August 7, 2003 | Read Time: 1 minute
A Nonprofit Space Odyssey: a Capital Projects Primer offers advice for nonprofit organizations considering a building or expansion project. CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, a consulting firm in San Jose, Calif., and San Francisco, and the Silicon Valley Council on Nonprofits, in San Jose, suggest that before beginning a capital campaign, a charity should ensure that it has enough start-up money to investigate possible sites and plan a new project. It also needs to assess the likelihood that it can raise the necessary contributions from its pool of donors and to make sure that its leaders have fund-raising experience and a knowledge of real estate. The guide discusses how to gain financial support through grants, loans, and program-related investments from community-development organizations, foundations, and government agencies, and it lists the Web sites of such groups in Northern California. The booklet also discusses the merits of joining with other organizations to share office space.
Publisher: CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, Silicon Valley, 1922 The Alameda, Suite 212, San Jose, Calif. 95126; (408) 248-9505; fax (408) 248-9504; info@compasspoint.org; http://www.compasspoint.org; 20 pages; $1, or free for download on the organization’s Web site.
