A person can see ripples develop when someone drops a stone in water, but often doesn’t know the impact of the ripples. Similarly, it’s important to emphasize that investments in capacity building have impacts beyond the investment period. When leaders enhance their knowledge, skills, and networks, they have built stronger social capital that they carry with them throughout their lives. This increase in social capital ultimately impacts the community, because leaders can be more effective in their work to address a variety of issues now and in the future.