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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> | '''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== | == 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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Latest revision as of 20:11, 2 September 2022
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
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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