Capacity Building

TSC offers Capacity Building (CB) at no cost to all TGNC-led organizations.
We believe that capacity building is essential for TGNC-led organizations to thrive.

Leaders are in the driver's seat

For every CB project, organizational leaders choose the topic and approach.
We pair TSC expert Capacity Coaches based on the needs of the organization.
Together they craft a tailored plan from start to finish.

100%

TGNC - Led

85%

BIPOC- Led

85%

Budgets under $500k

40%

located in the south

Our Capcity Building Expertise

Utilizing art for advocacy campaigns
Integrating art within programming, services, and communications

Art as a Tool for TGNC Advocacy & Social Justice

Creating a basic budget
Understanding financial statements
Reporting for grants

Finance & Budgeting

Cathy Kapua speaking at session for transgender strategy center

Presenting with confidence
Preplanning and best practices for presentations

Public Speaking & Building Presentations

Assessing organizational needs
Developing protocols and systems

Building an Administrative Infrastructure

Cecilia Gentili in person capacity building Transgender Strategy Center

Writing a successful proposal
Fundraising

Grant writing & Fundraising

three person panel for transgender strategy center

Developing a comprehensive strategic communications plan
Planning organizational promotion and marketing
Crafting key messaging for advocacy projects

Strategic Communications

Creating your training program
Developing and piloting curriculum

Building Curriculums & Trainings

Tatyana Moaton Transgender Strategy Center

Recruiting and retention
Creating TGNC inclusion policies
Developing internal manuals and procedures
Creating relevant processes for an organization

Human Resources Management

Cecilia Gentili transgender strategy center capcity building

Addressing historical trauma for TGNC communities
Building skills as a leader in an organization impacted by trauma
Establishing what a trauma informed work culture looks like

Trauma, Self-Care & Organizational Emotional Capacity

Morey Riordan Transgender Strategy Center

Understanding Board of Directors (BOD)Recruiting and retaining a strong
Creating a succession plan for a strong BOD

Building Your Board

Aryah Lester executive director of transgender strategy center at the trans march

Developing and implementing local and national policy
Mapping out a strategy for advocacy

Policy & Advocacy Campaigns

transgender strategy center team planning

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Vision

Planning

Aryah Lester Executive DirectorTransgender Strategy Center

Following a tailored professional development plan for the Executive Director
Assessing key issues for individual work with goals
Researching and connecting to resources to supplement coaching

Executive Director Coaching (or leadership)

three individuals at transgender strategy center planning meeting

Developing a comprehensive organization/program evaluation plan
Collecting and analyzing data
Telling your story with data

Program Evaluation

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 ...

director, your director should identify TGNC
board, a collective, or an advisory committee, the majority of staff, collective or committee members should identify TGNC.
staff, the majority of staff members should identify as TGNC.
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.