National Innovation Networks
Diagnosis tool
A National Innovation Network is a country based membership organization representing the collective interests of Hubs
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YOUR PURPOSE
Does your organization have a mission statement?
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Yes
No
Does your organization have a Vision statement?
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Yes
No
Are your Mission and Vision statements used to set priorities?
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Yes
No
Are your Vision and Mission statements posted openly in the office or somewhere that staff and visitors can see?
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Yes
No
Are the statements used in human resource materials (i.e., staff handbooks, orientation materials, job descriptions, etc.), organizational brochures, reports, and proposals?
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Yes
No
Does your organization regularly review the vision and mission statements (for example, in conjunction with any strategic and/or operational planning)?
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Yes
No
When was the last review of your vision and Mission statements?
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Less than 1 year ago
1-3 years ago
> 3 years ago
Can you clearly define your value proposition?
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Yes
No
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GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES
Does your organization have a board of directors?
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Yes
No
How many board members do you have?
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How many are women?
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Percentage of women on the board
Does the board have clearly defined terms of reference (TOR) that detail its primary duties?
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Yes
No
Are board roles clearly differentiated from the executive roles?
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Yes
No
Are there clear and documented criteria for becoming a board member?
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Yes
No
Are there term limits and a system for electing or approving board members?
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Yes
No
Does the board meet regularly and document its decisions with minutes?
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Yes
No
Are board members involved in strategic planning, resource mobilization, and developing and approving organizational policies and budget and annual financial statements?
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Yes
No
Do you have a code of ethics for board members?
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Yes
No
Do you have a board charter?
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Yes
No
Does your organization have an organizational chart?
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Yes
No
How many people are part of your team?
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How many women are part of your team?
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Percentage of women employees
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Do you have executive committees?
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Yes
No
How many members do you have in your executive committee(s)?
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How many executive committee members are women?
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Percentage of women in the executive committee(s)
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POLICY AND ADVOCACY
Is advocacy a primary objective of the organization and part of its Mission?
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Yes
No
Does the organization participate in developing and/or implementing an advocacy plan to improve the uptake of services for the innovation ecosystem, Including training your staff members in advocacy methods?
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Yes
No
Does the organization have members that can perform advocacy?
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Yes
No
Does the organization have the resources to organize and train members to perform advocacy?
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Yes
No
Does the organization identify opportunities and mechanisms for engaging the government in advocacy and monitoring?
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Yes
No
Is there a clear process for the organization to involve the ecosystem in identifying needs?
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Yes
No
Has the organization participated in policy-making processes?
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Yes
No
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SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURE
Are there written Standard Operational Procedures?
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Yes
No
Do the documented procedures adequately support all the operational needs of the organization (i.e., travel, procurement, fixed assets, IT, file management, meeting and workshop planning, security and safety, etc.)?
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Yes
No
Are staff oriented/trained in the standard operating procedures?
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Yes
No
Is the Standard Operational Procedures orientation/training documented?
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Yes
No
Do you have a finance Manual?
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Yes
No
Do you have a Human resource Manual?
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Yes
No
Do you have an Operations Manual?
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Yes
No
Are there policies on members' engagement and value creation for the members?
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Yes
No
Do you have Standard processes for supplier contracting?
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Yes
No
Do you have Standard processes for supplier reviews?
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Yes
No
How often do you review supplier performance?
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Annually
Every 2-3 years
> 3 years
Are there systems to ensure compliance with operational procedures?
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Yes
No
Do you conduct audits to check compliance with operational procedures?
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Yes
No
Have there been findings in external or internal audits related to noncompliance with operational procedures
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Yes
No
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CAPACITY BUILDING AND NETWORK
Does the organization have a membership offering?
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Yes
No
Does the organization run capacity-building Programs for your members?
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Yes
No
Does the organization have knowledge sharing sessions?
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Yes
No
Does the organization hold/organize regular meetings for its members (e.g. annual meeting)?
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Yes
No
Does the organization have an up-to-date website and brochures to provide information and promote its efforts?
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Yes
No
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FINANCE
Does the organization have a Budget plan that identifies resource needs?
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Yes
No
How often is the Budget plan reviewed?
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Annually
Every 2 years
> 3 years
Does the organization have sufficient funds to support activities for the next year?
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Yes
No
Does the organization have a fundraising Strategy?
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Yes
No
Have potential funders or donors been identified?
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Yes
No
Do staff or board members in the organization have the skills needed for proposal writing and fundraising strategy implementation?
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Yes
No
Does the organization have income-generating activities or other sources of funds that are not tied to a single program but can support general operations?
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Yes
No
Does the organization partner with other organizations to maximize input and minimize cost?
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Yes
No
Is the organization's finance processes automated?
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Yes
No
Do you have a finance team or at least a finance Manager?
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Yes
No
Are your finance systems integrated with the operations systems?
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Yes
No
Have you ever received/managed funds/grants on behalf of other organizations (e.g. donors)?
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Yes
No
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PROCESS MATURITY ASSESMENT RESULTS
Purpose Score %
Governance Score %
Purpose & Governance %
Purpose & Governance Rating - FORMING
Purpose & Governance Rating - DEVELOPING
Purpose & Governance Rating - NORMALIZED
Purpose & Governance Rating - ESTABLISHED
Purpose & Governance Rating - MATURE
Policy and Advocacy %
Policy and Advocacy Rating - INITIAL
Policy and Advocacy Rating - FRAGMENTED
Policy and Advocacy Rating - WELL-DEFINED
Policy and Advocacy Rating - INTEGRATED
Policy and Advocacy Rating - STRATEGIC
Systems and Structure Score %
Systems and Structure Rating - NON EXISTENT
Systems and Structure Rating - DEVELOPING
Systems and Structure Rating - DEFINED
Systems and Structure Rating - ADVANCED
Systems and Structure Rating - LEADING
Capacity Building and Network score %
Capacity Building and Network Rating - INITIAL
Capacity Building and Network Rating - FRAGMENTED
Capacity Building and Network Rating - WELL DEFINED
Capacity Building and Network Rating - INTEGRATED
Capacity Building and Network Rating - STRATEGIC
Finance Score %
Finance Rating - NON EXISTENT
Finance Rating - DEVELOPING
Finance Rating - DEFINED
Finance Rating - ADVANCED
Finance Rating - LEADING
Gender Balance %
Organizational Maturity %
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