Capacity building

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

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.

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

Back to Homepage