Capacity-Building Grants: Learn to Be a Self-Sustaining Nonprofit, Part 1

"We want to treat these organizations like small businesses — not just small agencies that get handouts — because they are small businesses. So we're going to ask them for things," Gagen says. "Do you have a board of directors? Do you have a website? Do you have collateral materials? Do you embark on PR campaigns? Do you have or are you developing a philanthropic campaign? These are the types of things any fledgling business would want to do."