Unified Community Assessment for Northwest Florida Nonprofits

As challenges from the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic deepen, local nonprofits are facing significant challenges. Area funders, capacity builders, businesses, and government entities want to understand the current reality of Northwest Florida nonprofits so that they can better support and advocate for the sector.

To avoid duplication of responses, this survey is intended to be for the current leader (e.g. Executive Director/CEO, board chair) of the organization. If you do not meet this criterion, we hope you will forward to the appropriate person as well as other agencies in your network.

Please anticipate 20-30 minutes to complete the survey. The survey will close April 27, 2020 at 5pm.

If you have questions, please contact the Pensacola State College Nonprofit Center for Excellence and Philanthropy at NonprofitCenter@pensacolastate.edu

Thank you!

Additional Details:

The Pensacola State College Nonprofit Center for Excellence and Philanthropy is conducting this survey to share with the donors, chambers, area funders, capacity builders, businesses, and government entities.

Pensacola State College will collect and anonymize the responses, then analyze and share the aggregated, summary data with collaborating partners and the community broadly to inform our responses.

While this survey may help funders make critical and timely funding decisions, completing this survey is not an application for funding and does not necessarily guarantee financial support for your organization.

Your participation in this survey is voluntary and you may opt out at any time.

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* 1. Which category best describes the primary focus of your organization's work?

Arts, Culture, and Humanaties

Education

Environment and Animals

Health

Human Services

International

Public/Societal Benefit

Religion or Faith-Based

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Which county(ies) do you serve? (Check all that apply)

Escambia

Santa Rosa

Okaloosa

Walton

Franklin

Gulf

Bay

Washington

Jackson

Gadsen

Liberty

Calhoun

Holmes

Wakulla

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* 3. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, what operational changes has your organization experience to date? Please check all that apply.

Cancellation of programmatic/mission-related (not primarily fundraising)events

Disruption of services to your clients or communities

Disruption supplies or services from your partners

Increased staff and volunteer absences

Challenges related to staff and volunteers needing to work remotely

Challenges to existing HR policies

Increased demand for services or support from your clients and communities

Challenges having the right technology to do your work

Reduced employee hours or instituted furloughs or layoffs

Instituted hiring freeze

Adjusted wages and benefits

Re-allocated staff to other services within the organiztion with immediate need

Inability to meet deliverables(s) of existing grant requirements

A significant expansion in the types of needs your clients or communities have

A need to re-skill staff or volunteers to address changing or expanding needs of clients or communities you serve

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Please check all that apply (if any) to the services your organization currently provides.

My organization provides a service that directly supports the health or basic needs of those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

My organization provides a service that mitigates the spread of COVID-19

My organization has changed its operations to support those involved in the COVID-19 response

None of the above

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* 5. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, what financial ramifications has your organization experienced to date? Please check all that apply.

Cancellation of fundraising events

Reduced earned revenue/fee for service

Reduced individual donations

Reduced grant funding

Reallocation of grant dollars from projects/programs to general operating

Increased grant and individual funding

Loss of corporate sponsorship

Other (please specify)

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* 6. If your organization is experiencing or is anticipating a decrease in revenue related to COVID-19, please share the estimated dollar amount ($) from February 2020 - June 2020.

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* 7. What range best describes your organizations total operating budget, prior to the outbreak of COVID-19?

$0-$49,999

$50,000-$499,999

$500,000 - $999,999

$1,000,000 - $1,999,999

$2,000,000 - $3,999,999

$4,000,000 - $7,999,999

More than $8,000,000

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* 8. Assuming no significant additional investment/support without dipping into reserves, how long do you estimate your organization could operate at current capacity with your current capacity with your curent expenses and income?

Less than one week

1 to 4 weeks

1 to 2 months

2 to 6 months

6 to 12 months

More than a year

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* 9. How many months of cash operating reserve do you have to help your orgaization weather this crisis? (Cash reserves refers to an unrestricted fund balance set aside to stabilize finances).

No cash reserves

Less than one month

1 to 2 months

2 to 6 months

6 to 12 months

More than a year

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* 10. Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, how many full-time equivalent (FTE), part-time, and contractor staff members were employed at your organization

Full-time

Part-time

Contractor

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* 11. Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, how many volunteers did you depend on to support your services?

Less than 10

11 - 50

51 - 100

101 - 500

More than 500

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* 12. Please estimate the level of impact COVID-19 is having currently on the programs, services, or general operations of your orgaization

Little to no impact

Minor disruptions

Moderate disruptions

Significant disruptions

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* 13. Do you plan to take advantage of the CARES Act and Paryoll Protection Plan (PPP)?

Yes

Unsure

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* 14. Do you have the information you need to apply the CARES Act?

Yes

No, I need more information

No, not interested or does not apply

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* 15. As the spread of COVID-19 Intensifies, what are your immediate concerns for carrying out your mission and caring for the clients (customers) you serve?

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* 16. What are the major concerns of your clients (customers) since the COVID-19 challenge began?

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* 17. What is your organization doing differenly in response to COVID-19, including new ways of delivering services?

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* 18. If you had a fundraising event affected by COVID-19, how did you address it?

Not applicable, we did not have a fundraising event that was affected.

Cancelled or moved donated dollars to unrestricted funding (at donor's discretion)

Held event, but virtually

Postponed event for future date

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* 19. What resources could local funders, capacity builders, businesses, and government entities provide that would help your nonprofit respond to challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic?

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* 20. Is there anything else you want funders, capacity builders, businesses, and government to know in this unprecedented time?

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* 21. What resources or advice can you recommend to other nonprofits to help them adapt in the next 60 days?

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* 22. Do you have anything you could offer to assist other nonprofits?

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* 23. When it comes to communities you serve or that your organization is a part of, what types of institutions or groups are you seeing that are playing a key role in supporting your communities in response to COVID-19?

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* 24. Do you need anything else or wish to communicate anything else?

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* 25. Some of the partners involved in this survey may have funding opportunities or other resources that they could communicate to you. Would you like us to share your contact information with partners so that they may reach out to you? We will NOT share your individual responses from the survey.

Yes

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* 26. Please provide your contact information below.

Organization Name

Title

Executive Director / Board Chair Email Address

Executive Director/Board Chair Phone Number

Thank you for taking the time to respond. Please stay safe and healthy during these rapidly changing times.