Time for an
organizational check up?
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 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.
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.
The Assessment Process
1: KICK OFF. Gather details and orient the important parties who’ll collaborate on the assessment process.
2: DISCOVER. Deep dive into your current state via interviews, and/or focus groups; run surveys to collect input.
3: REPORT & MEANING MAKING. Review assessment findings and recommendations. Discuss, consider implications, and decide next steps.
“There was structure about organizational needs and growth and where the organization was growing from a short-term perspective and long term. It also allowed us to think about our organization from a continuity aspect as well amid the current state of events. It also allowed us to get creative on how we can offer more programming in an ever-changing world.”
What will
you learn?
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Stop trying to piece together fragments of feedback! We'll help you develop a comprehensive, objective view of your organization through structured stakeholder input. You'll see the forest AND the trees, making it easier to identify strategic opportunities and critical decision points.
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Transform scattered opinions into actionable insights. We'll help you map out your organization's strengths, challenges, and growth opportunities, so you know exactly where to focus your energy and resources for maximum impact.
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Forget herding cats – it's time to understand what those cats actually think! Through our structured assessment process, you'll gain authentic, unfiltered insights from key stakeholders, giving you the clarity needed to make informed decisions about your organization's future.
“Thanks for a productive and successful session today. It went very well - significant engagement from all involved, a better sense of the direction we are to go to.”
“I appreciated how you allowed ideas to float around, both in group sessions and in our one-on-one dialogue. I could blather out my ideas, and you’d tactfully distill them, helping me grow through the process. Your approach let me think things through, which was really helpful for my development.”
Organizational
Assessment
FAQs
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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.
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This is such a common situation! An organizational assessment is perfect for getting everyone's perspective on the table. Through this process, you'll:
Engage all your key stakeholders in meaningful ways
Discover where people agree (and disagree) about key issues
Identify your organization's strengths and challenges
Get clarity on what needs immediate attention
Build a shared understanding of your current situation Best of all, you'll move from "I think something's off" to "Now we know what we're dealing with!"
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Absolutely! The next steps really depend on what the assessment reveals. Here's how we typically proceed:
If the assessment shows you need:
To better demonstrate your program outcomes → We'll help you with Social Impact Evaluation Design
To create a focused action plan → We'll support you with Strategic Planning
And if we discover needs outside our expertise? We'll connect you with trusted nonprofit consultants who specialize in those areas. Our goal is to ensure you get exactly the help you need, whether that's from us or from another expert in the field.
Reach out to schedule
a Discovery Call.
Or maybe you are ready for…
A full strategic planning process to build an actionable roadmap for the next 3-5 years?
Or you want to explore social impact evaluation design: a Grace Social Sector Consulting service via which you learn to demonstrate your impact by building an evaluation system for your organization.
Curated Resources
A collection of podcast episodes and articles to improve your knowledge of strategic planning and evaluation design for nonprofits.
