NEVADA ROTARY MEMBERSHIP SURVEY

Please take a few minutes to provide some feedback on your satisfaction with and ideas for improving our local Rotary Club. If you choose, your survey will remain anonymous. Responses will be summarized to help identify ideasto improve how well our club meets the needs of its membership. Thank you.

1. How many years have you been a Rotarian?

 Less than 3 years /  3 to 10 years /  More than 10 years
2. What is your age?  Less than 50 years /  50 years old or more
3. What is your gender?  Male /  Female

WHY AM I A ROTARIAN?

4. On a scale of 1 to 7, where 1="This is not important to me at all" and 7="This is extremely important to me," how would you rate each of the following aspects of Rotary membership?

1 -- Not important at all / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 -- Extremely important
Business networking /  /  /  /  /  /  / 
Community involvement /  /  /  /  /  /  / 
Local service /  /  /  /  /  /  / 
International service /  /  /  /  /  /  / 
Social interaction during weekly meetings /  /  /  /  /  /  / 
Social interaction outside weekly meetings (fundraisers, etc.) /  /  /  /  /  /  / 
Interaction with youth /  /  /  /  /  /  / 
Opportunity to meet Rotarians outside local club /  /  /  /  /  /  / 
Other: ______ /  /  /  /  /  /  / 

5. If someone asked you why you are a Rotarian, what are three things you would tell them?

a.

b.

c.

HOW DO THE WEEKLY MEETINGS FIT MY NEEDS?
While we are not necessarily proposing specific changes in our meeting time, location, or format; we believe it is important periodically to evaluate the membership's satisfaction with all aspects of our meetings.

6. How often would you like to have the following as part of our regular weekly meetings?

Weekly / Monthly / Quarterly / Never / No opinion
Greeters /  /  /  /  / 
Lunch /  /  /  /  / 
Program /  /  /  /  / 
Written commentary /  /  /  /  / 
Printed bulletin /  /  /  /  / 
Recognition of birthdays /  /  /  /  / 
Report on markets /  /  /  /  / 
City report /  /  /  /  / 
Chamber report /  /  /  /  / 
School system report /  /  /  /  / 
Junior Rotarian report /  /  /  /  / 
Update on club business /  /  /  /  / 
Update on Rotary district or international activities /  /  /  /  / 
Club assemblies /  /  /  /  / 
Other: ______ /  /  /  /  / 

7. MEETING DAY: For you, is Wednesday a good day of the week for Rotary meetings?

Yes / No

If not, what days would you prefer?______

8. MEETING TIME: Rank from 1 to 3 your preferred time of day for meetings (1= most preferred and 3= least preferred)

___Early morning___Noon ___Evening

9. MEETING LOCATION: Check all of the following that are acceptable to you as a meeting location:

___Gates Hall___Indian Creek Country Club___Other:______

10. Would a change in day, time or location make it difficult for you to maintain your membership?

11. Meals:

a) Are you satisfied with the current menus? YesNo

If not, why not?______

b)Are you satisfied with the current caterer? YesNo

If not, why not?______

c) Do you have suggestions for other caterers?______

12. In Rotary there is a long tradition of making up missed meetings. Which of the following describes your preference for make-ups?

I make up meetings by doing the following (check all that apply).

____ Attend Rotary board meeting

____ Attend other Rotary Club meetings while traveling

____Attend other central Iowa Rotary Club meetings

____Attend other community leadership activities

____Complete on-line make-up on Rotary Web site

____I rarely miss and do not need make-ups

____I am excused from attendance and do not need make-ups

____It is not important to me to make up missed meetings

HOW DO OTHER CLUB ACTIVITIES FIT MY NEEDS?

13. Committee Work: I think that committee work should be handled … (check one)

____duringclub assemblies.

____at committee meetings outside the regular meeting time.

____during a combination of both club assemblies and separate meetings.

14. Service:

Placing “service above self” is central to the Rotary philosophy of service. Do you believe that our club has the right blend between international and local service?

____Just about right.

____Too much international.

____Too much local

Does our club devote enough resources (time & money) to service projects?

YesNo If no, what suggestions do you have?______

15. New Members:

What suggestions do you have for helping to integrate and orient new members?

16. Public Relations:

Do you believe the weekly write-up in the Nevada Journal is an effective means of PR?

YesNo If no, what suggestions do you have?______

What other suggestions do you have for PR (telling the community what we do)?

HOW DO WE FINANCE OUR ACTIVITIES?

17. How are your quarterly invoices paid?

100% paid by my employer

100% paid by my business (self-employed)

100% paid personally

Combination of employer and personal payment

18. Club Invoices

Technology offers opportunities to simplify the invoice process; however it may not work well for everybody. What is your opinion about the following two options? Would you…

…like to receive your invoices by email?YesNoDoesn’t matter

…be interested in paying your invoice by auto-payment through your bank? Yes No

19.Sargeant of Arms

Our Rotary Club has a tradition of using the Sargant of Arms position as a fun way to raise money for general expenses. Which of the following types of questions do you believe are appropriate for this Sargeant of Arms questions?

YesNo Local trivia

YesNo Rotary trivia

YesNo Current events trivia

YesNo Recognition for accomplishments or being “in the news”

20. Would you be in favor of increasing the birthday fees from 10 cents to 25 cents per year of age in order to reduce the Sargeant of Arms fines? YesNo

21. Fundraisers

Our club uses major fundraisers to support local and international service projects. Are you in favor of continuing:

Soup supper YesNo If not, why not?______

2nd fundraiser YesNo If not, why not?______

Do you have suggestions for changing the format or the menu for the soup supper?

Do you have other ideas for fundraising?

WHAT VALUE DO I GET FOR MY MEMBERSHIP?

22. On a scale of 1 to 7, where 1="Not likely at all" and 7="Extremely likely," how likely are you to do the following?

1 -- Not likely at all / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 -- Extremely likely
Remain in Rotary for the next year /  /  /  /  /  /  / 
Recommend Rotary as a good organization to belong to /  /  /  /  /  /  / 

23. Overall what is your satisfaction with your membership in the Nevada Rotary Club?

1 –Extremely un-satisfied / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 -- Extremely satisfied
 /  /  /  /  /  / 

23. Do you have any suggestions for ways to improve the value that you and others receive from your membership in the Nevada Rotary Club?

Signature (optional)______

Thank you for your help in making this a better club!

Please return to Denny Skinner, Club Secretary by March 27.

Rotary Survey 2008

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