Association Self-Assessment

This self-assessment focuses on identifying your association’s position within two main areas: your capacity and your challenges.

These categories are designed to help you determine where to best focus your association’s time and energy to solve the problems most urgent, accessible, and important to your organization within the unique context of your market.

Download the full Self-Assessment exercise or browse the questions below and note the answers which best describe your association. Keep your answers in mind as you move further through the toolkit to help you construct a strategic plan and identify the actions best fit to address your goals.

Download: Sustainability Toolkit Self-Assessmentpdf (214.73 KB)

Identify Your Capacity

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How would you describe your association’s internal sustainability structure?

How would you describe your association’s access to internal sustainability and resiliency content experts that may be able to engage members on the subject matter?

How would you describe your relationships with external partners or stakeholders involving sustainability and resilience related topics?

Within your association, including staff and volunteer leadership, how best would you describe the awareness of or interest toward sustainability and climate resilience subjects?

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How would you describe the existing sustainability features and/or health and wellness offerings for members and association staff in and around your association office?

How would you describe your associations’ advocacy involvement, influence, or engagement in local or state sustainability and resiliency related legislation?

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In which ways does your association provide member education, engagement, and awareness on sustainability- or resilience-related subject matter? Select all that apply.

Identify Your Challenges

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How would you describe your typical member’s knowledge and understanding of technical or specific aspects of sustainability and resiliency?

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How would you describe your association’s awareness and sense of urgency to address the impact of extreme weather events and your market’s resiliency?

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How would you describe your association’s understanding and utilization of ‘green data’ or local MLSs ‘green fields’?

How would you describe your local and state governing authorities and legislative bodies’ perception of or engagement on climate, sustainability, and resiliency related issues?

Are there any other issues specific to your marketplace that come to mind and should be considered when assessing your association’s need for sustainability and resiliency strategies?

Now, having identified your association’s unique combination of challenges and capacities for new opportunities, move into the next section of the toolkit to identify your priorities and begin constructing the framework for your plan of action.

Next: Build a Plan