Search Results - A Toolbox of Resources - National Forest Foundation

April 8, 2015

Stages of Collaborative Development

This grid outlines the four stages of collaborative development - formation, foundation, fruition, and future. This tool will be helpful to any budding - or mature - collaborative group.

April 8, 2015

Measuring Results - Developing an Outcome-Based Monitoring Plan with Measurable Indicators and Targets

It is increasingly important to measure the impact of programs and projects, especially those involving collaboration, in order to practice adaptive management and demonstrate and communicate success to stakeholders involved in the collaborative process, the greater community, and potential funders. The purpose of this information sheet is to help collaborative groups develop outcomes and measurable indicators and targets. The companion to this tool is the "Outcome-Indicator Form."

April 8, 2015

Measuring Results - Outcome-Indicator Form

This form is a companion to the tool titled "Developing an Outcome-Based Monitoring Plan with Measurable Indicators and Targets."

April 8, 2015

Important Questions for a Collaborative Process

This tool is ideal to guide the start-up or launch phase of a collaborative group or effort.

April 8, 2015

Fiscal Sponsorship - Doing it Right

Fiscal sponsorship can go beyond just managing money and providing a vehicle for fundraising—fiscal sponsors can also provide legal, administrative, and programmatic oversight. The services a fiscal sponsor provides depend on your needs and the practices of the sponsoring organization. This tool helps develop a good fiscal sponsorship relationship.

April 8, 2015

Factors Influencing Successful Collaboration

This evaluation form is useful for collaborative groups desiring to self-assess collaborative success.

April 8, 2015

Self-Monitoring Tool for Nonprofit Boards

This tool was adapted from "Benchmarking Your Organization's Development," by the Institute for Conservation Leadership.

April 7, 2015

FACA Committee or Community-based Collaborative?

This best practice outlines one choice that must be made when structuring your collaborative effort - the decision to be a committee that’s chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act or a community-based collaborative.

April 7, 2015

Five Life Stages of a Nonprofit Organization

This tool outlines the the five life stages of nonprofit organization, and can help build your organization by detailing "Where You Are, Where You’re Going, and What to Expect When You Get There."

April 7, 2015

Adaptive Management Technical Guide

In an effort to make better decisions, learn mid‐stream from the impacts of those decisions, and involve communities of interest and place in stewardship efforts, the Department of the Interior developed a tool called “Adaptive Management: The U.S. Department of the Interior Technical Guide.”