Nonprofit Commons - Community Transition Survey

Help guide some of the decisions during Nonprofit Commons transition by filling out this survey.

Since it’s founding in 2006 Nonprofit Commons in Second Life has generously been sponsored by TechSoup, and in recent years more specifically TechSoup’s Caravan Studios division, allowing for free virtual office space and weekly managed meetings. As of March 1, 2017, this will change and the Nonprofit Commons community will transition to being self-governed and funded.

The purpose of this survey is to: (a) get an idea of how many people use, or would like to use virtual office space at the Nonprofit Commons sims, (b) understand what people do in their virtual offices, (c) determine what people are willing to pay in order to support and sustain Nonprofit Commons, (d) determine the needs of the organizations at Nonprofit commons, and (e) create a list of people willing to assist with the different needs and demands of the Nonprofit Commons community.

This survey contains 11 questions and will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. Although your participation is voluntary, your responses will help guide some of the decisions that we must make during this crucial transition period. Thank you!

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* 1. Are you a Nonprofit Commons member - please indicate your different roles as a member of Nonprofit Commons in Second Life (check all that apply):

NPC member tenant (I have a virtual office at NPC)

NPC Mentor

Volunteer

Attend meetings

Speaker or presenter

Nonprofit Technologist / Coder / 3D builder

Other SL community partner

I am not a member, but am interested in becoming one

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Do you have a nonprofit organization, social good project, library, or educational group that operates inside of Second Life? (check all that apply)

Yes, a nonprofit organization

Yes, a civic or governmental organization

Yes, a social good project

Yes, a health or support group

Yes, an advocacy or activism group

Yes, an environmental or sustainability group

Yes, an arts / artist group

Yes, a library focused group

Yes, an education focused project or group

Yes, a religious or faith group

Yes, a research focused group

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Which Nonprofit Commons activities have you attended?" (check all that apply)

Weekly Friday Meetings

Common Ground networking events

Social Activities

Tours

NPC Open House events

NPC class or workshop

TechSoup webinars

In-person community meetup, conference, or Caravan Studios / TechSoup event

A virtual conference or other event streamed in world

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Do you have an office space on one of the Nonprofit Commons sims?

Yes, I have an office in the NPC Aloft sim

Yes, I have an office in the NPC Plush sim

No, but I would be interested in having a Nonprofit Commons office space

Other (please specify)

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* 5. If you do have an NPC office, what do you use your office for? (check all that apply)

networking

holding meetings / events

promoting my organization

fundraising

collaborating with other NPC nonprofit / social good projects

finding volunteers

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Are you interested in maintaining your existing NPC virtual office space?

Yes

No, I'm not really using the space

No, I found a different place

No, I can't afford the cost

No, my organization is no longer using Second Life / virtual spaces

No, it's not meeting my needs

What needs or suggestions do you have that would make you want to stay?

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* 7. If asked to contribute to the financial support of maintaining Nonprofit Commons, how much would you be willing to pay monthly in order to maintain your virtual office space?

$5 USD

$10 USD

$15 USD

$20 USD

I would be interested in sponsoring another organization's rent, as well.

Not able to financially contribute

Other (please specify)

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* 8. If we offered additional resources as part of this monthly fee, what sorts of things would you be interested in? (check all that apply)

A dedicated page with your organization's information on the Nonprofit Commons website

Grant Station access to search for grant funding for your organization or project

Listing of your events on the NPC group calendar, and if needed, access to sched.org

Access to creating surveys for your organization or social good project through Survey Monkey

Professional/organizational development training or workshops on nonprofit technology, social networking, digital media, programmatic assessment, or other tools

In-world tools, resources and help building out your office space

Mentoring from another nonprofit organization

Ways to promote my organization

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Would you be interested in participating in some way with fundraising activities for Nonprofit Commons? (check all that apply)

Yes, as an Organizer

Yes, as a Contributor

Yes, as a Sponsor

Yes, as a Participant

Yes, helping NPC find sponsors

Yes, helping NPC find grant funding / help grant write

Yes, hosting fundraising events

Yes, creating promotional materials / graphics

Yes, volunteering in some way

Yes, contributing financially

No, I am not interested

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Do you have suggestions, considerations, or comments to give us as we transition?

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* 11. May we contact you for follow-up on this survey? If yes, please enter your contact info below.

Name

Second Life Username (not your display name)

Nonprofit / Organization / Project / Group Name

Country

Email Address

We appreciate your time with taking this survey. If you have left contact information, we will contact you shortly. You can also reach out directly to community@nonprofitcommons.com or our mentor team in-world.