About Our Partners
There is no one model for a NNIP Partner - they vary significantly in institutional structure, number of staff, geographic focus, and funding sources, but they are all committed to the mission and principles of NNIP.
Institutions: NNIP partner organizations are a diverse mix of institutional structures (percent of partner organizations in parentheses).:
- Nonprofit Organizations (40%)
- University/Research Centers (35%)
- Community/Local Foundations (14%)
- Regional/Local Government Agency (12%)
Eight partners are made up of formal partnerships between organizations, but all partners collaborate informally with other local organizations. For a list of each partner's year of entry and institutional arrangements, see our Institutional Inventory.
Staffing: Staff at NNIP local organizations fill a mix of roles requiring management, technical, research, and community organizing skills. From a Fall 2009 partners' survey, we learned that the number of full-time equivalent paid staff ranged from 0.5 to 15 people. Over half have one to three full-time equivalent staff, another one-third have 3.5 to 7 staff, and the remainder have 8 or more. To assist other partners in recruiting new staff, we have collected sample position descriptions over the years.
Geographic Area: The Fall 2009 partners' survey indicated a variety of service areas for NNIP Partners:
- City or County (33%)
- Part of Metropolitan Area (13%)
- Metropolitan Area (25%)
- More than the Metropolitan Area (29%)
Funding: Our partners are locally self-sustaining and operate at a wide range of funding levels.
| Range of revenue | Percent of surveyed partners | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| General Support | Special Projects | ||
| Less than $100,000 | 50% | 48% | |
| $100,000 - $200,000 | 12% | 17% | |
| $200,000 - $300,000 | 12% | 17% | |
| $300,000 - $400,000 | 12% | 9% | |
| $400,000 - $500,000 | 4% | 13% | |
| $500,000 - $1,000,000 | 0% | 4% | |
| Greater than $1,000,000 | 8% | 4% | |
| None | 4% | 4% | |
| Source: NNIP Business Survey 2009 (n=25) | |||
Just as they have a variety of audiences, having a several sources of funding ensures the financial stability of the organization.
| Sources of revenue | Percent of surveyed partners | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| State/Local Government | 68% | ||
| Local Foundations | 64% | ||
| National Foundations | 48% | ||
| Other Nonprofits | 48% | ||
| Universities | 44% | ||
| United Way | 36% | ||
| Federal Government | 32% | ||
| Commercial/Private Business | 24% | ||
| Source: NNIP Business Survey 2009 (n=25) | |||