COVID-19 Impact Assessment

Data Results

Our COVID-19 Impact Assessment survey was conducted to assess the impact of COVID-19 on local nonprofits and explored how the pandemic affected, to date, their internal operations and external services provided.

About the survey

• 2 county focus area (Greene, Washington)
• 270+ organizations contacted
• 83 responses
• 33.25% response rate*
• 35 questions

*to increase our statistical power, our goal was to reach at least a 30% response rate

Key Highlights

• Approximately 60% have had to decrease their services provided since March.
• Those who have decreased services report needing the most help with strategic planning of fundraising, as well as greater losses in volunteers.
• In terms of strategic planning needs, most want help with fundraising and developing partnerships (only half have connections to larger NPOs, for example).
• The greatest source of lost revenue is from events, followed by both private and corporate donations.
• They anticipate the greatest future losses coming from private and corporate donations, followed closely by local funding.
• Going forward, their most imperative anticipated needs are financial resources and volunteers.

Download the data

Event Recording

View the recording of our Oct. 8, 2020, event that included a data presentation with Dr. Jenny Jellison, professor of psychology at Waynesburg University and a panel discussion with Dr. Jim Denova, vice president, Benedum Foundation; Laural Ziemba, director of public affairs, Range Resources; and Lisa Hannum, chief operating officer, Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern PA.

Project Teams

• CSR Advisory Board - Andrew Corfont, Commmunity Bank; Ellen Rossi, EQT; and Laural Ziemba, Range Resources
• Partner Agencies - Community Foundation of Greene County, Washington County Community Foundation, Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania and the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management (at Robert Morris University)
• Faculty Research Team -  Dr. Ezekiel Olagoke, associate professor of sociology; Dr. Jenny Jellison, professor of psychology; and Dr. Karen Younger, chair of the Department of Humanities and associate professor of history
• “Behind-the-Scenes” Work Crew - Christina Kramer and Kylie Fuller, Range Resources; and Lisa Colcombe and Maryann White, Waynesburg University
• CSR Staff - Stacey Brodak, vice president for Institutional Advancement & University Relations; Lee Ann Wainwright, director of strategic partnerships; and Matthew Stultz, corporate relations and digital content manager