“If your organization went away today, who would it matter to and why?” Nothing is more convincing than individual stories of the people we serve and exactly what they would lose if our funding is drastically reduced. The average person does not know what nonprofits do and how important our work is to those we serve.

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1. What is the name of your organization and when was it founded?

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2. What is your mission?

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3. What critical need(s) do you address?

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4. What services or resources do you provide to address the need(s)?

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5. To whom do you provide resources or services?

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6. What is your impact? What happens to people when you provide services or resources? Provide an example of an individual or family or organization that has benefited from your work. Share as many details as possible – ages, abilities, work life, upbringing, education level, etc. (Details help us tell the story.)

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7. What would your stakeholders lose if you closed tomorrow?

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8. What impact would that have on the surrounding community?

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9. How many lives do you impact annually?

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10. How many groups do you impact annually?

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11. How many families do you impact annually?

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12. Are there other organizations that do similar work? Who are they? And are there still unmet needs?

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13. Could a church do the work you do? Why or why not?

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14. Do you typically receive federal funding? Do you typically operate with a federal contract? Do you typically receive funds from the state that originate at the federal level?

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15. Has your federal funding or contract been cut?

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16. How much funding have you lost from federal funding sources?

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17. May we share your story and impact on social media, with other members, and with traditional news outlets?

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18. Please provide a contact person - sharing their name, title, email address, and phone number.

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19. Is there anything else you would like to share?

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