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A Nonprofit Capacity Self-Assessment Workbook
For Rural Community-Based Housing Organizations

© Housing Assistance Council, 2000

Permission is granted ONLY to nonprofit community-based organizations to reproduce and/or adapt this document, and only for their own use.

APPENDIX A

SURVEY: NONPROFIT CAPACITY SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL PILOT

After finishing the Tool, please take a moment to fill out the following survey. I will be contacting you by phone no later than _______________ to go over the questions with you and get your feedback on the Self-Assessment Tool.

1) Was it difficult for your staff and Board members to set aside the time necessary to complete the Tool?


2) Was it difficult to assemble the materials necessary to complete the Tool?


3) Was the Tool too long?   ___________
   
How long did it take you to complete the following sections of the tool?:
   
     º   Introduction and preparation   ___________
   
     º   Phase I   ___________
   
     º   Phase II   ___________
   
     º   Phase III   ___________
   
     º   Phase IV   ___________

4) Was the Tool relevant to your experiences and needs as a rural nonprofit? Were there any sections that were irrelevant?


5) How useful was the Tool for you? Is the information useful for future grant and loan applications? What information in particular would be the most useful to have on hand?


6) Were the questions clear and easy to understand? Were there any sections that were too difficult or unclear? How would you change them?


7) Was the Tool comprehensive enough? Were there any questions left out that should have been included?


8) Would you use the Tool annually for long-term strategic planning and outcome tracking?

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