One Tail at a Time

Chicago, IL · 25–100 volunteers/yr · 3–10 staff

Your archetype

The Apprentice

Past the starting line, still building.

Overall

53of 100 · Emerging tier

What this means

You're past the beginning stages, with real competence in parts of your program. But the other half is still informal, and that's where younger volunteers slip. Extend the practices you've nailed into the stages that still need them.

To volunteers, you are

Hands-In@handsin · 12m

One Tail at a Time is an organization that's still developing in some areas, but is genuinely building toward something

For One Tail at a Time

Your program is uneven. There's a real distance between what you do best and where you fall off. The good news in that: your path forward isn't a dozen small fixes, it's one clear gap to close.

The thinnest part comes after the day ends: staying connected so a one-time volunteer becomes a lasting one. Right now the relationship tends to end at the shift instead of continuing.

For an organization as young and lean as yours, a gap like this is expected rather than a failure. You've built something real with very little, and closing it is simply the next muscle to build.

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Four ways to read your score

Strong 67+ Functional 46–66 Weak 0–45

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