Lunch and Learn: Nonprofit Austin & New Philanthropists: First Look Program

The First Look Assessment Program (a program of The New Philanthropists) is a board belonging and purpose assessment that helps an organization prepare for the transformational process, or change, required to increase diversity.

It identifies an organization’s strengths and weaknesses and the potential challenges that might arise when implementing new processes, structures and positions when adjusting its culture. Belonging and purpose assessments are a critical tool for organizations preparing for their journey towards diversity, equity and inclusion.

TNP believes that, for many nonprofit boards, increasing belonging and purpose constitutes a significant organizational change, and that an inclusion assessment is vital to organizational success.

TNP will offer this Inclusion Assessment to selected nonprofit boards in order to accomplish three goals:

1. Jumpstart your belonging and purpose efforts and develop a baseline for your journey and strategies in order to move forward

2. Identify & address barriers and understand the complexities of board recruitment & placement

3. Develop a collaborative relationship with TNP to support your challenges throughout your belonging and purpose journey