Lincoln Institute
Sat, April 06, 2013
2013 Spring Business Climate Survey
Total Started Survey: 260
Total Finished Survey: 251 (96.5%)
Section I: Business Climate
1. In ...
Thu, December 20, 2012
2012 PA Charitable Organizations Survey
Thu, December 20, 2012
A Lump of Coal for Charities?
The stubbornly sluggish economic recovery has created a perfect storm of bad economic news for the state's charitable nonprofit sector. During times of economic distress funds dip as individuals and ...
Sat, November 03, 2012
2012 Fall Business Climate Survey
Total Started Survey: 182
Total Finished Survey: 170 (93.4%)
Section I: Business Climate
Wed, September 05, 2012
DNC Delegate Alternate Delegate Response Analysis
Government A Positive Force
Pennsylvania's Delegates and Alternate Delegates gathered in Charlotte, North Carolina for the Democratic National Convention believe the federal government is a positive force in helping people, and ...
Sat, September 01, 2012
2012 Democratic Delegate Alternate Survey
2012 Democratic Delegate Alternate Survey
Total Started Survey: 50
Total Finished Survey: 39
Sat, August 25, 2012
Government An Adversarial Force
"Our rights come from nature and God, not from government. That's who we are. That's how we built this country. That's who we are. That's what made us great. That's our founding. We promise equal ...
Fri, August 24, 2012
2012 Republican Delegate Alternate Delegate Survey
Total Started Survey: 56
Total Finished Survey: 55 (98.2%)
Section I: FEDERAL LEVEL ISSUE QUESTIONS
Fri, April 27, 2012
2012 Spring Keystone Business Climate Survey
Numerical Results
Total Started Survey: 332
Total Completed Survey: 309 (93.1%)
Section I: Business Climate
1. ...
Sun, December 18, 2011
Tough Times
Nonprofits struggle to deliver as recession lingers
The lingering national recession continues to have a profound negative effect on Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations, causing some to doubt their ability to fulfill their mission amid a growing ...
Sun, December 18, 2011
2011 Pennsylvania Charitable Organizations Survey
Total Started Survey: 213
Total Completed Survey: 187 (87.8%)
Policy Issues
1. In ...
Wed, October 26, 2011
Fall 2011 Keystone Business Climate Survey
Response Summary:
Total Started Survey: 94
Total Completed Survey: 84 (89.4%)
Section I: Business ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Spring Keystone Business Climate Survey
Section I: Business Climate
1. In general, do you think business conditions in Pennsylvania are better, the same, or worse than they were ...
Mon, September 06, 2010
2010 Pennsylvania Charitable Organizations
Survey Results
Response Summary:
Total Started Survey: 395
Total Completed Survey: 351 (88.9%)
Policy Issues
Mon, September 06, 2010
Challenging Times
PA nonprofits weathering recession - for now
The effects of the 2009 state budget stalemate continue to linger for a substantial number of nonprofit organizations in Pennsylvania. Coupled with the impact of the national recession, nonprofits ...
Wed, October 21, 2009
Fall 2009 Keystone Business Climate Survey
Response Summary
Section I: Business Climate
1. In general, do you think business conditions in Pennsylvania are better, the same, or worse than they were ...
Wed, October 21, 2009
Recession Continues
PA business climate remains sluggish
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke says the economic recession has ended. Somebody, however, forgot to tell businesses in Pennsylvania. Results of the Lincoln Institute's 2009 Keystone ...
Sat, April 11, 2009
Spring 2009 Keystone Business Climate Survey
Numeric Results
Total Started Survey: 229
Total Completed Survey: 219 (95.6%)
Section I: Business Climate
1. In ...
Sat, April 11, 2009
PA Business Climate Mired in Recession
But optimism surfaces that recovery could get underway soon
A third of Pennsylvania businesses are worried they will not be able to survive the recession, and access to credit is not the main reason for their concern. This as the Lincoln Institute's Spring ...
Tue, February 10, 2009
2009 Pennsylvania Township Supervisor Survey
Response Summary
Total Started Survey: 185
Total Completed Survey: 174 (94.1%)
General
1. What is the range of your ...
Tue, February 10, 2009
2009 Township Supervisor Survey
Analysis
Pennsylvania has a wide array of local governments ranging from cities, to boroughs, to townships. Some see this as a wasteful duplication of effort, others view it as keeping government more ...
Mon, January 05, 2009
A New Beginning
PA legislature should adopt a conservative approach to problem solving
The beginning of a new year provides us all with the opportunity to get a fresh start. Along with the resolutions to lose weight, exercise more and stop compulsively watching the Fox News Channel, ...
Sun, October 12, 2008
Melt-Down
Keystone Business Climate Survey produces most pessimistic results ever
Pennsylvania's business climate mirrored the national economic melt-down over the past six months according to a substantial majority of business owners and chief executive officers participating in ...
Sun, October 12, 2008
Fall 2008 Keystone Business Climate Survey
Total Started Survey: 245
Total Completed Survey: 232 (94.7%)
Section I: Business Climate
1. In general, do ...
