GDNRC

The program is for nonprofit agencies who: want to consider areas for change or improvement; want to address key management or organizational issues; want to plan for the future; or want to address a changing environment either internal to their organization or external.

Assistance in the following management areas might include:

• Board development
• Organization planning
• Financial planning
• Human resource development
• Information Technology assessment and planning
• Communication and marketing planning

An independent consultant, retained by the GDNRC, would be assigned to qualifying nonprofit agencies, to work with the executive director, board and staff.

For a copy of the GDNRC Application for the Assessment & Planning Program download this document: Strategic_Grant_2007.doc

For a copy of the GDNRC Application for the IT Assessment Program download this document: GDNRC_IT_Assessment_Application.doc

For more information about this program, please contact Elaine Mintz- phone: (203) 240-1971, email: gdresourcecenter@sbcglobal.net.

The following organizations provide self assessment tools for nonprofits:

The Drucker Self-Assessment Tool provides a process for nonprofit organizations to clarify mission, define results, set goals, and develop a focused plan. The link below provide an introduction to the content of the Tool, and detailed information about using and learning about the Tool. www.pfdf.org/leaderbooks/sat/index.html

McKinsey Capacity Assessment Grid is a practical assessment tool that nonprofits can use to measure their own organizational capacity. vppartners.org/learning/reports/capacity/capacity.html