Tool 1: Cover Letter for Constituent Survey of Outcomes This is a good beginning to your survey, it informs the person filling it out what your intentions are. Cover Letter for Constituent Survey of Outcomes Date: Dear Members of (the initiative): The purpose of the attached outcome survey is to get your feedback on how (the initiative) is doing. As you know, the mission of (the initiative) is to ________________________________ in ____________________________________ (city / county). Please complete each question by circling the number that illustrates how important each community change is to the mission of (the initiative). To protect anonymity, please use the enclosed self-addressed envelope and return your completed survey to our evaluators, the (name them). Thanks in advance for your valuable advice and feedback. Best regards, _____________________ Executive Director Enclosure Tool 2: Sample Outcome Survey This survey template can give you an idea of how to set up your own. Outcome Survey Please return by: Staff and members of (the initiative) have been involved in efforts that resulted in a variety of community changes related to the mission of _________________. This survey lists (#) community changes that resulted from the initiative's efforts. For each survey item, please circle the number that best describes how important each community change is to the initiative's mission of ______________________. Use the following scale to rate your answers. Community Changes Date Accomplished Very Unimportant Unimportant Neutral Important Very Important 1. 1 2 3 4 5 2. 1 2 3 4 5 3. 1 2 3 4 5 Taken together, how important are the above community changes in accomplishing the mission of (the organization)? 1 2 3 4 5
