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This sample stakeholder survey was developed for a fictional community organization that serves families with young children.
Surveys like this can be used to gather information about stakeholders and clients in order to develop and evaluate programs, or as part your strategic planning activities.
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Creating your Circles of Support is a valuable way of identifying stakeholders.
With this tool, you can pinpoint which community groups, clients, volunteers and other stakeholders are most important to your organization’s current and future success.
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The strategic planning quadrant can be used during strategic planning to identify and prioritize stakeholders based on:
1. Their level of power or influence they have over your organization.
2. Their level of interest in your organization, products and/or services.
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Boards have three primary approaches to governance.
According to authors Chait, Ryan and Taylor, not-for-profit boards have three primary approaches to their work in governing organizations: fiduciary, strategic and generative.
Think of three modes of governing as three different types of conversations that need to happen at the board table. These conversations become tools that help board members feel empowered to make the right types of decisions, harness the collective wisdom of the board, and improve board performance.
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Most boards spend fewer than 25 hours each year together around the board table – it’s important that this time be used wisely and effectively, discussing matters of consequence and keeping an eye towards the future.
This tool can be used as a conversation starter with your board members to reflect on what makes the best use of your board’s time and identify potential changes to your board meeting agenda or board calendar.
