THE INSTITUTIONAL READINESS DIAGNOSTIC
Can your organization carry what it’s been funded to do?
Nine questions. About five minutes. Find out whether your organization can carry what it has been funded to do.
Many organizations are funded. Fewer are ready.
Many nonprofits are underfunded. But funding alone doesn’t build capacity. A new grant, a bigger budget or a strategic plan doesn’t mean the work will get done.
In a lot of organizations, the work is held together by a few people and the fact that key players haven’t left. That holds until someone leaves.
Institutional readiness is the capacity of an organization to reliably execute on its mission — independent of who happens to be in the room.
THE INSTITUTIONAL READINESS MODEL
Three pillars. Nine questions.
01
Leadership Alignment
Leaders aligned around priorities, decisions, and accountability.
02
Operational Infrastructure
Systems, processes, and structures that support consistent execution.
03
Strategy Execution
The ability to move priorities from plan to sustained action.
Investment → Infrastructure → Execution → Performance → Trust
Trust is the asset being protected.
Funders, boards, staff and communities trust you to deliver on what you’ve promised. Readiness is what protects that trust. The Diagnostic shows where it’s strong and where it depends on too few people.
What you’ll get
Nine questions across the three pillars, about five minutes to complete
A clear read on whether your organization can carry what it has been funded to do
A score for each pillar out of 6, and what your lowest one usually means
The option of a no-cost 30-minute debrief with Malika to talk through your results
Who's behind it
Malika Brown-Brothers, MS
Malika founded the Center for Leadership & Business Excellence (CLBE), a capacity building consultancy for nonprofits, foundations and public-sector institutions. CLBE partners with a small number of organizations each year.
Her career runs from frontline service to Chief of Staff and Chief Strategy Officer, so the Diagnostic comes from the realities of leading and operating mission-driven organizations.
Creating Change Agents for Nonprofit Excellence™
Is your organization ready?
Get the free Institutional Readiness Diagnostic by email: nine questions across the three pillars, about five minutes to complete, and a clear read on whether your organization can carry what it has been funded to do. It ends with the option of a no-cost 30-minute debrief with Malika.
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