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Organization Name
Location
Contact Person
Phone
Email
Web address
Intro, instructions Thanks for taking the time to fill out this form. We understand you face many challenges. Nonprofits and grassroots organizations have limited resources but colleges and universities can help through deeper relationships which include intensive internships, class-based projects and community-wide collaboratives. Our goal is to match our resources with your needs. While your responses can't guarantee support in a particular area, they will help us direct conversations on campus and in the community towards the areas you prefer.
1. DIRECT SERVICE
Are there areas, programs, events or activities in your organization that would benefit from extra hands (eg: team of students serving meals, teaching classes, doing intake one to three times a week)?
2. VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT
What is your method for recruiting volunteers?
Do you assess the skills of your volunteers? Please explain.
How would you describe your current volunteer management and retention strategies?
What training curriculum and assessment tools to you use with your volunteers?
Are volunteers recognized at your organization? If yes, how?
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Improving volunteer recruitment and/or placement
Have Need NA Updating volunteer training or curriculum
Have Need NA Updating volunteer policies and procedures
Have Need NA Tracking and maintaining volunteers
Have Need NA Training staff to work with volunteers
Have Need NA Implementing volunteer recognition activities
Have Need NA Implementing a volunteer impact assessment
Other
3. TRAINING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
What programs currently exist at your organization? Please list.
Do you have ideas for implementing new programs or improving existing new ones?
If Yes, what support would your organization need to develop the new program(s)?
In your staff training procedure, are there topics or tools (or other) you feel could be enhanced or improved?
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Developing a new program
Have Need NA Implementing a new program
Have Need NA Developing a program curriculum or lesson plans
Have Need NA Developing an operations manual for a program
Have Need NA Developing new training modules
Have Need NA Developing logic models
Have Need NA Organizing staff training workshops
Other
4. RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
What is your organization's strategy and process for acquiring resources?
If you had to estimate, what percentage breakdowns come from the following:
% private foundation grants
% government grants
% corporate foundations
% events
% private / individual; donors
% program fees
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Idenitfying grants or other funding sources
Have Need NA Developing fundraising strategies
Have Need NA Research for a grant proposal
Have Need NA Writing grants and drafting sections
Have Need NA Developing relationships with corporate or private funders
Have Need NA Organizing/supporting fundraising events
Other
5. COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
Please describe your methods of communication with employees
Please describe your methods of communication with volunteers
Please describe your methods of communication with partners
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Wiki pages
Have Need NA PowerPoint/Prezi
Have Need NA Document translation
Have Need NA Professional writing
Have Need NA Document sharing platforms (google, dropbox, etc)
Other
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Website
Have Need NA Blog
Have Need NA TV/Internet/radio commercials
Have Need NA Online community forum
Have Need NA Twitter/Instagram
Have Need NA Facebook/Google+
Have Need NA Webinars
Other
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Marketing Design
Have Need NA Op-Ed
Have Need NA Brochures, newsletters, flyers
Have Need NA Marketing strategies
Other
6. RESEARCH AND INFORMATION GATHERING
Which issues facing your organization or clients do you wish you understood better or had more information about?
Are there any programs you feel would benefit from evaluation or research on best practices?
Are there areas of need in the community which you feel are currently under-addressed in terms of research or information gathering?
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Developing or conducting surveys
Have Need NA Literature reviews
Have Need NA Individual interviews or focus groups
Have Need NA Identifying evidence-based practices or model programs
Have Need NA Evaluating current programs
Have Need NA Collecting data for tracking/reporting
Have Need NA Analyzing data
Have Need NA Developing or improving databases
Other
7. OUTREACH AND ORGANIZING
Please describe your organization's process for conducting outreach.
Are you or other staff in any leadership role with other collaboratives?
If Yes, are there any areas you and/or the collaboratives could benefit from support?
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Identifying potential new partners on and off campus
Have Need NA Identifying and/or creating networking opportunities
Have Need NA Coordinating meetings
Have Need NA Identifying meetings or conferences to attend
Have Need NA Finding meeting space on or off campus
Have Need NA Managing invitations for events or meetings
Have Need NA Taking meeting minutes and disseminating
Have Need NA Preparing follow-up mailings
Other
8. POLICY
Do you have relationships with any of your local representatives? Do you feel this would be of value to your organization? Please explain.
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Identifying regulations and policies that affect your organization
Have Need NA Learning about local political representatives and their stance on issues
Have Need NA Researching and recommending strategies to change policy
Other
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Thanks for taking the time to fill out this information. We hope this has been informative for you, too. Your feedback helps us design classes, programs and activities that help us address your needs and work with you. Are there any final things you want to add?
If you had to prioritize, which areas would you want the most support?
Which of the following types of support could your organization benefit from?
--Integrating course projects with your organization (community engaged learning course projects)?
--Direct service volunteers?
