Womens Self Sufficiency Survey Results

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Womens Self Sufficiency Survey Results

• Prepared for
• Women In Philanthropy
• August 1, 2007
• Presented by
• Carol Hinton and Monica Hussey

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Objectives of the Survey

• Increase knowledge of womens self-sufficiency
  issues
• Identify service providers and their indicators
  of success
• Identify root causes
• Identify network of providers outside of
  nonprofits
• To mobilize woman donors at the leadership level
  to give their time, talents and treasures
• Develop measurable outcomes and goals for WSSC
• Narrow the focus for WSSC

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Survey process

• Identified 232 non-profits associated with
  delivering broad level of services to women
• 185 non-profits received an electronic survey
• 47 non-profits received a mail survey
• Engaged support of Dr. Catherine Roster, UNM
  Anderson Schools of Management, Marketing
  Research
• E-survey and mail survey sent end of May
• Received 20 response rate (46/232)

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Who participated?
ACCION New Mexico Advocacy, Inc. APS Title I
Homeless Project All Faiths Receiving
Home Barrett Foundation, Inc. Christina Kent Day
Nursery Community Renovation Empowering
Women Dismas House New Mexico East Mountain Food
Pantry Familyworks, Inc. Friends of Rancho de
Ninos Gov Richardson's Office of Faith-Based
Community Initiatives Greater Albuquerque Housing
Partnership La Colmena, Inc.
Loving Arms Day Care Too! Morning Star House New
Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence New
Mexico Voices for Children New Mexico Women's
Foundation NM Women's Justice Project Pathways PB
J Family Services, Inc. Pegasus Legal Services
for Children Rio Grande Educational
Collaborative Roadrunner Food Bank Samaritan
Counseling Center Saranam
Shelter Safehouse New Mexico St. Mark's in the
Valley Day School Storehouse West, Inc. Street of
Hope, Inc. The Salvation Army United Way of
Central New Mexico Women's Economic
Self-Sufficiency Team Women's Housing
Coalition YMCA Young Women United Youth
Development, Inc.
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Communities served
Less mentioned Corrales, Jemez, Isleta, Santo
Domingo Pueblo, Cuba, Estancia Co, San Ysidro,
Zia Pueblo
Other includes Navajo Nation and various pueblos,
Edgewood, counties
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Types of services provided
Other includes homeownership counseling, member
coalition, adult enrichment programs, parent
rights regarding working with schools, prison
transitional living, advocacy for women/girls in
correctional systems, young women
empowerment/leadership development
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Nonprofit demographics

• Budget
• 7 lt 25,000
• 29 25,001 - 250,000
• 27 250,001 - 1,000,000
• 37 gt 1,000,000

• Staff
• 27 0 1 FTE
• 27 2 10 FTEs
• 24 11 24 FTEs
• 22 gt 25 FTEs

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Top barriers to self-sufficiency
Less mentioned transportation, safety and
security, teenage pregnancy, managing personal
budget, transition from prison life, English as a
second language, access to legal services
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Examples of measurable goals

• Housing goals
• Serve homeless women and children
• Provide basic necessities of shelter, nutritional
  food, clothing and support to avoid homelessness
• Transition women and children to permanent
  housing
• Provide more services to rural areas and serve
  each county equitably

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Examples of measurable goals - continued

• Skills training
• Provide after school tutoring programs
• Assist divorced parents rear children
• Improve employability through GED instruction/
  testing and workforce training
• Day Care
• Provide high quality early childhood education

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Examples of success indicators

• Resume permanent housing
• Employment rate increases
• Full time student rate increases
• Number of children fed
• Number of enrolled students and graduates
• Reduced number of teenage pregnancies

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Partner organizations
A New Day ACLU Aging Long-Term Services
Dept Agora Crisis Service Albuquerque HealthCare
for the Homeless Albuquerque Rescue Mission All
Faiths Alta Mira Specialized Services APS Title
I program Catholic Charities Churches CNM ESL,
Work Force Training Center Cuidando Los Ninos
CYFD Dept. of Human Services District Family
Court Court Clinic Enlace First Choice
Community Health First Nations Health Center
Goodwill Industries Health Care for the
Homeless Hogares Kid Power La Familia Law
Access New Mexico Legal FACS Martineztown House
of Neighborly Service MOVE New Mexico Community
Development Loan Fund NMSU School of Social Work
North Fourth Arts Center PBJ Family Services
Pueblo of Laguna Rape Crisis Center RCI Read to
Me Book Drive with ABEC Roadrunner Food Bank
S.A.F.E. House Schools, PTAs Share Your Care
Shelter for women living with AIDS Soroptimists
International South Valley Exchange Club St.
Joseph Community Health St. Martin's Hospitality
Center Susans Legacy SW College of Acupuncture
The Crossroads The Storehouse United Way UNM
ASM, Law School Various businesses Very Special
Arts WESST Corp Young Children's Health Center
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Client gender demographics
Female
Male
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Client age demographics
Birth 5
6 18
26 55
56 65
gt 66
19 25
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Client relationship status demographics
Single, never married
Divorced/ widowed
Married
Other
Living w/ domestic partner
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Clients with children demographics
Living with children under 18 years
Living without children under 18 years
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Profile of typical client

• Female
• Between the ages of 6 18 or 26 55
• Single, never married
• Living with children under 18

• Women Donors of United Way
• 71 ages 36 55
• 40 graduate degree
• 37 earn gt 85,000
• 72 charitable decisions without partner 48
  give lt 500
• 28 charitable decisions with partner 58 give
  gt1000
• Exploring Donor Behavior Recognition Needs of
  Women Donors of Center, 2004

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Volunteer skills most beneficial
Less mentioned - General life skills training,
computer training, accounting/finance, legal
advisement, mentors for staff, human resources,
counseling, English as a second language,
self-defense training, transportation, volunteer
cooks
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Hours per week volunteers needed
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Days of week volunteers needed
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Profile of desired volunteer

• Fundraising or board member skills
• Needed 1 10 hours per week
• Volunteer times Monday through Friday 10 a.m.
  5 p.m.

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Who are our stakeholders?
Four County Community At-Large
Businesses
Schools
Clients
Service Providers
Pathway to lasting change
United Way
Churches
Government
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Next Steps

• Communicate summary report to all survey
  respondents
• Leverage Women in Leadership resources
• Sign-up forms with desired volunteer skills and
  times at upcoming WIP work place events
• Involve agencies more with WIP work place events
• Articulate WSSC funding will address barriers to
  self sufficiency
• Utilize Nonprofit Center for Excellence to train
  volunteers and/or service providers

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Next Steps

• Define community-centric goals based on the top
  barriers to self sufficiency
• Provide one-time jump start grants
• Provide on-going grants for long-term initiatives
• Build off of existing United Way structures
• Define Women Self Sufficiency Council role as
  convener, monitoring and resource to self
  sufficiency issues