Self-Selection Guide for Social Innovators
Managing Change
- What's keeping you up at night?
- Are you left to your own devices to resolve difficult issues?
- Are you running to keep up with rapid growth?
- Did your strategic plan come without operating instructions?
- How well is your team managing a constantly changing environment?
- Are you, your board, and your team on the same page?
- Do you have a national strategy but a local board?
- Are you spreading your model? Do you want to?
- Do you struggle with how much to hold on to and how much to share?
- Do you know where, when and what to replicate?
Shaping Your Role
- Do you love the work? Are you doing what you do best?
- Have you outgrown your organization? Is it still the best fit for you?
- Do you have ideas that are too big to share with your staff or board?
- Could this organization embrace your new ideas?
- Should you take another role? Would it help to talk to founders who did?
- Are you building toward sustainability? Is succession in the plan?
We Provide a "Go To" Person Who Will
- Help you clarify and achieve your vision
- Talk through issues and suggest creative solutions
- Help you develop and set in motion a step by step plan
- Connect you to peers and supporters who can help
Barbara is one of those rare few who understand philanthropy and the realities of running a fast growing nonprofit. This makes her a remarkable asset to any social entrepreneur.
– Aaron Hurst
Founder/President
Taproot Foundation
Founder/President
Taproot Foundation