On-line Survey Tools – Low-Hassle, Personal Service, Quick Turnaround, Inexpensive

Our on-line tools offer the advantage of personal administration and follow-up, proven formats, and general anonymity to respondents *

Board Self-Assessment – experts recommend that every nonprofit Board of Directors do a self-assessment every couple years to review and reflect on their work. Foundations consider Board Self-Assessment a best practice. Though you can “do-it-yourself”, there are the benefits of anonymity, time-savings, and ease of administration that a third-party can provide. You can pay over $1000 for a survey alone and even more for a summary of results (see www.BoardSource.org ). Our assessment is priced at $325 for most boards and includes a PowerPoint™ Summary of results to present to your board.
Board Self-Assessment

Executive Director Development Survey – our anecdotal experience is that only about one in four nonprofit boards do a written evaluation with their Executive Director/CEO at least every two years. We find that board leaders are anxious about “judging” the work of someone they don’t directly oversee on a day-to-day basis and who typically knows more about the work of the organization than they do. Our Executive Director/CEO Development Survey paves the way for a positive discussion about the work of the staff executive, board, and organization.
Executive Director Development Survey

Strategic Planning Survey – Whether you are trying to get your board and staff thinking more strategically, preparing for a “Planning Retreat”, or kicking off a comprehensive planning effort, our survey can help get people thinking about the issues and opportunities before your organization. We offer a “basic-level” with 12 of the questions we have found to be thought provoking for most organizations or a “custom-level” where you can select from our list of 30+ questions plus provide up to five of your own questions.
Strategic Planning Survey

Staff Survey – This survey was created in response to client organizations who used our Board Self-Assessment tool and wanted a way for their full staff to provide input on the organization and its operations. This short questionnaire covers numerous topics: Board, Senior Staff, Career Orientation, Belief in Mission, Program Impact, Community Reputation, Staff Teamwork, Concerns and Opportunities in the Future, Changes in Client Needs, etc. We offer a “basic-level” with 15 of the questions we have found to be helpful for most organizations or a “custom-level” where you can select from our list of 30+ questions plus provide up to five of your own questions.
Staff Survey

*While we do not provide any respondent identifiers to the client organization, anonymity cannot be guaranteed. Responses are combined into reports by our system and are provided verbatim in the raw data reports. If an individual uses names or makes statements that are recognizable, or uses inappropriate language, we cannot be held responsible..