Kathleen P. Enright: Building Non-Profit Resilience: Strong Roots in a Harsh Climate

Kathleen P. Enright: Building Non-Profit Resilience: Strong Roots in a Harsh Climate: For those of us who work in philanthropy, we are continually looking for how we can strengthen organizations that operate in their own types of droughts -- environments where their services are often most critical when funding is scarce, as demonstrated unambiguously by the recent financial crisis. Working in this type of environment requires strong roots. Yet all too often, grantmakers are focused on seeing immediate results from their grants neglecting the foundational roots that build the resilience required to sustain a non-profit organization for the long-term. As a result, grantees go without proper support for capacity building.