2022 Oregon Nonprofit Government Contracting Survey

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* 1. Does your nonprofit organization contract with government agencies?

If you answer NO on this question, thank you for your time and please exit the survey as it only applies to nonprofits that contract w/government.

Yes

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* 2. What is the annual operating budget or your organization?

less than $100,000

$100,001 - $500,000

$500,001 - $1,000,000

$1,000,001 - 3,000,000

$3,000,001 - 5,000,000

$5,000,001 - 10,000,000

$10,000,001 - 25,000,000

over $25,000,000

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* 3. How would you categorize your organization?

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Education

Environment & Animals

Health and Behavioral Health

Human Services

Housing and Homelessness

Public Benefit

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How many government contracts does your organization have throughout a typical year? (best estimate is fine)

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* 5. At which levels does your nonprofit organization contract with government agencies? (check all that apply)

City

County

State

Federal

Other (please specify)

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* 6. With which government agencies do you have contract?

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)

Oregon Department of Education (ODE)

Oregon Department of Housing and Community Services (OHCS)

Oregon Health Authority (OHA)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What is the Zip Code of your organization's main office?

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* 8. The following is a list of common challenges associated with government contracting. Please indicate which of these challenges have impacted your organization. (Check all that apply)

Difficult application procedures or timelines

Contracts do not pay living wages for staff

Contract rates do not rise with cost increases over time

Contract rates do not cover adequate administrative costs

Reimbursement basis (receiving payment after delivering services)

Invoices not paid in a timely manner

Short-term contracts make planning and staffing difficult

Failure to disclose the use of federal funds in RFP

Failure to follow OMB guidance on the use of federal funds

Difficult or duplicative auditing requirements

Requirement for matching funds

Overly complicated or restrictive budgeting or invoicing requirements

Burdensome reporting requirements

Burdensome insurance requirements

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Which of these issues are top priorities to address?

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What policy changes do you recommend?

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* 11. We want to assess whether some of the challenges mentioned above disproportionately impact specific communities in Oregon. Please indicate if your organization falls into any of the following categories. (select all that apply)

Our organization's leadership is Black, Indigenous and/or People of Color (BIPoC)

Our organization predominately serves BIPoC communities

Our organization’s leadership are people living with disabilities.

Our organization predominately serves people living with disabilities.

Our organization’s leadership identifies as LGBTQA++

Our organization predominately serves people who identify as LGBTQA++

Our organization predominately serves people living in rural communities.

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* 12. Please share any positive experiences your nonprofit has had with government contracting procedures.

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* 13. Is your nonprofit interested in participating in a legislative coalition that improves contracting?

Yes

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* 14. Thank you for participating in this survey! Please share your email address below. All of your answers will remain confidential and anonymous in our analysis. Emails will only be used to sort and ensure data integrity.

	Most important	Somewhat important	Not important
Difficult application procedures or timelines	Difficult application procedures or timelines Most important	Difficult application procedures or timelines Somewhat important	Difficult application procedures or timelines Not important
Contract rates do not pay living wages	Contract rates do not pay living wages Most important	Contract rates do not pay living wages Somewhat important	Contract rates do not pay living wages Not important
Contract rates do now rise with cost increases over time	Contract rates do now rise with cost increases over time Most important	Contract rates do now rise with cost increases over time Somewhat important	Contract rates do now rise with cost increases over time Not important
Contract rates do not cover administrative costs	Contract rates do not cover administrative costs Most important	Contract rates do not cover administrative costs Somewhat important	Contract rates do not cover administrative costs Not important
Reimbursement basis (receiving payment after delivering services)	Reimbursement basis (receiving payment after delivering services) Most important	Reimbursement basis (receiving payment after delivering services) Somewhat important	Reimbursement basis (receiving payment after delivering services) Not important
Invoices not paid in a timely manner	Invoices not paid in a timely manner Most important	Invoices not paid in a timely manner Somewhat important	Invoices not paid in a timely manner Not important
Short-term contracts make planning and staffing difficult	Short-term contracts make planning and staffing difficult Most important	Short-term contracts make planning and staffing difficult Somewhat important	Short-term contracts make planning and staffing difficult Not important
Failure to disclose the use of federal funds	Failure to disclose the use of federal funds Most important	Failure to disclose the use of federal funds Somewhat important	Failure to disclose the use of federal funds Not important
Failure to follow OMB guidance on the use of federal funds	Failure to follow OMB guidance on the use of federal funds Most important	Failure to follow OMB guidance on the use of federal funds Somewhat important	Failure to follow OMB guidance on the use of federal funds Not important
Difficult or duplicative auditing requirements	Difficult or duplicative auditing requirements Most important	Difficult or duplicative auditing requirements Somewhat important	Difficult or duplicative auditing requirements Not important
Requirement for matching funds	Requirement for matching funds Most important	Requirement for matching funds Somewhat important	Requirement for matching funds Not important
Overly complicated or restrictive budgeting or invoicing requirements	Overly complicated or restrictive budgeting or invoicing requirements Most important	Overly complicated or restrictive budgeting or invoicing requirements Somewhat important	Overly complicated or restrictive budgeting or invoicing requirements Not important
Burdensome reporting requirements	Burdensome reporting requirements Most important	Burdensome reporting requirements Somewhat important	Burdensome reporting requirements Not important
Burdensome insurance requirements	Burdensome insurance requirements Most important	Burdensome insurance requirements Somewhat important	Burdensome insurance requirements Not important

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* 1. Does your nonprofit organization contract with government agencies? If you answer NO on this question, thank you for your time and please exit the survey as it only applies to nonprofits that contract w/government.

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* 2. What is the annual operating budget or your organization?

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* 3. How would you categorize your organization?

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* 4. How many government contracts does your organization have throughout a typical year? (best estimate is fine)

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* 5. At which levels does your nonprofit organization contract with government agencies? (check all that apply)

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* 6. With which government agencies do you have contract?

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* 7. What is the Zip Code of your organization's main office?

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* 8. The following is a list of common challenges associated with government contracting. Please indicate which of these challenges have impacted your organization. (Check all that apply)

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* 9. Which of these issues are top priorities to address?

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* 10. What policy changes do you recommend?

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* 11. We want to assess whether some of the challenges mentioned above disproportionately impact specific communities in Oregon. Please indicate if your organization falls into any of the following categories. (select all that apply)

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* 12. Please share any positive experiences your nonprofit has had with government contracting procedures.

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* 13. Is your nonprofit interested in participating in a legislative coalition that improves contracting?

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* 14. Thank you for participating in this survey! Please share your email address below. All of your answers will remain confidential and anonymous in our analysis. Emails will only be used to sort and ensure data integrity.

* 1. Does your nonprofit organization contract with government agencies?

If you answer NO on this question, thank you for your time and please exit the survey as it only applies to nonprofits that contract w/government.