Institutional Operations
Activation Status
The honest operational state of every system at The Institute for Women's Rebuilding — classified by real stage, not by webpage existence. No system is called "activated" when only a page exists.
Activation Stages — Lowest to Highest
Activation Matrix
Curriculum defined. Pilot specs documented. Interest list link points to contact form. No application form, no dates, no facilitator confirmed.
Founder approval on dates, format, facilitator, and fee policy. GHL forms.
Build dedicated application form. Confirm pilot dates and facilitator.
Eight categories defined. Eligibility, scope-of-role, training curriculum, code of conduct, escalation, recognition all documented. Both CTAs route to /contact. No mentor application form. No CRM. No active mentors.
Founder approval on mentor application opening date. GHL forms and pipelines. Training facilitator identified.
Build dedicated mentor application form. Set opening date.
Twelve roles defined with duties, skills, time, background checks, training. Onboarding path and CRM stages documented. CTA routes to /contact. No forms, no CRM, no active volunteers.
GHL forms and pipelines. Operations owner assigned. Background check provider selected.
Build dedicated volunteer application form. Recruit volunteer coordinator.
Four circle types defined. What-it-is/what-it-is-not documented. Session structure defined. Facilitator pathway documented. Two-pilot plan (in-person + virtual) with Q1 2027 target. No dates approved, no facilitators trained, no participants enrolled.
Founder approval on pilot dates and facilitator selection. GHL forms. Facilitator training curriculum to be written.
Build Rebuild Circle interest and host application forms.
Sixteen resource categories with provider-type tags. Partner vetting standard published. Honest note: directory is under construction, no partners are confirmed.
Partnership pipeline must be populated first. Partner vetting must begin.
Populate initial resource directory with at least 2-3 known referral resources per category.
Fifteen partner categories defined. Thirteen CRM stages. Raleigh Triangle pipeline framework. Honest status: pipeline is empty, no outreach conducted, no agreements executed.
Prospect list must be built. Outreach must begin. Partnership lead assigned.
Build prospect list. Begin first 5 outreach conversations.
Thirteen participation statuses defined. Eight dashboard metrics (all zero). Reporting cadence defined. Methodology published. No participants enrolled. No data to report.
Rebuild Her pilot launch. Assessment deployment. Intake form creation.
Build participant intake form. Connect dashboard to real data sources when available.
Ten program elements. Ten award categories with nomination process and governance. Honest status: dates and venue pending board approval. No registration open.
Board approval. Program delivery milestones met (first cohort completion). Venue and budget.
No action until board approves and first cohort completes. Summit interest list form can be built now.
Giving form is a GHL form — donations process through GHL. Donor societies and stewardship calendar published. Tax-receipt workflow status unknown.
Confirm donation form tags, pipeline assignment, and automated acknowledgment workflow.
Audit donation form: tags, pipeline, acknowledgment, receipt workflow.
Sponsorship page exists with individual and corporate pathways. Form is a GHL form. No sponsor packages with pricing published. No active sponsors.
Founder approval on sponsor tiers and pricing. Sponsor outreach campaign. GHL pipeline for sponsors.
Finalize sponsor packages. Build sponsor outreach campaign.
Five press releases published. Podcast, video, documentary sections built with 'In Development' badges. Media kit available. Media inquiry form status needs verification.
Founder media approval process. Spokesperson identified. Media inquiry form and pipeline.
Build dedicated media inquiry form. Define media approval process.
Publications directory with six items at varying statuses. Publishing roadmap with five forthcoming items and ETAs. Partnership links to Acquire Publishing and Pieces of a Dream Media. No operational publishing workflow.
Author assignments. Editorial calendar. Production and distribution partners.
Assign authors to forthcoming publications. Establish publishing workflow.
Eleven-domain instrument documented. Pilot methodology defined. Research calendar published. No data collected. No participants assessed.
IRB or ethical review if required. Assessment deployment. Data collection infrastructure.
Deploy digital assessment. Begin data collection with first Rebuild Her cohort.
Thirty-four KPIs across five categories. Every KPI labeled with source and verification method. 32/34 read zero. 90-day board has 18 items, all 'Not started'. RACI matrix has 14 domains, most roles TBD.
Program delivery must begin before most KPIs can register values. Owners must be hired or assigned.
Begin Month 1 activation tasks. Assign first owners. Connect dashboard fields to real data sources as they come online.
Ten stories classified by consent status: 0 verified published, 2 interview scheduled, 3 editorial concepts, 5 drafts. Consent pipeline and story elements documented. Story submission CTA routes to /contact.
Interview and verification of the two scheduled stories. Story consent form and collection workflow.
Build story submission form. Conduct scheduled interviews. Publish first verified story.
Stage Distribution
The Institution Has Its Manuals. It Now Needs Its People.
This page is the institution's self-audit. It exists so that every board member, advisor, partner, and future staff member knows exactly what is built, what is running, and what must begin. Nothing is called "active" that is not.
The next milestone
Applications received. Mentors recruited. Volunteers assigned. Partners contacted. Sponsors engaged. A cohort scheduled. Real progress in the dashboard.
Begin the Work