SCMW Non-Profit, Government and Education Survey

Which of the following occupations broadly identify those in your organization? (Select as many as appropriate.)

  Architecture and Engineering Occupations
  Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
  Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
  Business and Financial Operations Occupations
  Community and Social Services Occupations
  Construction and Extraction Occupations
  Education, Training, and Library Occupations
  Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
  Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
  Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
  Healthcare Support Occupations

  Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
  Legal Occupations
  Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
  Management Occupations
  Military Specific Occupations
  Office and Administrative Support Occupations
  Personal Care and Service Occupations
  Production Occupations
  Protective Service Occupations
  Sales and Related Occupations
  Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

What is the approximate number of employees in your organization in this region?

  1-9
  10-19
  20-49
  50-99

  100-149
  150-299
  300-499
  500+

What is the approximate number of volunteers for your organization in this region?

  1-9
  10-19
  20-49
  50-99
  100+

In terms of intended use, your PRIMARY funding is:

  Very Restricted and Targeted
  Somewhat Restricted and Targeted
  Somewhat Flexible
  Very Flexible

Of other potential funding that is SECONDARY, its intended use is:

  Very Restricted and Targeted
  Somewhat Restricted and Targeted
  Somewhat Flexible
  Very Flexible

In terms of your customers, constituents, consumers or clients, you have:

  Too many to serve properly
  An appropriate number to serve properly
  Too few

What are the primary needs of your customers, constituents, consumers or clients? (You may select more than one.)

  Education / Training
  Employment
  Basic Living Expenses
  Basic Living Skills
  Business Development

  Marketing
  Capital for Business
  Legal / Regulatory
  Other

If your customers, constituents, consumers or clients have other needs not described above, please specify.

Do you feel you are currently meeting those needs well? If not, Why?

During the next year, you anticipate:

  Hiring
  Laying off
  Stability

Have you now, or in the last three years, experienced difficulty in hiring?

Yes
No

If "yes", the difficulty was/is related to:

  Too many unqualified applicants
  Too few qualified applicants
  HR workload
  Other (explain below)

If you selected "Other" in the question above, please specify the difficulty you experienced in hiring.

Have you now, or in the last three years, experienced difficulty in retaining workers?

Yes
No

If �yes�, what do you believe were/are the primary causes of voluntary turnover in your organization?

Does your organization experience difficulty achieving maximum productivity?

Yes
No

If yes, what do you believe are the primary causes preventing your organization from reaching its maximum potential? (You may select more than one.)

  Insufficient skills
  Insufficient management skills
  Insufficient work ethic
  Turnover rate

  Supplier difficulties
  Public policy
  State and local regulations
  Other

If you selected "Other" in the question above, please specify the additional causes preventing your organization from reaching its maximum potential.

If insufficient skills are preventing your organization from reaching its maximum potential, please describe the skills that are lacking.

Please rate the effectiveness of collaboration between businesses / organizations and regional college/university researchers.

  1 Low
  2
  3
  4

  5
  6 High
  Unknown

Please list, by name, the institutions most valuable to your organization

Considering your entire regional business environment, please list and explain the most important regional issue or issues that should be addressed to improve your organization's prospects for success. Please consider issues such as jobs, job training, training programs, training program availability

Which best describes your position in your company

  Executive
  Management
  Worker/Laborer

Your contact information (optional):

   Name
   Title
   Company
   Address

Would you like to be contacted about your views?

Yes
No