Our Network Assessment

The Network Assessment gives you a high-value, cross-cutting snapshot of how your network is functioning and provides insight and direction on what to prioritize to improve and align your network going forward.  

Based on a collective network voice, the assessment report lays out your network development priorities and identifies your current strengths and weaknesses along a continuum of network capacities.

Check out the sample report, including the assessment indicators.

The insights you get from your assessment serve as a springboard for network growth and for improving your approach to managing the network and generating impact. Networks can use the assessment to inform their annual membership evaluation, strategic planning exercises, governance or member engagement strategies, and more. Used year-over-year, the assessment can build your network knowledge over time, with the first capacity assessment serving as a baseline. 

Conduct the Network Assessment

Implementing the assessment with your network is simple and easy – and results in a data-packed report to use as you evolve your network.

Step 1: Complete the brief info form about your network.

Step 2: Within 5 business days, we’ll send you a personalized link to the survey, along with a payment link (see Pricing below). Complete payment and share the survey with your network membership.

You set the timeline, manage the communications with your members, and facilitate their completion of the survey.

Step 3: When your members have completed the survey, let us know it’s time to close the survey and develop your report.

Step 4: Within 10 business days, we’ll send you your completed assessment report to inform your network development. (See the sample report.)

Looking for something more in-depth?

We can customize the assessment to include additional quantitative and/or qualitative questions that adapt to your network’s data needs. Customization is a great way to link the assessment to other network goals or processes, such as annual reviews or strategic planning processes. Reach out to Kerstin (kerstin@collectivemindglobal.org) to discuss your needs and options.

Pricing

The core Network Assessment, as outlined above, costs $150.

Any further customization is charged at an hourly rate. If you’d like to customize the assessment to your network’s needs, reach out to Kerstin (kerstin@collectivemindglobal.org).