Tips for taking for the

2010 Survey of New Jewish Initiatives

The survey should take about 25 minutes to complete. Please be advised that each section must be completed in order - you can't leave a section blank and then use your browser's back button to return to an uncompleted section. However, you may pause taking the survey at any time and then return to the section you were in by using the link in your survey invitation email.


What you need to know

You'll find it faster and easier to take the survey if you have the following information at hand:

  1. Budget information
    • Actual budget for 2008 and 2009, and your projections for 2010
    • Different sources of income/revenue, by type (gifts, grants, earned income, etc.)
    • Number of individual donors in 2009 (if any)
    • Changes in your initiative's income/revenue from 2008 to 2009
  2. Operations information
    • Number of full-time and part-time employees (if any)
    • Number of regular volunteers (if any)
    • Major changes to your initiative's operations in 2009 and 2010 (if any)
  3. Program information
    • Areas of focus and target audiences
    • Number of participants
    • Website statistics
    • Number of Facebook & Twitter friends/fans/followers (if any)


Glossary of Terms

Beneficiaries
those whose lives are improved as a result of the work of the initiative; sometimes called "clients"
Bequest
a planned charitable donation by a donor that is not transferred until after the donor dies
Capacity
an initiative's potential to accomplish its mission and objectives; includes infrastructure, human capital, and resources needed to deliver products, programs, and services
Constituencies
stakeholder groups engaged in the work of an initiatives; types of constituencies include funders, supporters, volunteers, participants, clients, beneficiaries, and others
Initiative
a project, an independent organization, or anindependent program within an existing organization
Participant
those who take part in the activities of the initiative; these include volunteers, members, event attendees, and program attendees
Program-related independent contractors
people who are paid to implement aspects of the initiative's programs but are not legally employees; these do not include contractors who support the management of the initiative, such as accountants, lawyers, etc.
Subsidiary
an initiative that is part of a larger organization and/or legally is housed in a larger host organization. Some subsidiary initiatives have complete autonomy in program and budget; other initiatives are controlled by the host organization
Unrelated business income
revenues to an initiative that are not directly tied to its mission

Do you have any other questions about the survey or what certain terms mean?
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