Organizational Assessments

CNM will partner with you to synthesize your organization's current organizational strengths, challenges, and opportunities.

What We Do

Our data-informed organizational assessment process involves engaging your staff, board, and key stakeholders through surveys, review of relevant materials, strategic dialogues, and focus groups to understand your organization’s plans, programs, impact, infrastructure, salary structure, and capacity. Our program and impact assessment will culminate in a report and presentation of our findings with short-and long-term recommendations.

Together We Can Achieve

With a clear picture of your organization’s areas of strength, growth, and opportunity, you can transform how your nonprofit implements its mission. With CNM’s comprehensive organizational assessment and recommendations, you will have the information needed to align your team, leaders, board, and better serve your community.  Your organization will be ready to make strategic decisions about growth, next steps, and where to invest funds and focus.       

We Work With

  • Nonprofits and leaders wanting a better understanding of the organization in advance of strategic planning, new initiatives, or leadership transitions
  • Philanthropic institutions seeking a better understanding of the organizations in their portfolio
  • Organizations with opportunities to invest in growth and want guidance on next steps based on community need, internal systems and practices, and program impact
  • Nonprofit teams looking to explore how the values of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility are reflected within their organization
  • Nonprofit boards and leaders pursuing insights on organizational effectiveness, board effectiveness, employee engagement, and programs

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Maura Harrington Ph.D., MBA

Executive Vice President
Center for Nonprofit Management

Maura is known for her expertise in organizational development and strategy and in all aspects of organizational development with a focus on strategic planning, assessment, and evaluation. At CNM, she oversees the client services team and provides consulting, training, and coaching services to a broad range of organizations. Much of her consulting and capacity-building work has been with community-based organizations and public health departments related to effective organizational operations, evaluation practices, and the use of logic models and other assessment tools to support planning, evaluation, and management. A BoardSource Trainer, a certified Advanced Associate, and a Trainer for the Connective Leadership Institute; Maura has completed certification as an executive coach under the International Coaching Federation. She holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the Claremont Graduate School, an MBA from the Peter Drucker Graduate Management Center, a BS in Psychology from Georgetown University, and serves as an adjunct professor at USC’s School of Social Work and Department of Psychology. 

Speak With an Expert

Need expert advice? We're only an email or phone call away. Use this form to get in touch or call the Nonprofit Answer Hotline at the number listed below. You can also schedule a free, 15-minute appointment and we’ll match you with an in-house expert.








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CNM Nonprofit Hotline

Need expert advice? We’re only an email or phone call away. Use this form to get in touch or call the Nonprofit Answer Hotline at the number listed below.

You can also schedule a free, 15-minute appointment and we’ll match you with an in-house expert.








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