Pre-Conference Survey

Before we begin — tell us where you are.

This short baseline survey takes about five minutes. It measures how confident you feel today about your organization's finances and asking for funding, so we can shape the October 16 sessions and measure what changes afterward.

Back to the conference site

Friday, October 16, 2026 · Virtual · Free

Open to everyone — you do not need to be registered to take it. Individual answers stay internal to Measure; results are shared in aggregate. The follow-up survey opens Friday, October 16, 2026 · 9:00 AM CT.

About you

Full name *

Email *

Organization

Role / title

How confident are you today?

1 = not at all confident · 5 = very confident.

Asking a funder for money

Making a direct funding ask to a foundation, corporate funder, or major donor.

Building and managing an organizational budget

Writing a competitive grant proposal

Reading and explaining financial statements and the 990

Building and sustaining relationships with funders

Using impact data and metrics to make the case for support

Planning for reserves and long-term sustainability

Your funding experience

Where is your organization with grant funding?

Biggest barrier to becoming funding ready

What do you most want to walk away with?

About your organization & community

These questions are optional and help us understand who this training is reaching. Responses are reported in aggregate only.

Age range

Race / ethnicity (select all that apply)

Gender identity

Your role at your organization

Annual organizational budget

Years working in the nonprofit / community sector

Where is your organization based?

Anything else you want us to know?