The Sizing Up Framework
Atkinson’s learning and accountability tool is called the Sizing Up Framework. It helps us think about the positive difference we can make over time. It names three, overlapping domains where we hold ourselves accountable, and the questions we use to “size up” our strategic impact.
We prioritize five indicators of movement builder capacity.
The Sizing Up Framework was developed by Atkinson Board and staff members with insights from:
Dr. Manuel Pastor et al, Transactions – Translations – Transformations: Metrics that Matter for Building, Scaling and Funding Social Movements (2011)
Dr. Hahrie Han, How Organizations Develop Activists: Civic Associations and Leadership in the 21st Century (2014) and Prisms of the People: Power & Organizing in Twenty-First-Century America (2021)
Maurice Mitchell, Building Resilient Organizations: Toward Joy and Durable Power in a Time of Crisis (2022)
Mik Moore and Rinku Sen, Funding Narrative Change, An Assessment and Framework (2022)