Calculated Organizational Assessment / Next Level Nonprofit

  • Next Level Nonprofit: Organizational Assessment

  • Are you ready to go to the next level of impact? Let’s reflect on where you think your organization stands right now.

    Please read through the following statements and rank where you are as an organization on a scale from 1 - 5.

    1 = Yeah, we really need help on that.
    2 = We’re not good at this one.
    3 = It could go either way.
    4 = We’re doin’ pretty good on this one.
    5 = We are rockin’ this!

  • 1) Every team member throughout our organization knows our core values, and they can explain them without notes, from their hearts, and with conviction. Additionally, we hire, fire, and celebrate employees based on core values alignment.*
  • 2) Every team member within our organization is the right person for the job, and they are all in the right seats.*
  • 3) We are excellent at attracting and retaining the most talented people.*
  • 4) All of our staff strongly believe their managers genuinely care about them as "human beings" even more than "human doings."*
  • 5) Our Executive Leadership Team members are intentionally vulnerable, there is a high degree of trust, and we engage in lively, healthy, and constructive debate during meetings.*
  • 6) All our Executive Leadership Team members are confident they are a valuable part of the decision making process.*
  • 7) All our Executive Leadership Team members share full-ownership of the decisions that are made.*
  • 8) If I asked everyone in our organization these three simple questions, I would receive nearly the same responses from each team member: What does our organization do? Why do we do it? How do we do it?*
  • 9) We have a strong system in place for receiving client feedback and input, and we are regularly hearing from them and responding.*
  • 10) Everyone in our organization knows the BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) we intend to achieve within 10 - 25 years from now.*
  • 11) Everyone in our organization knows the most important things we need to accomplish over the next year in order to be on track to achieve this BHAG.*
  • 12) Everyone in our organization knows the most important things we need to accomplish over the next quarter in order to be on track to achieve our 1-Year Goals.*
  • 13) Every team member has access to a simplified version of our storytelling strategy, and they understand how we are communicating with our core audience(s).*
  • 14) Every team member throughout our organization has Quarterly Priorities (or Goals) and we all prioritize them well.*
  • 15) All our team members are satisfied with the level of clarity in our internal communication.*
  • 16) All our team members know exactly who is accountable for every responsibility and task, and there is no confusion.*
  • 17) Our Executive Leadership Team meets weekly, starting and ending on time, and every participant is confident these meetings are valuable and productive.*
  • 18) Our Executive Leadership Team is monitoring the most important measurables each week, and we have clear weekly goals based on these metrics.*
  • 19) We are great at identifying and solving the most important issues as a team, and we do so in a timely manner.*
  • 20) We have documented all our most important processes, and they are properly followed by all team members.*
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  • A score of 90 - 100
    You are a stellar organization, and you’re going to do even greater things very soon!

    A score of 80 - 89
    You have a good structure in place to go to the next level.

    A score of 65 - 79
    You’ve got some work to do, but we can help you.

    Anything below 65
    Yea, this isn't good… but imagine how much more impact your organization will achieve once you implement Next Level Nonprofit?!

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