Nonprofit Executive Outlook for 2011 Survey

A survey of nonprofit executives to gain an understanding of the top financial and human capital priorities facing nonprofits in 2011. All answers will be kept confidential and summarized in aggregate.

Survey distributed by Beyond the Bottom Line.

1. What are your financial priorities for 2011? Check all that apply.

What are your financial priorities for 2011? Check all that apply. Diversify funding & focus on new revenue generation

Expand development & fundraising

Improve program results & metrics

Improve cash flow

Access financing

Implement operational efficiencies

Reduce operational costs

Manage reserves & investments

Improve financial reporting

Automate fiscal controls & systems

Other (please specify)

2. Describe your top financial challenge for 2011.

Describe your top financial challenge for 2011.

3. What are your development and fundraising priorities for 2011? Check all that apply.

What are your development and fundraising priorities for 2011? Check all that apply. Diversify funding sources & donor base

Implement new revenue generation strategies

Pursue new development initiatives

Pursue earned income ventures

Expand development team

Increase giving through online & social media

Improve development pipeline forecasting

Increase transparency of program results

Reduce donor acquisition and fundraising costs

Other (please specify)

4. Describe your top development and fundraising challenge for 2011.

Describe your top development and fundraising challenge for 2011.

5. What are your human capital and employment priorities for 2011? Check all that apply.

What are your human capital and employment priorities for 2011? Check all that apply. Assess current or future talent needs

Improve organization culture

Retain & motivate top talent

Recruit top talent

Tap subcontractors or outsourced talent

Improve accountability & use of performance metrics

Other (please specify)

6. Describe your top human capital or employment challenge for 2011.

Describe your top human capital or employment challenge for 2011.

7. How would you describe your future outlook for 2011? Check one.

How would you describe your future outlook for 2011? Check one. Expect a year of rapid growth (more than 20% growth over 2010)

Expect a year of moderate growth (10-20% growth over 2010)

Expect a year of slow growth (1-9% growth over 2010)

Expect a year of maintaining (0% growth over 2010)

Expect a year of contracting (negative growth over 2010)

8. Describe any opportunities your nonprofit plans to take advantage of in 2011.

Describe any opportunities your nonprofit plans to take advantage of in 2011.

9. What strategies did your nonprofit utilize to minimize economic pressures in 2010? Check all that apply.

What strategies did your nonprofit utilize to minimize economic pressures in 2010? Check all that apply. Reduce overhead expenses

Layoff staff or reduce salaries

Reorganize job responsibilities

Leverage capital financing

Adopt new cost-saving measures

Diversify revenue sources

Share resources with complimentary organization

Merge with complimentary organization

Postpone new hires and new programs

Use subcontractors or outsource

Increase use of volunteers

Offset overall budget needs with donated goods

Other (please specify)

10. Overall, what are your hiring plans for 2011? Check all that apply.

Overall, what are your hiring plans for 2011? Check all that apply. Plan to increase hire 3+ staff, please list titles in box below.

Plan to hire 1-2 staff, please list titles in box below.

Plan to maintain staff

Plan to decrease staff

Please list titles here:

11. What is the status of your financial team for 2011? Check all that apply.

What is the status of your financial team for 2011? Check all that apply. Have the right team in place for 2011

Need to assess our team’s skills compared to future needs

Need to bring on additional part-time or outsourced staff.

Need to bring on additional full-time staff

Other (please specify)

12. What topics would most interest you for webinars or white papers in 2011?

What topics would most interest you for webinars or white papers in 2011?

13. Which best describes your annual revenues? Check one.

Which best describes your annual revenues? Check one. Less than $1 million

$1-4.99 million

$5-9.99 million

$10-24.99 million

Over $25 million

14. Which best describes your organization’s number of full-time employees? Check one.

Which best describes your organization’s number of full-time employees? Check one. 1-5 employees

6-10 employees

11-20 employees

21-50 employees

51-100 employees

Over 100 employees

15. Which best describes your role within your organization? Check one.

Which best describes your role within your organization? Check one. Nonprofit Executive Director, President or CEO

Nonprofit CFO or Financial VP

Nonprofit Controller

Nonprofit C-Level Executive

Nonprofit VP

Nonprofit Manager

Nonprofit Advisor (Attorney, CPA, Lender, Consultant)

Other (please specify)

16. (Optional) Please provide us your email if you would like to receive a copy of our survey findings.

(Optional) Please provide us your email if you would like to receive a copy of our survey findings.

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1. Nonprofit Executive Outlook for 2011

1. What are your financial priorities for 2011? Check all that apply.

2. Describe your top financial challenge for 2011.

3. What are your development and fundraising priorities for 2011? Check all that apply.

4. Describe your top development and fundraising challenge for 2011.

5. What are your human capital and employment priorities for 2011? Check all that apply.

6. Describe your top human capital or employment challenge for 2011.

7. How would you describe your future outlook for 2011? Check one.

8. Describe any opportunities your nonprofit plans to take advantage of in 2011.

9. What strategies did your nonprofit utilize to minimize economic pressures in 2010? Check all that apply.

10. Overall, what are your hiring plans for 2011? Check all that apply.

11. What is the status of your financial team for 2011? Check all that apply.

12. What topics would most interest you for webinars or white papers in 2011?

13. Which best describes your annual revenues? Check one.

14. Which best describes your organization’s number of full-time employees? Check one.

15. Which best describes your role within your organization? Check one.

16. (Optional) Please provide us your email if you would like to receive a copy of our survey findings.

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1. Nonprofit Executive Outlook for 2011

1. What are your financial priorities for 2011? Check all that apply.

2. Describe your top financial challenge for 2011.

3. What are your development and fundraising priorities for 2011? Check all that apply.

4. Describe your top development and fundraising challenge for 2011.

5. What are your human capital and employment priorities for 2011? Check all that apply.

6. Describe your top human capital or employment challenge for 2011.

7. How would you describe your future outlook for 2011? Check one.

8. Describe any opportunities your nonprofit plans to take advantage of in 2011.

9. What strategies did your nonprofit utilize to minimize economic pressures in 2010? Check all that apply.

10. Overall, what are your hiring plans for 2011? Check all that apply.

11. What is the status of your financial team for 2011? Check all that apply.

12. What topics would most interest you for webinars or white papers in 2011?

13. Which best describes your annual revenues? Check one.

14. Which best describes your organization’s number of full-time employees? Check one.

15. Which best describes your role within your organization? Check one.

16. (Optional) Please provide us your email if you would like to receive a copy of our survey findings.

Nonprofit Executive Outlook for 2011
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