Survey – Federation of BC Writers Administrative Framework

Literary Organization Sustainability Survey

This survey is designed to help us get a sense of the overall health of literary organizations in British Columbia. We will use this information to better advocate for funding and support to the literary arts. We have designed this survey to be anonymous so that participants can freely provide vital information. We have heard from many organizations that there are struggles across the literary community in BC and this survey will help us more clearly understand the problems we collectively face. If you wish to receive a copy of our findings, please e-mail us at survey@bcwriters.ca

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Please indicate your experience with attaining these funding sources in the last 2 years

	Much Harder to Attain	Somewhat Harder to Attain	Unchanged	Somewhat Easier to Attain	Much Easier to Attain	Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the past
BC Arts Council Grants	Much Harder to AttainBC Arts Council Grants Much Harder to Attain	Somewhat Harder to AttainBC Arts Council Grants Somewhat Harder to Attain	UnchangedBC Arts Council Grants Unchanged	Somewhat Easier to AttainBC Arts Council Grants Somewhat Easier to Attain	Much Easier to AttainBC Arts Council Grants Much Easier to Attain	Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the pastBC Arts Council Grants Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the past
Other Provincial Grants	Much Harder to AttainOther Provincial Grants Much Harder to Attain	Somewhat Harder to AttainOther Provincial Grants Somewhat Harder to Attain	UnchangedOther Provincial Grants Unchanged	Somewhat Easier to AttainOther Provincial Grants Somewhat Easier to Attain	Much Easier to AttainOther Provincial Grants Much Easier to Attain	Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the pastOther Provincial Grants Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the past
Canada Council for the Arts Grants	Much Harder to AttainCanada Council for the Arts Grants Much Harder to Attain	Somewhat Harder to AttainCanada Council for the Arts Grants Somewhat Harder to Attain	UnchangedCanada Council for the Arts Grants Unchanged	Somewhat Easier to AttainCanada Council for the Arts Grants Somewhat Easier to Attain	Much Easier to AttainCanada Council for the Arts Grants Much Easier to Attain	Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the pastCanada Council for the Arts Grants Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the past
Other Federal Grants	Much Harder to AttainOther Federal Grants Much Harder to Attain	Somewhat Harder to AttainOther Federal Grants Somewhat Harder to Attain	UnchangedOther Federal Grants Unchanged	Somewhat Easier to AttainOther Federal Grants Somewhat Easier to Attain	Much Easier to AttainOther Federal Grants Much Easier to Attain	Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the pastOther Federal Grants Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the past
Municipal Government / Local Grants	Much Harder to AttainMunicipal Government / Local Grants Much Harder to Attain	Somewhat Harder to AttainMunicipal Government / Local Grants Somewhat Harder to Attain	UnchangedMunicipal Government / Local Grants Unchanged	Somewhat Easier to AttainMunicipal Government / Local Grants Somewhat Easier to Attain	Much Easier to AttainMunicipal Government / Local Grants Much Easier to Attain	Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the pastMunicipal Government / Local Grants Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the past
Corporate Grants	Much Harder to AttainCorporate Grants Much Harder to Attain	Somewhat Harder to AttainCorporate Grants Somewhat Harder to Attain	UnchangedCorporate Grants Unchanged	Somewhat Easier to AttainCorporate Grants Somewhat Easier to Attain	Much Easier to AttainCorporate Grants Much Easier to Attain	Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the pastCorporate Grants Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the past
Sponsorship	Much Harder to AttainSponsorship Much Harder to Attain	Somewhat Harder to AttainSponsorship Somewhat Harder to Attain	UnchangedSponsorship Unchanged	Somewhat Easier to AttainSponsorship Somewhat Easier to Attain	Much Easier to AttainSponsorship Much Easier to Attain	Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the pastSponsorship Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the past
Donations	Much Harder to AttainDonations Much Harder to Attain	Somewhat Harder to AttainDonations Somewhat Harder to Attain	UnchangedDonations Unchanged	Somewhat Easier to AttainDonations Somewhat Easier to Attain	Much Easier to AttainDonations Much Easier to Attain	Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the pastDonations Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the past
Publisher Support	Much Harder to AttainPublisher Support Much Harder to Attain	Somewhat Harder to AttainPublisher Support Somewhat Harder to Attain	UnchangedPublisher Support Unchanged	Somewhat Easier to AttainPublisher Support Somewhat Easier to Attain	Much Easier to AttainPublisher Support Much Easier to Attain	Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the pastPublisher Support Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the past
Advertising	Much Harder to AttainAdvertising Much Harder to Attain	Somewhat Harder to AttainAdvertising Somewhat Harder to Attain	UnchangedAdvertising Unchanged	Somewhat Easier to AttainAdvertising Somewhat Easier to Attain	Much Easier to AttainAdvertising Much Easier to Attain	Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the pastAdvertising Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the past
Membership Revenue	Much Harder to AttainMembership Revenue Much Harder to Attain	Somewhat Harder to AttainMembership Revenue Somewhat Harder to Attain	UnchangedMembership Revenue Unchanged	Somewhat Easier to AttainMembership Revenue Somewhat Easier to Attain	Much Easier to AttainMembership Revenue Much Easier to Attain	Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the pastMembership Revenue Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the past
Event / Admission Revenue	Much Harder to AttainEvent / Admission Revenue Much Harder to Attain	Somewhat Harder to AttainEvent / Admission Revenue Somewhat Harder to Attain	UnchangedEvent / Admission Revenue Unchanged	Somewhat Easier to AttainEvent / Admission Revenue Somewhat Easier to Attain	Much Easier to AttainEvent / Admission Revenue Much Easier to Attain	Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the pastEvent / Admission Revenue Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the past
Social Enterprise Revenue (services offered for revenue)	Much Harder to AttainSocial Enterprise Revenue (services offered for revenue) Much Harder to Attain	Somewhat Harder to AttainSocial Enterprise Revenue (services offered for revenue) Somewhat Harder to Attain	UnchangedSocial Enterprise Revenue (services offered for revenue) Unchanged	Somewhat Easier to AttainSocial Enterprise Revenue (services offered for revenue) Somewhat Easier to Attain	Much Easier to AttainSocial Enterprise Revenue (services offered for revenue) Much Easier to Attain	Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the pastSocial Enterprise Revenue (services offered for revenue) Not Applicable / Have not received this support in the past

