INTERVIEW GUIDE QUESTIONS ON “THE SIGNIFICANT OTHERS: A

PHENOMENOLOGY ON FINANCIAL CHALLENGES OF NONPROFIT

ORGANIZATIONS”

Research Question No. 1: What are the financial challenges among non-profit
organizations?

1.1 What are the typical problems encountered in sustaining activities having limited
funds?
1.2 What are the financial issues generally arise along the conduct of income generating
activities?
1.3 What are the major financial concerns raised by the donors and/or contributors?
1.4 What are the financial constraints that hinder organization’s goals and objectives?
1.5 What are the financial problems in relation to operational expenses of the
organization?

Research Question No. 2: How do they deal with those financial challenges?

2.1 How do you manage limited funds in sustaining organization’s activities?

2.2 How do you prepare and overcome unexpected and expected financial burden happen
along the conduct of income generating activities?

2.3 How do you address major financial concerns of donors and/or contributors?

2.4 What are the adjustments/actions have done to attain organization’s goals and
objectives considering financial constraints?

2.5 What are the strategies implemented to manage effectively the risks or struggles
brought by program and support operations of the organization?

Research Question No. 3: What are the insights gained in dealing those challenges?

3.1 How does having limited funds improve your management skills?

3.2 How do unexpected and expected financial struggles during the conduct of
organization’s activities teach you?

3.3 What are the valuable learning you get in dealing with financial concerns of donors
and/or contributors?

3.4 What are the essential perceptions you gained in realizing organization’s goals and
objectives considering financial constraints?

3.5 How does dealing financial dilemmas change the organization, as a whole?