Partnerships
Turning Point Performance Management Self-Assessment Tool - Public Health Foundations (PHF)
—PDF, free
This tool aims to help public health organizations identify where they need to improve their overall performance through evaluating their level of readiness and accountability, the standards, indicators, and data that are collected/used to monitor processes, the reporting of progress and the quality improvement. Complementary resources and tools are available on the Public Health Foundation (PHF) website at www.phf.org.
http://www.phf.org/resourcestools/Documents/PM_Self_Assess_Tool.pdfMcKinsey Capacity Assessment Grid
—PDF, free
This self-assessment tool is comprehensive and evaluates the organization aspirations (mission and vision), strategy, organizational skills (including planning and fundraising for instance), human resources (board, staff, volunteers, etc.), systems and infrastructures, culture, etc. This tool is found in appendix of the report on Effective Capacity Building in Nonprofit Organizations. The full report is available at www.vppartners.org.
http://www.vppartners.org/learning/reports/capacity/assessment.pdfBruner Foundation Effectiveness Initiatives: Evaluative Thinking Assessment Tool
—Excel Document, free
This tool provides all interested organizations with an comprehensive assessment tool. Format of the tool is an Excel file (contact us to obtain the pdf version of the tool).
http://brunerfoundation.org/ei/docs/evaluativethinking.assessment.v4.xlsUW 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.cfmUNDP Participatory Organizational Evaluation Tool (POET)
—Website, free
To be used by Southern CSOs and their partners, this tool is framed on the PROSE methodology (Participatory, Results-Oriented Self-Evaluation). It will help you measure your organizational capacities and consensus level in seven capacity areas: human and financial resources management, equitable participation, sustainability of program benefits, partnerships, organizational learning and strategic management/governance. The 63 pages user guide is available in pdf format from which you can print your necessary worksheets.
http://www.g-rap.org/docs/icb/poet-undp_participatory_organisational_evaluation_tool.pdfJournal of Extension (JOE) Checklist to Assess Collaboration
—Website, free
This article provides a self-evaluation tool to assess the performance or utility of your "existing and forming" collaborative groups. You can find two main sections on this page: a short literature review on collaboration and the collaboration checklist (with its terms being defined and guidelines for interpreting your results). You might want to print the checklist section and distribute it to other collaborators.
http://www.joe.org/joe/1999april/tt1.htmlCenter for the Advancement of Collaborative Strategies in Health (CACSH) Partnership Self-Assessment Tool
—Website, free
This website direct you to a short offline questionnaire (approx. 15 minutes to fill) regarding the efficiency of your partnerships. The questionnaire is to be distributed to each participant of the partnership, including the coordinator. It evaluate the synergy, leadership, efficiency, administration and management, non-financial and financial resources, decision-making, and the benefits and drawbacks of each one's participation. A partnership Tool Report is thereafter available to analyze everyone results together.
http://partnershiptool.net/
