Nonprofit COVID-19 Assessment for Southwest Georgia

Greetings Southwest Georgia Nonprofit Leaders,

We are providing this assessment tool so that nonprofit organizations in southwest Georgia can tell their stories. Hopefully these stories will offer supporters an objective way to assess the developing impact of COVID-19, the ways our nonprofit community is responding, and opportunity for investment in both the short & long term.

Here’s what you need to know:

Any 501(c)(3) organization doing business in the Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Randolph, Sumter, Terrell & Worth counties is eligible to complete the survey.
Organizations (preferably executive directors) can complete the survey by Friday, June 5th.
If you’d prefer to skip a specific question, you may do so.
Collective survey results will be available upon request.

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* 1. Which category best describes the primary focus of your organization's work?

Education

Environment and animals

Health

Public/social benefit

Religion or fatith-based

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* 2. What county(ies) do you serve? (check all that apply)

Dougherty

Lee

Mitchell

Randolph

Sumter

Terrell

Worth

Other

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* 3. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, what operational changes has your organization experienced to date? Please check all that apply.

Cancellation of mission-related programming

Disruption of supplies or services from your partners

Disruption of services to your clients or communities

Increased staff and volunteer absences

Challenges related to staff and volunteers needing to work remotely

Challenges to existing HR policies

Increased demand for services or support from your clients and communities

Challenges having the right technology to do your work

Reduced employee hours or instituted furloughs or layoffs

Instituted hiring freeze

Adjusted wages and benefits

Re-allocated staff to other services within the organization with immediate need

Inability to meet deliverables of existing grant requirements

A significant expansion in the types of needs your clients or communities have

A need to re-skill staff or volunteers to address changing or expanding needs of clients or communities your serve

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How will the COVID-19 pandemic impact summer youth programming? Are you holding virtual or in-person sessions? Please detail.

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* 5. How will the COVID-19 pandemic impact summer meal delivery services? Are you providing these services? Please detail.

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* 6. Please check all that apply (if any) to the services your organization currently provides:

My organization provides a service that directly supports the health or basic needs of those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

My organization provides a service that mitigates the spread of COVID-19.

My organization has changed its operations or services so that it can more directly provide support for those involved in the COVID-19 response.

None of the above

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* 7. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, what financial ramifications has your organization experienced to date? Please check all that apply.

Cancellation of fundraising events

Reduced earned revenue/fee for service

Reduced individual donations

Reduced grant funding

Reallocation of grant dollars from projects/programs to general operating support

Increased grant and individual funding

Loss of corporate sponsorships

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* 8. Assuming no significant additional investment/support and without dipping into reserves, how long do you estimate your organization could operate at current capacity with your current expenses and income?*

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* 9. How many months of operating cash reserve do you have to help your organization weather this crisis? (Cash reserves refers to an unrestricted fund balance set aside to stabilize finances.)*

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* 10. What range best describes your organization's total annual operating budget, prior to the outbreak of COVID-19?

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* 11. Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, how many full-time equivalent (FTE) staff were employed at your organization?

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* 12. Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, how many volunteers did you depend on to support your services?

0 - 10

11 - 50

51 - 100

101 - 500

More than 500

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* 13. If your organization is experiencing or is anticipating a decrease in revenue related to COVID-19, please share the estimated dollar amount from February 2020 - June 2020.*

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* 14. Please estimate the level of impact COVID-19 is having currently on the programs, services, or general operations of your organization.

Minor Disruptions

Moderate Disruptions

Significant disruptions

Potentially catastrophic

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* 15. Do you plan to take advantage of the CARES Act and Payroll Protection Plan (PPP)?

Yes

Unsure

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* 16. Do you have the information you need to apply for the CARES Act supplemental programs and funding?

Yes

Unsure

Other (please specify)

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* 17. As the spread of COVID-19 intensifies, what are your immediate concerns for carrying out your mission and caring for the people that you serve?

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* 18. If you had a fundraising event affected by COVID-19, how did you address it?

Did not have the fundraising event

Cancelled and moved donated dollars to unrestricted funding (at donor's discretion.)

Held event virtually

Postponed event for future date

Other (please specify)

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* 19. What resources could local funders, capacity builders, businesses, and government entities provide that would help your nonprofit respond to challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic?

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* 20. Is there anything else you want funders, capacity builders, businesses, and government entities to know?

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* 21. What resources or advice can you recommend to other nonprofits to help them adapt in the next 60-90 days?

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* 22. When it comes to the communities you serve or that your organization is a part of, what types of institutions or groups are you seeing that are playing a key role in supporting your communities in response to COVID-19?

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* 23. Do you have anything you could offer to assist other nonprofits?

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* 24. Do you need anything else or wish to communicate anything else?

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* 25. Please provide your contact information below.

Name

Company

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 26. What date did you last update this information?

Date / Time

Date

Time

AM/PM

Nonprofit COVID-19 Assessment for Southwest Georgia

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* 1. Which category best describes the primary focus of your organization's work?

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* 2. What county(ies) do you serve? (check all that apply)

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* 3. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, what operational changes has your organization experienced to date? Please check all that apply.

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* 4. How will the COVID-19 pandemic impact summer youth programming? Are you holding virtual or in-person sessions? Please detail.

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* 5. How will the COVID-19 pandemic impact summer meal delivery services? Are you providing these services? Please detail.

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* 6. Please check all that apply (if any) to the services your organization currently provides:

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* 7. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, what financial ramifications has your organization experienced to date? Please check all that apply.

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* 8. Assuming no significant additional investment/support and without dipping into reserves, how long do you estimate your organization could operate at current capacity with your current expenses and income?*

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* 9. How many months of operating cash reserve do you have to help your organization weather this crisis? (Cash reserves refers to an unrestricted fund balance set aside to stabilize finances.)*

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* 10. What range best describes your organization's total annual operating budget, prior to the outbreak of COVID-19?

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* 11. Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, how many full-time equivalent (FTE) staff were employed at your organization?

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* 12. Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, how many volunteers did you depend on to support your services?

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* 13. If your organization is experiencing or is anticipating a decrease in revenue related to COVID-19, please share the estimated dollar amount from February 2020 - June 2020.*

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* 14. Please estimate the level of impact COVID-19 is having currently on the programs, services, or general operations of your organization.

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* 15. Do you plan to take advantage of the CARES Act and Payroll Protection Plan (PPP)?

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* 16. Do you have the information you need to apply for the CARES Act supplemental programs and funding?

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* 17. As the spread of COVID-19 intensifies, what are your immediate concerns for carrying out your mission and caring for the people that you serve?

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* 18. If you had a fundraising event affected by COVID-19, how did you address it?

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* 19. What resources could local funders, capacity builders, businesses, and government entities provide that would help your nonprofit respond to challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic?

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* 20. Is there anything else you want funders, capacity builders, businesses, and government entities to know?

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* 21. What resources or advice can you recommend to other nonprofits to help them adapt in the next 60-90 days?

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* 22. When it comes to the communities you serve or that your organization is a part of, what types of institutions or groups are you seeing that are playing a key role in supporting your communities in response to COVID-19?

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* 23. Do you have anything you could offer to assist other nonprofits?

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* 24. Do you need anything else or wish to communicate anything else?

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* 25. Please provide your contact information below.

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* 26. What date did you last update this information?

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* 27. Enter your organization's website.