2011 Pennsylvania Charitable Organizations Survey
Total Started Survey: 213
Total Completed Survey: 187 (87.8%)
Policy Issues
1. In general, do you think business conditions in Pennsylvania are BETTER, about the SAME, or WORSE than they were one year ago?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
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| BETTER | 7.5% | 16 |
| ABOUT THE SAME | 52.8% | 112 |
| WORSE | 39.6% | 84 |
| answered question | 212 | |
| skipped question | 1 | |
2. Looking ahead one year, do you expect business conditions to be BETTER, about the SAME, or WORSE than they are today?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
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| BETTER | 26.9% | 57 |
| ABOUT THE SAME | 47.2% | 100 |
| WORSE | 25.9% | 55 |
| answered question | 212 | |
| skipped question | 1 | |
3. Are employment levels at your organization HIGHER, about the SAME, or LOWER than they were one year ago?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
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| HIGHER | 17.1% | 36 |
| ABOUT THE SAME | 52.6% | 111 |
| LOWER | 30.3% | 64 |
| answered question | 211 | |
| skipped question | 2 | |
4. Looking ahead one year, do you expect employment levels at your organization to be HIGHER, about the SAME, or LOWER than they are today?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| HIGHER | 19.1% | 40 |
| ABOUT THE SAME | 64.6% | 135 |
| LOWER | 16.3% | 34 |
| answered question | 209 | |
| skipped question | 4 | |
5. What impact has the recent economic recession had on your organization?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
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| SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT | 31.0% | 65 |
| SOMEWHAT NEGATIVE IMPACT | 56.2% | 118 |
| NO IMPACT | 4.8% | 10 |
| SOMEWHAT POSITIVE IMPACT | 7.6% | 16 |
| SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE IMPACT | 0.5% | 1 |
| answered question | 210 | |
| skipped question | 3 | |
6. Has the recent economic recession caused your organization to increase services, decrease services, or has the level of services provided remained about the same?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| INCREASED SERVICES | 27.8% | 58 |
| ABOUT THE SAME | 48.8% | 102 |
| DECREASED SERVICES | 23.4% | 49 |
| answered question | 209 | |
| skipped question | 4 | |
7. Has your organization had to do any of the following as a result of the economic recession:
| YES | NO | DON’T KNOW/ REFUSED | Response Count |
|
| LAY-OFF STAFF | 28.5% (59) | 69.6% (144) | 1.9% (4) | 207 |
| REDUCE EMPLOYEE HOURS | 31.9% (65) | 66.2% (135) | 2.0% (4) | 204 |
| CUT SALARIES | 11.8% (24) | 83.3% (169) | 4.9% (10) | 203 |
| CUT OR ELIMINATE BENEFITS | 23.5% (48) | 73.5% (150) | 2.9% (6) | 204 |
| DISCONTINUE SOME SERVICES | 36.1% (75) | 62.0% (129) | 1.9% (4) | 208 |
| BORROW OPERATING MONEY | 21.6% (44) | 72.5% (148) | 5.9% (12) | 204 |
| CANCEL OR POSTPONE EXPANSION PLANS | 36.2% (75) | 58.5% (121) | 5.3% (11) | 207 |
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8. If your organization receives state funding, has your level of funding INCREASED, DECREASED, or stayed ABOUT THE SAME over the past year?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
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| INCREASED | 1.4% | 3 |
| ABOUT THE SAME | 16.9% | 35 |
| DECREASED | 44.4% | 92 |
| DON’T RECEIVE STATE FUNDING | 37.2% | 77 |
| answered question | 207 | |
| skipped question | 6 | |
9. Would you say the current level of public trust in charities is:
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| HIGH | 15.7% | 33 |
| MEDIUM | 61.4% | 129 |
| LOW | 15.7% | 33 |
| NO OPINION/REFUSED | 7.1% | 15 |
| answered question | 210 | |
| skipped question | 3 | |
10. Would you say the level of public trust in charities has IMPROVED or GOTTEN WORSE over the past couple of years?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
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| SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED | 2.8% | 6 |
| SOMEWHAT IMPROVED | 18.5% | 39 |
| ABOUT THE SAME | 45.0% | 95 |
