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'''Capacity building''' describes "''strategies implemented to build knowledge and skills, often in the context of welcoming new people to a project, campaign, or movement; efforts to sustain and strengthen engagement through care work, opportunities to upskill, and community-based learning''." -Michelle Xie <ref>https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HC35f2kDXc8cgLYWc9_oUZmINoTfP3_I</ref> 
 
== Examples of capacity building ==
 
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*An ongoing buddy system that pairs new members with older ones to pass skills/knowledge
*Skill up/training opportunities
*Scheduled time off, social events for the team, member check-ins
*Community outreach
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See our list of reasons groups might struggle with [https://en.wiki.lehub.ca/index.php/Diagnosing_low_group_capacity  low capacity here]. You can find more tips relevant to capacity building in our [https://en.wiki.lehub.ca/index.php/Navigating_turnover_in_student_groups guide to navigating turnover].</div>
 
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Capacity building describes "strategies implemented to build knowledge and skills, often in the context of welcoming new people to a project, campaign, or movement; efforts to sustain and strengthen engagement through care work, opportunities to upskill, and community-based learning." -Michelle Xie [1]

Examples of capacity building

  • An ongoing buddy system that pairs new members with older ones to pass skills/knowledge
  • Skill up/training opportunities
  • Scheduled time off, social events for the team, member check-ins
  • Community outreach


See our list of reasons groups might struggle with low capacity here. You can find more tips relevant to capacity building in our guide to navigating turnover.


If you have any suggested revisions or additional resources to share related to the above content, please email them to kenzie@lehub.ca.


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  1. ↑ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HC35f2kDXc8cgLYWc9_oUZmINoTfP3_I
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