Taking Stock of Your Project’s Foundations

Scaling depends not only on ambition, but also on the conditions that support long-term resilience and sustainability. Before pursuing broader influence, replication, or institutional engagement, it can be valuable to pause and reflect on the foundations already in place.

Using the table below, consider how your project currently performs across key areas such as governance, participation, partnerships, leadership continuity, funding stability, and technical infrastructure.

Project self-assessment of key foundations for responsible scaling, rated as Strong, Developing, or Needs Attention across governance, community participation, leadership continuity, partnerships, funding stability, and technical infrastructure.

After completing the exercise, reflect on which areas currently feel most robust and where additional attention may be needed before future scaling efforts are pursued.

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