The Impact Capacity Assessment Tool (iCAT) is an organizational assessment and planning tool that helps nonprofits better understand their capacity and put that understanding into action to increase their impact.
14. • Web-based, multiple choice survey
• A 20-30 minute commitment
for each participant
• Survey from 3-25 people
• CVNL guidance throughout
• Custom dashboard
• Centralized online administration
EASY
15. • All-inclusive low fee covers:
• the online tool
• a customized report with recommendations
based on individual results
• consultation time with CVNL to interpret
results and determine next steps
• Reasonable price allows for regular
capacity assessments over time
COST
EFFECTIVE
16. • Identifies top 3 strengths
& challenges
• Recommendations individualized
to each organization
• Highly actionable plan, including
top 10 priorities for improvement
INSIGHTFUL
17. • Objective & data-driven
• Comprehensive tool covering 25
indicators of nonprofit effectiveness
• National instrument, based on
15+ years of research & data
• Statistically valid and reliable
ROBUST
22. “The ICAT survey helped us
realize our strengths and
weaknesses and then informed
what we could do to be the
best we could be.”
Brigitte Moran,
Executive Director,
Agricultural
Institute of Marin
23. Funders
Recommend the tool with
confidence. Purchase in bulk for
multiple grantees. View reports in an
on-demand online dashboard.
Inform capacity building investments.
24. “…iCAT provides a comprehensive
view of how an organization is
changing and growing, priorities it can
pursue, and realistic suggestions for
improvements… The process and
report provide credibility and
justification to organizations and
funders for capacity building support.”
Barbara
Clifton Zarate,
Director of
Economic
Opportunity,
Marin Community
Foundation