Organizational Assessment

Introduction

How to assess your organization's organizational development needs.

Overview

In this section you can access a simple survey which your board and staff can use annually to assess your group's strengths and weaknesses and set priorities for organizational development.

Page Index

  • Key Issues
  • Common Problems and Solutions
  • Successful Strategies
  • Annotated Web Resources
  • Topic Library
  • Sub-Topics and Vendors


    • Key Issues Related to this Topic

  • An annual review of your organization can help you become proactive not reactive. By having your organization's board and staff do an annual organizational assessment, your group can identify one or more organizational develpment goals that you want to work on for the year.

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    Common Problems and Solutions

  • Lack of time- the board members and staff of neighborhood groups are busy and find it hard to take time to step back and assess the strengths and weaknesses of their nonprofit. Easy to use tools and cost-effective consultants can help you do a solid organizational self assessment within your time constraints.

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    Successful Strategies

  • Use a simple self assessment survey. There are many self-assessment tools available. Select one that is easy-to-use and is most closely aligned with the questions and issues you need addressed.

  • Free or low-cost consultants are available to assist your board and staff to do an organizational self assessment.

  • Funders appreciate reflective organizations. When your staff and board demonstrate a committment to maintaining the long-term health and sustainability of your organization, funders can feel more comfortable in investing in your organization.

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    Annotated WebLinks

  • Organizational self assessment publications
    BoardSource   09/24/01
    A national resource

  • Organizational assessment- publications
    Leader to Leader Institute   03/28/03
    Formerly the Drucker Foundation, the Leader to Leader Institute publishes the "Drucker Foundation Self-Assessment Tool."

  • Organizational self assessment workshops
    MN Council of Nonprofits   09/24/01
    Hosts workshops for organizational self assessment using Peter Drucker's model.

  • Organizational self assessment- publications
    Wilder Foundation   03/28/03

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    Library

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    Vendors by Sub-Topic

    Organizational assessment consultants  
        Change Architects
        Change Incorporated
        Community Design Center of MN
        Community Leader.Com
        Consultine Synergy/ Triad Group
        ISAIAH
        Jefferson Center
        Management Analysis Division,
        MAP for Nonprofits
        Marcy Shapiro
        Mary Grace Flannery Consulting
        MCDA - Community Outreach Department
        Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program
        Minneapolis Training Program for Neighborhood Organizers
        Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
        No Limits for leaders
        Rainbow Research
        St. Thomas Center for Non-Profit Management
        The Center for Policy, Planning and Performance
        The Drucker Foundation
        The Future Now
        The Terry Group
        The Voice in Phillips
        Wilder Foundation- Services to Organizations
        Wilder Foundation-Community Matters Newsletter


    Organizational assessment publications & tools  
        MAP for Nonprofits
        Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
        The Drucker Foundation
        The Terry Group
        Wilder Foundation- Services to Organizations


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