HealthCheck Value

HealthCheck is designed to provide research and organizational analysis to potential supporters as they make their charitable decisions.

What non-profit leaders want…

Board and staff members of nearly every non-profit organization want organizational growth…all want money. Not every organization can hire new staff or add a consultant, but they want expertise and leverage to attract new supporters and help build confidence and relationships with existing donors and volunteers. We created HealthCheck to meet these needs in an affordable and hands-on manner. By doing so, we form an alliance with non-profit leaders, where we essentially work alongside, determining and implementing ways to strengthen the organization.

What donors want…

When donors consider non-profit organizations for their contributions, a number of factors come into play, including the donor’s relationship, belief in the mission, and geographical location. Many times, this isn’t enough information for a prospective donor to render a decision. We created HealthCheck to deliver existing and prospective donors with a resource they can easily locate. Knowledge derived from our 40+ years of non-profit and corporate leadership experience were used to design a research and best practices tool, which gives donors all the information they need and in five key organizational strength indicators.

• Data & Efficiency
• Finance & Fund Development
• Governance
• Human Resources
• Public Information

“What I’m coming to understand about the value of this Healthcheck process is not necessarily the rating itself (though that’s important), but the best-practices it ends up prompting.  To that end NPCatalyst is doing great work ensuring that we’re adhering to those best practices.” – Jonathan Mueller, executive director of Sierra Nevada Journeys (HealthCheck profile, organization website)

Performance Rating

The ratings are allocated according to the following grid:

Two Solutions Offered

We created HealthCheck to be utilized by both community-benefit organizations and their supporters as a vital, must-use tool to display strength, create awareness, and generate support. The charity rating, alone, presents extreme value, as it identifies strengths and weaknesses. We developed a “Diagnosis” (or Basic) service to not only feature the calculated rating, but to identify best practices for growth and improvement in each of the five areas. This information is shared with the non-profit’s leaders, empowering them with the recommend tools necessary to strengthen their organizations.

In determing how to personally deliver additional information and tools, we elected to put our consultant hats on and, through a “Solution” (or Premium) service, offer additional expertise through personal coaching and more active promotions to our extensive constituencies. Participating non-profit organizations may take advantage of one-on-one coaching sessions, tailor-designed specifically for each charity, where we provide guidance with various aspects of board and fund development. The financial expense is far less than hiring a consultant and the sessions are targeted at immediate action. Here’s an overview of the differences:

Investment to Participate – Click to sign up and begin receiving benefits!

Monthly pricing requires a 12-month commitment. The participation levels are automatically renewed.