Graphs WITM 2008

Where is the money for women’s rights?

Survey Results 2008 Based on 1035 women’s organizations responses worldwide

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Regional Distribution 2008 (Recoded from country) North America and Western Europe East and Central 7% Europe / CIS 12%

Latin America / Caribbean 22%

Unknown 1%

Asia and the Pacific 17%

Africa (south of Sahara) 24% Middle East/ North Africa 17%

Base= 1032 respondents

Year of Foundation Prior to 1970 1970 to 1979 1980 to 1989 1990 to 1999 2000 to 2008

2% 3% 13% 39% 43%

Base = 1026 respondents

Geographic scope of your organization's work 2008

International 22%

Your city, municipality, province or state 52%

Your region of the world 24%

Your country 60%

Base = 1032 respondents

Multiple responses accepted. Figures will not total to 100

Organizations' employees 2008

Volunteers 41% More than 25

Base = 961 respondents

Part time employees 3% Full time employees 7%

Volunteers 41% 6 to 25

Part time employees 18% Full time employees 24%

Volunteers 34% Part time employees 49%

1 to 5

Full time employees 45%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Total income in USD 2005

18%

Unknown / Not applicable

23%

More than $100000 $50001 to $100000 $25001 to $50000

10% 11% 19%

$5001 to $25000 $1001 to $5000 $1000 or less

10% 9%

Base= 856 respondents

Total income in USD 2007

18%

Unknown / Not applicable

24%

More than $100000 $50001 to $100000

10% 12%

$25001 to $50000

18%

$5001 to $25000 $1001 to $5000 $1000 or less

9% 9%

Base= 1017 respondents

Organizational planning processes 2008 Base = 847 respondents Multiple responses accepted. Figures will not total to 100

Not really planning at this point.

3%

Planning is informal.

11%

Planning is simple in style, we are formalizing our process engaging staff/volunteers/board to plan a few years ahead.

It is long-range and regularly updated with input from multiple stakeholders.

The planning process is based on a strategic plan that we are using to integrate our values, actions, and outcomes.

None of the above.

24%

12% 47%

3%

Financial management 2008 Base = 862 respondents Multiple responses accepted. Figures will not total to 100

We are looking into the financial implications of forming an organization

5%

We have a basic system in place to track income and expenses.

33%

A financial audit is done annually and is shared with our donors and other stakeholders.

39%

Budgeting and fundraising goals are explicitly linked to the level and ambition of our strategic goals.

20%

Budgeting, spending, and investments are all managed in an integrated way with the help of software.

16%

None of the above.

5%

Top ten priority issues organizations focus on in 2008 Violence against women

41%

Sexual & Reproductive health and rights

16%

Women’s rights

58%

Gender

28%

Human rights

13%

Young women’s rights

14%

Children’s rights

10% 16%

Education

17%

Development/Poverty Economic rights

10% Base= 969 respondents

Top 10 issues easiest to get funding for in 2007

Human rights Se xual & Re productiv e he alth & rights

3.6% 4.0%

Children's rights

Gender

4.5% 4.9%

Development/Poverty

No easy issues HIV/AIDS Education Women's rights Violence against women

Base = 828 respondents

5.9% 6.0% 6.4% 6.7% 10.6% 11.7%

Top 10 issues hardest to get funding for in 2007

Young women’s rights Political participation/leadership

2.8% 3% 3.2%

Sexual diversity & sexuality Economic rights

Development / Poverty Sexual & Reproductive health and rights

Gender

3.9%

Base = 905 respondents

5.5% 5.9% 6% 6.7%

Education Violence against women

Women’s rights

9.4% 12.6%

Organization's largest donation in 2007 More than $100000

15%

$50001 to $100000

12%

$25001 to $50000

16%

$5001 to $25000

38%

$1001 to $5000 $1000 or less

13% 6% Base: 680 respondents

Top 3 priorities if organization had unlimited and flexible funding 2008

Re-establish programs that ended in the past due to lack of funding, 42%

Human resources and organizational development, 65%

Better housing for office space 16%

Develop completely new programmes, 28%

Reach far-away audiences and expand working zones, 46%

Broaden or strengthen existing programmes, 73% Expand staff, 18% Base = 926 respondents Multiple responses accepted. Figure will not total 100.

Multiyear grant 2007

Base = 675 organizations / 1,404 grants

Percent of grants

Yes

40%

No

56%

Not sure

4%

How do organizations pay for salaries and rent?

Base = 1032 respondents Multiple responses accepted. Figure will not total 100.

We have grants that explicitly cover these kinds of costs.

We use money from the grants that we receive for specific projects.

We have other sources of income, such as membership fees or income-generating activities that we manage on our own.

30%

49%

43%