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COCO Revolving Loan Survey

Introduction

Often organizations like Coalitions & Collaboratives Inc. face challenges maintaining enough cash in reserve for operational needs while waiting for reimbursement from federal and state grant programs. We feel like the time spent looking for solutions for these financial problems would be better served going directly towards our organization’s mission, and we think that many others feel the same way. This is why we are investigating developing a low-interest loan fund to support the collaborative capacity of organizations. We will use the information gathered in this survey to better understand the needs of other organizations and the feasibility of this type of Revolving Loan Fund (RLF).

This survey consists of 20 questions and should take about 5 minutes to complete. 

Thank you for your participation. 
Part 1 - Background
1.Which of the following statements best describes your relationship with Coalitions and Collaboratives, Inc (COCO)? (Select one response)
2.Which COCO services have you used? (Check all that apply)
3.Please select what type of organization you represent (Select one response)
4.What best describes your organization? (Select all that apply)
5.How many people does your organization employ? (Select one response)
6.How long has your organization been in existence? (Select one response)
7.Approximately what were your organization’s total operating expenses for last year? (Select one response)
Part 2 - Revolving Loans
8.Have you pursued a low-interest (significantly below market rate) loan to support your operations in the past? (Select one response)
9.If you have received a low-interest loan in the past, where do you receive it from? (Write in your response)
10.How would your organization use a low-interest loan? (Check all that apply)
11.What loan amount would meet your financial needs per year? (Write in your response)
12.What interest rate would be acceptable? (Check all that apply)
Part 3 - Challenges
13.At my organization, managing finances … (Select one response)
14.Please describe how finding solutions for financial problems affects your organization. For example: time you spend writing and applying for funding that would otherwise be spent on project implementation. (Write in your response)
15.Approximately how many months of cash in reserve does your organization generally have? (Select one response)
16.Please estimate to what extent the following revenue sources make up your overall annual budget. (Please enter full numbers, for example enter 30 if a revenue source makes up 30% of your overall annual budget)
17.After submitting an invoice for services rendered on a government grant or contract, about how long does it usually take for your organization to receive payment from the government? (Select one response)
18.Does your organization currently have loans and/or lines of credit? (Select one response)
19.Who provided the loans/lines of credit? (Check all that apply)
20.What was the amount and interest rate you borrowed? (Write in your response)