| SOMEWHAT WORSE | 25.6% | 54 |
| SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE | 1.9% | 4 |
| NO OPINION/REFUSED | 6.2% | 13 |
| answered question | 211 | |
| skipped question | 2 | |
11. Do you think non-profit organizations should be required to register as lobbyists if they interact with the federal, state, or local government, or should non-profits be exempt from such requirements?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
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| YES, SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER | 28.9% | 61 |
| NO, SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER | 38.9% | 82 |
| DON’T KNOW | 21.8% | 46 |
| NO OPINION/REFUSED | 10.4% | 22 |
| answered question | 211 | |
| skipped question | 2 | |
12. Has anyone from your organization registered as a lobbyist under the Pennsylvania Lobbying Disclosure Act?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| YES | 6.7% | 14 |
| NO | 83.3% | 175 |
| DON’T KNOW/REFUSED | 10.0% | 21 |
| answered question | 210 | |
| skipped question | 3 | |
13. Do you understand what is required under the new Pennsylvania lobbying disclosure law and regulations?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| YES | 38.3% | 80 |
| NO | 45.5% | 95 |
| DON’T KNOW/REFUSED | 16.3% | 34 |
| answered question | 209 | |
| skipped question | 4 | |
14. Did your organization lobby the FEDERAL government on any public policy issue during the past year?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| YES | 14.3% | 30 |
| NO | 75.7% | 159 |
| DON’T KNOW/REFUSED | 10.0% | 21 |
| answered question | 210 | |
| skipped question | 3 | |
15. Did your organization lobby STATE government on any public policy issue during the past year?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| YES | 32.1% | 67 |
| NO | 58.9% | 123 |
| DON’T KNOW/REFUSED | 9.1% | 19 |
| answered question | 209 | |
| skipped question | 4 | |
16. Did your organization lobby any LOCAL government (county, city, borough, township) on any public policy issue during the past year?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| YES | 17.4% | 36 |
| NO | 71.0% | 147 |
| DON’T KNOW/REFUSED | 11.6% | 24 |
| answered question | 207 | |
| skipped question | 6 | |
17. Does your organization PLAN to lobby government at any level on any public policy issue during the coming year?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| YES | 30.6% | 64 |
| NO | 50.7% | 106 |
| DON’T KNOW/REFUSED | 18.7% | 39 |
| answered question | 209 | |
| skipped question | 4 | |
18. When it comes to your personal responsibilities for lobbying would you:
| YES | NO | DON’T KNOW/ REFUSED | Response Count |
|
| BENEFIT FROM TRAINING | 53.1% (111) | 25.8% (54) | 21.1% (44) | 209 |
| BENEFIT FROM FACE-TO-FACE BRIEFINGS | 39.8% (80) | 33.3% (67) | 26.9% (54) | 201 |
| READ BRIEFINGS | 62.4% (128) | 16.1% (33) | 21.5% (44) | 205 |
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19. Do you provide health insurance to your employees?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| CURRENTLY PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE | 77.4% | 161 |
| PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED, BUT DISCONTINUED | 2.9% | 6 |
| DO NOT PROVIDE, BUT PLAN TO IN THE FUTURE | 4.3% | 9 |
| HAVE NO PLANS TO PROVIDE INSURANCE | 14.9% | 31 |
| DON’T KNOW/REFUSED | 0.5% | 1 |
| answered question | 208 | |
| skipped question | 5 | |
20. If you provide health insurance, who pays the premium?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| EMPLOYER PAYS FULL PREMIUM | 22.1% | 44 |
| EMPLOYEE PAYS FULL PREMIUM | 0.5% | 1 |
| SPLIT/MAJOR PORTION PAID BY EMPLOYER | 48.7% | 97 |
| SPLIT/MAJOR PORTION PAID BY EMPLOYEE | 3.5% | 7 |
| 50/50 SPLIT EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE | 5.5% | 11 |
| DO NOT OFFER/WILL NOT OFFER INSURANCE | 15.6% | 31 |
| DON’T KNOW/REFUSED | 4.0% | 8 |
| answered question | 199 | |
| skipped question | 14 | |
21. When it comes to providing social services, which level of government do you think operates most efficiently?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| FEDERAL | 5.3% | 11 |
