About OMB Watch

Interviews and Discussions
From August through December 1996, four people from OMB Watch conducted over
50 interviews on the various aspects of NPA, mostly with national groups. Interviewees
were either senior staff or executive directors. Each interview generally lasted at least
one hour. All interviewees had reviewed the NPA concept paper and were given a summary,
if needed. OMB Watch staff also had a number of both structured and unstructured
discussions with groups of nonprofits in various settings. Through these, we received
comments and ideas from an additional 50 or so organizations
The 15 organizations interviewed by NCexChange were all North Carolina groups; some
were statewide, others local. They, too, were wide-ranging in their missions.
Surveys
We received 96 responses from the “long” form on the Web site, 23 from the mailed
“long” form, and 458 from the mailed “short” form. Thus, we received a more than 10%
return rate — much higher than expected. In no case did we receive more than one
response from any single organization. A total of 577 surveys were returned: 481 were
completed off line and 96 were entered through the World Wide Web. Responses were
received from 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. No responses were
received from Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, or Washington.
Survey Respondent Locations
OMB Watch — May 1997
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