What social return can you promise those who invest in your organization's mission? How much social value are you generating, relative to your operating budget? Exactly how deep is your influence and how wide is your reach?

To what degree is your organization contributing to systemic change? How many initiatives are in the pipeline with potential to influence systems? What is the degree of challenge, and how many lives will be touched as each victory is implemented?

How many peer organizations are you training or supporting to serve your constituents? How deeply are they engaged with your approach? How many are going as far as to spread your practices among their peers?

How often does your organization live up to ideals such as honoring every voice, utilizing opposing viewpoints, bringing out the best in each other, walking your talk, honoring commitments, and routinely celebrating each other and your combined results?

Are you developing multiple, sustainable income streams and achieving a healthy balance of donor, funder, in-kind and earned revenue? Does your fund development team have a good idea of where you are in relation to where you want to be, as a first step towards defining priorities?

Are you making it your business to understand the values and interests of potential allies within and beyond your sector? Are you engaged in at least one win-win venture with a non-traditional partner? Are you collaborating with other organizations to attract joint investments and celebrating what each contributor does best?

How well is your organization performing in relation to industry standards? Where can creative attention be focused to unleash capacity and resources you already possess? Are you maximizing the who, what, how and wow of your organization's potential?

What is your SEED Score? Are you able to quantify and credibly report your impact on individuals, organizations and systems? The SEED Score measures the average of three objective ratings: Social ROI, Influencing Peers, Systemic Change.