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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.


WORKSHEET 23.  OVERALL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPACITY ASSESSMENT

Indicate with a check in the appropriate column how strongly you agree with the following statements. (Strong disagreement indicates an opportunity for capacity improvement.)

  Our information systems ...
Strongly Agree
Slightly Agree
Neutral
Slightly Disagree
Strongly Disagree
  are compatible with our major funders and partners.          
   store and retrieve information efficiently.          
   enable us to make informed financial decisions quickly.          
   enable us to make consistent financial decisions over time.          
  include an accounting system that is adequate for our needs.          
   enable us to develop our own spreadsheets and databases.          
  enable us to develop invoice/purchase order systems.          
  enable us to keep organized records.          
   enable us to lower our response/turnaround time.          
   minimize lag time between our development projects.          
  enable us to managed several projects in different phases.          
  have licenses for all software loaded onto our computers.          
  enable us to communicate effectively with our constituents.          

Indicate your organization's status regarding Technical Assistance and Training (TA/T) for the following activities.

  Activity
Activity Does Not Apply
Need TA/T
Will Receive TA/T
(Write Date)
Have Received TA/T
(Write Date)
Do Not Need TA/T
  Basic computer literacy          
  Accounting software          
  Internet navigation          
  Database maintenance          
  Database programming          
  HTML programming          
   Job cost reporting          
   Break-even analysis          
   Cash flow management          


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