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PRODUCTS & SERVICES: SEED Diagnostic

Journey Mapping  Intention Tracking  The Creative Stretch  Seeding the Vision

WHAT IT DOES: This 3-hour facilitated self-assessment guides 2-6 core program leaders to systematically review program performance and impacts. Focuses attention on high-potential growth opportunities.

HOW IT WORKS: Participants are guided to assess their current and projected program impacts on individuals, organizations, and systems. Teams also rate their work against 44 high-performance practices. Strengths are highlighted. Growth areas with high-potential are identified. Two growth opportunities are explored through action-planning exercises.

UNIQUE FEATURES: Provides a comprehensive picture of current impact and future desired results. Affirms assets while revealing promising opportunities for growth. Guides forward momentum in two high-potential areas. Ratings are displayed in a performance score card, capturing progress each time the Diagnostic is repeated.

SAMPLE OF USERS: 71 Illinois state-funded youth development programs; 60 Latino health and prevention providers; Artists Striving to End Poverty (New York); Buell Early Childhood Leadership Program, University of Denver; Georgia Parents As Teachers Network; Summer Search (7 Cities); Trinity Boston Foundation.

Read about a state that gathered performance data on over 70 grantees using The SEED Diagnostic.

"I really like the process of evaluating where we are and where we want to get.  Typically we tend to jump to improvements without naming where we are currently."
Policy Advocacy and
Research Department,
Federation of Protestant
Welfare Agencies


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"This diagnostic provided some solid results to share with our Board at our upcoming meeting. We can use these data to show the solid work we are doing and also where we need to focus our attention for improvement."
Ray of Hope
Center for the Arts


"The diagnostic helped us to show our legitimacy to our local School Boards.   We used the results to show our thoughtfulness, our planning and our goals.  It was a really good process, very validating and encouraging.  SEED put us at ease."
Southeastern IL
Counseling Centers


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