STRENGTHS
► AUTHENTIC, ORGANIC & MUTUALLY PURPOSEFUL PARTNERSHIPS/ RELATIONSHIPS*
► INNOVATIVE, ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET*
“Innovation/Entrepreneurship – we’re willing to step out and try new things and that’s a very unique mindset that we carry in our DNA.” (Board) “FCS has honed being innovative and thought leadership. As an org well into its 40s, FCS has gotten to the stage in life (and success) where we have credible leadership.” (Staff)
“We excel at relationships - partnership, being authentic, being organic.” (Leadership)
“The partnerships. I think we’ve done a wonderful job of partnering and I’m very proud of the partners that choose us and that we choose.” (Board) “Relationships. We do so many things, some programs are run by our partners. Like the city. We have a lot of good connections. We know a ton of people in the Purpose-Built network. We know a lot of people” (Staff)
“Innovation. I don’t think we do anything the same we did 12 years ago. New responses to a whole new world.” (Core Leadership Staff)
INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING CULTURE
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► DEDICATED, HARD-WORKING, DIVERSE STAFF*
“Great work culture” (Staff)
“They are not selfish. They help any and everybody.” (Residents)
“Leadership has done the hard work of addressing equity and inclusion in our staff and moving our non-profit towards a salaried organization.” (Staff)
“We are place based and a good bit of our staff lives in the neighborhood. We know neighbors and neighbors know us. When you are living in your work, it becomes more personal.” (Staff)
“A level of dedication I’m not sure other organizations have.” (Board)
“Dedication. A level of dedication I’m not sure other organizations have.” (Board)
► EXTERNAL REPUTATION AS THOUGHT LEADERS
“FCS has honed being innovative and thought leadership. As an organization well into its 40s, FCS has gotten to the stage in life (and success) where we have credible leadership. We’ve done the work of building the muscles of expertise of a base organization and when you look at our portfolio (some say we look like a for profit entity), it lends itself to being in worlds that are not always faith based.” (Staff) “Providing models for the city and country on how to do housing and we’re still pretty quiet, flying under the radar while we do this work. More deep and meaningful while we perfect our craft.” (Core Leadership Staff) “We are ahead of the curve in so many ways. When I think about what FCS is doing and the practical ways, we live out WHO we say we are. The trends are following us in a lot of ways.” (Staff)
► SERVING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT*
“...percent of rental to homeownership - Majority homeownership. 1/3 of neighborhood, low-income, below 80% AMI” (Leadership)
“As an FCS homeowner, I’m most proud of their affordable housing initiatives.” (Residents)
“Housing development. Continue to provide housing even with the challenges we face.” (Core Leadership Team)
*NOTE: Theme occurred across stakeholder groups. Stakeholder groups: Leadership, Board, Core Leadership Staff, Staff, Residents
FINDING YOUR FORTE SOAR SUMMARY & DETAILS
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