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UW Extension Non-profit Organizational Assessment Tool
—Website, free
This tool is addressed to non-profit organizations and aims to help them identify their improvement potential through evaluation of nine areas: strategic planning, resources management, board development, marketing, financial empowerment, social entrepreneurship, volunteer involvement, partnerships, and results analysis.
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/nonprofits/management/assessment.cfmThe Corporate Fund Board Self-Assessment Kit
—Website, free
"The Corporate Fund offers a Board Self-Assessment Kit which allows non-profit boards to assess their effectiveness in a variety of areas. The kit asks board members to rate their board in 12 different areas, ranging from Board-Staff roles to External Relations Practices. Tallying results can give a board a picture of where their strengths lie and what areas to focus on for improvement." The pdf user guide is detailed and well organized. While this assessment requires some planning and some time, you will undeniably find benefits to its conduct.
http://www.thecorporatefund.org/board_self_assessment_kit.aspCommunity Tool Box (CTB) - Guide to Building Culturally Competent Organizations - Competency Building Toolkits
—Website, free
Building Culturally Competent Organizations is an online guide "providing practical, step-by-step guidance in community-building skills" regarding "cultural competence in a multicultural world." This guide is only one among the multiple ones available on the Community Tool Box website concerning many different aspects of communities/organizational management. While it is addressed to a large public, community leaders or aspiring ones will find the website particularly useful.
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/section_1176.htm
