Frequently Asked Questions
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The Online Selfie is a very flexible tool to use with organizations. The tool is an online Lifecycles Self-Assessment that organization leadership (board & staff) can take to learn more about themselves, understand how individual staff and board members see the organization, and build consensus to how to move forward collectively. Institute Members have access to the Online Selfie as part of their membership, and the Lifecycles Tools course which goes into greater depth on the Online Selfie.
Questions you might hear from a nonprofit about the Lifecycles Online Selfie:
- I tried the test link for the Online Selfie. How is this different from a Selfie link for my organization?
The Online Lifecycles Selfie questions and the process are exactly the same, that is why we say take it for a test drive. The test drive link does not provide any data back to anyone, so an organizations would not have any data to analyze for a self-assessment. This link is so a leadership person can experience the Online Selfie before it is distributed to the whole team. - Is there any way we can get a PDF of the survey instrument?
No, we do not provide a PDF of the Selfie due to copyright and duplication concerns. That said, you may purchase a hard copy of the Selfie Booklet or Selfie Worksheet. The questions are the same across all three versions of the Selfie. The Selfie Booklet is the closest to Online Selfie with additional details and descriptions – many consultants have a copy or two of each to visually share with clients. - Would it be good to include direct clients/patients in those completing the Selfie?
The Online Selfie is not the tool to collect constituency voice. This would be better served by a participant feedback survey or focus group with questions designed to accomplish the determined goals. The Selfie is designed for an organization to assess their own capacity from an internal perspective.
Read through the Lifecycles Online Selfie Guide to learn more.
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The Online Selfie is a very flexible tool to use with organizations. The tool is an online Lifecycles Self-Assessment that organization leadership (board & staff) can take to learn more about themselves, understand how individual staff and board members see the organization, and build consensus to how to move forward collectively. A few examples of how it has been successfully used include:
- complete the Online Selfie as a group and build consensus as you go
- have individuals complete the Online Selfie separately, then bring folks together to discuss results and come to an agreement
- before launching into any organizational strategic planning, ground the organization in its current capacity
- activate various Selfies at once and hold a workshop with multiple organizations that work though the Selfie
Institute Members have access to the Online Selfie as part of their membership, and the Lifecycles Tools course which goes into greater depth on the Online Selfie.
Read through the Lifecycles Online Selfie Guide to learn more.
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