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Too many activists are burning out and leaving the movement or just
becoming less effective as they have to re-fight battles they
thought they won 10 years ago. Now, when challenges have never been
greater, TREC’s Organizational Effectiveness Program can provide
critical support for you and your organization.
We look at organizations like an ecosystem – all the parts have
to be there and be functioning in order to have a healthy, effective
organization. TREC will help you tune-up, repair, and enhance the
parts that need it. We are activists helping activists – we know the
territory, we’ve been where you are, and we are there when you need
us most.
What TREC can offer
For organizations accepted into the program, we begin with an
in-depth, on-site assessment of administrative, strategic and
programmatic systems and resources.
The assessment contains a wealth of information and suggestions on
how to strengthen the capacity of your organization. We then work
with you to develop and implement a capacity-building plan. Plans
vary in length from 12-36 months. TREC will help you understand and
overcome the barriers keeping your organization from being more
effective and re-energize and improve your ability to sustain
yourself and your organization and to win on your conservation
issues.
The organizational effectiveness program offers the following
services based on your needs:
- Strategic planning
- Fiscal Sustainability and Fundraising
- Governance
- Leadership
- Organizational and Personal Sustainability
- Personnel Management
- Community Engagement
- Coalition Management
What do we expect from you?
Your lead staff and board of directors must be committed to
growing as leaders. Your organization must be willing to increase
its effectiveness. You and your group must commit significant time
to work on developing and implementing your plan. Your commitment
must include:
- Key staff and board working with a lead TREC associate to
help manage the process
- Commitment from your staff and board to prioritize working
on issues in your organizational capacity-building plan,
including planning retreats, if identified as part of your plan
- Participation in an intensive three- or four-day
organizational assessment process (for first-time participants)
at your office with a TREC consultant to determine your
organization’s needs and opportunities; based on this
assessment, your board and staff will work with the consultant
to create your capacity-building plan
- Openness to participating in additional feedback exercises
for your key staff, board and programs (such as 360-degree
leadership evaluations, board effectiveness evaluation, program
effectiveness)
- Participation in a series of evaluations that will be
scheduled throughout the organization effectiveness process, to
include a telephone interview and written feedback to the
evaluator
- Working closely with your TREC consultant and others to meet
mutually agreed-upon deadlines
What will the program cost?
This program is made possible by generous support from
Wilburforce Foundation, which will cover the majority of the costs.
The Organizational Effectiveness Program is a partnership between
TREC's Organizational Effectiveness Program and your organization –
we each commit significant time and resources to the process. TREC
covers the full cost of the assessment (valued between $10,000 and
$15,000) and implementing the capacity-building plan (valued between
$30,000 and $50,000). We provide the professional expertise to lead
the process. Participating organizations bring their full staff and
Board, energy, and commitment to the endeavor.
Feel free to contact any of the participating organizations, listed
below, for their comments on the Organizational Effectiveness Program.
If you need contact info, click here.
Current Participants
Friends of Nevada Wilderness
Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
Sitka Conservation Society
Nevada Wilderness Project
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