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2012 Philanthropic Landscape Nonprofit Survey

You are one of a select group of St. Louis’ nonprofit leaders who are being asked to answer this annual survey on local trends in philanthropy. The survey is sponsored by the Gateway Center for Giving and The Rome Group.

Results from this survey will be shared at The Philanthropic Landscape presentation on the morning of July 19 (more details on how to register will be sent to you by email in the coming weeks).

This survey should take no more than 10 minutes of your time. Please complete the survey on or before May 25. Thank you for your participation.
1.Which of the following categories best describes your organization?
2.What is your organization's current annual operating budget?
3.Did your organization reach its fundraising goal in 2011?
4.In 2011, did your contributed income increase or decrease compared to 2010?
5.Did the following sources of support increase or decrease for your organization in 2011 as compared to 2010?
Increased
Decreased
No Change
Individuals
Corporations/businesses
Private foundations
Government
United Way
6.Which of the following strategies is most effective in your fundraising efforts?
7.Which of the following strategies is least effective in your fundraising efforts?
8.How do you predict your fundraising results in 2012 will compare with 2011?
9.What do you see as your biggest challenges in 2012-13? (check all that apply)
10.Compared to five years ago, please indicate if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neither Agree/Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
Not Applicable
We are focusing more on major gifts as a primary fundraising strategy than in the past.
We have built up our capacity in several areas.
We have increased our spending on professional development for staff.
We are less reliant on special events to raise money.
We use more storytelling in our fundraising today.
We have successfully used social media to raise funds.
We have investigated opportunities to pursue collective impact strategies.
We have increased the resources we devote to marketing/communications.
11.Have you participated in any partnerships, alliances, or collaborations with:
(Check all that apply. If not applicable, skip to Q14)
12.In what areas have you collaborated? (check all that apply)
13.Do you consider your collaborations/partnerships a success ?
14.Do you conduct an evaluation of every program you do?
15.Do you have a planned giving program?
16.Has your organization created a formal development plan in the past 2-3 years?
17.If you answered No to #16, do you intend to create a new development plan in the near future?
18.How much cash (including reserves) does your organization currently have readily available?
19.How has the demand for your services/programs (or attendance for arts/cultural organizations) changed in the past 12 months?
20.Have you been able to meet the increased demand for services?
21.Overall, do you feel that the local nonprofit sector is…
22.Looking ahead to the next 5-10 years, what factor do you expect will have the biggest impact on the local nonprofit sector? (select only one)
23.Are there any other comments you would like to share regarding local trends in philanthropy and/or the nonprofit sector?
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