What is a needs assessment survey? ___It has a pre-set list of questions to be answered ___It has a pre-determined sample ___It is conducted by interview, phone, or written response ___Its results are tabulated, summarized, distributed, discussed, and used Why should you do a needs assessment survey? ___To learn more about what your group or community needs are ___To get a more honest and objective description of needs than people might tell you publicly ___To become aware of possible needs you never knew about ___To document your needs ___To make sure your future actions are in line with expressed community needs ___To garner greater support ___To involve more people in the subsequent action When should you do a needs assessment survey? ___When your group is just starting out ___When there is doubt as to what the most important needs are ___When group members disagree on this point themselves ___When you need to convince outside funders or supporters that you are addressing the most important community problems ___When you want to ensure community support When should you not do a needs assessment survey? ___When there is absolutely no doubt as to what needs to be done ___When it is urgent to act right now ___When an assessment has been done recently ___When you feel the community would see an assessment as redundant or wasteful How do you carry out a needs assessment survey? ___Identify reasons for choosing to do this survey ___Identify goals for the survey ___Make sure you are ready to conduct the survey ___Decide how much time you have to do the survey ___Decide how many people you are going to question ___Decide who will be asked ___Decide what questions will be asked ___Decide who will ask the questions ___Create a draft of the survey ___Try out the survey on a test group ___Revise the survey ___Administer the survey ___Tabulate the results ___Interpret the results ___Plan future actions ___Implement the actions ___Repeat the assessment Contributor Bill Berkowitz
