Title: Effective Survey Design

Date: December 12, 2024

Time: 1:00-3:00 pm EST

Location: Zoom

Description: Are you looking for feedback from current program participants to help you shape future programs? Have you ever felt that responses to your organization’s surveys don’t provide information you can actually use to develop services that meet community members’ needs? Have you ever had trouble getting enough responses to a survey? This session is designed to support nonprofit leaders in creating effective surveys and address these (and other) challenges.

Objectives: Surveys are an important tool for developing and improving nonprofit programs and services, yet most organizations find collecting actionable information challenging. Most of us get more surveys than we have the time to fill out, and small business owners in particular may be reluctant to spend time filling out a survey. By the end of this session, participants will:

Learn research-based survey design and dissemination strategies that can maximize response rates and the value of information gleaned from respondents.
Discuss with their peers how to overcome the particular obstacles they face in getting constituent input and feedback.
Practice effective strategies and learn from their peers.