A diagnostic for boards
that want to lead well.
Exclusive U.S. partner of the Academy of Executive Coaching
Most boards are doing more than they realize — and less than they could. The SPARC Board Assessment is a professionally administered diagnostic that gives boards and their executive leaders a clear, evidence-informed picture of where they are: what is working, where alignment is missing, and what conditions need to change.
Fiduciary clarity, decision rights, and accountability structures.
Board understanding of and active support for institutional direction.
Skill mix, perspective, and how the board functions as a collective.
Trust, communication, and shared accountability between board and leadership.
Long-term health — financial, operational, and cultural sustainability.
How it works.
- Board members and executive leaders complete the assessment individually via the online survey below.
- Responses are submitted confidentially to SPARC, where our team tabulates and interprets the results.
- Findings are returned as a structured report and facilitated debrief — moving from data to meaning to action.
- SPARC works with your leadership to identify priorities and, where relevant, design a path forward.
Designed For
- Nonprofit boards navigating leadership transitions or strategic inflection points
- Executive directors seeking an honest, external read on board health
- Boards preparing for governance review or strategic planning
- Organizations considering a broader consulting engagement with SPARC
- Leaders who want to strengthen the board-executive partnership
This is not a self-scoring checklist. It is a professionally interpreted instrument — designed to surface what boards often cannot see about themselves from the inside.
Talk to SPARC About Your BoardAvailable at no cost as a standalone tool or as part of a SPARC consulting engagement.
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