Cambodian NGO Survey 2011

Resource Diversification Strategies of Cambodian NGOs Survey 2011

A. RESOURCE DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGIES

1. What are the main sources of funding for your organization? Please tick ALL that apply.

Grants and donations (e.g. from foundations, international NGOs, IOs, corporations, individuals and membership fees etc.)

Commercial activities (e.g. sale of goods and services)

Government funding and support (e.g. tax exemption, subsidies or partnership in project implementation)

Other sources (please specify ALL other sources)

2. What was your organization’s average ANNUAL budget in the past three years (2009-2011)? Please tick ONE.

Less than US$10.000	Between US$10.000 – US$100.000	Between US$100.001 – US$200.000
Between US$200.001 – US$300.000	Between US$300.001 – US$400.000	Between US$400.001 – US$500.000
Larger than US$500.000	No funding in the last three years	Don't know

3. Do you expect the total amount of funding for your organization to INCREASE, DECREASE or REMAIN THE SAME in the next 3 years (2012-2014)?

4. What percentage of the total funding for your organization comes from each of the following sources? In percentage points (e.g. 10%, 20%, 70% etc.), please provide an estimate of past, current and expected share of each source of funding comparing to total funding.

	Average share in the past five years(2006-2010) (%)	Current share in 2011 (%)	Expected share in the next five years (2012-2016) (%)
Grants and donations

Commercial activities

Government funding and supports

Other sources

Total

5. If you answered YES to “grants and donations” in Question 1, what percentage (%) of the total funding from private contributions is from grants and private donations?

Grants (from international donors and foundations)

Donations (from membership fees, individuals, companies, and other businesses, either in cash or in-kind)

Other types of private contributions

6. If you answered YES to “commercial activities” in Question 1, what are the specific activities that your organization is involved in? Please tick ALL that apply.

7. Do you consider any of the shops or businesses you listed above as a social business or social enterprise?

8. What percentage of the total funding comes from the following "commercial activities"?

Sale of goods and services (e.g. incomes from restaurant, shops, sale of handicrafts and publications, and office/room rental, catering, training and consultancy services etc.)

Gains on interest rate and difference in exchange rate

Other commercial activities

9. If you answered YES to “commercial activities” in Question 1, what are the main reasons for the organization’s involvement in commercial activities? Please tick ALL that apply.

10. If you answered YES to “commercial activities” in Question 1, how is the profit from the sale of services and goods of either the organization or its sister organizations used?

Reserved in contingency fund for future use	Not applicable
Shared among staff members	Shared among top management officers
Shared among the organization’s shareholders	Reinvested to fund one or more of the organization’s social programmes
Other (please specify)

11. If you answered YES to “government funding and supports” in Question 1, what percentage (%) of the total government funding is from the following sources?

Government grants

Project partnership/collaboration with one or more of the government institutions (e.g. grant channelled through line ministry)

Tax exemptions and subsidies

Other government supports (please list all)

12. In your opinion, how does each of the following sources of funding contribute to achieving the organization’s stated goals and mission?

13. In your opinion, how does each of the following sources of funding impact on the organization’s structure and governance?

B. PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES

14. Which of the following main areas of activities best describe your organization’s programme? Please tick ALL that apply.

15. Which of the following factors determines the types of activity for your organization's programme? Please tick ALL that apply.

Requirement or preference of the donors (e.g. fulfilling the requirements when submitting proposal for funding)	Goals and mission of the organization
Strategic plan of the organization	Recommendations of the governing body (board of directors/trustees)
National development plans (e.g. the National Strategic Development Plan “NSDP”, Cambodian Millennium Development Goals “CMDGs”, or sectoral strategic plan)	Recommendations of marketing or field research
Community need assessments	General consumers
Other (please specify)

16. From the list in the earlier question, please rank, in order of importance, three most important factors that determine the types of your organization’s programme of activities.

17. Who are the main target beneficiaries of the organization's programme activities? Please tick ALL that apply.

18. In which of the following geographical regions of Cambodia does your organization target for its programme activities? Please tick ALL that apply.

19. Which of the following factors determines the geographical areas of the organization’s programme activities? Please tick ALL that apply.

