Sector Capacity Builders

Integrating Applied Wisdom into your consulting or program work will:

Elevate the mindset and expand the performance of everyone you coach, teach and serve
Augment your training and coaching toolkit
Add value to your program offerings
Strengthen your own organization’s management and leadership skills

Engage in shared learning conversations and practices and provide implementation feedback on how you are effectively integrating Applied Wisdom in your client or teaching work by joining Applied Wisdom’s Capacity Builders Impact Circle. Contact Info@AppliedWisdomforNonprofits.org.

APPLIED WISDOM SELF-ASSESSMENT FOR YOUR CLIENTS

Using the Applied Wisdom framework, have your clients identify their organization’s strengths and improvement areas. (Download this fillable Excel Assessment for your clients here.)

I. CULTURE - How do people act and interact?

Do the behaviors within your organization align with its values?

1	2	3	4	5
Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always

Do all people in the organization – staff, volunteers and board – demonstrate respect and trust toward each other?

1	2	3	4	5
Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always

Do all staff and management feel comfortable regularly sharing troubling or bad news in order to address problems?

1	2	3	4	5
Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always

II. PLANNING – What strategy and resources will achieve your mission?

Does your organization regularly assess macro and micro driving forces impacting your programs and services in order to respond to change?

1	2	3	4	5
Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always

Does your organization adequately invest in its people and infrastructure to achieve excellence and impact?

1	2	3	4	5
Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always

Does your organization effectively prioritize and retain focus on its top three goals and objectives?

1	2	3	4	5
Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always

III. IMPLEMENTATION – What actions will ensure desired results?

Does your organization move quickly from planning to implementation of its ideas?

1	2	3	4	5
Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always

Does your organization embody a culture of accountability reinforcing individual ownership of problems?

1	2	3	4	5
Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always

No matter how your clients assess their organization, they will learn from reading Applied Wisdom’s insights and engaging in the thought-provoking conversation starters with their colleagues.

Testimonials

"I am thrilled to use these insights every chance I can in my work with nonprofit and philanthropic leaders. The insights are not just practical; they are elegant, precise and profoundly helpful.

Jill Blair

Strategy & Organizational Consultant for Nonprofits & Philanthropy

“I love that book so much that I gave it to all my clients. It’s a gem in terms of management and leadership tips.”

Linda Keegan

Linda Keegan Consulting

“We’re sharing this booklet with our nonprofit membership and incorporating it into our staff and board training program curriculums. It’s useful for agencies of all sizes and domains.”

Larissa Robideaux

Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Nonprofits