Building on Strength (BoS)

Building on Strength (BoS) ask nonprofit leaders to identify what works, and reveals a natural, insightful process of discovery aimed toward better educated and happier children, healthier people, vibrant neighborhoods, and enhanced understanding of the arts and cultural contributions to the life and leisure of visitors and citizens in our communities.

BoYB begins as a normal human conversation, discovering the best, the highest points of a person's life, organizational achievement, and community strength. As people connect with examples of success from their own pasts, as they approach issues from positive positions, inventive solutions emerge, energy for change builds, and delivery of goods and services to the nonprofit sector improves.

You can use BoS methods to:

Build communities that work

Lead change with little resistance

Think and plan strategically

Build focus to change

Evaluate programs and services

Energize board or staff retreats

Make a real difference on diversity issues