Organization survey

Process

The survey was open from January 30 - April 3 2023, and took about 15 minutes to complete.
It was hosted on Qualtrics, an online survey platform, and could be accessed by anyone globally via an anonymous link.
Respondents also had the option to complete the survey over the phone with the help of a staff member of Prospira Global.
It was available in four languages: English, French, Spanish and Japanese.
Each organization could submit one response only, therefore any duplicates were removed from the sample.

Informed Consent

Only representatives of organizations who read the participant information, were over 18 years old, and consented to take part were able to complete the survey.
Organization-specific responses were kept confidential and were only viewed by the Prospira Global research team.
Only anonymized data (all identifying details removed) was shared and reported on.
Organizations that consented to be re-contacted about the survey were asked if they would like to be credited as a survey respondent in the report. Only organizations that said yes are included.
All identifying data was securely stored on GDPR-compliant EU-based servers.
Respondents were able to decline to answer any question throughout the survey, and were able to abandon the survey at any point during its completion.
Respondents were also able to withdraw from the survey, and have their identifying responses removed by emailing to the survey administrator within two weeks after they completed the survey.

Methodology

Participants were presented with single and multiple choice questions, which collected demographic information (e.g. organization size, demographic focus and location, annual/philanthropic budget), information about the organization’s main areas of work and whether and how mental health is implemented into the organizations’ programming and structure.

Survey Population

The survey was completed by a total of 319 respondents, who were organizations (funders, businesses, social enterprises, or civil society) working on gender equality and empowerment (GEE).
Respondents included organizations from across 75 countries globally;

35% of organizations had less than 10 employees, and 31% had between 10 and 49. Eighteen percent of organizations consisted of 50-1000 employees, and 11% had over 1000 employees.
70% of respondents were non-profit or civil society organizations, 7.5% were governmental, and another 7.5% were for-profit organizations, 5% were social enterprises, 4.1% were multilateral organizations, and 2.5% of participants were individual philanthropists.
72% of organizations worked as implementers, and 18% as funders, while 17% worked in media, 16% in academia, and 4% carried out other activities in the gender equality and empowerment scene.

Distribution

The survey link was circulated among Prospira Global and Kate Spade New York contacts, as well as the contacts and subscribers of strategic partners (Women Deliver, United Nations Foundation, The Spotlight Initiative, Mindful Philanthropy, Female Quotient and Co-Impact.
It was shared on social media platforms, including LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. Additionally, Prospira Global created a communications kit with sample text and social media tiles, which was available to anyone who wished to share the survey with their networks.

Incentives

Every organization that completed the survey (who provided contact details) received an embargoed copy of the final report ahead of release and a launch toolkit to share the research findings as an incentive.

Consultation

Throughout the survey design and execution process, Prospira Global consulted with an independently convened group of Research Advisors (details of which are included in the main research report) as well as Kate Spade New York’s Social Impact team.

Individual survey

Process

The survey was open from January 30 - April 3 2023, and took about 7 minutes to complete.
It was hosted on Qualtrics, an online survey platform, and could be accessed by anyone globally via an anonymous link.
Respondents also had the option to complete the survey over the phone with the help of a staff member of Prospira Global.
It was available in four languages: English, French, Spanish and Japanese.

Informed Consent

Only individuals who read the participant information, were at least 18 years old, and consented to take part were able to complete the survey.
All survey responses were kept confidential, and survey data had all identifying information removed prior to being analyzed.
Only anonymized data (all identifying information removed) was shared and reported on.
All identifying data was securely stored on GDPR-compliant EU-based servers.
Respondents were able to decline to answer any question throughout the survey, and were able to abandon the survey at any point during its completion.
Respondents were also able to withdraw from the survey, and have their identifying responses removed by emailing to the survey administrator within two weeks after they completed the survey.

Methodology

Participants were presented with single and multiple choice questions, which collected demographic information (e.g. age, gender, country of origin, years of experience working in the GEE scene, mental health lived experience, being a member of a marginalized community), as well as information about individuals’ opinions on the importance of integrating mental health into gender work and about respondents’ wellbeing. People were also asked about how much they know about brands that fund mental health and gender work, and how much they know about Kate Spade New York’s work specifically.

Survey Population

The survey was completed by a total of 924 participants, who were practitioners and/or advocates working on gender equality and empowerment in any way.
Respondents included individuals from across 99 countries globally;

Most respondents (86%) were women. Twelve percent of respondents identified as man, 1% as nonbinary and another 1% as ‘Other’.
Ten percent of participants were 18-24 years old, 43% were 25-39, 29% were 40-54 and 13% were 55 years and above.
Thirty-seven percent of participants had worked 5 years or less in the GEE scene, 23% worked between 6 and 9 years, while 31% 10 years or more.
52% of survey respondents have lived experience of a mental health condition (i.e. currently living with or has lived with a mental health condition, or has closely supported someone who has lived with a mental health condition).

Distribution

The survey link was circulated among Prospira Global and Kate Spade New York partners, as well as the contacts and subscribers of strategic partners (Women Deliver, United Nations Foundation, The Spotlight Initiative, Mindful Philanthropy, Female Quotient and Co-Impact.
It was shared on social media platforms, including LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. Additionally, Prospira Global created a communications kit with sample text and social media tiles, which was available to anyone who wished to share the survey with their networks.

Incentives

As an incentive, each individual who completed the survey (and provided contact details) received an electronic copy of the final research report, as well as a launch toolkit to share the research findings.

Consultation

Throughout the survey design and execution process, Prospira Global consulted with an independently convened group of Research Advisors (details of which are included in the main research report) as well as Kate Spade New York’s Social Impact team.