| STATE | 14.8% | 31 |
| COUNTY | 37.8% | 79 |
| MUNICIPAL (LOCAL) | 15.3% | 32 |
| DON’T KNOW/REFUSED | 26.8% | 56 |
| answered question | 209 | |
| skipped question | 4 | |
Organizational Issues
22. Since the beginning of the year has income to your organization from all sources:
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY | 1.6% | 3 |
| INCREASED MODERATELY | 19.5% | 36 |
| STAYED ABOUT THE SAME | 33.0% | 61 |
| DECREASED MODERATELY | 33.5% | 62 |
| DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY | 10.3% | 19 |
| DON’T KNOW/REFUSED | 2.2% | 4 |
| answered question | 185 | |
| skipped question | 28 | |
23. Generally speaking, from 2009 to 2010 did funding for your organization INCREASE, DECREASE, or STAY ABOUT THE SAME.
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| INCREASED | 21.6% | 40 |
| STAYED ABOUT THE SAME | 34.1% | 63 |
| DECREASED | 41.6% | 77 |
| DON’T KNOW/REFUSED | 2.7% | 5 |
| answered question | 185 | |
| skipped question | 28 | |
24. Generally speaking, do you expect to see funding for 2011 INCREASE, DECREASE, or STAY ABOUT THE SAME as it was in 2010?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| INCREASE | 21.9% | 40 |
| STAY ABOUT THE SAME | 34.4% | 63 |
| DECREASE | 42.1% | 77 |
| DON’T KNOW/NO OPINION | 1.6% | 3 |
| answered question | 183 | |
| skipped question | 30 | |
25. Approximately what percentage of your funding in 2010 came from the following sources?
| 0-10% | 11-20% | 21-30% | 31-40% | 41-50% | 51-60% | 61-70% | 71-80% | 81-90% | 91-100% | DON’T KNOW/ REFUSED | Response Count |
|
| FOUNDATIONS | 57.8% (104) | 10.6% (19) | 10.6% (19) | 6.7% (12) | 3.9% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (3) | 1.1% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (3) | 6.1% (11) | 180 |
| FEDERAL FUNDING | 60.9% (106) | 8.6% (15) | 8.6% (15) | 2.3% (4) | 1.1% (2) | 2.9% (5) | 1.7% (3) | 1.1% (2) | 2.9% (5) | 1.1% (2) | 8.6% (15) | 174 |
| STATE FUNDING | 50.6% (88) | 12.6% (22) | 8.0% (14) | 6.3% (11) | 2.3% (4) | 5.2% (9) | 1.7% (3) | 2.3% (4) | 2.9% (5) | 0.6% (1) | 7.5% (13) | 174 |
| COUNTY/LOCAL FUNDING | 63.7% (107) | 14.3% (24) | 5.4% (9) | 3.0% (5) | 1.2% (2) | 1.8% (3) | 0.6% (1) | 0.6% (1) | 0.6% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 8.9% (15) | 168 |
| INDIVIDUALS | 35.0% (63) | 16.7% (30) | 10.6% (19) | 7.2% (13) | 5.0% (9) | 1.7% (3) | 3.3% (6) | 2.8% (5) | 2.8% (5) | 7.8% (14) | 7.2% (13) | 180 |
| PROGRAM FEES | 45.3% (81) | 14.0% (25) | 7.3% (13) | 6.7% (12) | 6.7% (12) | 2.2% (4) | 1.7% (3) | 2.8% (5) | 2.2% (4) | 2.2% (4) | 8.9% (16) | 179 |
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26. How has the economy impacted these funding sources for your organization:
| SIGNIFICANT INCREASE | MODERATE INCREASE | ABOUT THE SAME | MODERATE DECREASE | SIGNIFICANT DECREASE | DON’T KNOW/ REFUSED | Response Count |
|
| FOUNDATIONS | 2.2% (4) | 8.4% (15) | 38.2% (68) | 22.5% (40) | 11.2% (20) | 17.4% (31) | 178 |
| FEDERAL FUNDING | 0.0% (0) | 4.9% (8) | 27.4% (45) | 21.3% (35) | 12.2% (20) | 34.1% (56) | 164 |
| STATE FUNDING | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (3) | 23.4% (40) | 28.1% (48) | 21.1% (36) | 25.7% (44) | 171 |
| COUNTY/LOCAL FUNDING | 0.6% (1) | 1.8% (3) | 39.5% (66) | 16.2% (27) | 9.6% (16) | 32.3% (54) | 167 |
| INDIVIDUALS | 1.7% (3) | 19.0% (34) | 35.2% (63) | 25.7% (46) | 7.3% (13) | 11.2% (20) | 179 |
| PROGRAM FEES | 1.2% (2) | 13.4% (23) | 46.5% (80) | 12.2% (21) | 5.2% (9) | 21.5% (37) | 172 |
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27. Generally speaking, do you have GREATER, ABOUT THE SAME, or LESS ability to fulfill your organization’s core mission this year than in past years?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| GREATER | 11.4% | 21 |
| ABOUT THE SAME | 56.2% | 104 |
| LESS | 31.4% | 58 |
| DON’T KNOW/REFUSED | 1.1% | 2 |
| answered question | 185 | |
| skipped question | 28 | |
28. Does your organization use social media? (Check all that apply)
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| 41.5% | 59 | |
| 94.4% | 134 | |
| LINKED IN | 35.2% | 50 |
| YOU TUBE | 32.4% | 46 |
| BLOGGING | 18.3% | 26 |
| GOOGLE+ (AS INDIVIDUALS TO PROMOTE YOUR ORGANIZATION) | 14.8% | 21 |
| Other •web site • website • e-mail list • constant contact • Four Square • website • yahoo • developing • constant contact • USPS is still pretty social for some people. • Own corporate website • No • Website • web site, radio spots, local magazines • goodsearch/goodshop • we do not use |
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| answered question | 142 | |
| skipped question | 71 | |
