Social Enterprise Survey

1. Answers and findings will be kept confidential and only reported in aggregate and any related analysis will be published in a report that we will share with all participants.

If you or your organization is involved with more than one social enterprise, please circulate this survey to all of them.

2. Definition: "Social enterprises are organizations that are pursuing a social or environmental mission using business models" (Dees, G.). Do you consider yourself or your organization a social entrepreneur or social enterprise based on this definition?

3. What stage do you consider your social enterprise to be at?

4. Is your organization based in the DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) area?

5. Where does your organization offer its products/services/programs?

DFW
Nationally. Please specify location(s): Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
Internationally. Please specify location(s): Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

6. Is your organization related to another entity?

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

7. Which describe your organization’s activities? (Please check all that apply)

Producing products that inherently create social benefit for our customers (e.g., bed nets, solar power, etc.)
Distributing products that inherently create social benefit for our customers (e.g., distributing bed nets, solar technology, etc.)
Providing services that inherently create social benefit for our customers (e.g., education, health care, mental health benefits)
Acting as an enabler by delivering specialized services or expertise or brokering beneficial services to the social impact sector such as consultants, legal advice, etc.
Serving as an aggregator to convene, organize and coordinate relevant actors and foster collective efforts, such as cooperatives, “back-bone” organizations, “quarterback” organizations, anchor institutions, etc.
convene, organize and coordinate relevant actors and foster collective efforts, such as cooperatives, “back-bone” organizations, “quarterback” organizations, anchor institutions, etc.
Acting as a financier, by providing grants, impact investments, etc. to the social sector

8. In which areas does your organization have social impact? (Please check all that apply)

9. Does your organization target any particular groups? Please check all that applies

10.

Does your social enterprise employ individuals with barriers to employment?

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

11. If you answered yes to the previous question, please answer this question. If not, skip to the following question.

What are your employees’ key barriers to employment? (Please select all that applies)

Disability
Health barriers
Limited Education
Limited English language skills
Mental Health
Prior incarceration record
Substance use
Other - Please specify: Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

12. Please choose the industry area that best describes your organization's primary work:

13. Which best describes your organization?

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

14. What were your organization's revenues (as opposed to grants) in 2018 (or 2017 if 2018 is not available)? Please note that this information is kept strictly confidential.

15. Has your social enterprise been able to secure any of the following forms of capital? (Please check all that applies)

16. What are the top 3 challenges your social enterprise is facing?

17. Who are your 3 most important stakeholders?

18. Please provide the following indicators for the year 2018:

Number of paid employees (full-time equivalents, including owners)
Number of volunteers
Number of franchises associated with your venture (if applicable)

19. Which of these areas are of highest priority for your social enterprise to seek outside expertise on? (Please mark top 3)

20. Please provide the following background information:

Venture Name
Date Founded
Main Product/Service
Mission Statement
Problem social enterprise is aiming to address
Website
Facebook
Any other social media

21. If you are interested in being mapped on our Dallas Social Entrepreneur Ecosystem, please give us the following information:

Name of Entity
Physical Address
Phone Number
Entity Email