CIFOR-ICRAF RM Services Survey

Dear Colleagues,

The Resource Mobilization Unit has completed its second year as a fully merged team. As we intend to keep a finger on the pulse of our performance and ensure we provide quality services that are relevant to CIFOR-ICRAF’s RM efforts, we invite you to take part in this short survey.

Your participation is highly appreciated.

Best regards,

RMU

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* 1. Are you:

Support staff

Technical staff

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* 2. Are you based:

At HQ

In a country office

Remote

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* 3. In which region are you based?

East Asia

East and Southern Africa

Europe

Latin America

Middle East

North Africa

North America and Caribbean

Pacific and Australia

Southeast Asia

South, Central, and West Asia

West and Central Africa

Other

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* 4. Have you used or interacted with the following services provided by the RM unit? (select all that apply)

Funding opportunities

Coordination meetings

RM Coordinator support in proposal development

Unsolicited (directly negotiated) fundraising support

RM funds

RM newsletter

Private Sector Due Diligence

Institutional submissions pipeline

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* 5. On a scale of 1 to 5, please rank how useful you find the following RM services:

	being very useful	being somewhat useful	being neutral	being not very useful	being not useful at all
Funding opportunities	Funding opportunities being very useful	Funding opportunities being somewhat useful	Funding opportunities being neutral	Funding opportunities being not very useful	Funding opportunities being not useful at all
Coordination meetings	Coordination meetings being very useful	Coordination meetings being somewhat useful	Coordination meetings being neutral	Coordination meetings being not very useful	Coordination meetings being not useful at all
RM Coordinator support in proposal development	RM Coordinator support in proposal development being very useful	RM Coordinator support in proposal development being somewhat useful	RM Coordinator support in proposal development being neutral	RM Coordinator support in proposal development being not very useful	RM Coordinator support in proposal development being not useful at all
Unsolicited (directly negotiated) fundraising support	Unsolicited (directly negotiated) fundraising support being very useful	Unsolicited (directly negotiated) fundraising support being somewhat useful	Unsolicited (directly negotiated) fundraising support being neutral	Unsolicited (directly negotiated) fundraising support being not very useful	Unsolicited (directly negotiated) fundraising support being not useful at all
RM funds	RM funds being very useful	RM funds being somewhat useful	RM funds being neutral	RM funds being not very useful	RM funds being not useful at all
RM newsletter	RM newsletter being very useful	RM newsletter being somewhat useful	RM newsletter being neutral	RM newsletter being not very useful	RM newsletter being not useful at all
Private Sector Due Diligence	Private Sector Due Diligence being very useful	Private Sector Due Diligence being somewhat useful	Private Sector Due Diligence being neutral	Private Sector Due Diligence being not very useful	Private Sector Due Diligence being not useful at all
Institutional submissions pipeline	Institutional submissions pipeline being very useful	Institutional submissions pipeline being somewhat useful	Institutional submissions pipeline being neutral	Institutional submissions pipeline being not very useful	Institutional submissions pipeline being not useful at all

Other (please specify)

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* 6. If you have interacted with an RM Coordinator, did they provide you with the support you need/ed to develop your Concept Note/Proposal or other required submission material?

Yes

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* 7. Regarding the above question, do you have any specific feedback on the service?

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* 8. The RM unit plans to support unsolicited fundraising. Given the limited time and resources of the unit, which of the following activities should be prioritized for 2023? (select one)

Focused support for unsolicited proposal development

Focused outreach to existing and new funders, providing a general overview of the organization and gaging funder interest for further discussions with specific teams

Funder Profiles in MyTree developed to enable scientists to present programs in coordination with RMU and institutional focal points per funder

Tools and processes that support “go/ no go” decisions and monitoring progress for programmes under development

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* 9. The RM unit intends to hold ‘Guru sessions’ in 2023, where staff from various units present helpful information related to fundraising. Which of the following topics would be of interest to you? (Select all that apply)

Finance: top tips for budget development, understanding and managing overhead

Communicating science to a non-technical audience and funders

Our legal status and how to talk about the merger to funders

Grant closeout: how to close a project in a way that can lead to more funding

Networking: how to build relationships with funders

Working with the private sector: why, who and how

Non-traditional partnerships – investment (?)

CIFOR-ICRAF RM Services Survey

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* 1. Are you:

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* 2. Are you based:

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* 3. In which region are you based?

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* 4. Have you used or interacted with the following services provided by the RM unit? (select all that apply)

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* 5. On a scale of 1 to 5, please rank how useful you find the following RM services:

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* 6. If you have interacted with an RM Coordinator, did they provide you with the support you need/ed to develop your Concept Note/Proposal or other required submission material?

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* 7. Regarding the above question, do you have any specific feedback on the service?

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* 8. The RM unit plans to support unsolicited fundraising. Given the limited time and resources of the unit, which of the following activities should be prioritized for 2023? (select one)

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* 9. The RM unit intends to hold ‘Guru sessions’ in 2023, where staff from various units present helpful information related to fundraising. Which of the following topics would be of interest to you? (Select all that apply)

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* 10. What is something the RM unit is doing well?

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* 11. What is something the RM unit should improve on?