29. Have you tried to raise money through social media?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| NO | 68.9% | 126 |
| TRIED, RAISED UNDER $100 | 8.7% | 16 |
| TRIED, RAISED $100-$999 | 12.6% | 23 |
| TRIED, RAISED OVER $1,000 | 7.1% | 13 |
| TRIED, RAISED OVER $10,000 | 2.7% | 5 |
| answered question | 183 | |
| skipped question | 30 | |
30. Is your organization contemplating any type of material change in 2012?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| MERGER | 2.7% | 5 |
| LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION | 0.0% | 0 |
| CLOSING YOUR DOORS | 1.6% | 3 |
| EXPANDING OPERATIONS | 13.6% | 25 |
| MOVING YOUR OFFICES | 6.5% | 12 |
| NO CHANGE | 68.5% | 126 |
| Other • Delaying capital expenses • expanding operations, moving offices, possibly emination of programs • Significant reduction in staff • Downsizing space • Social enterprise additions • Reduce service hours at some library locations. • making major changes • restructuring program fees • Further program contraction • training local volunteers to reduce travel expenses • new building for existing programs • several options above |
7.1% | 13 |
| answered question | 184 | |
| skipped question | 29 | |
31. Have the new IRS Form 990 requirements caused any difficulties for your organization?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTIES | 0.0% | 0 |
| SOME DIFFICULTY | 15.8% | 29 |
| NO DIFFULTY | 63.9% | 117 |
| DON’T KNOW/REFUSED | 20.8% | 38 |
| answered question | 183 | |
| skipped question | 30 | |
32. Does your organization have difficulty hiring/retaining qualfied staff?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| YES | 38.8% | 71 |
| NO | 56.8% | 104 |
| DON’T KNOW/REFUSED | 4.4% | 8 |
| answered question | 183 | |
| skipped question | 30 | |
33. If your organization does have difficult hiring/retaining qualified staff, what is the cause of that difficulty?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| OUR SALARY OFFERS ARE LOWER | 40.4% | 38 |
| FOR PROFITS OFFER BETTERS SALARY/BENEFIT PACKAGES | 21.3% | 20 |
| INADEQUATE PREPARATIONS OF PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES | 7.4% | 7 |
| INABILITY TO PROVIDE BENEFITS | 9.6% | 9 |
| Other • Combination of 1, 2 & 4. • No difficulty • We have a volunteer staff • Not certain – multiple reasons • N/A • Salary lower; prospect of job/benefit loss always around • management • all volunteers • location in downtown Harrisburg • management/governance weakness • Amount of work per position • do not know • lack of professionals in rural areas • We have no funds for salaries, and are entirely a volunteer operation at this time • All the above & general preparation of workforce for the services provided • instability of organization causes rapid turn over • no benefits for PT • all of the above • Small labor pool for nurses & health care workers • all of the above |
21.3% | 20 |
| answered question | 94 | |
| skipped question | 119 | |
34. Which issue(s) has your organization experienced challenges in regarding the recruitment of good Board members?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| NON-PROFIT SCANDALS | 0.0% | 0 |
| LIABILITY | 1.1% | 2 |
| LACK OF TIME | 31.1% | 56 |
| PEOPLE ALREADY COMMITTED TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS | 32.8% | 59 |
| NOT WILLING TO FUNDRAISE FOR OUR ORGAIZATION | 25.6% | 46 |
| Other • Again, it’s a combination. You should allow "check as many as apply" to these. • Our recruiting pool is limited exclusively to paralyzed veterans • conflict of interest • No issue recruiting board members. • lack of time & people already committed to other organizations • Lack of time, over committed & not willing to fundraise • all volunteers • unclear about expectations • N/A • All of the above • Since I can’t check more than one, we’ve encountered lack of time, already committed, and not willing to fundraise. Our official "other" was a person who was uncomfortable being publicly associated with a gay organization. • You asked for Issues – but it would not let me select more than one. Liability, Lack of time,People already committed to other organizations and NOT WILLING TO FUNDRAISE • no problems • time + knowledge + board/management skills • No Challenges • Lack of time, lack of commitment, fundraising fears, traditional rather than self-governing paradigm • bottom 3 |
9.4% | 17 |
| answered question | 180 | |
| skipped question | 33 | |
35. Would you regularly like to receive information on policy issues (state and national) that impact nonprofit organizations?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| YES | 82.2% | 152 |
