What donors check in a capacity statement
Donor due-diligence teams look for a clear mission, demonstrated experience in the relevant sector and geography, a track record of managing grants, and a governance and staffing structure that shows you can deliver. Your profile should make each of these easy to find.
Naming your past donors and the value of work delivered builds confidence — it shows others have already trusted you with funding and you've accounted for it. Verified projects strengthen this further.
Keep it current for every application
Because applications come on their own timelines, the organisations that move fastest are the ones whose profile is always up to date. Maintaining it as structured data in Sahan means a fresh, accurate PDF is one tap away whenever a call for proposals opens.
NGO capacity statement checklist
- Registration and legal status
- Mission, vision and thematic sectors
- Geographic coverage
- Project record with donors and values
- Key staff and governance structure
- Relevant certifications and compliance
Why people use Sahan for this
Sahan isn't a generic design tool. It's built for one job: making it effortless to keep a structured profile and generate a genuinely elegant company profile from it — on any phone, in minutes — with optional verified badges on the claims that matter.
- Simple to build, satisfying to download
- Works fully on mobile — no app to install
- Update once, regenerate any time
- Verified badges, per claim
Frequently asked questions
- What is an organizational capacity statement?
- A concise document donors use to assess whether your NGO can deliver and account for funding — covering mission, sector experience, project and donor track record, and staffing. Sahan generates one from your structured profile.
- How is this different from a company profile?
- It's the same structured profile, framed for grant and partnership contexts. Sahan's company profile templates work for both NGOs and firms; you control which sections and clients are shown.