For grantmakers & foundations
Strengthen every grantee. See the impact of your support.
Capacity building for your entire grantee portfolio. Coaching, technical assistance and peer cohorts that reach every grantee, not just the few who get a consultant. Grantees finish real work, and you see the results without adding reporting burden.
Every grantee gets the platform, peers and resources.
Groups of grantees each finish a real deliverable.
Coaching & technical assistance
Deep support for the grantees who want it.
See participation and grantee-shared outcomes.
Capacity strengthening
Capacity building your grantees lead.
Resilia is capacity building — many funders now say capacity strengthening — built on what your grantees already do well. The nonprofit chooses its priorities and its coach. You fund the access and see the progress they choose to share.
200+ grantmakers · 25,000+ nonprofits served since our founding
- 83% of Boston Foundation grantees engaged within 4 months
Sources — 83%: Boston Foundation cohort, Resilia platform data, 2023–2026. How we measure
The challenge
What funders tell us — and what we do about it.
| You said | We do |
|---|---|
| “Our capacity budget only reaches a few grantees.” | Platform and self-service reach the whole portfolio. Coaching, cohorts and practitioner TA go deep where it counts. |
| “Workshops don’t stick.” | Every cohort ends with finished work, and coaches and peers keep it moving afterward. |
| “We can’t show our board what capacity building produced.” | A portfolio view of participation, progress and grantee-shared outcomes. |
| “We don’t want to burden grantees.” | No new forms. Grantees share what’s already in their workspace. |
| “Managing many TA contracts is a lot.” | One partner and one agreement for coaching, training, cohorts and platform. |
| “We practice trust-based philanthropy but still need to learn.” | Grantees decide what to share, so what you see is candid. |
How we’re different
How is Resilia different from hiring consultants for grantees?
Hiring consultants reaches the few grantees with time to scope a project and ends with the contract. Resilia reaches every grantee through the platform and self-service, adds cohorts and coaching where they’re wanted, and keeps support going after each project — with no new reporting.
How it works
From first call to portfolio results
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Listen
We learn your portfolio, your goals and your grantees’ needs.
02
Invite
Grantees get a sponsored workspace and take a free capacity check. They choose their path.
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Deliver
Coaches, practitioners and cohorts get to work. We manage matching, scheduling and quality.
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See progress
Your portfolio view shows participation, milestones and the impact stories grantees choose to share.
Results
Capacity building that produces measurable results.
79%
of Grow Digital Fundraising members raised more than the prior 12 months
96%
of cohort members feel more confident doing the work
84%
of Grow Digital Fundraising members still use the skills weekly
Sources — 79% and 84%: Grow Digital Fundraising (BRIDGE) cohort surveys, 2023–2026; 96%: Resilia platform data, 2026. How we measure
Oxfam America
$100K → $1M
Funded a $100K reentry-employment program; verified outcomes led to a $1M statewide award.
Jessie Ball duPont Fund
$5M+ raised
One sponsored cohort raised more than $5M.
The Boston Foundation
83% engaged
83% of grantees engaged within 4 months; platform users tripled, from 34 to 105.
Sources — 83%: Boston Foundation cohort, Resilia platform data, 2023–2026. How we measure
“The Boston Foundation has really benefited from working with Resilia… we’re able to get aggregate information and learn — without taxing nonprofit leaders’ time and energy — what organizations are dealing with and where they need support. That helps inform our grantmaking. Resilia’s coaches are both effective and in tune with the needs of historically under-resourced nonprofits and, most importantly, center care for the people in this work.”
Leigh HandschuhSenior Program Officer, Learning & Engagement, The Boston Foundation
Trust-based by design
Trust-based philanthropy you can actually see.
Grantees own their data and decide what to share. That’s why what you see is honest. You’ll never get scores or rankings of your grantees from us — you’ll get their real progress, in their words.
Budget
What does portfolio capacity building cost?
Platform access is a flat fee starting around $30,000 a year for unlimited grantees, every grantee on the Pro tier. Sponsored cohort seats add $2,000–$6,000 per grantee before volume discounts, and coaching $200–$500 per session for grantees who want depth.
Because access reaches everyone and deep support goes where it’s needed, the cost per grantee reached is a fraction of a consultant-per-grantee model.
Equity & reach
Built for the organizations capacity building often misses.
Small, Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC)-led and culturally specific organizations — often the least likely to get a consultant — get the same coaching, peers and tools. The Boston Foundation describes our coaches as “in tune with the needs of historically under-resourced nonprofits.”
Program officer guide
Everything you need to bring this to your team.
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FAQ for program officers
Answers to the questions your VP and board will ask.
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Sample grantee invitation
An email you can adapt to invite grantees.
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Launch plan
What happens in the first 90 days.
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Sample portfolio view
What you see — and what you don’t.
Funder questions
Questions funders ask about capacity building
These are the questions program officers and foundation leaders ask most, each answered on its own page.
- How can a foundation provide capacity building to all its grantees?
- How much should a foundation budget per grantee?
- How do you measure capacity building results?
- What does trust-based capacity building look like?
- How do you reach small and BIPOC-led grantees?
- What is the best approach for a small foundation?
- Capacity building for community foundations
- Capacity building for corporate funders
- Capacity building vs technical assistance
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How much time does this take my team?
Very little. After a kickoff call, we handle grantee invitations, matching, scheduling and quality. Most program officers check the portfolio view monthly and join a quarterly review.
What do grantees see vs. what we see?
Grantees see and own everything in their workspace. You see whether sponsored seats are active, program participation, and any progress or impact stories each grantee chooses to share with you.
Can we bring our existing consultants?
Yes. Consultants can work with your grantees on Resilia, keep their methodology, and start with context already loaded. See how consultants work with Resilia.
How fast can we launch?
Grantee invitations can go out within weeks of signing. Cohort start dates depend on the program calendar.
Can unused funds roll over?
We set this in your agreement. Tell us how your grant cycles work and we’ll structure it to fit.
How do you report to our board?
With a portfolio summary of participation, finished work and grantee-shared outcomes, plus stories and evidence-based impact narratives you can use with permission. No rankings or scores of individual grantees.
Book a conversation
A 30-minute conversation with David Geilhufe (CEO), a former foundation program officer and founder of CiviCRM, and Miles Smith (Partnerships). Not a sales demo.