The dotOrganize online survey, which targeted North American social change and campaigning organizations, garnered a total of 378 unduplicated responses across 43 U.S. states, as well as Canada.

dotOrganize solicited participants from diverse nonprofit listserves and blogs, as well as through colleagues and allies. Respondents included executive directors, campaign directors, and organizers. Although the online format of the survey encouraged responses from organizations possessing basic online access, respondents included those identifying as “online organizers” as well as those using more traditional, offline organizing methods.

Respondents ranged from volunteer-run peace action groups to organizations working on youth civic engagement to national environmental groups with annual budgets well over $5 million. However, dotOrganize deliberately solicited responses from social change organizing groups working with smaller budgets and fewer staff.

Demographic responses show that:

• Survey respondents work across the spectrum of social change issues, including education (35%), the environment (30%), healthcare (34%), youth issues (29%), and economic justice (21%).
• 30% of respondents operate on a budget of $100,000 or under, and 60% operate on a budget of $500,000 or under.
• Respondents tend to have a relatively small number of paid staff. 67% employ 10 or fewer paid staff members, and a full 15% are run entirely by volunteers.

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