NCR Partnership Highlights for 2013

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1 NCR Partnership Highlights for 2013 Required Question(s) 1. Please enter your organizations information indicated below. In the "Custom Field" please enter the NPS park(s) or program(s) your organization partners with typically. Company Name: Work Phone: Address: Address 1: Address 2: City: State/Province (US/Canada): -- Select a state -- Postal Code: Custom field 1: Custom field 2: Custom field 3: Custom field 4: 2. Is your NPS partnership formal or informal? Formal Partnership (with written agreement)

2 Informal Partnership 3. Did your Organization begin as the advocate for the creation of a national park or program? Yes No 4. Is your organization designated as a 501c3? Yes No

3 5. How does the NPS mission relate to your mission? 350 characters left. 6. If you have a formal partnership with NPS, is your NPS park superintendent or program manager present at most or all meetings? All Most Some None Not a Formal Partner 7. Does your group operate daily within a National Park or share office space with the NPS? Please provide brief details. Yes No

4 8. Where do your donations come from? (Please rank to give an approximate percentage for each of the sources listed below and add comments as needed) (1 = Lowest percentage) -- Individuals -- Foundation -- Corporations -- Government Sources -- Park Visitors (in-park donations) If your organization files IRS-990s, what was your organizations 1) Total Revenue, 2) Total Expenses, 3) Net Assets or Fund Balances at the end of fiscal year 2013?

5 350 characters left. 10. How does your organization support the park? (Plese rank to assign approximate percentages to each category below and add comments as needed to clarify.) (1 = lowest percentage) -- Direct Donations/Grants -- In-Kind Donation -- Program Services (interp/ed, other disciplines etc) -- Volunteers -- Project Based Funding -- Advocacy for Park Issues/Projects -- Community Engagement What types of activities/programs does your organization support? (Please check all that apply). Interpretation and education Youth programs Habitat restoration Species protection Scientific research

6 Repair or rehabilitation of facilities New Facility construction Museum or collections Trails Land Acquition 12. Please pick the top three activities/programs that your organization supports. Interpretation and education Youth programs Habitat restoration Species protection Scientific research Repair or rehabilitation of facilities New facility construction Museum or collections Trails Land acquisition

7 13. In 2013, how many service projects did you coordinate? (Please describe any special event you organized with NPS) over How many volunteers did you connect to service opportunities at local National Parks? 50 characters left. 15. If applicable, describe some of your youth programs and how they help facilitate youth engagement and NPS relevancy.

8 350 characters left. 16. How many youth participants did you engaged through your project/program? (Youth = up to 25yrs old) 350 characters left. 17. How does NPS support your Organization? Park staff attends special events. (including fundraising events) Joint planning Donor stewardship Office Space Help raise visibility of group Funding from NPS Training Shared resources and staff They dont

9 18. Describe how the partnership with NPS has helped your organizaton meet its goals. 350 characters left. 19. Is your organization member based? Yes No 20. What are your top member benefits? Newsletters Store discounts

10 Program discounts Invitations to special events 21. Does your organization have earned revenue? Yes No 22. Do you utilize social media for promotion and engagement? YES NO

11 23. If you utilize social media for promotion and engagement, in what ways and how often? 350 characters left. 24. What are your earned revenue sources? (Please select all that apply) Retail (books, DVDs, maps, bird books) Interest Income Education programs/tours Seminars Field Institude Art Sales- scuplture Advertising on website 25. What are the top three challenges (obstacles or issues that concern you) that

12 keep you from being successful? Effective board Economy Visibility (park and friends) Fundraising issues NPS culture and restrictions 26. What do you consider your major accomplishment(s) or signature project(s) for 2013?