Assessing Changes in Nonprofit Capacity--Outcome Study of the Compassion Capital Fund Demonstration Program. Technical Appendix Report

摘要

This Technical Appendix report is a companion document to the report, Assessing Changes in Nonprofit Capacity--Outcome Study of the Compassion Capital Fund Demonstration Program. The Compassion Capital Fund (CCF), established by Congressional appropriation in 2002, is a key component of President Bush's Faith-Based and Community Initiative. CCF is administered through the Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the Department of Health and Human Services. The primary purpose of CCF is to help nonprofit organizations (NPOs) increase their organizational effectiveness, enhance their service delivery capacity, diversify their funding sources, and create collaborations to better serve those in need. A major component of CCF is the Demonstration program. The CCF Demonstration program funds intermediary organizations that serve as a bridge between the federal government and NPOs. All CCF-funded intermediary organizations provide grassroots faith-based and community organizations with at least three types of capacity building assistance: training, technical assistance, and financial sub-awards.