After the Assessment

Once you've taken the self-assessment and received recommendations, head to the Library to browse through resources that you can use on your journey to grow as a systems change funder. To get started, consider:

Finding and internalizing your own reasons for why growing as a systems change funder is important—i.e. how it can manifest as better grantmaking/investing and, ultimately, greater impact
Carving out the time to brainstorm how to address the recommendations that you received through the assessment
Organizing a learning journey for your colleagues and peers—e.g. setup a lunch where they can come together, take the assessment, and discuss possible next steps
Seeing your institution as a system itself, explore who and what needs to be influenced in order for culture, strategy, and process to change
Developing an action plan putting it into motion!

Bonus: Help us spread the word!

<aside> 💡 "Our hypothesis that nonprofits would thrive with longer, larger, and more flexible grants had not only been proven—it defied our expectations. What started as an experiment to reimagine philanthropy has become our most impactful grant-making to date. In BUILD’s first five years, more than 85 percent of BUILD grantees surveyed have strengthened their work to become more effective, and two thirds report that they have leveraged their grants into other funding.” —Hilary Pennington, Executive Vice President of Programs, Ford Foundation

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