In your current situation, how great is the risk of the following in your organization over the next 1-2 years (not including intentional shifts in programming/operations)

	Very Unlikely	Somewhat Unlikely	Unlikely	Unchanged	Somewhat Likely	Very Likely	In Progress or Has Happened	Not Applicable
Staff Layoffs / Not Filling Vacant Positions	Very UnlikelyStaff Layoffs / Not Filling Vacant Positions Very Unlikely	Somewhat UnlikelyStaff Layoffs / Not Filling Vacant Positions Somewhat Unlikely	UnlikelyStaff Layoffs / Not Filling Vacant Positions Unlikely	UnchangedStaff Layoffs / Not Filling Vacant Positions Unchanged	Somewhat LikelyStaff Layoffs / Not Filling Vacant Positions Somewhat Likely	Very LikelyStaff Layoffs / Not Filling Vacant Positions Very Likely	In Progress or Has HappenedStaff Layoffs / Not Filling Vacant Positions In Progress or Has Happened	Not ApplicableStaff Layoffs / Not Filling Vacant Positions Not Applicable
Reduced Staff Hours	Very UnlikelyReduced Staff Hours Very Unlikely	Somewhat UnlikelyReduced Staff Hours Somewhat Unlikely	UnlikelyReduced Staff Hours Unlikely	UnchangedReduced Staff Hours Unchanged	Somewhat LikelyReduced Staff Hours Somewhat Likely	Very LikelyReduced Staff Hours Very Likely	In Progress or Has HappenedReduced Staff Hours In Progress or Has Happened	Not ApplicableReduced Staff Hours Not Applicable
Reduction of Programming	Very UnlikelyReduction of Programming Very Unlikely	Somewhat UnlikelyReduction of Programming Somewhat Unlikely	UnlikelyReduction of Programming Unlikely	UnchangedReduction of Programming Unchanged	Somewhat LikelyReduction of Programming Somewhat Likely	Very LikelyReduction of Programming Very Likely	In Progress or Has HappenedReduction of Programming In Progress or Has Happened	Not ApplicableReduction of Programming Not Applicable
Ceasing Operations	Very UnlikelyCeasing Operations Very Unlikely	Somewhat UnlikelyCeasing Operations Somewhat Unlikely	UnlikelyCeasing Operations Unlikely	UnchangedCeasing Operations Unchanged	Somewhat LikelyCeasing Operations Somewhat Likely	Very LikelyCeasing Operations Very Likely	In Progress or Has HappenedCeasing Operations In Progress or Has Happened	Not ApplicableCeasing Operations Not Applicable

