SEED 4P CAPACITY BUILDING™
Developmental Practices in Four Domains Unleash Greater Social Impact
Do our offerings promise benefits that excite our consumers, partners, investors and volunteers?
Our team’s ability to embody our values in everything we do; to utilize the unique talents of each contributor; to function with clarity and accountability regarding our roles and responsibilities; to activate and retain volunteers; to engage the wisdom, wealth, and work of our board and advisors, and to establish win-win partnerships.
Our team’s ability to articulate a compelling long-term vision for success; to imagine what more is possible with new partners, technologies, and approaches; to develop the teamwork and infrastructure needed to realize our big dreams; and to draw inspiration from other models and fields.
Do our offerings promise benefits that excite our consumers, partners, investors and volunteers?
Do our structure and communication practices help us to build trust, embody our values and coordinate actions efficiently?
Are human, financial, programmatic, technical and operational resources in place to realize our vision?
Our team’s ability to offer products in response to changing market factors; to infuse our specific signature into everything we do; to monetize our offerings to generate earned revenues; to produce clear and compelling messages and marketing, to report back the social return on investments to donors and funders, and to use technology for all it’s worth.
Are the team’s daily priorities aligned with long-term vision?
Are human, financial, programmatic, technical and operational resources in place to realize our vision?
Do we practice “seeing with new eyes” and does a compelling long term vision of what success looks like guide everything we plan and do?
Are we clear about each other’s dreams and what draws us to this work?
Are we exuding confidence, passion, enthusiasm and authenticity that captivates people to connect with our cause?
Are staff, board and volunteers fully active, applying their talents with shared understanding of roles and responsibilities?
Are we sufficiently influencing individuals, organizations and systems and reporting return on investments?
Are we delivering excellent value that meets needs people will pay for?
Are we infusing our distinctive signature into all that we do and how we do it?
Are we a well-managed, high performing organization, known for timely follow-through on commitments?
Are we engaging in annual cycles of self-assessment, visioning, budgeting, planning and story-sharing?
Is a development strategy guiding the growth of our team, revenues, marketing and use of technology?
Our ability, as a team, to sustain a life-giving culture for creativity, collaboration, mutual trust and support; to engage in cycles of reflection, visioning, budgeting, planning and story-sharing; to stay on track to meet our goals; to evaluate and make visible our performance, to function as effective ambassadors attracting funding and other resources, and to creatively consider new revenue streams.