Static survey

Introductory questions

Q2.1: What is the name of your organization?

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Q2.2: Where is your organization’s headquarters?

Dropdown menu with country names from the World Bank.

Q2.3: What is your position in your organization?

Single answer

  • Executive director
  • Program officer
  • Public relations officer
  • Staff member
  • Receptionist
  • Other:
Q2.4: Does your organization work in a country other than home_country?

If the respondent answers no, skip to Q7.1 and end the survey early since they’re not an INGO

Single answer

  • Yes
  • No
Q2.5: Besides home_country, where does your organization work?

Checkboxes with multiple answers allowed; each country is an option

Organizational questions

Q3.1: Which issues does your organization focus on? (select all that apply)

Multiple answers allowed

  • Development
  • Human rights
  • Environment
  • Education
  • Disaster relief
  • Freedom of expression
  • Democracy assistance
  • Human trafficking
  • Other:
Q3.2: Which issue does your organization focus on the most? (select one)

Single answer

  • Development
  • Human rights
  • Environment
  • Education
  • Disaster relief
  • Freedom of expression
  • Democracy assistance
  • Human trafficking
  • Other:
Q3.3: Please indicate how often your organization engages in each of these types of activities:

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Always Most of the time About half the time Sometimes Never Don’t know Not applicable Please explain briefly
Providing direct aid and services • • • • • • • Text field
Engaging in research and public education • • • • • • • Text field
Mobilizing people (e.g. campaigns, public protests) • • • • • • • Text field
Engaging in advocacy • • • • • • • Text field
Monitoring and assessing the effects of policies, international agreements, and commitments • • • • • • • Text field
Q3.4: Approximately how many full-time employees does your organization have?

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Q3.5: Approximately how many volunteers does your organization have?

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Q3.6: Does your organization collaborate with any of these organizations or institutions? (select all that apply)

Multiple answers allowed

  • Other nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
  • International organizations (IGOs)
  • Governments
  • Corporations or businesses
  • Other:
  • Don’t know
  • We do not collaborate with other organizations or institutions
Q3.7: Please list a few of the organizations or institutions you partner with most often:

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Q3.8: How much of your organization’s funding comes from each of these sources?

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A great deal A lot A moderate amount A little None at all Don’t know Not applicable
Individual donations • • • • • • •
Corporate donations • • • • • • •
Foundation donations • • • • • • •
Grants from the government of the country in which your organization is headquartered • • • • • • •
Grants from the government of the country in which your organization works • • • • • • •
Other • • • • • • •
Q3.9: In general, what would you say your organization is trying to accomplish?

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Q3.10: How is your organization’s mission, vision, and values reflected in these objectives?

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Q3.11: Have these objectives changed at all in the last 10 years? If so, how?

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Q3.12: What are the major obstacles, if any, to reaching your organization’s objectives?

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Q3.13: Are there any changes that you would like to see in your organization’s goals and strategies, now or in the future?

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Government relations

Respondents can fill out this section as many times as they want for each of the countries they work in.

General questions

Q4.1: I will now ask a series of questions about your organization’s relationship to the government of one of the countries you work in. Please select a country you would like to discuss:

Single answer

Options populated from the countries selected in Q2.5

Q4.2: How long has your organization worked in target_country?

Single answer

  • Less than 1 year
  • 1–4 years
  • 5–9 years
  • 10 years or more
  • Don’t know
Q4.3: What does your organization do in target_country? (select all that apply)

Multiple answers allowed

  • Maintain a physical office staffed primarily by foreigners
  • Maintain a physical office staffed primarily by people from target_country
  • Provide funding to domestic NGOs
  • Partner with domestic NGOs
  • Don’t know
Q4.4: Is your organization registered with the national government in target_country?

Single answer

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don’t know

Contact with government

Q4.5: About how often does your organization have contact with government or party officials in target_country?

Single answer

  • Once a week
  • Once a month
  • Once a year
  • Once every 2+ years
  • Never
  • Don’t know
  • Other:
Q4.6: What kind of government officials does your organization have contact with? (select all that apply)

Multiple answers allowed

  • President or prime minister
  • Member of parliament
  • Head of a ministry
  • Ministry staff
  • Military
  • Police or internal security
  • Other:
  • We have no contact with government officials
  • Don’t know
Q4.7: What kind of government officials does your organization have contact with most often? (select one)

Single answer

  • President or prime minister
  • Member of parliament
  • Head of a ministry
  • Ministry staff
  • Military
  • Police or internal security
  • Other:
  • We have no contact with government officials
  • Don’t know
Q4.8: How often is your organization required to report to the government of target_country?