Please rate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements:

	Strongly Disagree	Somewhat Disagree	Uncertain	Somewhat Agree	Strongly Agree	Not Applicable
Our organization has enough financial reserves to pay for 3 months of operations	Strongly DisagreeOur organization has enough financial reserves to pay for 3 months of operations Strongly Disagree	Somewhat DisagreeOur organization has enough financial reserves to pay for 3 months of operations Somewhat Disagree	UncertainOur organization has enough financial reserves to pay for 3 months of operations Uncertain	Somewhat AgreeOur organization has enough financial reserves to pay for 3 months of operations Somewhat Agree	Strongly AgreeOur organization has enough financial reserves to pay for 3 months of operations Strongly Agree	Not ApplicableOur organization has enough financial reserves to pay for 3 months of operations Not Applicable
We are able to attract and retain volunteers	Strongly DisagreeWe are able to attract and retain volunteers Strongly Disagree	Somewhat DisagreeWe are able to attract and retain volunteers Somewhat Disagree	UncertainWe are able to attract and retain volunteers Uncertain	Somewhat AgreeWe are able to attract and retain volunteers Somewhat Agree	Strongly AgreeWe are able to attract and retain volunteers Strongly Agree	Not ApplicableWe are able to attract and retain volunteers Not Applicable
We are able to pay our bills promptly	Strongly DisagreeWe are able to pay our bills promptly Strongly Disagree	Somewhat DisagreeWe are able to pay our bills promptly Somewhat Disagree	UncertainWe are able to pay our bills promptly Uncertain	Somewhat AgreeWe are able to pay our bills promptly Somewhat Agree	Strongly AgreeWe are able to pay our bills promptly Strongly Agree	Not ApplicableWe are able to pay our bills promptly Not Applicable
Our organization is confident that it can commit to future programming / events / partnerships	Strongly DisagreeOur organization is confident that it can commit to future programming / events / partnerships Strongly Disagree	Somewhat DisagreeOur organization is confident that it can commit to future programming / events / partnerships Somewhat Disagree	UncertainOur organization is confident that it can commit to future programming / events / partnerships Uncertain	Somewhat AgreeOur organization is confident that it can commit to future programming / events / partnerships Somewhat Agree	Strongly AgreeOur organization is confident that it can commit to future programming / events / partnerships Strongly Agree	Not ApplicableOur organization is confident that it can commit to future programming / events / partnerships Not Applicable
We have the time and resources to adequately plan for the future	Strongly DisagreeWe have the time and resources to adequately plan for the future Strongly Disagree	Somewhat DisagreeWe have the time and resources to adequately plan for the future Somewhat Disagree	UncertainWe have the time and resources to adequately plan for the future Uncertain	Somewhat AgreeWe have the time and resources to adequately plan for the future Somewhat Agree	Strongly AgreeWe have the time and resources to adequately plan for the future Strongly Agree	Not ApplicableWe have the time and resources to adequately plan for the future Not Applicable

What are the most urgent funding needs in your organization? (Select up to 3)

Current Wages / Contract Compensation / Honorarium
Current Operating Expenses (rent, insurance, utilities, etc.)
Artists Fees
Programming / Event Costs (technicians, event space, software, printing, licensing)
Debt / Outstanding Payables
Marketing
New Projects / Expenses to Boost Financial Sustainability (needed staff, social enterprise, strategic planning, fundraising)
Capital / Infrastructure Spending
Other

How is your team's overall morale?

Selected Value: 0

0 = very poor 10 = excellent

How close to burnout are you and/or your team?

Selected Value: 0

0 = No Burnout 5 = Manageable Peaks and Valleys 10 = Consistent Burnout

Please tell us if there are other concerns that are impacting your organization that are not covered above

Additional Notes / Comments