Nonprofit Capacity Building Tool #2 – Action Planning

4 NOTE: In some situations, after your capacity building team has completed Step 1 of the action planning process, it will seem so clear to everyone what the 2-3 driving forces are, that completion of the Interrelationship Diagram may seem like an unnecessary step. This may be true, especially if your focus areas are from CB element Mission, Vision & Strategy . As mentioned earlier, these are the driving forces that give the organization its purpose and direction. If focus areas from the Mission, Vision & Strategy element show up in your short list, your priorities may already be clear. HOLD ON! : Don’t decide to skip the interrelationship diagram step too quickly. You run the risk of rushing to “put out a brushfire” instead of focusing on “root causes”. And root causes are what effective capacity building is all about! Most of the time, going through the process of completing the interrelationship diagram leads to valuable insights about the real capacity building issues facing your association

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