A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP ROLES IN USING FUNDING DIVERSIFICATION AS A SUSTAINABLE STRATEGY FOR ORGANIZATIONS SURVIVABILITY

CHAPTER FOUR: FINDINGS

Overview

Participants

Results

Research Questions and Answers Discussion

Summary of the Findings

CHAPTER FOUR: FINDINGS

Overview

The purpose of Chapter Four is to present the results of the data analysis. The data, in the form of themes (narrative), charts, graphs, and tables, should then be presented and used for findings analysis presentation. Data should be presented in the order in which the research question was stated or according to themes generated, though the research question should still be answered before concluding the chapter.

Participants

While the overall sample should be described or presented in tabular form (e.g., sample size, age, ethnicities represented, gender, education etc.) it is typical in qualitative dissertations to provide a detailed description or portrait of each individual who participated in the study (using pseudonyms). Pseudonyms should be realistic and reflective of the culture of your participants, but not in such a way that their anonymity could be compromised. You can organize these participant descriptions using Level 2 APA headings. 3 participants from X nonprofit, 3 participants from Y nonprofit that is total sample of 6 participants.

Results

This section must be organized thematically and according to research question, using two APA Level 2 sub-headings. Theme Development (or some such name) under its own heading, must reflect the steps  qualitative survey questions. Theme development must be supported using appropriate narrative and data from each data collection method, especially through the use of participant quotes. Do not simply list a series of participant quotes detached from any narrative. Unexpected codes and/or themes that do not correlate to specific research questions are also presented. Data from each survey collection method are clearly and meaningfully integrated into theme development. Codes are to be developed and presented in meaningful tables or appendices demonstrating how they were organized to inform themes.

This study will utilize qualitative survey techniques to collect data and develop themes from coding through Nvino software for each heading. Analyze the data to compare and contrast findings/results. Present the results/findings under two headings (1) X nonprofit and (2) Y nonprofit.

Qualitative survey questions: Code the collected data to form themes, provide and the findings/reseults with charts, or graph or tables from the survey answers.

1.  Briefly, what is your background information, including your job title in this nonprofit

organization?

2.  Are you 18 years old and above?

3. What is your level of education?

4. How long have you been working in this nonprofit organization?

5.  How long have you been in a leadership role?

6.  How do the nonprofit organization’s current policies influence funding diversification?

7.  What are your roles in ensuring funding diversification as a sustainable strategy?

8.  How would you inform the influences of funding diversification as a sustainability strategy?

9. How would nonprofit documents outline the use of funding diversification as a

sustainability strategy?

10. Final question: What other thoughts would you like to share regarding funding

diversification?

Research Question Responses (or some such name), under its own heading, must supply narrative answer to each of the research question SQ: How would survey respondents inform the influences of funding diversification as a sustainability strategy? using data collected, but primarily the themes developed in the previous section. Select participant quotes that are appropriate to support the responses to the SQ: How would survey respondents inform the influences of funding diversification as a sustainability strategy?

Summary of the Findings

Provide a concise summary of the study findings, briefly answering each research question: How would survey respondents inform the influences of funding diversification as a sustainability strategy?

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