Are You A Nonprofit Fish?

12 Questions | By Tbattin | Updated: Mar 18, 2022 | Attempts: 2093

Community nonprofits do have share a nonprofit culture, although it can be quite different from organization to organization. Take this quiz to see if you're a fish that's completely comfortable living in the nonprofit ocean, or whether you're a cat (you can swim, but you don't like to get wet.

You May Get

Blue Whale

You are thoroughly immersed in nonprofit culture and can swim anywhere in the ocean.

Amphibian

You spend a lot of time in the nonprofit sea, but you're still not a fish.

& many more results.
Start this quiz to find your result.

Questions and Answers

1.

The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is...
- A.
  
  Feed my pet and children.
- B.
  
  Shower, dress, get off to work.
- C.
  
  Shower, dress, and get organized for the day.
- D.
  
  Grab a cup of coffee and catch up on the news.
- E.
  
  I start twittering or IMing.
2.

When driving my car and someone cuts me off, I hit the brakes and...
- A.
  
  Thank God I wasn’t killed.
- B.
  
  Sigh. I wish people were more considerate.
- C.
  
  I’m gonna tailgate this guy and make him sorry for this.
- D.
  
  Well that’s just par for the course.
- E.
  
  The police should be patrolling this road more!
3.

When I see an apparently homeless person passed out on the street...
- A.
  
  I ask other people to help by calling 911.
- B.
  
  I look to see if other people are concerned.
- C.
  
  I check out to make sure s/he is not dead and call 911.
- D.
  
  I see it a lot and most homeless people prefer to be left alone.
- E.
  
  I ask other people if they think s/he is alright.
4.

You’re at a nonprofit conference. The lunch table topic is “Why are you working in the nonprofit sector?” You say…
- A.
  
  I want to work at a socially responsible organization.
- B.
  
  I like the mission of my nonprofit, people not money.
- C.
  
  It feels like family to me.
- D.
  
  There is no other place I want to be.
- E.
  
  I wanted to give back to my community.
5.

Your shelter director just called, none of the volunteers showed up to prepare lunch, what do you do?
- A.
  
  What? Perhaps we won’t serve lunch today.
- B.
  
  Eek, let me call the volunteer list.
- C.
  
  Hmmm. I am wondering if we are getting the right kind of volunteers.
- D.
  
  Oh well, the office staff will have to fill in today.
- E.
  
  Let me twitter some of my friends.
6.

At the board meeting the executive director announces that a major donor turned down a grant request busting next year’s budget. As board chair, what do you do?
- A.
  
  Ask for an evaluation of what went wrong.
- B.
  
  Call the donor to explain why our program is so important.
- C.
  
  Send out a fundraising letter.
- D.
  
  Ask the executive director to call our other funders and look for new grants.
- E.
  
  Send out a fundraising letter.
7.

At the staff retreat the executive director looks at you and asks “how can we improve our organization?"
- A.
  
  Focus on our mission.
- B.
  
  Set clear goals and objectives with regular feedback from staff.
- C.
  
  Make sure we have reasonable pay and good benefits.
- D.
  
  Make sure we have a good working environment.
- E.
  
  Give me a voice in decision making and an opportunity to try new things.
8.

You’re in the break room and see that there is just one slice left of that delicious gingerbread a staff member brought in. What do you do?
- A.
  
  Eat it. Snooze you lose.
- B.
  
  I’m on a diet.
- C.
  
  Cut off a small piece and savor it.
- D.
  
  Go ask for the recipe so I can make one.
- E.
  
  Slice it into 12 pieces and take one.
9.

When I am not at the office, I…
- A.
  
  Organize or participate in community events.
- B.
  
  Take care of my family and home.
- C.
  
  Volunteer as a mentor for kids.
- D.
  
  Attend board meetings and public hearings.
- E.
  
  Spend time with friends.
10.

You are about to do a workshop for twenty people and your tech guy tells you the projector just broke. What do you do?
- A.
  
  The show must go on. Make some handouts and wing it.
- B.
  
  Cancel the workshop and refund the money. We’ll try another day.
- C.
  
  I’ll just use a flip chart with markers.
- D.
  
  I’ll just use my laptop and everyone can gather round.
- E.
  
  Darn. I’ll just make it a group discussion.
11.

Three of your donated computers mysteriously crashed and aren’t coming back to life. The executive director asks for your help and you say…
- A.
  
  I’ll call my friends and see if we can borrow their laptops.
- B.
  
  We’ll just go back to using the paper forms.
- C.
  
  What? I can’t work without a computer.
- D.
  
  We need to make a technology plan.
- E.
  
  Let me make some calls. I think I can get some replacements.
12.

On my deathbed I want to look back and know...
- A.
  
  Lots of family and friends will remember me.
- B.
  
  I helped people.
- C.
  
  I will know why I lived.
- D.
  
  I got rich beyond my wildest dreams.
- E.
  
  I made a major contribution to mankind.