Single answer

  • Once a week
  • Once a month
  • Once a year
  • Once every few years
  • Never
  • Don’t know
  • Other:
Q4.9: Are members of the government or ruling party of target_country involved in your work?

Single answer

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don’t know
Q4.10: How is the government of target_country involved in your work?

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Relationship with government

Q4.11: How would you characterize your organization’s relationship with the government of target_country? Please note all survey responses will be kept strictly confidential.

Single answer

  • Extremely negative
  • Somewhat negative
  • Neither positive nor negative
  • Somewhat positive
  • Extremely positive
  • Don’t know
  • Prefer not to answer
Q4.12: Briefly describe your organization’s relationship with the government of target_country:

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NGO regulations and restrictions

Q4.13: How familiar is your organization with regulations for international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in target_country?

Single answer

  • Extremely familiar
  • Very familiar
  • Moderately familiar
  • Slightly familiar
  • Not familiar at all
  • Don’t know
Q4.14: How often do regulations for international NGOs in target_country change?

Single answer

  • Once a month
  • Once a year
  • Once every few years
  • Rarely
  • Never
  • Don’t know
Q4.15: How does your organization find out about changes to NGO regulations in target_country? (select all that apply)

Multiple answers allowed

  • Government officials
  • Other NGOs
  • Newspapers, television, and other media
  • The internet
  • Other:
  • Don’t know
Q4.16: How is your organization affected by the following types of legal regulations for international NGOs in target_country?

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Types of legal barriers adapted from the 2012 Defending Civil Society Report

A great deal A lot A moderate amount A little Not at all Don’t know Not applicable Please explain briefly
Regulations regarding registration • • • • • • • Text field
Regulations regarding operations • • • • • • • Text field
Regulations regarding speech and advocacy • • • • • • • Text field
Regulations regarding communication and cooperation • • • • • • • Text field
Regulations regarding assembly • • • • • • • Text field
Regulations regarding resources • • • • • • • Text field
Q4.17: Overall, how is your organization’s work affected by government regulations in target_country?

Single answer

  • Not restricted at all
  • Slightly restricted
  • Moderately restricted
  • Very restricted
  • Extremely restricted
  • Don’t know
Q4.18: How do the local laws and regulations in target_country affect your organization’s ability to pursue its mission?

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Responses to regulations

Q4.19: Over the last 10 years, has your organization changed its mix of programming in target_country?

Single answer

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don’t know
Q4.20: How has your organization’s mix of programming changed in target_country?

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Display if Q4.19 is “Yes”

Q4.21: Has your organization done any of the following in response to changes in government regulations in target_country?

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Yes No Don’t know Not applicable Please explain briefly
We changed the sources of our funding • • • • Text field
We changed which issues we work on • • • • Text field
We changed how we communicate with the government • • • • Text field
We changed how we communicate with our donors • • • • Text field
We changed which locations we work in • • • • Text field
We changed the location of our country office • • • • Text field
We used more local staff and/or volunteers • • • • Text field
We used more foreign staff and/or volunteers • • • • Text field
Q4.22: Has your organization discussed NGO regulations with government officials in target_country?

Single answer

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don’t know
Q4.23: Has your organization tried to change NGO regulations in target_country?

Single answer

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don’t know
Q4.24: That’s all I need to know about your organization’s work in target_country. You can either answer the same set of questions for another country your organization works in (this would be helpful) or move on to the survey’s final questions.

Single answer

  • Answer questions about another country
  • Continue with survey’s final questions

Final questions

Q5.1: Do you have any additional comments?

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Q5.2: May I contact you for any follow up questions?

Single answer

  • Yes
  • No
Q5.3: Would you like to be notified of the results of this survey once it is completed?

Single answer

  • Yes
  • No
Q5.4: Please provide an e-mail address I can use to contact you:

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Thank you for participating in this research.

If you have any questions or concerns about this survey, please feel free to contact Andrew Heiss by e-mail at andrew.heiss@duke.edu or by phone at +1 801-734-9327

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Not INGO

Q7.1: This survey is only concerned with international NGOs, or NGOs that work in countries other than the ones they are based in. Based on your responses, your organization only works in home_country, indicating that you are not an international NGO.
If this is a mistake and your organization does work abroad, click here to restart the survey. Otherwise, click on the forward arrow below to end the survey.
Thanks for your time!

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