit sector. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 28(4), 147–167.

Mayer, R. N. (2000). Capacity building begins at home. Foundation News & Commentary,
41(5). Retrieved November 16, 2005, from Business Source Premier database.

McKinsey & Company. (2001). Effective capacity building in nonprofit organizations. Reston,
VA: Venture Philanthropy Partners. Retrieved November 15, 2005, from
http://vppartners.org/learning/reports/capacity/full_rpt.pdf

McNamara, C., MBA, Ph.D. (1999). Capacity building (Nonprofit). Retrieved November 15,
2005, from http://www.managementhelp.org/org_perf/capacity.htm

Millesen, J. & Bies, A. (2004). An analysis of the Pittsburgh region’s capacity-building
“industry”. Pittsburgh: Tropman Fund for Nonprofit Research at the Forbes Funds.
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Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation (Ed.). (n.d.). Lessons from the street: Capacity building and
replication. Washington, DC: Editor. Retrieved November 15, 2005, from
http://www.eisenhowerfoundation.org/aboutus/publications/fr_lessons.html

Moore, M. (2000). Managing for value: Organizational strategy in for-profit, nonprofit, and
governmental organizations. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 29, 183-208.Retrieved November 15, 2005, from SAGE Publications database.

Musick, M. (2005, May). Volunteering and money giving in Texas. The Investigator, 1(3).
Retrieved March 13, 2006, from The University of Texas, RGK Center for Philanthropy
and Community Service Web site:
http://rgkcenter.utexas.edu/investigator/archives/investigator_2005may.pdf

National Center for Charitable Statistics. (2004). Number of nonprofit organizations in the
United States 1996-2004. Unpublished raw data. Retrieved November 14, 2005, from
http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/profile1.php?state=US

Rehnborg, S. J., Fallon, C. K., & Hinerfeld, B.J. (2002). Investing in volunteerism: The impact of
service initiatives in selected Texas state agencies. Austin: University of Texas at Austin.

Salamon, L. M. (1999). America’s nonprofit sector: A primer (2nd ed.). New York: The
Foundation Center.

Salamon, L. M., & Anheier, H. K. (1998). Toward a common classification. In L. M. Salamon &
H. K. Anheier, (Eds.), Defining the nonprofit sector: A cross-national analysis. (pp. 51-
100). Manchester: Manchester University Press.

Szabat, K., Ph.D., & Otten, L., Ph.D. (n.d.). Mapping nonprofit capacity builders: A study by
LaSalle University’s Nonprofit Center. Retrieved November 15, 2005, from
http://www.np-org-dev.com/survey.doc

Tang, Y., King, C. T., Brown, E., Ryan, K., & Hershey, S. (2006, February). A profile of the
capital area community: A draft report for the United Way Capital Area. Austin, TX:
Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, University of Texas at Austin,
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.

Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations. (n.d.). The Texas nonprofit sector 2000: More
than charity. Retrieved March 2, 2006, from
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Texas Workforce Commission. (n.d.). County narrative profiles. Retrieved March 2, 2006, from
SOCRATES database.

Theisen, M., Paine, H., Cobb, L., Lyons-Mayer, M., & Pope, D. (2003). Arizona nonprofit
capacity building initiative final report. Tempe, AZ: Arizona Nonprofit Capacity
Building Initiative Executive Committee.

Warren, C. R., & Aronson, L. R. (1981). Sharing management capacity: Is there a federal
responsibility? Public Administration Review, 41(3), 81–387. Retrieved November 10,
2005, from JSTOR database.

United Way Capital Area. (2005). United Way Capital Area 2003/��2004 annual report
[Brochure]. Austin, TX: United Way Capital Area.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2005, December 9). Volunteering in the United States, 2005.

Washington, DC: Department of Labor. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population
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U.S. Census Bureau. (2006, January 12). State and county quickfacts: Texas. Retrieved March 2,
2006, from U.S. Census Bureau Web site
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Wing, K. T. (2004). Assessing the effectiveness of capacity-building initiatives: Seven issues for
the field. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 33, 153-160. Retrieved November
15, 2005, from SAGE Publications database.

Young, L., & Silverberg, B. (2004, January). Realizing the community college mission and
vision through the leveraging of community resources via the Center for Community-
Based and Nonprofit Organizations at Austin Community College. Community College
Journal of Research & Practice, 28(1), 67-68.

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