MVNC 2024 Program Survey for Island Nonprofits

2024 MVNC Annual Survey - Deadline 12/1

Martha's Vineyard Nonprofit Collaborative (MVNC) works to strengthen the Island's nonprofits by providing advocacy and opportunities for professional development, strategic development, and coalition building, as well as providing essential resources to support nonprofit organizations in their work.

MVNC is looking for input from the Island’s nonprofit community to determine our programs for 2024. We welcome feedback from anyone on a nonprofit team or board operating on Martha’s Vineyard.

This survey will only take a few minutes to complete. We thank you for helping us learn what skills, knowledge, and resources you and your organizations need to excel in your mission. This survey is confidential and intended solely for the use of MVNC.

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* 1. What is the name(s) of the organization(s) that you are involved with?

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* 2. How are you involved in the organization(s) above?

Executive Director

Board Member

Staff Member

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What is/are the field(s) of your organization(s)?

Arts and Culture

Civic

Conservation and Environment

Education

Food Equity and Farming

Health

Historic Preservation

Housing

Human Services

Recreation

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How have you engaged with MVNC in 2023? Check all that apply.

Attended a one-time workshop or training

Part of a cohort or multi-session deep dive training (like our Board leader training, Institute for Nonprofit Practice, Strategic planning cohort, etc)

MVNC Shared Service Organization (MVSSO) member

MVNC has advocated on behalf of my organization (i.e. marketing, job/volunteer board, announcements, etc)

Engaged with an MVNC board/staff member outside an event

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What are the TOP THREE biggest concerns for your organization(s) going into 2024?

Meeting the demand for services and/or the challenges of the service population

Fundraising

Employment/staffing

Board leadership

Organizational policies and procedures (i.e. taxes, HR, bookkeeping, compliance, etc)

Measuring your organization's impact/value

DEIJ and/or board diversification

Housing

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Would you be interested in attending a more in-depth, multi-session series on any of the following topics?

Strategic planning : Creating an organizational strategic plan

Board roles and responsibilities/Board member training

Leadership and management

Creating a development and fundraising plan for your organization

Marketing and communications

Diversity, equity and inclusion and creating your organizations' DEIJ plan

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Mark the workshops that you would be interested in attending in 2024:

Board: 101 Board basics, roles, and policies

Board: Recruitment, orientation, and succession planning

Board: Executive director and board relationships

Management: Nonprofit financial management

Management: Nonprofit employment law, policies, and sexual harassment

Management: Cooperation, collaborations, and mergers

HR: Basics and beyond

HR: Fair and equitable compensation

HR: Performance management and giving/receiving feedback

HR: Handling staff issues, infractions, and/or harassment

HR: Hiring and retention challenges

HR: Change management

Fundraising: Educating and empowering the board

Fundraising: Capital campaigns

Fundraising: Annual appeals

Fundraising: Role playing and how to ask for money

Fundraising: Grant writing

Fundraising: Hot topics and trends in fundraising

Fundraising: Video, social media, and marketing

DE&I: Organizational diversity/equity/inclusion for nonprofit organizations, creating and implementing DE&I strategies

DE&I next steps: Dismantling systemic racism

DE&I: Island history, local impact of racism, collective impact

Personal financial management: Establishing healthy financial habits, planning for retirement, Social Security

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Would you be interested in networking events grouped by any of the following?

All nonprofit community members (staff, board, and funders)

Grouped by role in organization (board members, EDs, staff, etc)

Grouped by type of organization and/or those served (housing, arts, environment, etc)

Grouped by topic such as housing, fundraising, collaborations, etc. Please indicate topics of interest

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* 9. Please rank your preference for receiving capacity building services. To rank, drag options from top of the list (most preferred) to bottom of the list (least preferred).

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* 10. If you have NOT attended any MVNC events this year, please check the reasons why below.

Not enough time in the day

Topics offered were not of interest

I wasn’t aware of the events

Topics were too basic

Topics were too advanced or specific

Topics were already known to me

Other (please specify)

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* 11. If you have attended MNVC events before, how would you rate your overall experience of events offered?

Great overall

Mixed (some good, some less good)

Not helpful/interesting

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* 12. Any comments on your rating above?

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* 13. How would you prefer MVNC communicate about our events and updates?

Individual event emails and announcements

Weekly event and announcement email

Monthly event and announcement email

More information on the website

Other (please specify)

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* 14. What else can MVNC do to increase our impact and better support Island nonprofits?

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* 15. Would you like a member of the MVNC team to reach out to you to learn more about MVNC, what we do or how you can be more involved?

Yes (please list name and phone or email address)

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* 16. MVNC strives to be an advocate for island nonprofits and a professional development resource for nonprofit employees. If there is anything we can do to better serve you or make our programs more inclusive and accessible, please let us know below or reach out to us at anna@mvdonors.org.

We very much appreciate your taking the time to complete this survey. MVNC would like to continue to provide services and information that benefit nonprofits as they support the Island and its many needs.