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Receive a presentation on the Solano County Nonprofit Capacity Diagnostic Findings and recommendations from the report
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Public Hearing Required? Yes_____ No __X__
DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Departments of First 5 Solano and Health & Social Services (H&SS) recommend that the Board of Supervisors receive a presentation on the Solano County Nonprofit Capacity Diagnostic Findings and recommendations from the report.
SUMMARY:
First 5 Solano, in partnership with H&SS, has collaborated with Learning for Action to develop and conduct an assessment of Solano nonprofit capacity. The results of the assessment have been published in a report entitled "Solano County Nonprofit Capacity Diagnostic Findings." This report includes recommendations for future actions in the area of Solano nonprofit capacity building.
The assessment results and recommendations from this report are being presented as an informational item to the Board of Supervisors.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no financial impact associated with receiving this presentation. The costs associated with preparing the agenda item is nominal and absorbed by First 5 Solano's FY2017/18 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION:
In discussions regarding quality capacity building support and training for Solano nonprofits, First 5 Solano and Solano County H&SS determined that there was a need for a comprehensive survey to obtain current information from local nonprofits to inform how to best serve the needs of Solano nonprofits in the area organizational capacity building.
A Bay Area consulting group, Learning for Action, published the "Point the Way Capacity Building Landscape Study" which was completed for the Chicago area. In reviewing this report, it was noted that through this study and analysis, specific recommendations came forward that were tailored to the needs of the nonprofits in the Chicago area, and a similar study for Solano would be informative t...
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