--Interns
Google form format
Organization Name
Location
Contact Person
Phone
Web address
Intro, instructions Thanks for taking the time to fill out this form. We understand you face many challenges. Nonprofits and grassroots organizations have limited resources but colleges and universities can help through deeper relationships which include intensive internships, class-based projects and community-wide collaboratives. Our goal is to match our resources with your needs. While your responses can't guarantee support in a particular area, they will help us direct conversations on campus and in the community towards the areas you prefer.
1. DIRECT SERVICE
Are there areas, programs, events or activities in your organization that would benefit from extra hands (eg: team of students serving meals, teaching classes, doing intake one to three times a week)?
2. VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT
What is your method for recruiting volunteers?
Do you assess the skills of your volunteers? Please explain.
How would you describe your current volunteer management and retention strategies?
What training curriculum and assessment tools to you use with your volunteers?
Are volunteers recognized at your organization? If yes, how?
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Improving volunteer recruitment and/or placement
Have Need NA Updating volunteer training or curriculum
Have Need NA Updating volunteer policies and procedures
Have Need NA Tracking and maintaining volunteers
Have Need NA Training staff to work with volunteers
Have Need NA Implementing volunteer recognition activities
Have Need NA Implementing a volunteer impact assessment
Other
3. TRAINING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
What programs currently exist at your organization? Please list.
Do you have ideas for implementing new programs or improving existing new ones?
If Yes, what support would your organization need to develop the new program(s)?
In your staff training procedure, are there topics or tools (or other) you feel could be enhanced or improved?
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Developing a new program
Have Need NA Implementing a new program
Have Need NA Developing a program curriculum or lesson plans
Have Need NA Developing an operations manual for a program
Have Need NA Developing new training modules
Have Need NA Developing logic models
Have Need NA Organizing staff training workshops
Other
4. RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
What is your organization's strategy and process for acquiring resources?
If you had to estimate, what percentage breakdowns come from the following:
% private foundation grants
% government grants
% corporate foundations
% events
% private / individual; donors
% program fees
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Idenitfying grants or other funding sources
Have Need NA Developing fundraising strategies
Have Need NA Research for a grant proposal
Have Need NA Writing grants and drafting sections
Have Need NA Developing relationships with corporate or private funders
Have Need NA Organizing/supporting fundraising events
Other
5. COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
Please describe your methods of communication with employees
Please describe your methods of communication with volunteers
Please describe your methods of communication with partners
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Wiki pages
Have Need NA PowerPoint/Prezi
Have Need NA Document translation
Have Need NA Professional writing
Have Need NA Document sharing platforms (google, dropbox, etc)
Other
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Website
Have Need NA Blog
Have Need NA TV/Internet/radio commercials
Have Need NA Online community forum
Have Need NA Twitter/Instagram
Have Need NA Facebook/Google+
Have Need NA Webinars
Other
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Marketing Design
Have Need NA Op-Ed
Have Need NA Brochures, newsletters, flyers
Have Need NA Marketing strategies
Other
6. RESEARCH AND INFORMATION GATHERING
Which issues facing your organization or clients do you wish you understood better or had more information about?
Are there any programs you feel would benefit from evaluation or research on best practices?
Are there areas of need in the community which you feel are currently under-addressed in terms of research or information gathering?
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Developing or conducting surveys
Have Need NA Literature reviews
Have Need NA Individual interviews or focus groups
Have Need NA Identifying evidence-based practices or model programs
Have Need NA Evaluating current programs
Have Need NA Collecting data for tracking/reporting
Have Need NA Analyzing data
Have Need NA Developing or improving databases
Other
7. OUTREACH AND ORGANIZING
Please describe your organization's process for conducting outreach.
Are you or other staff in any leadership role with other collaboratives?
If Yes, are there any areas you and/or the collaboratives could benefit from support?
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Identifying potential new partners on and off campus
Have Need NA Identifying and/or creating networking opportunities
Have Need NA Coordinating meetings
Have Need NA Identifying meetings or conferences to attend
Have Need NA Finding meeting space on or off campus
Have Need NA Managing invitations for events or meetings
Have Need NA Taking meeting minutes and disseminating
Have Need NA Preparing follow-up mailings
Other
8. POLICY
Do you have relationships with any of your local representatives? Do you feel this would be of value to your organization? Please explain.
Please tell us what you have and where you could use support within the following categories:
Have Need NA Identifying regulations and policies that affect your organization
Have Need NA Learning about local political representatives and their stance on issues
Have Need NA Researching and recommending strategies to change policy
Other
=======================
Thanks for taking the time to fill out this information. We hope this has been informative for you, too. Your feedback helps us design classes, programs and activities that help us address your needs and work with you. Are there any final things you want to add?
If you had to prioritize, which areas would you want the most support?
Which of the following types of support could your organization benefit from?
--Integrating course projects with your organization (community engaged learning course projects)?
--Direct service volunteers?
--Interns
