Capacity Building
TSC offers Capacity Building (CB) at no cost to trans and gender nonconforming-led (TGNC-led) organizations, with a priority for BIPOC-led organizations.
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At TSC, we provide the support that TGNC-led organizations need.
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You are the expert on your community's needs, and you've done amazing work to uplift your community and build community power.
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You might be at a point where you're ready to take your organization's work to the next level, but you're not quite sure how to do so.
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Maybe you want executive coaching to develop your leadership, or maybe you want to write stronger grant proposals and prepare your budget with greater confidence, or maybe you're thinking about a new website. Maybe you wish you had a database to keep track of your clients and donors, or maybe you'd like help with curriculum design or leveling up your public speaking.
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TSC is here to help.
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All of our expert coaches identify as TGNC, and the majority identify as BIPOC. Our coaching is by our community, for our community.
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Our coaching is tailored to each organization's needs. You'll have an intake call to discuss your coaching needs in more detail, then you'll work with a TSC expert coach to develop a workplan to describe the specific support the coach will provide. Your coach will meet regularly with you and your team to provide what you need to move forward. At the end of the project, you'll complete a brief evaluation. It's all completely free of charge.
Capacity building is essential for TGNC-led organizations to thrive. ​
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TGNC - Led
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BIPOC- Led
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Budgets under $500k
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located in the south
Our Capacity Building Expertise
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Utilizing art for advocacy campaigns
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Integrating art within programming, services, and communications
Art as a Tool for TGNC Advocacy & Social Justice
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Creating your training program
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Developing and piloting curriculum
Building Curriculums & Trainings
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Following a tailored professional development plan for the Executive Director
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Assessing key issues for individual work with goals
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Researching and connecting to resources to supplement coaching
Executive Director or Leadership Coaching
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Writing a successful proposal
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Fundraising
Grantwriting & Fundraising
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Developing and implementing local and national policy
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Mapping out a strategy for advocacy
Policy & Advocacy Campaigns
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Presenting with confidence
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Preplanning and best practices for presentations
Public Speaking & Building Presentations
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Addressing historical trauma for TGNC communities
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Building skills as a leader in an organization impacted by trauma
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Establishing what a trauma informed work culture looks like
Trauma, Self-Care & Organizational Emotional Capacity
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Assessing organizational needs
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Developing protocols and systems
Building an Administrative Infrastructure
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Understanding Board of Directors (BOD)Recruiting and retaining a strong
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Creating a succession plan for a strong BOD
Building Your Board
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Creating a basic budget
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Understanding financial statements
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Reporting for grants
Finance & Budgeting
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Recruiting and retention
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Creating TGNC inclusion policies
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Developing internal manuals and procedures
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Creating relevant processes for an organization
Human Resources Management
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Developing a comprehensive organization/program evaluation plan
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Collecting and analyzing data
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Telling your story with data
Program Evaluation
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Developing a comprehensive strategic communications plan
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Planning organizational promotion and marketing
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Crafting key messaging for advocacy projects
Strategic Communications
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We use the Trans Justice Funding Project definition of
TGNC-led organizations, which defines TGNC led as:
“the majority of the people in charge of your group identify as transgender or gender non-conforming (TGNC)."
"In Charge" Means
If you have a ...
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director, your director should identify as TGNC
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board, a collective, or an advisory committee, the majority of staff, collective or committee members should identify as TGNC.
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staff, the majority of staff members should identify as TGNC.
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group that is volunteer-run, the majority of your volunteer leaders should identify as TGNC.
If your group has a TGNC-related program that includes trans or gender non-conforming leadership, but the majority of your organization’s leadership (director, staff, board, etc) do not identify as trans or gender non-conforming, your group is not TGNC-led.