| NO | 12.4% | 23 |
| DON’T KNOW/REFUSED | 5.4% | 10 |
| answered question | 185 | |
| skipped question | 28 | |
36. IF YES, with what frequency would you like to receive information on state and national policy issues?
| Response Percent |
Response Count |
|
| DAILY | 2.4% | 4 |
| WEEKLY | 34.1% | 57 |
| MONTHLY | 55.1% | 92 |
| DON’T KNOW/REFUSED | 8.4% | 14 |
| answered question | 167 | |
| skipped question | 46 | |
37. IF your organization belongs to a professional association, what services that are not currently provided would you like to see added?
| Response Count |
|
| Other • Better education of the public about what a nonprofit, particularly a charity, is. • online training • no comment at this time • Capwiz or other action links for advocacy on state and local issues Only national issues now. As issues of funding revert to states and counties the national needs to support the local levels in the new divide and destroy social services campaign from the ultra right in DC • none • n/a • no cost training • More active political advocacy • group benefits plans, compensation studies • Legal Counsel in HR issues • no answer • none • Advocacy with state legislature • More about the problems within the business, more of a positive approach • Fundraising/Sponsorships/Grants Assistance • More assistance in common policies tobe consistent in PA • none |
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| answered question | 17 |
| skipped question | 196 |
38. What is your organization’s biggest concern as you prepare for 2012?
| Response Count |
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| Other • Republicans taking over what they haven’t already plundered, gouged and pilfered. • Expenses • Sustainability • Aging volunteers • finances and planning • PA budget for 2013 • Lack of understanding by the public about nonprofits, how to separate real, functional charities from frauds/those not doing the job. • overhead • Potential cuts to Medicare and Medicaid Funding • budget • Being able to generate enough income to sustain operations. • Direction of the economy esp. real estate • Building a board of directors that really works for us, and developing a culture of philanthropy at all levels of the organization. • The economy and our funding. • Funding & mandated service delivery changes • Funding for food for the food insecure and capitol for buidling improvements. • We are a small start-up. Since we are able to keep going with small growth in such a difficult economy we are optimistic. Most difficult concern is the ability to provide health benefits and pay salaries to attract talent. • membership – which is our primary source of income now • Continued funding • having enough available resources to meet the growing needs presented by our clients • competing with other non-profits for funding/grants from foundations. • Demand for services outstripping supply. Those cracks people were falling through occasionally have expanded to chasms of chaos. Wait lists for services are developing for persons in crisis. Housing for disabled does not begin to approach need. Staff burn out and leave. Mini model programs are huge success, but they are only funded for limited use and time. People are in programs like job training when there is no job at the end. People finish rehab programs ready to live independently but there are no vouchers for housing. 50,000 persons in Phila applied last March for PHA Section 8 ….. in one week when they opened the list. There is and was no real plan to expand housing as PHA is under federal control now. PA Legislators just got a 3% COLA. The Governor has requested all agencies to trim their budget again for 2012. There is a disconnect between the elected and the electorate. There is no COLA for the poor. Last year PA even cut the SSP by $5. There is no COLA for Non Profits serving the poor. Fundraising will have to be a priority for survival. • cooperation of the board and the executive director and finding money to pay the executive director. • clear realistic goals • We are primarily funded through NIH grants. With more applicants and less available $$, our biggest concern is our continued ability to successfully compete for grants. • Sustainability • Financial • Clients waiting for services on waiting lists, Rate cuts, unfunded mandates, rising healthcare costs • State funding and getting muti-year commitment from local foundations to support operating and program expenses. • Viablity to support our primary functions • Having completed a strategic plan in 2011, our biggest concern is to secure funding for the enriched services our clients have requested. • Further reductions in funding from governmental sources. • decrease in funding • The economy and its impact on revenue • Funding • membership renewal • Increasing Special Events to form another stream of income • funding • No thaving a consistent income stream to replace loss of gov’t funding. • Investment markets, Medicare funiding • eliminating accumulated deficit • How to continue our services without significantly raising our fees to those we serve. • Lack of full funding; i.e. appropriate rates for services rendered. • The economy • economic leadership and FD capability • Recruiting active board members. • Fundraising in an area with an unemployment rate higher than state and national averages. • Individual program financial sustainability • economic impact on funding • MEMBER RETENTION AND CAPITAL FUNDING • staff turnover • more funding loss • operating within our budget; staff morale • Money • Funding sources • funding • investment income instability • Stress on employees to do more than just their own job because as funds go down positions are not replaced. And ability to continue to provide quality services • Budget • retaining donors • Funding and audience development • Meeting the increasing need for behavioral health treatment services • funding uncertainty • Budget and service delivery possibilities issues • Ability to expand services. Funding levels. Recruitment of qualified direct care workers. • funding, health care reform • Funding -local and state • Foundation funding and individual donations • The continuing slow economy… • Some of our major donors have passed away or are quite elderly and ill. This is a difficult time to move donors up in their contribution level. Also, the UW allocation pool keeps shrinking, and that has been a large source of funding for us. And the PAM debacle burned some of our major donors and has taken huge amounts of charitable dollars that used to be available to other charities. • Ability to provide current services and add new ones • Rate setting for services, and application ofarbitrary rate adjusment factors. • Increased in client needs with same staff • Maintaining current funding levels • Revenue • That we will have enough volunteers to meet the guidelines of our grant agreements. • Putting butts in seats for our concerts. • Funding and BOARD DEVELOPMENT • That our federal funding is continued. • Increasing the amount of donors • sustainability • funding • Finding/retaining staff to support our new program efforts and with skill to manage the administrative/financial requirements • Attracting clients • Maintaining our funding in order to continue to drive our mission. • Finding new donors to help support increase in number of people served. • Making the same budget stretch farther as inflation and costs rise. • Finding a venue in which to produce our services (theatrical productions) • High tuition rates for students • Economy • uneasy national fiscal stability • Fundraising. • Meeting our current budget deficit and the propsect of even greater reductions in Federal/State support • funding • reimbursement for services • Meeting budget. • Meeting our budget and increasing the amount of children served • raising funds • Funding from Public and Community sources • Raising enough funding for a major anniversary in 2013. • Funding from the Government • negative impact on people using state funded services due to state revenues and current administration; organziation may also lose funding, again impacting people we represent • Maintaining a level of services to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities • There may be more requests for assistance with no increase in budget. • Poor economic conditions, loss of employment in local areas • MONEY, staffing and clinic space, so we can apply for our state license. • Declining State $. • employee health insurance costs workforce development political pressures to make short-term decisions with long-term, negative consequences • increased need from the community will continue to exeed the rate of increased giving. • money to provide services. • Government funding cuts and a plan by the government to eliminate services and service locations funded through DPW. • significant shifts in government funding • The state budget • Our top management is reaching retirement age and are plannig to leave within the next three to five years. We are having diffuculty finding younger people with the same ethics. • fundraising • Getting the operating funds to stay open • funding • Increasing Revenues and Limiting Expenses to Balance the Budget • Financial stability. Funding cuts from Government sources. • Funding – government & private • Continued economic downturn will erode funding streams • The economy • Unknown changes to the Federal health laws and regulations. • funding and space • Funidng>> Expansion for new exhibit/program>>Staff maintenance • strategic planning and capacity building • Increased funding to hire/retain quality advocates. • stability of funding if economic conditions, weakened perhaps by the European sovereign debt issues, worsens • Board leadership • funding • need to increase our fundraising efforts • Increasing revenue • Capacity–we keep outgrowing our capacity for providing good service. • government reminbursement rates via Medicaid and CHIP • Balancing our budget and recruiting members • Foundations scaling back grants due to shrinking investment portfolio from poor economic times. • Expansion plans of the county that place us in direct competition. • Continuing to provide the highest quality service possible as we serve more people. • $$ |
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| answered question | 139 |
| skipped question | 74 |
