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Constituent Survey of Outcomes: Ratings of Importance |
Tools & Checklists | Contributed by Aimee Whitman Edited by Jerry Schultz |
Tool 1: Cover Letter
Tool 2: Generic Outcome Survey
Tools
Tool #1: Cover Letter
This is a good beginning to your survey, it informs the person filling it out what your intentions are.
Sample 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 |
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Tool #2: Generic Outcome Survey
This survey skeleton can give you an idea of how to set up your own.
| Please Return By _________________________ Generic Outcome Survey (Date) 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 XX 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) | | Importance of the Community Changes to the Mission of_________________ .
| | | | | Very Unimportant | Unimportant | Neither Unimportant nor Important | Important | Very Important | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | ______________________________
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| (Date) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 2 | ______________________________
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| (Date) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 3 | ______________________________
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| (Date) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Taken together, how important are the above community changes in accomplishing the mission of ______________________________ ?
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Checklist
Here, you'll find a checklist that summarizes the major points contained in the text.
___You have decided who you will distribute the survey to.
___You have determined that it is a good time to receive feedback.
___A survey has been developed.
___This survey lists all community changes that the initiative has helped create .
___You have mailed or distributed your survey that has a return address or envelope .
___The data from the returned surveys has been compiled.
___You have performed basic statistics, the mean and the range, that demonstrate early on simple trends.
___You have had your results analyzed.
___You have used the survey to refine and rewrite choices for action if necessary.
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