Non-Profit Edition

1. We can state the impact we exist to create and how we will know we created it.

2. Our priorities are few and they guide what we say no to.

3. Staff, board and volunteers describe our direction the same way.

4. Board meetings focus on direction, performance and risk, not day-to-day management.

5. Our board has the skills, reach and diversity of experience we need for the next stage.

6. Leadership succession is discussed with the board before it is urgent.

7. We track outcomes, not just activity.

8. We use data and stories to decide which programs to grow, fix or stop.

9. Funders can see our impact without us building a custom report.

10. No single funder is more than 25% of our budget.

11. We have at least three months of operating reserves.

12. We know the true cost of each program, including overhead.

13. We keep good staff because they see growth and purpose here.

14. Roles and accountability are clear across staff and volunteers.

15. Burnout is tracked and leaders act on it.

16. Our systems for donors, programs and finance work together.

17. The community we serve knows who we are and trusts us.

18. We could grow our programs 25% without breaking our operations.