The Capacity Lab announces the departure of Project Director Noah Goodling. During his tenure as the inaugural Project Director, Noah played a key role in launching The Capacity Lab’s program offerings and has helped to strategically connect nonprofits with one another and local, regional and statewide resources.

Applications for the 6-month 2025 RISE Leadership cohort are open through November 8! The RISE Program is designed for early career professionals looking for impactful leadership development opportunities to propel their careers.

In 2022, our regional partners with the Nonprofit Support Group helped to launch INP programming in the Western NY area with the Core Certificate Program for established nonprofit executives and the RISE Program for early career leaders.

The Capacity Lab is looking to grow partnerships that will enhance our capacity-building efforts, expand our outreach, and strengthen our support network for nonprofits organizations and professionals in Chautauqua County.

We conducted outreach and data collection for this salary survey in 2022, with the goal of providing relevant and up-to-date information on the compensation of key leadership and staffing positions within the local nonprofit sector.

These definitions of capacity and capacity-building help to guide and structure the work of The Capacity Lab, but ultimately our focus comes from the nonprofits themselves.

One of the fundamental goals of The Capacity Lab is to find ways to identify, elevate, and retain talented leaders of all levels in the local nonprofit sector.

We’re exploring two solutions to help bring expert resources into nonprofit organizations: shared services and skilled consultants and contractors.