The Nonprofit Assistance Center (NAC) targets their services to communities that historically have had least access to resources, services and opportunities. This includes communities of color and refugee, immigrant, low income and other communities that are impacted by institutional racism, marginalized and burdened by significant economic, educational, health, and social disparities. NAC supports and fosters the development of small and midsize nonprofits and fosters the professional growth of organizational and community leaders. NAC also works with the broader nonprofit sector as well as public and private institutions to deepen their knowledge, improve their cultural competency, change their approaches and strengthen their relationships with communities.
Where They Serve
NAC’s services are provided to targeted communities located in the Puget Sound Region and institutional partners (i.e., services providers, public agencies and funders) with a stake in transforming these communities. Their clientele are primarily located in Seattle/King County, but NAC also works with client organizations and communities across the state.
How They Serve
When working with communities, NAC provides culturally and linguistically diverse services in customized, one-on-one and group formats. When working with institutional partners, NAC co-designs services with them so that their training and capacity-building activities are customized to meet their needs and achieve the desired outcomes. Their services are grounded in NAC’s values and working principles that are client-focused, culturally responsive and designed to meet constituents where they are. The Principles that guide their work are:
What They Do
NAC’s purpose is to provide culturally-diverse, capacity-building services that improve the lives and conditions of individuals and families in the communities they serve and also builds the capacity of their institutional partners to be more knowledgeable and responsive to communities. They offer training, technical assistance and community-building services to expand knowledge, build cultural competency, improve operations and broaden community impact.
