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Skill
🟢 Highly developed internal fundraising skills and capacity exist in multiple funding source types to cover all regular needs
Highly developed: A combination of skills and capacity exist for various types of fundraising.
Reflection:
- No response required as we have high level skills and expertise both.
- Cannot map skills as fundraising function operates via a voluntary system (by board, founder etc.
- Others -
Action:
- No action necessary.
- Others -
Notes for Development:
- A combination of skills and capacity exist for various types of fundraising.
- A developed team with high level skills and capacity is in place and is functioning effectively.
- Fundraising has been changing fast every year. Consider creating a system of periodic and regular assessment of team skills and capacity, if it does not exist now.
🟡 Regular fundraising needs adequately covered by well-developed internal fundraising skills that exist
Fairly developed: Internal fundraising skills are adequate to cover present need.
Reflection:
- Conduct skill mapping- how could it be done.
- Are our staff selection process very well developed to understand the skill set a candidate comes with?
- Cannot map skills as fundraising function operates via a voluntary system (by board, founder etc.).
- Others -
Action:
- No action required immediately but we will consider conducting periodic skill assessment as part of organization people development plans.
- Others -
Notes for Development:
- Internal fundraising skills are adequate to cover present need.
- Team capacity is well known, and limitations are not of any immediate concern.
- Fundraising landscapes are fast changing all over the world. In this context, it will be very useful to plan periodic evaluation of team capacity as against the evolved macro-economic conditions.
🟠 Main fundraising needs covered by some combination of internal skills and capacity
Developing: Fair amount of confidence with present team capacity and skill.
Reflection:
- Conduct skill mapping- how could it be done.
- Are our staff selection process very well developed to understand the skill set a candidate comes with?
- Cannot map skills as fundraising function operates via a voluntary system (by board, founder etc.)
- Do we know well about the skill requirements for each position?
- Others -
Action:
- No action required immediately but we will consider conducting periodic skill assessment as part of organisation people development plans.
- Others -
Notes for Development:
- Fair amount of confidence with present team capacity and skill.
- It may be very useful for you to dig further and extract specific data on the degree of skills and capacity that exist.
- Skills and capacity play different roles in providing an unique composite strength to a fundraising unit. It may be very useful for you to study the current balance of both (skill and capacity) in the present team.
🔴 Have not assessed formally, and skill level of staff/s is/are not known
Poorly developed: Skill level of fundraising professionals is not known.
Reflection:
- Why is it important to know the skill levels of specialists in an organisation?
- Conduct skill mapping- how could it be done.
- Others -
Action:
- Shall find out means to conduct a proper skill mapping and subsequent capacity building.
- Others -
Notes for Development:
- Skill level of fundraising professionals is not known.
- It will be useful to develop deeper understanding on specific capacity and skill development needs of fundraising staffs; fundraisers may run the risk of working in isolation and stagnation as well.
- Consider conducting a technical and management skill assessment of all fundraising staffs; this will help in developing a long-term development plan for the team.