[Skill profile] “Organisation-building” by Benjamin Todd

Find out how to help build and boost great organisations through skills like management, operations, legal and financial oversight, entrepreneurship and fundraising.

Narrated by AI.

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Outline:

(02:22) Key facts on fit

(02:49) Why are organisation-building skills valuable?

(04:18) What does organisation-building typically involve?

(05:50) What skills are needed to build organisations?

(07:21) Example people

(07:26) Clare Donaldson

(08:08) Helen Toner

(08:32) Sim Dhaliwal

(08:58) How to evaluate your fit

(09:02) How to predict your fit in advance

(11:13) How to tell if you're on track

(12:40) How to get started building organisation-building skills

(16:55) Should you found your own organisation early in your career?

(18:29) Find jobs that use organisation-building skills

(18:49) Once you have these skills, how can you best apply them to have an impact?

(20:07) Career paths we've reviewed that use organisation-building skills

(20:37) Explore other useful skills

The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration.

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First published:
September 18th, 2023

Last updated:
December 14th, 2023

Source:
https://80000hours.org/skills/organisation-building

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