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Online tool helps community groups to improve
January 9th, 2015
[by David Armstrong]
Community groups and organisations seeking to improve their effectiveness can use a new self-assessment tool that aims to help identify an organisation's strengths and weaknesses.
NZ Navigator is an on-line tool that has been developed for New Zealand community organisations by Platform Trust, Association of Non-Governmental Organisations of Aotearoa (ANGOA), Social Development Partners, Bishop's Action Foundation and is supported by the Department of Internal Affairs.
It enables users, through question and answer, to rate all the important areas of the organisation's operation – direction, governance, leadership, people, administration, finances, communication, evaluation, and relationships.
NZ Navigator can be accessed through the website: www.nznavigator.org.nz.
Having completed the questions, the user has immediate access to a report with charts, scores, feedback and resources (including an action plan) to help further develop the organisation.
Although not linked to any funding requirements, you can use the results of the tool when you talk with your funders, to demonstrate the work that you are doing and to highlight those areas where some organisational development activity can be supported.
Because the tool is self-administered, it presents an opportunity for groups to be open and honest about key aspects of their organisation. It also provides a benchmark for future evaluation and you can compare any two assessments to see the progress that has been made.
The user needs to open an account (free) and then log in. The assessment takes about 15 to 20 minutes to work through, with results available immediately. However, many of the questions may lead to a pause to contemplate an honest answer, particularly in areas of weakness.
Several people can provide an assessment from the same login, with the initiator providing email addresses of those to take part. A whole committee could use the tool to gain separate opinions of the effectiveness of the group.
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