IDF’s Additional Support Funds (ASF) Feedback Survey

The Imago Dei Fund is working to improve the additional Support Funds (ASF) process and practices. Your candid feedback is essential to this process. Please complete the following survey by Friday, January 10th. Your responses will be anonymous. This survey will take 5-10 minutes to complete. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at
lina@imagodeifund.org

1. How did you learn of the Additional Support Funds (ASF)? *

2. In what ways did receiving ASF in either 2018 or 2019 benefit your organization and its work? (Check all that apply) *

The work we did was planned in advance, but we would not have been able to do the work without ASF

The work we did was planned and we would have done the work without ASF, but ASF supported us to enhance/increase/improve the work

The work we did was unplanned. ASF allowed us to take advantage of an opportunity

OtherOther

3. Please tell us how easy or difficult the following steps in the process of applying for ASF are for you.

- a. Finding the ASF instructions and application in the member portal *

Very Easy

Easy

Difficult

Very Difficult

- b. Completing the application *

Very Easy

Easy

Difficult

Very Difficult

- c. Uploading the required financial documents *

Very Easy

Easy

Difficult

Very Difficult

- d. Meeting the ASF deadlines *

Very Easy

Easy

Difficult

Very Difficult

- e. If you indicated that any part of the process was ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’, please provide more information as to why you gave that response

4. What can IDF do to improve your experience APPLYING for ASF opportunities generally?

5. Please tell us which ASF grants you either applied or received in 2018 or 2019. (Check all that apply) *

Professional Development Funds

Event Sponsorship Funds

Keep the Spark Alive Funds

(Questions 6 and 7 are hidden as they are related to Professional Development Funds which is not checked in Question 5.)

Professional Development Funds (PDF)

6. Currently there are four opportunities to apply for PDF during the year. Please tell us to what extent this frequency of opportunities meets your needs *

Four times a year is sufficient

It would be better if our organization could apply more frequently

Two times a year would be sufficient for our organization

7. Please provide suggestions on how IDF can improve your experience applying for Professional Development Funds.

(Questions 8 and 9 are hidden as they are related to Event Support Funds which is not checked in Question 5.)

Event Sponsorship Funds

8. Currently there are four opportunities to apply for ESF during the year. Please tell us to what extent this frequency of opportunities meets your needs. *

Four times a year is sufficient

It would be better if our organization could apply more frequently

9. Please provide suggestions on how IDF can improve your experience applying for Event Sponsorship Funds.

(Questions 10 and 11 are hidden as they are related to "Keep the Spark Alive" Funds which is not checked in Question 5.)

Keep the Spark Alive Funds (KSA)

10. KSA has a rolling timeline for applications - an organization can apply for funds at any point in the year. Please tell us to what extent this approach meet your organization’s needs. *

A rolling timeline works well for our organization

It would be more helpful for our organization if the KSA timeline was the same as the PDF and ESF opportunities

Two times a year would be sufficient for our organization

11. Please provide suggestions on how IDF can improve your experience applying for Keep the Spark Alive Funds.

12. In your experience fundraising generally, to what extent is funding available for professional development?

Other than IDF, there are no funders who offer professional development funding

There are a few funders who offer professional development funding

There are many funders, in addition to IDF, who offer professional development funding

13. In your experience fundraising generally, to what extent is funding available for events?

Other than IDF, there are no funders who offer event funding

There are a few funders who offer event funding

There are many funders, in addition to IDF, who offer event funding

14. In your experience fundraising generally, to what extent is funding available for funding to “Keep the Spark Alive”?

Other than IDF, there are no funders who offer “Keep the Spark Alive” funding

There are a few funders who offer “Keep the Spark Alive” funding

There are many funders, in addition to IDF, who offer “Keep the Spark Alive” funding

15. Are there additional types of ASF you would suggest IDF offer?

16. Is there anything we haven’t asked you that you’d like to tell us?

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

IDF’s Additional Support Funds (ASF) Feedback Survey

3. Please tell us how easy or difficult the following steps in the process of applying for ASF are for you.

Professional Development Funds (PDF)

Event Sponsorship Funds

Keep the Spark Alive Funds (KSA)

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