Invest in your nonprofit's organizational health
An organizational assessment is like getting a physical at your doctor’s office: You take some tests, and the results reveal the state of your health.
At Grace Social Sector Consulting, your custom organizational assessment gives us a clear path forward for boosting the health of your nonprofit or association.
It can also be an ideal first step to help you decide what approach will best help in cultivating your organization’s development and moving your mission forward.
It helps clarify decision making when you are feeling stuck or uncertain. It can also be helpful when your board and staff and other stakeholders are not on the same page.
At Grace Social Sector Consulting, your custom organizational assessment gives us a clear path forward for boosting the health of your nonprofit or association.
It can also be an ideal first step to help you decide what approach will best help in cultivating your organization’s development and moving your mission forward.
It helps clarify decision making when you are feeling stuck or uncertain. It can also be helpful when your board and staff and other stakeholders are not on the same page.
Gain an objective, big-picture, crowd-sourced perspective from key stakeholders, so you can identify important decisions to make, and strategic questions to ask
You can keep trying to herd the cats...
OR discover what those cats really think
- Identify strengths, challenges, and areas for growth
- Help you decide where to focus energy and resources to improve your organizational functioning
You can keep trying to herd the cats...
OR discover what those cats really think
Get the big picture
Learn what your stakeholders think of your organization
Step 1: KICK OFF. Gather details and orient the important parties who’ll collaborate on the assessment process.
Step 2: DISCOVER. Deep dive into your current state via interviews, and/or focus groups; run surveys to collect input.
Step 3: REPORT & MEANING MAKING. Review assessment findings and recommendations. Discuss, consider implications, and decide next steps.
Step 1: KICK OFF. Gather details and orient the important parties who’ll collaborate on the assessment process.
Step 2: DISCOVER. Deep dive into your current state via interviews, and/or focus groups; run surveys to collect input.
Step 3: REPORT & MEANING MAKING. Review assessment findings and recommendations. Discuss, consider implications, and decide next steps.
Organizational Assessment FAQs
Q. I am thinking that it might be a good time to do strategic planning, but I am not sure, what are other options?
A. When leaders are feeling that ‘something is not quite right’ often a first go-to is to think it is time to do strategic planning. Taking the first step of doing an organizational assessment instead gives insight into what is really going on in your organization and what folks are thinking about. With this information you are then able to make more informed decisions about where to focus your energy.
Q. I am sensing that something is out of alignment within the organization, but I am not sure what others think. How might an organizational assessment help?
A. By taking stock of your current state and engaging all your key stakeholders in the assessment process, you will learn where there is agreement on what are the key issues and where there is a variety of opinions. You will learn what your stakeholders see as your strengths and challenges and what is most important to focus on right now.
Q. Once an organizational assessment is complete, will Grace Social Sector Consulting help us address the issues that are identified?
A. It depends on what the findings reveal. When the assessment points to a need:
When the assessment points to other needs, Grace Social Sector Consulting will refer you to other nonprofit consultants to address those issues.
A. When leaders are feeling that ‘something is not quite right’ often a first go-to is to think it is time to do strategic planning. Taking the first step of doing an organizational assessment instead gives insight into what is really going on in your organization and what folks are thinking about. With this information you are then able to make more informed decisions about where to focus your energy.
Q. I am sensing that something is out of alignment within the organization, but I am not sure what others think. How might an organizational assessment help?
A. By taking stock of your current state and engaging all your key stakeholders in the assessment process, you will learn where there is agreement on what are the key issues and where there is a variety of opinions. You will learn what your stakeholders see as your strengths and challenges and what is most important to focus on right now.
Q. Once an organizational assessment is complete, will Grace Social Sector Consulting help us address the issues that are identified?
A. It depends on what the findings reveal. When the assessment points to a need:
- to prioritize what the organization is offering, a service audit would be a natural next step.
- be able to demonstrate the outcomes of your programs, impact mapping would be a natural next step.
- for a short or mid-term plan, strategic planning would be a natural next step.
When the assessment points to other needs, Grace Social Sector Consulting will refer you to other nonprofit consultants to address those issues.
Additional services
- Strategic Planning
- Social Impact Evaluation Design