BISCHOFF PERFORMANCE
IMPROVEMENT CONSULTING
Nonprofit Capacity Building
Our nonprofit capacity building services include consulting to support evidence-informed programming; nonprofit board development, including board assessment, member recruiting and training; fund development consulting, and upstream investment consulting. We excel in building capacity to support upstream investment and evidence-informed programming. We can help nonprofits and government agencies develop logic models, identify program related literature reviews, develop evaluation plans, and developing program manuals. Our capacity building services may include:
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Developing logic models
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Researching and creating program related literature reviews
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Developing evaluation plans and program manuals
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Nonprofit board development, assessment, recruiting and training
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Sonoma County Portfolio of Model Upstream Programs application development
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Technical report writing
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Establishment of governing boards
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Review of by-laws, board policies, and documents for best practices and desired skills
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Development and implementation of recruitment strategies as well as succession planning
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Committee structure evaluation and recommendation
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Development of communication, coaching and action plans to increase board and management competencies
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Portfolio review, analysis, reporting and services to ensure Brown Act compliance and Upstream Investment requirements
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Recommend, train and implement Upstream Investment strategies
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Development of multi-year project plans
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Identification of competencies and characteristics needed to achieve priorities and future growth
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Board recruitment; Identification of qualified board candidates to match organizational priorities; development of recruiting materials and protocols
Our Nonprofit Capacity Building experience includes:
Aligned Ceres Community Project programs with Sonoma County Upstream Investments
Client: Ceres Community Project, Sebastopol, California
Services: Developed a Resolution of Alignment document; prepared an application for Ceres Community Project's Healthy Meals Program and Teen Mentoring Programs to be a part of Sonoma County’s Portfolio of Model Upstream Programs as a Tier 3 Emerging Practices Program; final result was a Tier 3 program.
Board assessment and recommendations for best practices in board governance
Client: Disability Management Employer Coalition, San Diego, California
Services: Developed online board assessment, facilitated board retreat to discuss assessment results, revised bylaws, and created governance documents.
Aligned Forget Me Not Children’s Services' work-readiness program with Sonoma County Upstream Investments
Client: Forget Me Not Children's Services, Santa Rosa, California
Services: Developed a Resolution of Alignment document; prepared an application for Forget Me Not Children's Services' Foster Youth Mentoring Program to be a part of Sonoma County’s Portfolio of Model Upstream Programs as a Tier 3 Emerging Practices Program; final result was a Tier 3 program.
Developed, managed, and recruited board of directors for nonprofit that oversees Fort Ross State Park
Client: Fort Ross Conservancy, Jenner, California
Services: Identified competencies and characteristics needed to achieve key priorities and future growth; identified sources for funding qualified board candidates that matched FRC's priority needs; developed recruiting materials and protocol for how materials will be used; and recruited high quality, prospective board members.
Aligned La Luz Center's Triple P Parenting with Sonoma County Upstream Investments
Client: La Luz Center, Sonoma, California
Services: Developed a Resolution of Alignment document; prepared an application for La Luz Center's Triple P Parenting Program to be a part of Sonoma County’s Portfolio of Model Upstream Programs as a Tier 3 Emerging Practices Program; final result was a Tier 3 program.
Aligned Mentor Me's mentoring program with Sonoma County Upstream Investments
Client: Mentor Me, Petaluma, California
Services: Developed a Resolution of Alignment document; prepared an application for Mentor Me's school-based mentoring program to be a part of Sonoma County’s Portfolio of Model Upstream Programs as a Tier 3 Emerging Practices Program; final result was a Tier 3 program.
Aligned Sonoma Valley Education Foundation and Sonoma Valley Unified District's literacy program with Sonoma County Upstream Investments
Client: Sonoma Valley Education Foundation and Sonoma Valley Unified District, Sonoma, California
Services: Developed a Resolution of Alignment document; prepared an application for Sonoma Valley Education Foundation and Sonoma Valley Unified District's Grade Level Proficiency Program to be a part of Sonoma County’s Portfolio of Model Upstream Programs as a Tier 3 Emerging Practices Program; final result was a Tier 3 program.
Aligned Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance's mentoring program with Sonoma County Upstream Investments
Client: Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance, Sonoma, California
Services: Developed a Resolution of Alignment document; prepared an application for SVMA's School-Based Mentoring Program to be a part of Sonoma County’s Portfolio of Model Upstream Programs as a Tier 3 Emerging Practices Program; final result was a Tier 3 program.
Conducted board governance best practices consulting
Client: Sweetwater Spectrum, Sonoma, California
Services: Facilitate board retreat regarding life stages of a nonprofit and best practices for engaging advisory committees.
Conducted board assessment and aligned Sonoma Teen Services' work-readiness program with Sonoma County Upstream Investments
Client: Teen Services Sonoma, Sonoma, California
Services: Developed online board assessment, facilitated board retreat to discuss assessment results, developed a resolution of alignment document; prepared an application for Teen Services Sonoma's Ready to Work Program to be a part of Sonoma County’s Portfolio of Model Upstream Programs as a Tier 3 Emerging Practices Program; final result was a Tier 3 program.
