Audits - Healthy Organization Initiative

Many non-profit advocacy organizations are comprised of passionate people, working hard to protect and enhance the environment, often with limited resources. As a result, it is difficult to find the time to step back and form a broader, less personal perspective, do the periodic checks required to ensure that the organization and staff are doing what is necessary to stay healthy for the long haul.

Through our Healthy Organization Initiative, the State Environmental Leadership Program provides the outside, neutral perspective that makes this task easier. This organizational assessment consists of a thorough document review, an onsite interview with staff and a final written report that details our assessment, suggestions and recommended resources.

"It's a totally needed service whether you're two years old or thirty-five years old. Having been around all these years it seems like we should have it all wired, but you never have it all wired."
- Suki Molina, Idaho Conservation League

The assessment examines:

Bylaws
Articles of Incorporation
Mission and Vision
Planning
Personnel Policies
Internal Communication
Financial Management
Board Stewardship

It is an unfortunate fact that most nonprofits are being hit hard by the economy; the Healthy Organization Initiative can help make the shrinking pool of resources stretch even further while helping to ensure the long-term success of the organization. Our organizational assessment can help organizations ensure they are doing all they can to be strong, sustainable and effective. For more information on this program, a list of documents reviewed or for references from groups that have gone through the Healthy Organization Initiative, please contact Melissa Gavin, mgavin at selp.org