Strategic Focus
What We Do: Strategic Focus
Capacity Building and Technical Assistance:
MANI strengthens small and emerging nonprofits by providing tailored support services, ranging from grant writing to strategic planning and organizational development. Its assistance is grounded in a deep understanding of these organizations' systemic barriers and respect for the unique strengths these agencies provide for residents and communities.
Systems Analysis and Evaluation
MANI employs a multi-method research approach to analyze systems, identify opportunities for change in the structural, relational, and transformative aspects of the organization. MANI assesses the degree of incongruence between organizational systems and community perspectives. MANI centers the voices of residents, ensuring that those most affected by systemic challenges are involved in shaping the solutions.
Innovative Educational Enrichment
MANI utilizes innovative teaching methods that value various learning styles. MANI develops interactive educational products, partners with educators and creatives to enhance the learning experience, and creates collaborations to create effective learning communities. Through storytelling, history, arts, and critical inquiry, MANI fosters spaces for empathy, historical understanding, and student-driven learning. MANI blends educational credentials, professional and life experiences to facilitate high-quality learning.