Requirements of the donors (e.g. fulfilling the requirements when submitting proposal for funding)	Goals and mission of the organization
Strategic plan of the organization	Recommendation of the board of directors/trustees
National development plans	Recommendations of the marketing or field research
Community needs	General consumers
Other (please specify)

20. From the choices you selected in the question earlier and in order of importance, please rank the three most important factors that help determine the geographical areas of your organization’s programme of activities?

C. GOVERNANCE AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION

• BOARD OF DIRECTORS

21. Does your organization have a governing body (e.g. a board of directors or trustees)?

Yes

22. Who are the members of the board of directors?

	How many? Please write in numerals. Please write 0 (ZERO) for none.
Executive director/CEO of the organization

Staff representative

Representative of member organizations

Representative of the beneficiary groups/clients

Representative of the private sector

Representative of government institutions

Representative of donors/development partners

Independent individual

Other (please specify)

23. How is the chair of the board of directors appointed?

Appointed by the executive director

Elected by members of the board of directors

Elected by membership organizations

Other (please specify)

24. How is each member of the board of directors/trustees selected?

Elected by the board of directors

Elected by member organizations

Appointed by the executive director

Appointed by stakeholders (e.g. donor/development partners)

Other (please specify)

25. How frequently does the governing body meet?

Every month	Every two months
Every three months	Every six months
Every year	The governing body meets IRREGULARLY (e.g. only when there is an emerging issue)
The governing body has never held a meeting	Other (please specify)

• ORGANIZATION’S CONSTITUTION OR STATUTES

26. Does your organization have a written constitution or statute/by-law?

Yes

Not applicable

27. Does your organization have any of the following in writing? Please tick ALL that apply.

28. Does your organization produce any of the following? Please tick ALL that apply.

Strategic plan	Annual programme report
Annual financial report	None of the above
Other (please specify)

• STAKEHOLDERS AND NETWORKING

29. Who are the main stakeholders of your organization? Please tick ALL that apply.

30. Among all the stakeholders you listed above, which ones is your organization most accountable to? Please list the top three stakeholders:

31. Is your organization a member of any of the following network/umbrella or sectoral organizations? Please tick ALL that apply.

D. BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:

32. What is the official name of your organization? Please include its ACRONYM.

33. When was your organization established? Please select from the list.

34. Is your organization registered?

Yes

Not applicable

35. Which government institution is your organization formally registered with? Please tick one.

Ministry of Interior (MOI)	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAI)
Council for Development of Cambodia (CDC)	Ministry of Commerce (MOC)
Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)	Council of Ministers
Other (please specify)

36. Why is the organization not registered? Please tick ALL that apply.

It is not important for the organization to register	The registration procedure is unclear and/or complicated
The organization is newly established. We will register in the near future	The organization does not meet one or more of the requirements for registration
The organization does not know about the required registration	Other (please specify)

37. Is your organization currently ACTIVE, INACTIVE, or CLOSED? Please tick ONE.

Active (i.e. in operation with active projects/programmes)	Inactive (i.e. has an open office but does not have any active projects)
Closed (i.e. the organization is no longer in operation)	Other (please specify)

38. Which ONE of the following organizational categories best describes the status of your organization? Please tick ONE.

39. What is the range of the total number of part-time and full-time staff in your organization (including volunteers, interns, advisors and consultants)?

40. How many of the total staffs are:

	Number (write in number, please write 0 (Zero) for none)
part-time

full time

female

expatriate staff/consultant/advisor

other (please specify)

41. How many of the total staffs are non-paid staff? Please list the number of volunteers, interns and other non-paid staffs.

Volunteers

Interns

Other non-paid staffs

E. ABOUT THE PERSON WHO FILLED IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE:

42. How long have you been working for the organization? Please tick ONE.

Less than six months	Between six months to one year
Between one to three years	Between three to five years
Between five years to ten years	Longer than ten years

43. What is your highest level of education? Please tick ONE.

High school graduate	Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
Associate degree	Bachelor’s Degree
Post graduate diploma	Master’s Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Medical Doctor (MD)
Other (please specify)

44. What is your field of expertise?

45. Do you have any additional comments or suggestions? If you do, please write them in the space provided below.

46. Please provide your contact details (Only for purpose of sharing research findings):

Name :

Position :

House, Street :

P.O./CCC Box :

Sangkat/Communte :

Khan/District :

City/Province :

Phone/Mobile :

Email Address :

If you have any question or issue completing this survey, please call the researcher at 012 229 557.