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A Framework for Leadership Investment and Evaluation

Prepared by Claire Reinelt and the Leadership Learning Community

(Adapted and expanded from a GEO publication: Investing in Leadership, Volume 1, A Grantmaker’s Framework for Understanding Nonprofit Leadership Development, Page 16)






INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY

ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY

COLLECTIVE CAPACITY

SYSTEMS CAPACITY

FOR INDIVIDUALS



To build the capacity of individuals to develop personal mastery, contribute their “gifts” and find balance in their lives
Sample Activities:

•Life skills (e.g., taking care of our whole selves)

• Reflection, sabbaticals

• Rewards, recognition

• Personal values and vision work


Outcomes:

Personal mastery

Work/life balance

Values clarification

Integrated vision



To build the capacity of individuals to lead organizations

Sample Activities:

• Management training

• Leadership training (core values, leadership style, team-building)

• Coaching

• Peer exchanges/circles

• Job challenges

• Internships/field assignments
Outcomes:

 Improved skills (communication, team-building, finances)

 Strategic vision aligned with the organization’s activities and actions

 Professional support network



To build the capacity of individuals to work and live together
Sample Activities:

• Collaborative skills training (e.g., communication, cultural awareness, team building)

• Networking activities

• Action learning projects

Seed grants

Learning circles


Outcomes:

Social capital

Boundary-crossing


To build the capacity of individuals to lead social and systems change
Sample Activities:

Social entrepreneurial approaches

Recognition

Network development

 U process

Outcomes:

Risk taking

Coalition-building skills

Becoming an effective champion

Comfortable with paradoxes





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FOR ORGANIZATIONS



To build the capacity of current or future staff to grow and develop their leadership and become more effective in their work
Sample Activities:

• Staff training/continuing education

• Staff leadership development plans

• Field-based fellowships or training

Access to networks

Mentoring

Pipeline programs (for minorities, young leaders, etc.)


To build the capacity of organizations to

deliver on and achieve their missions
Sample Activities:

• Organizational assessments

• Facility expansion/improvement

• Technical assistance/consulting

• Technology improvements

• Leadership transitions

 Learning organization approaches



To build the capacity of organizations to find common ground and work together
Sample Activities:

• Convening opportunities

• Association membership

• Advocacy

Collective action


To build the capacity of organizations to align their visions and engage in joint action around a shared agenda
Sample Activities:

Cross-sectoral partnerships

Inter-organizational leadership networks

Pilot projects

Cross-program alumni networks






Outcomes:

Increased job responsibilities

Promotions

Staff diversity



Outcomes:

Adaptive organizational forms

Increased organizational sustainability

Good governance



Outcomes:

Creative problem-solving

Collaborations and partnerships

Joint proposals



Outcomes:

Alignment of language and problem definition

Joint mobilization and distribution of resources

Clarity of desired results

Interconnected networks





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FOR COMMUNITIES


To build the leadership capacity of diverse members of the community (e.g. community residents)
Sample Activities:

• Community-based leadership programs

• Grassroots/community organizer training

Anti-racism training

 Youth development


Outcomes:

Communication skills

Civic engagement

Knowledge of community assets

Confidence

Conflict management skills




To build inclusive organizations that create and sustain community well-being
Sample Activities:

Community needs assessments

Cultural competency and diversity training

Volunteer and board development

 Organizational self-assessment

Outcomes:

Diverse leadership representative of the community

Cultural competence

Inclusive decision-making



To build the capacity of the community to work together toward common goals
Sample Activities:

Community leadership programs

Study circles

Community coaching

 Boundary-crossing leadership

Outcomes:

Trust and social capital

Action plans

To build the capacity of social justice movements



Sample Activities:

Organizing campaigns

Reflective practice

Training of trainers



Outcomes:

Distributed and shared leadership

Developmental learning

Flexibility and capacity to adapt

Alignment of vision and framing





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FOR FIELDS OF PRACTICE

To build the knowledge, skills, and creativity of leaders to advance the leadership of a field of practice
Sample Activities:

Educational programs

 Scholarships

Study grants

 Exchange programs


Outcomes:

 Creativity and innovation

 Research skills

Paradigm opening




To build the capacity of professional associations and infrastructure organizations to be inclusive and improve the field of practice
Sample Activities:

Workshops and conferences

Workgroups and task forces

Advisory committees

Standards development


Outcomes:

Ethical practice and transparency

Career paths

Conceptual frameworks

Methods and standards

Code of conduct



To build the capacity of the field of practice to generate and disseminate knowledge, ideas, and evidence-based practices
Sample Activities:

Learning communities

Communities of practice

Social web

Conferences

Collaborative inquiry

Case studies
Outcomes:

Enhanced knowledge generation and dissemination

Articles and publications

• Shared learning application



To build the capacity of the field to influence policy and policy implementation.

Sample Activities:

Advocacy training

Policy projects

Network development

Technology and media training

Outcomes:

Policy and communication skills

Field/policy leadership networks

Political influence






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