Enhancing Community Futures through Effective Organizational Assessment
As demands for accountability and achievement grow, Community Futures organizations must demonstrate their effectiveness. This Organizational Assessment module outlines the steps for assessing current performance, identifying strengths and areas for improvement, and setting actionable goals. Engaging in this process fosters open communication, generates valuable discussions, and enhances public confidence among stakeholders. By actively tracking progress and dedicating efforts to long-term improvements, organizations can better meet the expectations placed upon them and build on their successes.
Enhancing Community Futures through Effective Organizational Assessment
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MODULE 11 Organizational Assessment
Organizational Assessment • Increased demands are placed on Community Futures to demonstrate accountability and achievement. • The expectations are that the Community Futures will accomplish something and do it well. • It is essential that the Community Futures organizations meet these expectations.
Organizational Assessment • Community Futures organizations share this desire for accountability and achievement. • It is critical for the Community Futures to assess and improve to increase confidence with our funders, stakeholders and communities. • To be able to move your organization forward, you need to know where it is now.
Components of Organizational Assessment Part 1: Overall Assessment Part 2: Areas for Improvement Part 3: Goals for Action Part 4: Keeping Track of Goals
Benefits of Organizational Assessment • Examines everything the organization does. • Generates discussion to improve ideas. • Improves communication. • Provides opportunity to build on achievements. • Gives focus for improvement. • Links actions to results achieved. • Encourages the organization to look for proof that they are working well.
Suggested Ground Rules • Be open and honest. • Do not ignore opportunities to change and improve. • Be constructive about moving forward. • Be ready for a long-term commitment to improvement.
Organizational Assessment: Part 1: Overall Assessment • Overall Performance • Customers • Leadership • Planning • People • Partnerships and Resources • Communications and Accountability • Investment Fund Administration
Organizational Assessment: Part 1: Overall Assessment Identifying Strengths and Areas for Improvement • A strength is something you and/or your organization does well • An area for improvement looks at gaps in activities or performances and suggests specific ways to improve
Organizational Assessment: Part 2: Choosing Your Highest Priority Areas for Improvement Compile your scores and calculate percentages
Organizational Assessment: Part 2: Choosing Your Highest Priority Areas for Improvement • Establishing Priorities in Areas for Improvement (See the Appendix) • Area for Improvement – High Priority (See the Appendix) • Area for Improvement – Lower Priority (See the Appendix)
Organizational Assessment: Part 3: Translating Areas for Improvement into Action Plans • Producing an action plan.
Organizational Assessment: Part 4: Keeping Track of Goals • Review Progress • Report on Progress • Name an Accountable Person • Take Corrective Action if Needed
MODULE 11 Thanks for taking the Organizational Assessment Reminder – evaluations, sign up sheet
