How to Classify Capacity Elements
When customising your tool, use the 5 category framework to sort your capacity elements.
By categorising capacity elements consistently across AKF, we can compare scores between organisations and geographies.
| Systems | Activities | Relationships | Adaptability | Culture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governance | Activity Design | Community | Monitoring | Vision |
| Meetings | Activity Implementation | Communications | Evaluation | Inclusiveness |
| Financial and in-kind resources | Long term planning | Government | Feedback | Conflict mitigation |
| Record keeping | Capacity strengthening (external) | Partnerships | Community mobilisation & philanthropy | Democratic processes |
| Volunteers | Gender responsiveness (external) | Private Sector | Resource mobilisation | Decision-making processes |
| Grant management | Strategic planning | Partnerships | Knowledge management | Gender representation (internal) |
| Administration | Operational planning | Civil Society | Funding model | Values in action |
| Procurement | Program relevance & integration | Policy influence | Data management | Dependence of Management Team & Staff on CEO/ED |
| Governing Body | New Program | Partnerships & alliances | Continuous improvement | Effective Organisational |
| Composition | Development | Communications and marketing (external) | Leadership | |
| Management of Legal & Liability Matters | Replicability/Scalability | Inclusion of marginalised voices | Internal communication | |
| Buildings & Office | ||||
| Space | ||||
| Human Resources | ||||
| Staff diversity & skill set | ||||
| Recruiting | ||||
| Development | ||||
| Retention of Staff and Management | ||||
| Institutional Memory |